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Update: I’m Taking a “Break”
I’m taking a short break from blogging.
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Waiting for Your Ticket: The Courage of Corrie ten Boom
Despite the horrors they faced, Corrie and her sister Betsy held onto their faith, and Corrie learns that God gives her strength at exact moment when she needs—not before.
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Just Keep Writing: Know Your Limits (and take a break)
Sometimes your goals are not achievable. That’s okay.
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Fear of Change
“And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us” (Romans 5).
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Just Keep Writing: When You Feel Behind
We’re not limping behind writers who have gone ahead but standing on the same platform, cheering each other on. Every published author is doing what you’re doing today: sitting down to write.
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Be Addicted to Growth
Overcoming fears is scary. But what if even “scary” didn’t bother us as much anymore?
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Just Keep Writing: How to Get Unstuck (Without Falling Asleep)
From my experience, if I continue to sit at my computer and stare at the screen until I have an idea, I will fall asleep. Every time.
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Baby Steps
Every success adds to my list of victories that I can cling to when I try something new. I remember what it feels like to pass the finish line, full of relief and confidence, and I know that I can do hard things.
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Just Keep Writing: Where Ideas Come From
If you want output, you need input.
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Fear and the Importance of “Getting Back on the Horse”
One of the most important lessons I learned in cognitive behavioral therapy was that avoidance increased fear. We may think that avoiding something we are afraid of will bring us comfort, and it may for a time, but it will eventually only make our fear worse.
Emily Brooks
faith, courage, imagination
Emily Brooks 