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Book Review: Listen to Your Heart

15 Friday Feb 2019

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book review, books, confidence, Kasie West, Listen to Your Heart, love, relationships, romance, teens, Valentine's Day, voice

Kasie West’s Listen to Your Heart makes a fun Valentine weekend read. Kate doesn’t excel at talking to people but ends up hosting her school’s new advice podcast. Finding herself better than she expected, she gains confidence in her voice. Her development in her craft as well as her crush bring the elements of a teen romantic comedy. Wondering if she or her crush would speak up during their playful banter and if the anonymous caller would get revealed on the show keeps me smiling as I turn the pages.

 

Other Kasie West Recommendations:

PS I Like You

The Fill-In Boyfriend (my review)

Love, Life, and the List (my review)

Countdown to Valentine’s Day: Monday Motivation – Bye Bye Bye Strings

11 Monday Feb 2019

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Bye Bye Bye, confidence, dance, love, NSYNC, sing, Valentine's Day

 

 

While “Bye Bye Bye” may capture the heartbreak side of Valentine’s Day, it sure has a peppy side. It keeps me moving on my runs when I listen to it, doing the hand motions and sometimes even singing along. A fun song, accompanied by singing and dancing, can boost mood. These activities can happen alone or with friends. Consider starting the week with a Valentine inspired jam to boost your mood for the start of a week of love. Say goodbye to the winter blues and the doubt holding you back and say hello to a confident step forward during a fun holiday season.

Pathways to Purpose

15 Wednesday Aug 2018

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church, confidence, doubt, education, healing, hope, life, progress, purpose, school, volunteer

I do not stand where I would like in my life right now. My job does not progress my career path, my city leaves a lot desired, and I hold back on pursuing most my goals due to my own self doubt. Yet I can take small steps to guide me back to my purposeful path.

These days I spend a lot of my free time volunteer tutoring at a couple places in town. Those classroom hours boost my confidence that I do belong in such a setting and that I do in fact help others. It also gives me more experience in my field. Not having a job there at the moment need not stop me from getting that face time with students.

Neither this town nor this state fulfill what I imagine for where I would live long term. However, it has surprisingly offered places that fulfill some of my needs. Not only have I found several classrooms to assist, I have found ministries to aid in my own life. A local church offers free counseling, a service that helps me stay on track healing without putting me further in debt, and that same church has started a support group where I’ll meet other women in similar situations as me for the first time. Hope exists everywhere, and I can heal in this town as I plan and conquer my next step.

I have a long way to go in conquering my own self sabotage and doubt. This involves undoing walls I have put up nearly my whole life to keep others and myself out. Clearly it will take a long time to undo and rebuild. Yet it can happen. I can make the most of my situation, continue lifelong healing and progress as I grow.

My situation right now may not exist as I want or as it should. Yet each opportunity I have can get me there slowly. I must keep my eyes open for those chances and make the most of them. The majority of a situation may not fulfill needs or progress a path, but what we do with the parts within our control can make a difference in steering and following the right path.

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