The Other Side of Nice

Tag: confidence

  • The Quiet Power of Walking Away from Gossip

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    Gossip is one of those things that slips into everyday life so easily we barely notice it happening. It can start as concern, curiosity, or even connection but in the mix of all of that, it often turns into something heavier. Something that doesn’t sit quite right. I’ve been on both sides of it. I’ve…

  • Proof that hard seasons end

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    There’s a morning every spring where I get up for my daily walk and there’s a noticeable difference in the air, today was that day.  There is usually still snow piled along the driveway, although most of it has melted here on the east coast where I live. Mornings still bite a little when you…

  • How I finally learned my worth

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    Photo credit: Jordyn Day It took me far longer than I care to admit to finally like who I am and celebrate my worth.  It wasn’t until I was in my very late 30’s that I started to see that I was a good person who deserved to be happy. Codependency taught me to look…

  • The voice that changed the room

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    Some words live rent-free in your mind; not because they’re dramatic or loud, but because they arrived exactly when you needed them. I’ve always been anxious and terribly self-conscious. (I’ll share more about how I learned my worth in a future post.) I think this ties into everything I’ve written about so far: our life…

  • How I Learned to Say No Without Guilt

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    “No” has lived at the bottom of my vocabulary for most of my life. I buried beneath politeness, people-pleasing, and a deeply rooted fear of disappointing others. On the rare occasion that I mustered up the courage to say no to something, I would drown in guilt for days afterward.  The kind, helpful and supportive…