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Sunday Thoughts on Monday: Visibility and Greatness
Posted on February 21, 2011 by Kat French in real life, relationshipsEvery so often, the same theme will get repeated in the context of my faith life and my work life. This post is about when “Sunday” thoughts leaks into “Monday” thoughts. Yesterday’s sermon passage was Mark 10:35-45. In case you need the Cliff’s Notes version, it’s where James and John (possibly prompted by their mom) ask Jesus [...]
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Are you making life harder than it needs to be?
Posted on June 9, 2010 by Kat French in managing attention, real lifeYesterday, I had an epiphany. Over coffee (as usual). Have you had a bad day that, on the face of it, didn’t really need to be horrible? Do you notice that setting an intention for the day changes how you approach the day? Bonus Questions Particularly for Enneagram Fours: Are you a “coffee snob”? (Or [...]
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A giant (imaginary) balloon of unresolved conflict.
Posted on June 8, 2010 by Kat French in managing attentionEver have a conflict with someone that starts small, then grows into a monster? It becomes like a giant balloon, quietly inflating till you and your person are pressed up against the walls. You can’t move. You can barely breath. You’re not even talking about the fact that you’re not talking about it.
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LOST: Thoughts just before The End.
Posted on May 23, 2010 by Kat French in real life, story & craftTonight is the very last LOST. Six years ago, I was a hot mess. In 2001, my marriage went pear-shaped in a major way. I spent most of 2002 dealing with the aftermath of that, until late in the year my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. I spent most of 2003 dealing [...]
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In which I confess I am not a human Swiss-Army knife.
Posted on October 13, 2009 by Kat French in managing attentionMindy Wagner wrote a post last week on WebDesignerDepot that really spoke to me in defense of the jack of all trades. Most of what she wrote about being a web generalist are also true of me (although design was never my strong suit). Like Mindy, my endless curiosity and willingness to teach myself the [...]
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The Time Traveling Wife
Posted on October 2, 2009 by Kat French in managing attentionI just finished reading The Time Traveler’s Wife in the last week. I related strongly to both the main characters. There was a time early in our marriage when, like Clare, I spent all my time waiting for my husband to come back to me. He would disappear–sometimes for a short time, and sometimes for [...]
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