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HOW I KNEW I WANTED TO BE A WRITER
My whole life, I’ve been afraid of trying new things. Often I would choose to be alone at a birthday party instead of fighting my ... -
HOW A POSITIVE AFFIRMATION CHANGED MY LIFE
Affirmations have been all the rage in the past decade. I mean, don’t we all want to make positive mental assertions about our lives? Wouldn’t ... -
FINDING THE GOOD INSIDE YOURSELF
There is a poem by Maya Angelou called “Phenomenal Woman” and it opens up with:“ Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.” I don’t know ... -
FINDING PEACE BY THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
It’s been one of those days, one of those weeks, one of those years where everything seems to come crashing down and you can’t seem ... -
HOW I CUT BACK ON MY ADDICTIONS (AND HOW YOU CAN TOO)
Take a second right now to consider any and every addiction you may have. Maybe you find yourself addicted to work, overworking even in your ... -
DISCOVER YOUR CALLING: TOOLS FOR VOCATIONAL DISCERNMENT
Traditionally, vocational discernment referred to a woman or man’s process of recognizing and following a call towards a role in the church. Thus, vocations mostly ... -
TOXIC FRIENDSHIPS
At any age, making friends is not easy. We all want to fit in and have someone to talk to when we need it, but ... -
GIVE UP! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!
My earliest childhood memory is a joke I told to my sleeping father when I was three. The joke went something like this: AMY: Dad ... -
How Physical Therapy Made Me Reconsider My Priorities
I’ll never claim to be a healthy person. My bad habits outweigh my good habits by such a wide margin that sometimes I wonder why ... -
FENG SHUI FOR FINANCIAL ABUNDANCE
Feng shui is an ancient Chinese practice that is literally translated to “wind-water.” It is the placement, positioning, and harmonization of objects in an environment ...