Category: Practical Personal Growth

I’ve spent a lot of time waiting – waiting for people, waiting for permission, waiting for progress, waiting for the right thing to come along, and even waiting for the wrong thing to leave me the heck alone. But I’ve realized waiting is a passive approach to life, not an active one…

Ironically, I’ve been avoiding writing this blog post about avoidance. It’s now Wednesday evening, less than 24 hours before the post goes live, and I’m just beginning to put words on a page. And to be honest, I think I’ve been avoiding writing this post because it feels hard. This is an important topic, but one I don’t find easy to write about because it is something I also struggle with daily…

In high school I signed up for a class called Leadership – well, I wouldn’t say I “signed up” so much as I “applied.” This wasn’t simply an elective anyone could take. It was specifically for juniors and seniors who demonstrated exemplary leadership in school or community activities. Interested students had to submit an application and write an essay explaining why they deserved to be in the class. Only about thirty students were chosen each year, and I honestly didn’t think I had a chance…