You Can Be A Book Flirt, Too
If you were to ask pretty much anyone I know to describe me, I’d bet the word “Reader” would be in their top ten list. But as much as I’m committed to the act of reading, IR...
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Tag: growth
How To Say No When You Want To Say Yes
Hello, readers and friends! This post is excerpted from the latest edition of The Joyful Creative newsletter. Multiple subscribers asked me to post this in a more shareable way, so please, share this ...
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The Language of Bread
A few years ago, my school’s faculty read Carol Dweck’s Mindset, then took a quiz in one of our faculty meetings to determine how growth-minded we were. A growth mindset is favorable becau...
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2020 Anticipation
The first two reflection posts have served their purpose. In the past few days, they’ve prompted me to re-read my journal from 2019 (well, I skimmed it– it was tens of thousands of words l...
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The Growth Cycle
When my kids were babies, I noticed a pattern of growth spurts. First they’d grow physically. I’d notice this phase when they cried a bit more easily (growing pains), ate a lot more food, ...
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The Surprising Link Between Discontent and Growth
My daughter turned one year old recently. She’s an amazing baby, the light of all our lives. She’s sunny and smiling and cooing and happy, nearly all the time. She loves people and is entr...
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