This idea has been on my mind Christmas. I watched the Santa Claus is Coming to Town Christmas Special and heard the song, “Put One Foot in Front of the Other.” I thought: life is a lot like this song. When things are hard, or we feel stuck, we have to move forward. Progress. Put
Unorthodox (Adj.)- contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox. (Merriam-Webster.com) I recently watched the Netflix limited series Unorthodox. The series details the life of a Hasidic Jewish woman (Esty), who leaves the only life she has ever known to find a new life in Berlin, Germany, away from her arranged marriage and
Everyone gets rejected. Everyone. Rejection happens daily, and it is one of the most common emotional wounds we, as humans, deal with regularly. For many years, rejections were restricted to our small social circles. Social media changed that—in many ways, people place value in their social media accounts. We are now connected to thousands of
“Stick to the stuff you know / It is better by far / To keep things as they are / Don’t mess with the flow, no no / Stick to the status quo.” This song has been playing in my head repeatedly. A family favorite from 15 years ago—High School Musical (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE07FbWmew8) brings up something
Life requires change. We change our clothes. We change our underwear—at least if we wear them. We use change to pay for things. We change our attitude, or personality, our hair color. Change is everywhere. We can’t avoid it. We need it. Sometimes, we hate it. There are some things we can change, and there
The word breakthrough has been used a lot this year—in many different ways. Scientists have created a breakthrough vaccine, and with that came breakthrough cases of Covid—meaning if you are vaccinated, you still test positive for Covid. The way people talk, you would think if you got vaccinated, the virus would go away. That’s
Let’s be honest: we live in a contentious world. A very contentious world. Everyone has an opinion, and everyone is fighting over that opinion. It’s exhausting. The thing I have really began to notice, and it really bothers me, is that people are bullying one another for their opposing opinions. The citizens of the world
Recently, the idea of perspective has been on my mind. I have had many discussions and thoughts on the topic. To get a better understanding, I thought I would ruminate on it. I’ve always thought perspective is just how we view things, but it’s so much more. Yes, it is how we view things, but
Growing up in a religious environment I was taught “endure to end,” and if you did, you would gain eternal life. I was taught to keep faithful—no matter what—through good times and bad, even when things seemed impossible. This meant no matter what happens in life people should look to Jesus Christ, and He will
Intimacy. Ugh, such a scary word for so many. Especially me. Intimacy scares the crap out of me-for a lot of reasons, but it shouldn’t be scary. Most people think of sex when they hear the word intimacy, but intimacy is so much more than physical closeness. Intimacy is a closeness and familiarity in a