Category: self-discipline

If you don’t think you’ve got a pride problem, perhaps that’s the first sign that you do. Maybe you’re like me. I wasn’t one of those kids that did a victory dance when I won a game. I didn’t trash-talk others during sports. And although I DO have a competitive streak (watch out if you…

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Mmmm. Pie—my dessert of choice. It’s hard to get much better than a warm piece of homemade strawberry-rhubarb pie a la mode. It’s that perfect combination of sweet and tart, warm and cold. But I’m not the only one obsessing over this dessert. At our local county fair there were recently hundreds of entries in…

Fat teardrops were gathering on her lashes, threatening to run down her cheeks while her red-rimmed eyes betrayed her emotion. This wasn’t at all normal for her. She was my pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps, git ‘r done girl. She was the one who painted the foundation of our house at six years old with a toothy grin, exclaiming,…

Self-discipline. Ugh! If you’re like me (let’s call us “laid-back”), the concept of self-discipline seems painful at best—an alarm clock beeping incessantly at 4:30 AM., a diet filled with bran muffins (yuck!) and kale smoothies (double yuck!!), a day-planner filled to overflowing with important meetings and productive activities. Excuse me type A personalities, but to…