Expanding

This year I’ve embraced the idea of doing something scary every day. Scary in a good way, you know what I mean? Scary-exciting, not scary-creepy. For each one of us, what scares us in a, “I couldn’t do that. Could I?!” way, is different. Some...

To Send or Not to Send

I’ve been doing a lot of things that scare me lately. I’ve been speaking up and speaking out more than ever before. Even though I have thoughts like: What are they going to think of me? What if they don’t like me? What if I’m wrong?

Worry is Useless

Last night, before I fell asleep, I started worrying about a loved one. After a few minutes, I noticed I was worrying and I decided to do something different, since I believe worry is useless.

Instead of worrying, I step back and look at my thoughts. I realize they are very unlikely to be true and I decide to think different thoughts that are true. Thoughts like these:

Yes or No?

Often, I have a hard time saying “no.” But if I can’t say no, then I can’t really say, “yes.” If “no” is not on the table, then I believe I have no choice. I have no boundary. Whatever you want is what I feel I have to...