Downs reminds again today that we need friends. Not just that they are a nice addition, but we need them. She believes she is a better person because of them....Read more
Perhaps your family is super easy to love every day. Even if everyone in my family were right at the top of the easy to love scale, they might be...Read more
Downs believes that in order to be brave and make brave choices we need the support of people we love and who love us. Do you agree? If you have...Read more
I’ll be honest: from the title, I was expecting advice about removing people from our circles. I was pleasantly surprised to read Downs’ championing building community (family) and reminding us...Read more
Is it easier to think about other people who don’t work hard than acknowledge the times we don’t? For me, I know when I’m engaged in a project and loving...Read more
Not every one of us has a paid job; of course some of us work full-time or part-time, but perhaps you work all day in the home for your families,...Read more
Not many people I know worked a paid job in their calling from the beginning of their career. Few people I know even knew about calling at the beginning of...Read more
How do you feel about asking others what they see in you? How do you feel about asking others to fill in the blanks as Downs’ friend did, “These are...Read more
Annie F. downs invites us today to start where we are. She writes, “So what should you do today? Do what’s right in front of you.“ Maybe it’s something you...Read more
Today Annie F. Downs asks us to consider that our calling can have multiple expressions. She talks about how her teaching career and then her speaking/writing career stem from the...Read more