Tag: Focus
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What I learned during Camp NaNoWriMo (April 2020)
Camp NaNoWriMo, April 2020 edition, wrapped up last week. It’s similar to regular NaNo in November, except during Camp, you set your own writing goal. I set mine low at 30,000 words (compared to the 50,000-word goal during NaNo) because April was supposed to be crazy busy with ministry and life things. But I planned…
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The Three Month Mark
At the beginning of October, about six months before my thirtieth birthday, I started a six month focus on four goals: Mental/spiritual health Physical health Finances Writing Ultimately, the purpose was two-fold. First, these are practical things to help start my thirties off on the right foot. These benefits are already manifesting in many ways:…
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Letting Go Beautifully
There’s a great quote making the social media rounds that says: The trees are about to show us how beautiful it is to let things go. Unknown The leaves are just starting to turn here, and when they start, they go fast. But the beauty isn’t just in the leaves changing colours, there is beauty…
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The Next Six Months
Have you ever had something – a quote, an idea, a song, anything – pop into your life, and then you can’t shake it? Just when you think it’s gone, it comes back. It’s been happening somewhat regularly lately. Usually it means I’m avoiding something Most recently, it’s been happening with this quote: Six months…
Lauren van Vliet, author 