In Others’ Words: The Power of Laughter

Beth VogtFun, In Others' Words, Quotes 15 Comments

  Right before I worked on this post, my husband and youngest daughter were watching a sitcom on TV. Nothing special about the show — the TV just happened to be on because they’d finished watching our favorite program, The Flash. My favorite part of those few moments was hearing my husband and my daughter laugh. One study states that …

In Others’ Words: Choosing You

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, Life 19 Comments

The best of friends call us out on things. There was the day my friend Faith saw me caught up in a swirl of expectations — my expectations for myself, as well as all the imaginary and real expectations that other people had for me. I allowed the unspoken should’s and ought’s to overwhelm me and distort me into some …