Musing Moments
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Emotional Turmoil
When confronted with emotional turmoil from another person, know you are not at their mercy. Reaction and emotion are a choice regardless of how people treat you, even if it does not feel that way in the moment. If you expect them to see the world from your point of view, disappointment is nearly guaranteed.…
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The Choice of Intent
Some days it feels like the whole world wants your attention. It is so easy to be pulled away, become distracted, and get lost in everyone else’s noise. With the rise of the internet, social media, and streaming content, the distraction machine only grows stronger. Being entertained has its place, and we all love that…
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Write Our Story
As we journey through life, it is our experiences that begin to write our story day by day. Bombarded by thousands of daily distractions, interactions, our dreams, the mind continually alters the narrative we live by in one direction or another. It’s almost so automatic, you nearly never notice it. Influenced by the emotions of…
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The Worry Machine
The worry machine was an ingrained behavior where I constantly thought about the outcome of something I had little to no influence with changing. Reflecting, I realized that the only effect was missing out on the present while worrying about the future, or cycling on the past. Was this a lack of emotional intelligence or…