Run, Stacy, Run

Run, Stacy, Run

I want to outrun failure. I can see it chasing me and I want to beat it to the finish line. Without diving too deep into the mental mess of where that came from and what it means (we’d be here for days), let’s just say I wrestle with a deep belief that my achievements...
One trick to squeeze excitement out of dread

One trick to squeeze excitement out of dread

“I can’t wait for this to be over.” We’ve all had a thought like that when it feels like we’re drowning in the middle of a dark moment in life. Those thoughts aren’t the actual experience we’re having though. They are what we are thinking about the experience we are...
In Hindsight

In Hindsight

The Summit of Greatness I attended this amazing conference a couple of weeks ago. It was a few days of inspiring speakers giving TEDtalk-style speeches back-to-back during the day. Kyle Cease, a hilarious transformational teacher, was going to be there and he was by...
Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror

I have a dozen ugly thoughts a day about my appearance. Every single day. To be honest, that is more an underestimate than an exaggeration. Fat Old Ugly Disgusting I rarely talk about this, but not for the reasons you might think. Obviously, it’s not because I don’t...
Worthy with failure

Worthy with failure

The biggest F word of my life has been Failure. Up until recently, I treated that word the way some people treat the other F word. When it came to myself, I NEVER said it. In the first part of my adult life, I didn’t say it because it just wasn’t an option for me....