All of My Thoughts and Articles
The Anticipating is Worse Than the Doing
Often in life, we struggle with anticipatory anxiety. This is anxiety about something that hasn’t happened yet—but might happen in the future. The tough thing about anticipatory anxiety is you can’t really do anything to ...
A Day in the Life of an Enneagram 1: Monica M.
How did you get introduced to the Enneagram? I heard about it a few years ago from several friends, but I didn't really get into it until I read The Road Back To You (most ...
Justice: Everyone Has a Part to Play
At the university where I work, classes have finished up. This past semester, I taught a course on Multicultural Counseling. A big part of what we talk about is how we can help advocate for ...
How to Find Your Purpose
My pastor gave an interesting sermon awhile back on how to find your purpose in life. He shared something at the beginning that I wholeheartedly agree with—each of us was created by God for a ...
Time for a Reboot
I was listening to a talk by Joel Osteen the other day, and he talked about how it’s important to be open to the new things God is doing in our lives and the world. ...
Invisibility and Privilege
A few years ago, I was hanging out in Boulder, Colorado with some friends. We were walking down Pearl Street, trying to find a restaurant we liked. A man on the side of the road ...
Blessed to Be a Blessing
Many of us struggle to figure out our purpose in life. We long to live full, meaningful lives, but our reality often falls short. We might feel like we’re just going through the motions. Or, ...
When Failure Hits, Be Like a Baby
I was talking to my friend the other day, who has a baby. I asked if the baby had started walking yet, and my friend said, “No, but he’s trying!” The baby was in that ...
It’s All Connected
I remember one day I woke up feeling sluggish. I was tired, and couldn’t seem to get myself going. I struggled through my workday, always feeling a bit off. I was also grumpy and short ...
