Happy New Year! In my job as a recruiter, these three words invoke fear and anxiousness. I find it difficult to celebrate the blessing that was the year behind me, as I am confronted with the unknown before me. My scorecard resets to zero. Doubt settles in. Will I be successful? Will I be...
Oops...I Did It Again! Did you know Britney Spears’ first album came out 20 years ago? The media has been filled with lots of nostalgic posts, and it got me thinking... Copyright: jasmeet / Flickr I was a teacher for nineteen years. Before that, I went to school to get a college...
Some people are gifted with knowing themselves thoroughly and confidently. I, on the other hand, love the color gray for a reason. I often don’t know what I want to do or eat, and I look to others to help me decide. Over the years I have struggled with understanding who I am, why I...
As I approached my thirtieth birthday in December, I was anxious a big existential crisis might hit. I kept thinking, “Well, I didn’t really have a quarter-life crisis at twenty-five like a lot of my friends did, so I’m probably overdue…” But the...
“We discover the art of packaging our self. What begins a role we play becomes an identity. Our masks have become our reality; and we have become our lives.” – psychologist David Benner, The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery As we explore the...
“Know who you are.” My college World Civilizations professor said this was what she most remembers her father telling her as she went off to college. He wanted to remind her that her values and morals ought to guide her daily choices and her decisions about her future...
I’ve never considered myself a meditative person. I’ve always been a fast-paced person, trying to get the most efficiency and productivity out of my day. Image credit: Geza Molnar / Pexels In the last few years, I have made a concerted effort to develop a morning...
I want to live a transformed life--one that is not held in chains from my past. Through God’s grace, I know I am not the same person I used to be. I know God has freed me from many sins. I know I am growing and changing, but it never seems quite fast enough. In addition...
Thanks to a delicious dark chocolate espresso candy that I foolishly ate late in the afternoon, I couldn’t sleep the other day. I decided to cozy up with a book my friend gave me. With a title like Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely, I knew there...
This Thanksgiving I was supposed to be reunited with my dad for the first time since moving from New York to California in 2008. About one week prior, he informed me he was not feeling well, and he was unsure if he could make the trip. In that moment, my heart and soul sank, anxiety...