Have you ever tried to learn something new? Something hard? Something impossible? What do you do when you hit a brick wall, and you can’t get past it? Not only do you have brick wall embedded in your face, but you’re dejected, discouraged, defeated. In my...
Have you ever looked at your toes? Like, really looked at them? No offense to anyone out there – or your precious toes – but I think toes are extremely strange. Think about it: Stubby little pieces of flesh sticking out of a bigger piece of flesh at the bottom of our...
Have you ever withheld information from someone? And you told yourself it was for their own good? And maybe it was. Like not telling your best friend that you can’t stand her husband. Or not telling your boss that his breath smells like curdled milk. But what...
Have you ever wanted something that seemed out of reach? What did you do about it? Did you: A) Shrivel into a ball of doubt and fear, telling yourself you didn’t want it anyway? B) Make a few half-hearted attempts to achieve your goal, followed by a collapse...
We’ve all been there. Someone asks how you’re doing and you say, “Fine.” To top it off, you tack on a ridiculous fake smile as punctuation to your lie. It seems harmless enough, but did you realize you’ve just exhibited the first signs of...
We’ve all seen it. A co-worker gets sick and wonders what she “did wrong” to cause the illness. A friend loses his job and blames it on his “lack consciousness.” A family member gets dumped by her boyfriend and beats herself up for not...
