They’re easy to pass over. Even the ones we buy for others - do we really put all that much thought into them? Perhaps we should. Either way, I think it’s safe to assume that the people who buy you your birthday cards actually believe [...]
Despite my more anxious temperament, I've always been of the attitude that things would work out in the end. But something changed a few years ago. A darkness I had never known appeared and wouldn’t go away. Long seasons of sadness and exhaustion lingered. Things [...]
It’s probably my life’s greatest irony that I’m generally not good at sleeping (see my last name). I’m a light sleeper, sensitive to light and sound more than most people. I’m not unhappy that that’s the case (I’ll be the first to wake up in [...]
I’m generally a pretty tactful, harmonious person. I don’t like conflict. I’d often rather avoid issues than letting them out into the open. To a degree, this is helpful. Agreeableness is a positive quality, and no one wants to be friends with the person who [...]
I’ve gone through some pretty difficult times lately. For those of you who don’t know (I haven’t gone too out of my way to tell everyone yet), I broke off an engagement a while back. Though the decision was a hard one, it has felt [...]
The principle of getting good stress is true, I think, in all the different arenas of life. If you understand these key areas you can at least get started in pursuing healthy degrees of challenge in your life to keep you sharp and strong. Physical [...]
Healthy stress grows our character, strengthens our minds and bodies, and humbles us. But how do we get that healthy stress in our climate-controlled lives? Pressure and Purpose Purpose naturally puts pressure on us. It directs and guides us. It moves or draws us towards [...]
We are more connected than ever before, yet loneliness is at an all-time high. In developed nations, life is more streamlined and convenient than ever... yet mental health concerns are ever on the rise. I've also noticed an increased sensitivity to stressors on a cultural [...]
A few things got me worried (ironically) as I read Adam4d’s guest post at challies.com. [This is a classic post from a few years ago. By the way, Adam is a great webcomic artist and founder of The Babylon Bee satire site... check him out!] [...]
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