Tag: progress
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Healthy Relationships: “The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth”
This was originally shared on May 20, 2021, refreshed on February 5, 2026. Quote from William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night’s Dream We see couples who seem to have it all figured out and wonder, what are they doing that we aren’t? The truth is, building healthy relationships takes work. There’s no guidebook or perfect formula…
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Unlearning Helplessness
This was originally shared on January 17, 2022, and refreshed on February 3, 2026. Feeling helpless can take over your life. It can make even small choices feel impossible. The good news is you can unlearn it. Change takes patience, practice, and dedication. Learned helplessness happens when repeated experiences teach you that nothing you do…
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Life Isn’t About Juggling: Real Growth Happens in Small Moments
By Savannah O’Berry I used to think life was a juggling act… That was before I realized it’s more like tending a wildly beautiful, slightly messy garden and real growth happens in small moments. Like a plant, we are the total of all our parts: roots, stems, leaves, flowers. Each part has a role, and…
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Progress Not Perfection
Often we get wrapped up in trying to be perfect: the perfect parent, the perfect spouse, the perfect employee, the perfect boss, the perfect person, the perfect community member… The list goes on and on. Striving for perfection can be an excellent motivator to work hard and do our very best at anything and everything…
