Clearing the (Mental) Clutter

Clearing the (Mental) Clutter

I cleaned out my closet over the weekend and packed up more than 5 bags of clothes to donate. Now my closet is more organized than it’s probably ever been. I can see my clothes. It’s tidy, orderly, and wonderful. I cleaned out my dresser, too — which means...
Seeing Yourself the Way Others See You

Seeing Yourself the Way Others See You

Quick, tell me. How do you see yourself? Do you look at yourself with critical eyes, noticing shortcomings, failures, and missteps? Do you focus on the not-good-enoughs? Or, do you see yourself with kind eyes? Do you focus on your best qualities and accomplishments?...
Two Questions

Two Questions

Sunday morning at church, every woman got a blank rectangle of paper. During the message, our pastor, Dean, told us he wanted us to write the answers to two questions on our papers. I grabbed a pen. Dean asked us to write down what we believe about ourselves on our...