Category: Life Principles
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Not All Fear is the Same
If you are doing something to change your life, fulfill a dream, or learn something new, and you feel scared, feel the fear and keep going.Being scared means you’re doing something outside your comfort zone.It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it.It means it is different.You need to know the difference because one keeps you safe.The…
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Being Intentional about Mental Health
Lately I’ve talked to a lot of people who are battling anxiety and depression, who are feeling hopeless, who have a solid level of self-loathing going on, and all of them tell me how this and that the other is the problem. The fact is for all of them, they are their own biggest problem.…
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Being a Friend versus Being Available
I shared a video earlier about a woman (Anne Hathaway’s character) who is bipolar. In the video, she is explaining this to a colleague, whom she respects and is trying to build a friendship with. It’s a beautiful video, and almost every time I watch it, I choke up. I want to clarify, this is…
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Talking about Grief
I talk about grief fairly regularly. Not as much as I used to because I feel like I keep saying the same things and people don’t need to hear them again, AND I really prefer joy. LOL But I talk about grief because when my kids and I went through our massive life change in…
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What You See Changes Things
It’s okay not to have great plans for next year. It’s okay not to step into January 1st with a list of resolutions that are going to change your life and the world. Can I offer you a suggestion for a simple goal that might not change the whole world but really will change your…
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Defined by God, Not Humans
Yesterday on my Facebook page I shared a meme about the impact of growing up in a dysfunctional or abusive home on the ability to make decisions, even small ones. With that meme, I also shared two things I have personally used to overcome decision paralysis because it is a very common struggle for folks.…
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Strategic Chaos
God will put us in blessed places.That doesn’t mean they are always easy.Sometimes a blessed place is a hard place or a chaotic place.It also doesn’t mean blessed places are for us to get something that feels good to us.It means there is something about us that needs to be put into that messy situation…
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Time
Lately, I have been thinking about time a lot. My brother died at the age of 57, which may sound old to some but others realize how very young that is. His birthday is next month, and I have been trying to plan for how to celebrate him, which really means I am trying to…
Jerri Kelley 