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Increasing Faith with Patience, and Increasing Patience with Faith
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 You’ve prayed. Others have prayed for you. You’ve hoped. You’ve lost hope. But you’ve kept on hoping. So then, you’ve kept on praying. Other’s have kept on praying for you. How much longer? You’re now beginning to lose…
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Relationships: A Fundamental Part of Our Human Condition
A healthy mind, body, and soul are all critical to living life with positivity. But I’m afraid we’re missing another key component: Relationships. There are countless studies on how relationships can help us live longer, reduce feelings of anxiety and depression, help us deal with stress, and more. Relationships are…
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The Effect Negative Self-Talk
The impact negative self-talk can have on our overall happiness and wellbeing should not be understated. Therefore, the “effect of negative self-talk” deserves a post of its own. It is just that important. What is negative self-talk? In this short post, we’ll provide an overall definition of negative self-talk: The…
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Break Time: Why Regular Work Breaks Are a Must
I have a very hard time taking breaks while I’m working on something. There’s always that one more thing I want to finish–There’s always that constant search for the perfect stopping point. Inevitably, the stopping point I had in mind comes and goes without any pause. But what if taking…
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Control and Anxiety
It’s a natural human condition to want everything to go exactly how we picture it in our heads. However, to much of our dismay, life can be unpredictable. Things may not always go according to plan. And whenever life feels unpredictable, unplanned, or uncertain–with major life decisions in front of…
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Is There Such a Thing as Drinking Too Much Water?
It’s been said that too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. But is that the case for water? Is there such a thing as drinking too much? Well, yes. Water is surprisingly among the things you can have too much of. Yes, it has many benefits.…
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The Struggle is Real–Why We Need Empathy and Perspective
What are your struggles? Just like you’re probably able to come up with a few responses to that question, so can everyone else. Why is knowing this important? Ability to Empathize Not recognizing that everyone has struggles of their own makes it easy to minimize or overlook what they might…
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Living Life Poetically: The Fact of the Matter
There isn’t really much to say to introduce the poem, “The fact of the Matter.” I wrote it during a couple moments of reflection. It’s a poem about life, and it’s about things having a way of working out. So if something is the matter, remember the fact of the…
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How Much Water Do We Really Need to Drink per Day?
It’s a question you’ve probably asked or wondered about. How much water do you need a day? You may have heard that it’s eight glasses. But where does that idea come from? Is it even accurate? And is there a danger to having such a rule? Where does the minimum…
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Is There Such a Thing as Being Motivated for the Wrong Reasons?
What motivates you? Sometimes our motivation to do things isn’t all that pure–righteous–or virtuous. Sometimes we just want to prove a point. Perhaps, we’re jealous or desire prestige. These are examples of what we’ll call negatively sourced motivation. However, is negatively sourced motivation BAD if it gets you motivated to…
