The Goal You Keep Saving for After the Holidays
Q4 is the Sunday Scaries for the whole year. If one goal keeps sliding to “after the holidays,” it’s probably not the hardest one on your list. It’s the one you actually want.
The Signal Shows Up Earlier Than You Think
By the time you snap, it’s just louder. Your jaw, your shoulders, your handwriting already knew. Try finding it at lunch.
Wanted To, Had To, or Couldn’t Tell?
You can say yes to a hundred things in a year and never once check whether you wanted to. Start with the last thing you said yes to.
Your Values Aren’t a Word
Five words off a list isn’t values work. Three questions turn “freedom” into something that can actually make a decision for you.
The Martyr Was a Solution
The martyr gets talked about like a character flaw. She was a solution, and that’s exactly why she won’t put herself down.
“No, It’s Faster If I Do It”
Somebody offered to take something off my plate and I said no before they finished the sentence. It was not faster.
The Hum of Guilt When You Rest
I answered work emails at 8am. On a holiday. Nobody asked me to. Here’s what that low hum of guilt is actually doing.
Make a Promise to Little You
Most of us were the adult in the room long before we should have been. If you made a pinky promise to that girl today, what would it be?
Why Do We Only Ask for What We Want on Our Birthday?
It’s the one day we give ourselves permission to say what we want out loud. Here’s why the other 364 should count too.
