Series Recap Hopefully, by now, you have taken some time to think about your calling and life goals as well as your personality and marital expectations. Self-discovery is a process, so you won’t be an expert immediately. But as long as you are taking steps in the right direction, I applaud you! As a former psychology major, and the girl that analyzed every song written between 1995 and 2002 (okay, maybe not quite every song) in an attempt to discover what the authors were feeling (something that used to drive a former co-worker crazy), I find self-discovery and personality analysis oodles of … [Read more...]

Calling and Life Goals Recap Have you spent some time over the last couple days thinking about your calling and goals from the first post in this series? Seriously, take the time to ponder your calling and life goals. You probably won’t be able to fully articulate all of your objectives immediately; however, it is important to start getting a handle on them. Though you don’t have to be on a constant quest, be open to self-discovery. Read books, talk to people who have walked where you want to walk, and be open to thinking about where you’ve been and where you’re heading.  What’s next to … [Read more...]

Do you know yourself? This might sound like a dumb question, but chances are you still have a lot to learn about who you are. At thirty-years-old, I’m still discovering new aspects of my personality all the time. “So, that’s why I react that way when xyz happens. Now I get it!  Knowing this would have saved Eric and me so much aggravation and needless arguments if I had understood this about myself years ago!” Sometimes we don’t want to know more about ourselves. It isn’t fun to face imperfections of our makeup. Because once we are aware of imperfections, then it behooves us to correct them … [Read more...]