4:36 – What Are You Making Today? #faithbites #faithjourney making Setting Last night as I was working on my computer, my wife asked what I was making tonight as she saw I was in my 3D design program. I didn’t wasn’t making anything in particular, just trying to learn how to do more 3d modeling. This morning when I woke […]
4:35 – Representation Matters #faithbites #faithjourney representation Setting Fair waiting, this #faithbites has taken me a while to write as I’m been trying to figure out how to write it well. It also comes as part of #BlackHistoryMonth and I wanted to do it justice. Have you ever been in a situation where you were the only one who looked […]
4:34 – Goal: Inbox Zero #faithbites #faithjourney inbox Setting Today, for the first time in a long time, I consciously noticed that my work email inbox was at 579. Yes, I’ve read most of them but they were still there. While I didn’t hit the goal of inbox zero, I did get it down to 170 in about 10 minutes. […]
4:33 – Revising Goals Isn’t Failure #faithbites #faithjourney revising Setting “I want to be a faculty developer when I grow up.”, said no one ever. I love my job., especially when I see faculty “get it’. Their demeanor changes, they light up and are ready to take on the next challenge. If you asked my 5-year-old self, what I wanted […]
4:32 – Psych Up or Out? #faithbites #faithjourney psych Setting Sometimes life is hard and getting motivated is hard. Back in 2018, I wrote a #faithbites focusing on a scene from “Kill Bill” where our heroine had to get motivated after paralysis. It was all about her commanding herself to wiggle her big toe. This morning, while in the shower, […]
4:31 – Happy Messages #faithbites #faithjourney messages Setting Let’s face it, I spend way too much time on social media. How about you? I have found myself snoozing those who are sharing things that are false or negative. Now, I am all for a healthy debate, but I’m learning I don’t need the negativity in my life. Those messages are […]
4:28 – Sharing The Load #faithbites #faithjourney load Setting Sometimes I can be passionate and territorial. I know how I want things to go and feel that I need to do it myself. I may not be passionate about it, but if I don’t do it, will someone else get the satisfaction? Or will it even get done right at […]
4:27 – Satisfaction or Joy? #faithbites #faithjourney satisfaction Setting There are a lot of things that I am good at. (And yes, many I am not, but we won’t go there). I had a good friend and career mentor ask me to list all of the things I was doing and see what brings me joy. What are those things […]
4:25 – Parenting Doesn’t (shouldn’t) Keep Score #faithbites #faithjourning parenting Setting This one is for all the parents and caregivers out there. Parenting is hard! Yesterday we said that love doesn’t keep score. What about parenting? Last night, IU was walking my dog and thought of all the things I’ve done wrong as a parent. Not having them eat healthy […]
4:24 – Who’s Winning? #faithbites #faithjourney winning Setting I have to admit, I like numbers. Who is the oldest, youngest, richest, smartest, whatever? Sometimes I just google to google and learn strange facts. All of these facts and figures help me share the world with others. That is fun for me. I have to admit, I have kept score in […]