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Grow. Revise. Repeat.

To know me is to know I am a top-tier supporter of other people being able to make mistakes (or what they believe is a mistake) and grow som

So, what if I...actually asked?

I don’t like to ask for help…or feedback…or suggestions…or advice…or anything that would make it seem as though I don’t have it all together

Why do I even need a plan?!

Now, I don’t know what the individual plans will look like for each of us, but I am more than certain that we each need to have one. Because

But I’m Right…And Why That Doesn’t Matter

But I’m Right…And Why That Doesn’t Matter Y’all, I looooooooooove being right. I don’t really mean right as in always doing the right...

But I’m Right…And Why That Doesn’t Matter

Y’all, I looooooooooove being right. I don’t really mean right as in always doing the right thing, I mean right as in always having an answe

Ummmmmm God...This isn't what I ordered

Ummmmm, God…This isn’t what I ordered “Everything will be all right in the end. If it is not yet all right, it is not yet the end.” Now,...

The moving target...and my bad aim

#BreakingTheCycle: That moving target…and my bad aim When my little brother and I were younger, we would occasionally make a trip to the...

Tomorrow...

#BreakingTheCycle: Tomorrow… When I was thinking about the title for this post, I immediately started singing the song from “Annie.” You...

Dr. Seuss was on to something...

#BreakingTheCycle: Dr. Seuss was on to something… “Today you are You that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than...

Sweet Spot, Turned Sour

#BreakingTheCycle: Sweet Spot, Turned Sour If any of us have ever needed to get into the groove of anything, like working out for...

#BreakingTheCycle: The Defense of Busyness

The Defense of Busyness We’re busy people these days and that statement really came as a shock to no one; but I thought I would start...

#BreakingTheCycle: The Defense of "The Mask"

#BreakingTheCycle: The Defense of “The Mask” We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we...

#BreakingTheCycle: The Defense of Procrastination

#BreakingTheCycle: The Defense of Procrastination Hello. My name is Melinda and I’m a procrastinator. *the rest of the group greets me...

#BreakingTheCycle: The Defense of Pessimism

#BreakingTheCycle: The Defense of Pessimism For starters, I don’t think many people claim to be full-time pessimists. Just the thought of...

#BreakingTheCycle: The Defense of Stubborness

#BreakTheCycle: The Defense of Stubbornness “I’m stubborn, not deaf.” Of all the phrases I say or have said on a regular basis, this had...

Lent Series: #BreakingTheCycle, Defenses

#BreakingTheCycle: Defenses I was taking a BuzzFeed quiz today on college mascots (because that’s what every productive adult does in the...

Fear Is Not A Factor...Or Maybe It Is

Fear is not a factor…Or maybe it is For much of the early 2000’s I was mildly addicted to this reality show on NBC called Fear Factor. If...

"Until It Hurts" Preview: Day 5

I’m Dedicated...For The Most Part Verse of the Day: Matthew 6:24 “You cannot be the slave of two masters! You will like one more than the...

"Until It Hurts" Preview: Day 4

Heart Check Verse of the Day: Proverbs 4:23 “Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life.” (CEV) “Keep...

"Until It Hurts" Preview: Day 1

I’m Working On It Verse of the Day: Proverbs 16:20 “If you know what you’re doing, you will prosper. God blesses everyone who trust him.”...

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