Surprising Truth About the Word No
When I was a little kid my parents taught me a phrase it goes like this, “No means no and don’t ask again.” That’s fine for an annoying 3rd grader but let’s be honest that’s not how the real world works. …
Tag: Be brave
It Takes Confidence To Be Yourself
So I am going, to be honest here. I am weird. I’m also a nerd. (But that’s a story for another day.) One of the things that makes me obviously weird is my style. I go back and forth between …
Perfectionism Paralysis
Have you ever wanted to start something new? Maybe it was a blog, learning how to draw, a YouTube channel or something else. But then thought to yourself “But I’m not good enough at (insert thing) I can’t do that …
5 Traits To Build In Yourself
Growth only happens when you accept that you need it. This is week one of my Praxis Adventure. One of the things we are doing this week is identifying 5 traits we want to gain or enhance. So here are …
Don’t Be Afraid to be different
I grew up homeschooled. I’m a christian. I don’t plan on going to college. I wrote a book when I was 18. And I am a huge geek. I say all this to make that point that my life hasn’t …
How To Deal With Panic Attacks
Up until 2016, I had never had a panic attack before in my life. During that year there were 3 house fires in my neighborhood. I don’t like fire much, to begin with. I never have and I probably never …
Being Brave.
Two things in life that fascinate me are books and the idea of bravery. Often times the theme of books is bravery, so it’s a perfect fit especial when you add a fun adventure in there as well. I recently …
It’s called style for a reason.
You can change your style to fit in, but it’s called style for a reason. So often in school, at church and most social situations. You have the option to either fit in or be fully yourself. For girls who …
Sometimes you have to be bold
So over the course of the summer I have worked a lot of different jobs out here at camp. But I think my favorite afternoon job has been paintball. It’s exciting, you get some Ac between games and I mean …