HeyJaredProtecting My Peace
I'm a former Type A control freak who has learned over the past few years that letting go is so much better, and I want to share what strategies work for me because maybe they'll work for you, too!
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Stepping Away from Rage Bait (opens the original)
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I’ve noticed over the past few months that as we crawl/run/drag ourselves/skip—whichever applies at any given moment—closer to the midterms, a lot of the reliable independent journalists (and non-journalist content creators who are excellent sources of truth and educational information) I follow on social media are becoming more and more stirred up/angry/urgent/catastrophic in their headlines and their tones of voice. It’s maddening, to be honest.I try to be a good citizen and stay engaged with
Turning to Birds (opens the original)
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Birdwatching is a hobby that has a reputation for being more popular with older folks. I have always imagined that the senior cohort enjoys looking for and at birds simply because they have more time than their younger counterparts.My in-laws used to have multiple bird houses and bird feeders hanging just off of their deck and in some cases, right outside the living room windows. My dad used to feed the area birds so often that he and my mom kept a full-sized, metal trash can (covered) on their
If You Want Something Done Right, Do It Yourself. (opens the original)
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I met up with a friend not too long ago, and our conversation wandered into territory that always leaves me feeling a little aggravated, no matter who brings me there: she was complaining about how her spouse didn’t “do x (and x, and also x) right” so she always ended up redoing household chores or simply stopped asking her spouse to do much of anything.First, let me say that I am someone who is grateful to have a very equal partner of nearly four decades. We share the load around the house very
Reframing and Redirecting: Skills Worth Mastering (opens the original)
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It’s been quite the week around here: last Wednesday my husband was riding his bike and was hit head-on by an SUV. The impact sent him flying off of his bike, landing onto the hood of the SUV and then rolling down onto the ground. (He was wearing a helmet, as always. Whether you’re an adult or a child, you should be wearing appropriate safety gear whenever you are using/riding something with wheels. You never know when an accident is going to happen.) He was very lucky, “only” getting a minor co
Listen. (opens the original)
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A couple of months ago I started noticing that our garage door opener seemed to be straining and slowing down just a little bit. I’m not exactly sure how I noticed such a small difference in the sound; I guess I was simply listening to it. Our garage is the way we enter (and exit) our home the vast majority of the time: pull up to the drivewayclick the garage door openerdrive the car into the garageshut off the carget out of the carclick the button to close the garage door on the way into the ki
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