So Long Self Day Seven

Things I don't know yetWhen, exactly, I'm going to get to the beachWhat, exactly, it's going to take to motivate me to get back to the gymWhat I'm learningHow valuable it is to work as a team and feel productive (Hi, Lindsay! Hi, Lori!)How to relinquish control and let others rise to the occasion.Things (people) …

So Long Self Day Six pt 2

Things I don't know yetOnly the things I don't need to know yetThings I'm learningHow to be content with who I am and what I haveThings I'm praying forTaping a message on WednesdayMy friends Bob and JeanneThings that are getting on my nervesMy own inability to relinquish controlCancer. Cancer is stupid.Things that scare meGod's not …

So Long Self Day Six

From Seth Godin's blog, emphasis mine:Shipping is fraught with risk and danger.Every time you raise your hand, send an email, launch a product or make a suggestion, you're exposing yourself to criticism. Not just criticism, but the negative consequences that come with wasting money, annoying someone in power or making a fool of yourself.It's no …

So Long Self Day Five

Things I don't know yetWhat song we'll be singing at Jackie's dad's graveside serviceWhy I ate ice cream AND four Oreos tonightThings I'm learningThat it's an incredibly moving honor to baptize somebodyThat if it's natural, it's easyThings I'm praying forMy familyThat I'll DO what my pastor SAID to do in church today when it comes …

So Long Self Day Four

Things I don't know yetExactly how tomorrow's service will go; I missed rehearsal Wednesday night...How to baptize somebody.Things I'm learningHow to baptize somebody...To see what's there and quit worrying about what's not.Things I'm praying forShannon's futureMy friend Jackie and her familyThings that are getting on my nervesMy hairThe pain in my neck (literally)Things that scare …

So Long Self Day Two

So long self, day two.I cooked a great dinner tonight; just threw it together and something amazing happened.Made a new friend tonight, due to miscommunication. She was there for a meeting that didn't happen, so she came to my meeting instead. And something amazing happened.Via Ben Arment, just discovered some guy named Josh Garrels. No …

So Long Self Day One

If you'll indulge me...I'm going to do a little experiment for the next week. I'll be making a daily post that's about me. Of course, blogging is pretty much about the blogger, but, you know. This series of posts will be to the extreme of self-indulgence.I tend to wear one of two hats when I …