Tag: getting through hard times
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The Vulnerability Paradox
My pursuit of transparency has been expensive. It’s required me to stand up for things when no one stood with me. It’s required me to have hard conversations, read books, journal, go to counseling. I had to labor over forgiveness, work through anger, cry through hurt, expose shame. I WANT people to be able to see through me. So…
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Christmas is Ruined – Part Two
Christmas truly was the most wonderful time of the year. I felt safe and loved, surrounded by family and lots of Christmas cheer. Then my family was torn apart. Instead of Christmas being my most favorite time of the year, I dreaded it. I dreaded it because I couldn’t ignore what a sad path my…
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Goodbye Square Squad
So I thought it was all wrapped up in a perfect package. You have Cheap Seats and you have Square Squad. Cheap Seat people come and go, Square Squad people always stay. But nothing in life is a perfect package. What happens when your Square Squad leaves you?
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Bend Up, Not In
LESSONS FROM THE DESERT OF MY LIFE I believe that sharing our stories and our experiences in a vulnerable way is the most powerful thing we can do for ourselves and for each other. If there is one thing I have learned after 17 years in the financial industry it’s that the numbers on…
Richelle Hofer 