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Where Are You Picking Up the Idea That Something’s Wrong with You?

March 18, 2022

Someone asked me this week, “Where are you picking up ideas that something’s wrong with you?” Here’s an example from our family that I think perfectly illustrates how I [...]

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Emotional Greed – When Someone is Never Enough

March 11, 2022

The notion of ‘emotional greediness’ was recently introduced to me. I had never heard the term but I love the idea of attaching the word greed to needing more [...]

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My Way or The Highway – Forcing My Will on The Family

March 4, 2022

This week I was reminded of how much our family life has changed since I stopped expecting our lives to revolve around what works best for me. For many [...]

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Did Anyone Ask You? Three Issues With Giving Unsolicited Advice

February 25, 2022

Do you ever invest time and energy into making someone else’s life more comfortable despite never being asked to help? I often find myself convinced I know what’s best [...]

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Rejection – What I Can Learn from Assertive People

February 11, 2022

Years ago, when I was taking photographs for one of the kids’ sports teams, I was struck by one of the athlete’s assertiveness. While I was clicking away, a [...]

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Another Trip to the ER – The Vulnerability of Asking for Help

January 28, 2022

At the gym last week, when I heard the pop-pop-pop (think of the sound that a bendy-straw makes), I thought to myself, That can’t be good. How not-good wasn’t [...]

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Change War – Maintaining Serenity When the Plans Keep Changing

January 14, 2022

With all of the schedule changes caused by COVID these days, I honestly don’t know how I’d be managing if it weren’t for someone I met years ago. The [...]

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Correcting People When They Talk – You Knew What I Meant!

December 10, 2021

We had someone over the house recently who was correcting one of my children. Correcting them in a way that we just don’t correct people around here. If someone [...]

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Happier Thanksgiving – The Manipulation of Inauthentic Questions

November 19, 2021

At this time of year, I like to remind myself that asking inauthentic questions of my family members is a form of manipulation. When I ask questions about why [...]

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You’re Only as Happy as Your Least Happy Child? Not on My Watch

October 22, 2021

“You’re only as happy as your least happy child,” has always been one of my least favorite quotes. I’m not sure if it’s because of the lack of control [...]

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A Tiger In A Cage – Breaking Free From Obsessive Thinking

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Acting Like a Child – Pretending Myself Into the Person I Want to Be

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The Cycles of Life – Ride ‘Em, Don’t Fight ‘Em

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