I gave up making New Year’s resolutions a few years ago. Try as I might, setting a resolution to “get in shape”, “eat healthier”, or “wake up earlier” never turned out to be a great way to actually make those things happen. When I made resolutions, it was as if I was setting myself up for…
Category: Personal Growth
End of the Year Review: 2015
At the beginning of the year, I chose three words to grow in and help guide me throughout 2015: blossom, love, and fearless. It’s been a long year and a lot has happened. For a few of my highlight, I… Started freelancing. Joined a soccer team. Made many new friends and deepened old relationships. Traveled locally…
When Enough Is Enough
I really hate taking sick days. Maybe it’s because I don’t like quitting or leaving work I have to do unfinished. Maybe it’s because I often feel run down and tend to deny that I am actually getting sick. Or maybe I’m just a workaholic. Who knows. But a lesson I’ve been learning (over and over)…
How A Pair Of Cleats Changed My Life
Sometimes you need to look the part before you feel ready to play it. Well, that’s what buying a pair of cleats taught me, anyways. When my sneakers finally lost all their tread and I was closer to skating than to running on the field, I caved and bought my first pair of cleats (cheapest…
Listen to Your Body
I seem to have a penchant for random injuries and illnesses — nothing ever super serious, but enough to throw me off my game for a bit. Recently, it was a torn up foot that got infected (I’ll spare you a photo) and a mysterious arm injury that I’m assuming happened during a soccer game,…
Breathing Life Into Your Dreams
I’ve always found words to be a powerful thing. Words in the form of a story can have a way of transporting you to another time and place. Words can build up or tear down someone’s identity and self-esteem. Words can spur others to action and create social movement. One thing I’ve come to realize…
Lessons From Ruth
Ruth was never one of my favorite Bible characters. I always that was thought of Ruth as this sweet, submissive woman who fits the stereotypical “good woman” role. And there is nothing wrong with women who fit that criteria, but that is something that I have had trouble relating to and idealizing. But recently when…
Embracing The “At Home”
Once you’ve traveled the world and caught that darn wanderlust bug, it can be easy to become discontent living a ‘normal’ life back home. And while I think we can all use a healthy dose of discontentedness to prevent us from getting too comfortable or complacent, it isn’t a big jump to becoming dissatisfied with most…
What Little Girls Are Made Of
We place a high value on looks. One bad hair cut can devastate someone (especially on the first day of school, or so I’m told). I’ve seen girls spend hours on their hair or know others who cringe at the thought of leaving the house without doing their hair. But recently one of the girls, Arianna, in the…
6 Months Later
It’s amazing how much your life can change in six months. Just over six months ago, the relationship I was in ended, and I was back to single life. ✌ It’s not that I’ve never been single for six months before. But the relationship that ended had lasted almost three years (and for most of my time in…
Kayla Sheely 