I asked friends to share stories that made them sob, yell, or afraid, and though some wouldn’t, being honest with ourselves about how we truly feel is the only way to move on.
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How do we achieve excellence in our careers without wearing ourselves to the bone?
As much as things have been hard, we can rest assured that God will not let us stay in our pain.
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When life gets hard, and it will, it’s hard to remember the good things. But it’s very hard to dig through a firm foundation.
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We become experts at putting on a happy face and acting like everything is normal, whether it is or not. We hide our emotions in closets assuming they are going to somehow fix themselves.
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I looked back at the page and realized it was wrong. My name was spelled wrong. I had spelled my name wrong. “Can I- umm, my handwriting is so bad… can I do it again?” I made up an excuse on the spot and hoped the tech didn’t notice the spelling. It wasn’t even like it was a small mistake-…
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The problem with residency is not necessarily the work hours. The hours are grueling for sure. However, the hours are necessary. My second year, the work hour limits were changed- no one was allowed to work more than 24hr shifts anymore. What we found was not that we were more refreshed and rested, but that it made life more complicated.…
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I am the Queen of planning. I just need a vision or a big picture idea and I can’t seem to help it. For instance, if writing a book is the goal, we need to start with a blog, then some webinars, writing obviously, and research others’ ideas… If I have the plan, I can always reduce it to the…
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But honestly, serving God is not about being famous. It’s about the tiny steps and small decisions that we make each day that hopefully take us closer and closer to God. Recognition can become a drug that wedges in between our relationship with him and makes our entire life about working hard enough to force note-worthy awesomeness.
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A few years ago I watched a variety of random new movie releases and sequels that sounded fun and that I would be heartbroken to miss. The four movies I made it to- Jumanji, Star Wars, Pitch Perfect 3, and The Greatest Showman didn’t sound on the surface like they would have that much in common. But I was astounded…
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Genesis 39:20-21- “But while Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him.” I find the story of Joseph a beautiful, yet heartbreakingly puzzling one. Such a crazy series of ups and downs- loved by his father, yet despised by his brothers. Appreciated and uplifted by his boss, then unfairly thrown in jail by him. Serving and helping those…
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