Crying over spilled salt
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Crying over spilled salt

This morning I broke a lid for a marble salt cellar that I’ve been hauling around for eight years. It's from Target. It’s not special, but I loved it. I realized after I stopped crying that it has been a symbol of a dream I have: a home that I can surround with fruit trees, to plant some literal roots.

I think that’s a dream a lot of people have. My childhood was quite unstable and we moved around constantly. My whole life I have struggled to find a place that felt like home, that felt like I belonged.

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Why Your Biggest Block Is Actually Your Best Friend (And How to Finally Introduce Yourself)
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Why Your Biggest Block Is Actually Your Best Friend (And How to Finally Introduce Yourself)

Here's what most people do when they identify their biggest obstacle: they try to fight it.

They create action plans to overcome it. They use willpower to push through it. They give themselves pep talks about why they shouldn't be afraid. They treat their fear, their resistance, their stuck places like enemies to be defeated.

And here's what happens: the block gets stronger.

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Getting Thoughts Out of Your Head Changes Everything
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Getting Thoughts Out of Your Head Changes Everything

Picture this: it's 2am, and your brain is doing that thing.

You know the thing I'm talking about. The endless loop of thoughts spinning through the same concerns over and over. Should you take that job? What about the money situation? That conversation you've been avoiding? Each attempt to think your way out just creates more chaos, more overwhelm, more of that awful sensation that you're trapped in your own head.

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The Get Unstuck! Method
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The Get Unstuck! Method

You know that junk drawer in your kitchen? The one where all the charging cables live in a hopeless tangle? You need your phone charger, so you grab what looks like the right cord, but it's somehow twisted around three other cables, and the harder you pull, the worse it gets.

That's what it feels like when your mind gets stuck.

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