Optimism isn’t just a mindset; it’s a way of navigating the world, a strategy for resilience, and a path to well-being.
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The Story You Keep Telling About Yourself
Read more: The Story You Keep Telling About YourselfI’ve been saying the same thing about myself for about twelve years. It started as an observation. Something I noticed about my own tendencies, my own patterns, the…
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When Optimism Feels Impossible
Read more: When Optimism Feels ImpossibleI woke up this morning and the optimism wasn’t there. Not in a dramatic way. Not crisis or breakdown or anything concerning. Just… the lens through which I…
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Getting Comfortable With Not Having All the Answers
Read more: Getting Comfortable With Not Having All the AnswersSomeone asked me last week where I see myself in five years. Standard question. The kind of thing people ask in professional contexts, at family gatherings, in casual…
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Not Everyone Can Handle Your Hard Times
Read more: Not Everyone Can Handle Your Hard TimesI was going through a rough patch about two years ago. Nothing catastrophic—just one of those periods where everything feels harder than usual. Work was stressful, a relationship…
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The Things You’re Pretending Not to Notice
Read more: The Things You’re Pretending Not to NoticeA colleague mentioned something casually in a meeting last week. Nothing dramatic, just an observation about a pattern they’d noticed in how our team operates. And the moment…
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The Things That Used to Be Hard That Aren’t Anymore
Read more: The Things That Used to Be Hard That Aren’t AnymoreI was on a work call last week, explaining a complex policy issue to someone who’s new to the ministry. I walked them through the competing interests, the…
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The Permission You’re Waiting For That’s Never Coming
Read more: The Permission You’re Waiting For That’s Never ComingI’ve been thinking about leaving my current role and shifting my focus toward writing and community work for over a year. I have the savings. I’ve tested the…
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What You’re Protecting by Staying Stuck
Read more: What You’re Protecting by Staying StuckI’ve been “working on” my morning routine for three years. Three years of reading about optimal morning habits, trying different approaches, committing to new systems. Three years of…
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What You Notice Says More Than What You Achieve
Read more: What You Notice Says More Than What You AchieveI was walking through the city center last week, and I found myself noticing things I wouldn’t have noticed five years ago. The way a restaurant’s entrance was…
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The Conversations You’re Avoiding Are the Ones You Need Most
Read more: The Conversations You’re Avoiding Are the Ones You Need MostThere’s someone I need to have a conversation with. I’ve needed to have it for six months. I know exactly what I need to say. I’ve rehearsed it…
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