Tag: Giving back
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Acting Out
I’m living my current life on a rewards system. Because that’s how you shape behavior. I mean, you could focus on punishing bad behavior. But anyone who works in the juvenile or adult justice system can tell you that punishment doesn’t work. And anyone who’s ever tried to change my behavior through punishment knows that…
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Polar Plunge for Girls on the Run
You know, you have a lot of thoughts when you’re following your friend into a freezing lake the first weekend of March for charity. These thoughts get particularly irrational when you have a fear of water and a violent aversion to cold. So, I had to set some ground rules from the start. Because Kim…
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Shining Through Imposter Syndrome
Have you heard of this? It’s been around a while, but I’ve only recently begun to understand how it applies to me. If you’re not familiar, basically the Imposter Syndrome is a fear of being discovered as not being smart enough or good enough or … enough. Being a fraud. It’s an inability to internalize…
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How Much Do Our Friends Hate Us?
We’re calling this blog post, How Much Do Our Friends Hate Us? Read to the end. You’ll see why. But let’s start it out nice. Because that’s how my evening started. Sometimes all you need to reclaim your hope and sanity is to spend a little time on a mountain with your “friends.” Last night…