Category: Life
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Never Miss a … Wednesday?
Never miss a Monday. It’s a common (almost clichéd) phrase used particularly in fitness circles, to motivate people to start their week on the right foot, perhaps with a good solid sweat session or healthy meal. The phrase may not apply directly to other goals, but the sentiment does. Start your goals strong to set…
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What I learned doing NaNoWriMo
On Halloween I was like a kid waiting for Christmas. It wasn’t because I love Halloween, or because I was excited to play Christmas carols. It was because National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) started on November 1. During the month of November thousands of people around the world attempt to write a 50,000 word novel…
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Listening to God’s Dream
The prophet Jeremiah often has to remind me that God has a plan for me, a plan for a future of hope, not harm (29:11). Lately, I’ve been asking God to share this plan by asking him to dream for me – not the random dreams I have while asleep (I don’t want ogres chasing…
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When the Good Things End
Last night I had my final middle school program until the fall. It’s a group of students I love working with. They make me laugh, lose my voice, and want to pull my hair out – usually all in the same night. But it doesn’t change the anticipation I have when their program rolls around; I don’t…
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The Non-Praying Minister
The non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity – Frank Kafka As we launch in Holy Week, I feel more and more like the monster courting insanity. Life in a large parish is busy enough in the first place, but add the extras of Lent, and other diocesan events to attend, plus trying to keep…
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Take that Baby Step
I generally enjoy articles and podcasts about productivity and goal setting, especially related to writing. And the one piece of advice I hear in almost every one is: in order to achieve your goal you need to show up and do something. Regardless of whether the purpose of the article or podcast is to teach a method for…
Lauren van Vliet, author 