We live in a world that constantly asks us to pick a side. To make everything black or white, right or wrong, all good or all bad.
But real life is much messier than that.
It’s Not What You Say. It’s How You Say It.
You can have the right answer. You can be telling the truth. You can have an incredible idea or make a really good point. But if you deliver it with anger, arrogance, sarcasm, or frustration, people often stop listening before they ever hear what you’re trying to say.
Love Your Life but Know Everything Changes
Enjoy your life.
Love it.
But don’t hold onto it so tightly that you miss what’s coming next, because life is always changing, and that’s not something to fear. It’s part of what makes life beautiful.
Life is More Fun When you Have More Fun
At some point in elementary school, the feeling of embarrassment starts to creep in . A lesson I want to leave my kids with is life is more fun when you shake off the feeling of embarrassment and actually let yourself have fun. It sounds obvious, but it’s not always easy. Sometimes we hold ourselves […]
Life is Hard, Choose Your Hard
Everything is hard… You just get to choose which hard you want. That sounds like something you’d slap on a motivational poster, but honestly? It’s one of the most real-life, long-term lessons I can think of. Getting up early to work out? Hard.Not feeling great about your health? Also hard. Speaking up when something’s bothering […]
Make Mistakes and Keep Going
Getting it wrong helps you learn how to get it right. We put so much pressure on ourselves (and sometimes unintentionally on our kids) to get things right the first time. But that’s not how life works. That’s not how we grow. The real learning? It lives in the mess. In the missed shots. In […]
