Tag: books
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Where you start is not where you stay
art, beginner, books, fitness, food, health, inspiration, motivation, spirit, travel, weight loss, wellness, writingHow long do you suppose it takes us to decide that being a beginner sucks? I can’t speak for you, but as a young kid I don’t recall thinking twice about being a beginner and pondering its implications. I just wanted to try things I’d see others doing, so I’d fearlessly jump in and begin…
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One of my favorite children’s stories, You Are Special by Max Lucado, tells the story of the Wemmicks, a group of small wooden people who spend their days sticking gold stars or gray dots on one another, indicating their admiration or disdain. The main character, Punchinello, receives only gray dots, no matter how tireless his efforts to…
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I have realized that any time I am feeling a sense of dissatisfaction or impatience with my own life, it’s because I have allowed myself to become distracted by what the world is telling me I should, would, or could be doing, instead of staying focused on that which I know has been laid on…