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How to Discover and Celebrate Your Gifts

How to Discover and Celebrate Your Gifts

Kara Gallagher

I firmly believe that fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of public shame and humiliation is the biggest reason we keep our gifts and talents to ourselves. Fear is a liar. Fear will tell you that you aren’t good enough, qualified enough, have enough certificates or any other kind of verification. Or you have this crazy idea that EVERYONE needs to approve or like what you are doing. Again, nope. You are good enough and forget the approval of the masses, never going to happen.

Your Best Also Looks Like My Best: A Plea To Stop Comparing Each Other

Your Best Also Looks Like My Best: A Plea To Stop Comparing Each Other

Kara Gallagher

The effort you’re giving into this whole parenthood thing is not any less than the effort I’m giving. Are my logistics sometimes a little trickier than yours? Sure. Maybe. I spend money on childcare and weekly dates night to cope, to be honest. But, you have lost just as much sleep as me. You’ve probably skipped just as many showers as I have. And I bet you also locked yourself in the bathroom when you actually haven’t needed to go to the bathroom. Just because I have more kids than you do, or had 3 at one time, I do not have a harder job than yours. The effort you give to raising your wee ones isn’t less than mine. We are BOTH doing the best we can with the tools we’ve been given. The best we can with the tools we have. I want you to remember that when you see my Instagram feed, or someone else’s post about their blissful vacation where as far as you can tell, nothing went wrong. Stop comparing. Staaahhp. Are you doing your best? Because on some days, your very best will be getting out of bed and getting dressed! Maybe some days your best is that day trip with all 3 kids to the museum you’ve told them about for months now! You get credit for all of it.

A Summer Update

A Summer Update

Kara Gallagher

Contentment and peace reign over this self-proclaimed kingdom. One you’ve claimed by surviving the bitter winter and relentless, chilled spring of the region. Walking home, in the fading light, there will be towels to ring and wash, sand will linger on kitchen floors, even after being swept. Days of drinking in summer, being gluttons of the bright hot days will create piles of unwashed or unfolded laundry. But these weeks are not unending. Soon, too soon every year, the chill of the disappearing sun will come earlier, the sun will rise later, and the first tree to show it’s aging leaves will make your heart hurt just a little.