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Journaling is Hard. Here’s a Great Tool to Start.

Happy Wednesday! Early this year, I posted about two simple goals I made for this year (click here to read it). One was journaling at least once per week. This has proven to be a struggle for me all my life. John Maxwell, the well-known leadership teacher, talks extensively in his book The 15 InvaluableContinue reading “Journaling is Hard. Here’s a Great Tool to Start.”

I Suppose I am Now Officially a Writer

It’s official! I’m a writer because I have a shirt that says I am. I got this from a friend last Christmas. It states “I AM WRITER. I make the voices in my head work for me.” It perfectly sums up the kind humor my friends (and I) have. It’s also my first ever bloggingContinue reading “I Suppose I am Now Officially a Writer”

Why I Haven’t Written About Faith in a Long Time

Two and a half years ago, I was entering my fifth and final year of college at The Ohio State University. It was a tough run and one way I chose to mentally process all my experiences was through writing. I found it a slow, effective process to put my thoughts into coherent sentences (whether or notContinue reading “Why I Haven’t Written About Faith in a Long Time”

No Time to Drift (and 4 Questions to Help Prioritize Time)

A new condition has surfaced recently called FOMO (probably not that recent but hey, I’m frequently behind the times). FOMO stands for “Fear Of Missing Out” and conveys in four words the reason so many of us experience priority issues. Take me as an example of the struggle. I have a hard time going toContinue reading “No Time to Drift (and 4 Questions to Help Prioritize Time)”

Two Things I Want in Life (and How I’m Getting Past the Fear of Them)

Where do you want to go in life and do you want it enough? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself over the past year. There are certain things I want to do in life. One is be a speaker. I want to become a master communicator and I believe that part of that involvesContinue reading “Two Things I Want in Life (and How I’m Getting Past the Fear of Them)”