Page Turner's Blog, page 5

No One Wants to Go First, But Someone Has to

No one wants to go first, but someone has to.

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When the Only Reason You’re Staying Is Because You Said You Would

He storms out. It's the worst thing I could have said. I'll think about that a lot later -- how sometimes the truth is the worst possible thing you can say. And how if the truth is the worst possible thing you can say, that's a sign that it needs to end.

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We Never Know How Bad Something Is Until It’s Over

I'm forever amazed by how we never know how bad something is until it's over. Not until the worst of it has passed and we're safe do we feel the pain of the experiences we're merely surviving.

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When Someone Goes Way Out of Their Way for You & You Don’t Know What to Do

I don't know what to make of any of it. I want to appreciate it, but I don't want to be entitled to it.

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The Sneaky Thing About Burnout Is That Fun Things Can Also Lead to It

The sneaky thing about burnout is that fun things can lead to it. Not just work-work.

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A Very Wise Person Once Told Me That Yes = No & No = Yes

There's no getting around it. One of the most sabotaging things you can do is not set boundaries with other people. It can be extremely damaging to your life and happiness if you regularly say yes to other people when you really want to say no.

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When You End Up, By Surprise, On One of the Best Dates You’ve Ever Had

I've been sitting here, the morning after an amazing date, trying to figure out why it hit me so hard. Why it was one for the books.

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The Terrible Struggle to Not Get Taken Advantage of Without Becoming a Bean Counter

"I know keeping score is toxic for relationships. Those cycles can be so damaging and destructive to emotional connection. I get that. I don't want to be a bean counter. I really don't. It's just behavior feels like the fast track to getting taken advantage of."

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I Feel All Sorts of Things But Know That Most Of It Isn’t Important

In mindfulness work, they talk a lot about how emotions are visitors. They come and they go. And no matter how intense the feeling is, it eventually lifts.

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I Had It Backwards. It’s Wonderful Not Being All That Important.

I love doing my own thing and having my sweet little life to savor.

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