Joyful by Design

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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Just stop.

Just stop.

Stop making yourself small. Stop holding yourself back. Stop selling yourself short. This life you're living? It's yours. All yours. You get to decide what you want to do with it. You have the power and the ability to do anything you want. Stop believing that voice...

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