Joyful by Design

The law of attraction: You find what you look for

The law of attraction: You find what you look for

(For those of you who prefer to consume content by listening 🤗) At the risk of sounding dramatic, things in my life sort of fell apart earlier this year. That just happens sometimes. Life is fine and then suddenly it isn't. I'm a fairly optimistic person, generally so...

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A wakeup call about arbitrary standards

A wakeup call about arbitrary standards

** I have had a few requests to provide audio for my blog posts. So if you'd rather consume this blog post via audio, here you go!** This is a silly little tale that I hope will serve as a powerful wakeup call about the stupid things we beat...

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Decide & do

Decide & do

I've started this blog post three different times. I know what I want to say, I think. But I just can't figure out how to say it. So instead, we're going to time travel back into the good old days of blogging where I just talk to you like a good friend. Sound good?...

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The humbling discomfort of starting again

The humbling discomfort of starting again

I fell out of a lot of habits this year. I don't quite know how it happened, really. It was gradual, I think. One day then another and suddenly we're here. I'm despondent and directionless and it's uncomfortable. Rising from a fall is much, much harder than I...

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How to move on from things that hurt

How to move on from things that hurt

This isn't exactly a fun subject to talk about. As an adult, when my heart hurts, I typically do my best to hide it, to stuff it down. And I'd bet it's a safe guess to say I'm not alone here. I rocked broken hearts like a champ when I was a teenager. I had the emo...

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