My Answers to the Five Prompts

My Answers to the Five Prompts

In the beginning of December, I invited you to reflect on the year and start thinking about what you want for yourself in 2025. I shared five prompts to help guide you in this process, and promised to share my own answers in the new year. Well, here we are!...
Am I Trapped in it?

Am I Trapped in it?

I’ve recently been caught up in a very difficult situation. I didn’t ask for this situation. I didn’t provoke it or invite it. But the situation has presented itself and I’ve chosen to help the person at the center of it asking for my help. As a result, I’ve been...
Another Year Wiser

Another Year Wiser

Welp, here we are. Another year has gone by, and the number I write on a form asking my age has gone up. But unlike my mother, I embrace my age. I don’t think of it as getting another year older. Instead, I think I’m another year wiser. My momma In the months leading...
“You’re Not Doing It Right.”

“You’re Not Doing It Right.”

Ever heard those words aimed at you? As with any phrase, context matters, the source matters, tone matters, and probably a few other things. But at the end of the day, the variables don’t really matter that much. “You’re not doing it right” just isn’t a phrase most of...
How Will You Rate Yourself?

How Will You Rate Yourself?

It’s that time of the year. The hustle, the bustle, the mad rush. Getting swept along in the holiday mania can happen all too easily. And before we know it, it’s New Year’s Eve and we’re taking stock of the year. How will you rate yourself? The loudest voices...