Happy as a Clam

So online I found a list of 53 things about introverts and it made me all warm inside like a toaster. The bread that popped out of this little toaster? This post. So read the commentary on my personal favorites then go check out the link at the bottom. It's real GFG (Good For Giggles). 53 is a lot to read so let me give you the highlights so you can understand me better: #1.Have you ever been at a party with me and I suddenly just...disappear...I'm off recharging my battery. Leave me be. #8. After about 3 text messages into our digital conversation you you be getting a saved response I have in my notes App. #18. If you don't think I spend 3 hours every weekend starring at the ceiling fan or watching ripples in the river...you don't know me at all. #22. If you show up to my house unannounced and I'm not home...SHH! In actuality I'm probably watching you through the blinds wishing you away with my mind. I need time to prepare to talk to peo...

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas_D_Kristof My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars This book is incredibly informative, in-depth and important. It focuses on giving first hand experiences with the woes that women around the globe face. The authors are clearly very involved in the cause they are writing about. It's always wonderful to hear about world issues from people who've ventured through the heart of the hurricane as opposed to people who've simply done good research. The way the book addresses some malignant and dangerous flaws in society is perfect. Not so much I feel like a terrible human being because I live somewhere that has fresh water; enough that I want to help those who don't. Which leads me to one of the best parts: it teaches and shows you HOW to help. It describes others who have found ways to give assistance and offers suggestions. Beautiful book that makes me proud to be a woman and anxious to change the wa...

As I was flipping through a book today something it talked about caught my eye. The woman was talking about strengths and weaknesses. We all know how easy it is to find fault in ourselves. It's easy to say I'm too this or not enough this. Finding strengths can be trickier. She mentioned how she went to her patriarchal blessing (a blessing members of the LDS church receive that is guidance from God, spoken through a priesthood holder) and as she read it she noticed that it mentioned many of her strengths and only a few weaknesses. So I went and read mine and found the same thing. Then the little starfish in my head said "if God focuses more on my strengths than on my weaknesses, maybe I should do that too." More often than not, as we build upon our strengths and leave our little box of weaknesses on the bench next to us, those weaknesses will take care of themselves. It's like a cut. If you pick at it repetitively, it tends to get worse. But if you leave it alone ...