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  • Cliche is for Wimps -- Part 1

    I remember standing outside our two-story home for the last time. It was winter, and in Utah that meant snow halfway up our shins. We had lived there for nearly ...

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    3 min read
  • Cliche is for Wimps -- Part 2

    The car ride from Utah to Tennessee was the worst to come out of our whole situation. The kids and I stopped at a hotel overnight twice, but that still ...

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    4 min read


Every time I’ve gotten feedback that was hard to take it was usually hard to take because there was truth in it and I didn’t like that (or didn’t want to receive it). That’s not to say all harsh feedback is good or that we should be harsh for harshness’ sake, but learning to absorb truth without letting it break your inner core/break you is a lifelong skill that keeps your mind elastic and open to learning.
— soundofmind