I score extremely high on just about every introversion test that’s out there. I’ve been that way since I was little. As a teen, I remember sitting in my room, listening to music, and thinking about life, the universe, and everything (figuratively and literally). Truth be told, I still value the time I can be alone to read, listen to Read more…
I rarely raise my voice. Usually, if I do, it is when I am driving alone in my car (okay, with others too) and someone cuts me off in traffic. You can probably guess where I am going with this. I raised my voice this week. Only for a minute…but it happened. I felt so helpless and trapped and believed Read more…
I’ve been reflecting more on happiness and sadness lately and in wonderment at how the two rivers of emotions can run together side by side. Sometimes, the water from one streams into the other and they intersect into shallow pools of time. Other times, they weave in back and forth until the line between them blurs. We’d like to think Read more…
Lately I have been feeling overwhelmed. You know the feeling: a responsibility crust, regular stress filling, a too-long-to-do-list topping, with a sinking feeling on top. One of the worst parts for me is seeing additional toppings (i.e., other projects) all around me that are so tantalizing that I want to add them to my overloaded pie. Sometimes I’ve just grown Read more…
“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives. ” Thoreau When Read more…
