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    And an aspiring disciple of Jesus, defender of the oppressed, writer, graphic designer and photographer.

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    oh, and coffee…lots of coffee.

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Oh, for the optimism of Soren.

January 10, 2014

I’ve been thinking a lot about my last post. I questioned whether I should post it in the first place but my policy is to always keep it real (Bréne Brown would be proud). Because I find it is when I take a risk and say the things I am afraid to speak, that people say things like, “I really needed to hear that today” or “I thought I was the only one.” We have fully come into a time when so many aspects of our lives have been relegated to area quarantined as “private” or “unacceptable for public discourse” but the reality is, is that when we don’t talk about these things shame or unreasonable thoughts fester.

I find that for myself, this sometimes even includes my hopes, dreams and goals. To me, they are so fragile because I am afraid of failure. I am also a very loyal person so if I say that I will be your friend or that I am going to do something, I will stop at very little to pull through on that commitment (even if that friendship doesn’t look the way that you think it is supposed to).

As I said, I am coming into 2014, not with pyro-techniques or a big new rebranding reveal but rather cautious and guarded. This however, is not who I am. So yesterday, I threw caution to the wind and said to myself, if I had the time and the optimism of my dog, Soren, what would my resolution list look like?

 Have coffee with friends…regularly

Go running…regularly

Have dates with my children. One-to-one…regularly

Join a small group or a Bible Study

Do one graduate course a semester

Complain less. Make joy more. Be content

Cook with at least one new recipe a week

Learn to play the Cello…finally.

Ambitious? It might be. But isn’t that what resolutions and optimism is all about?

How about you? If you were to throw caution to the wind and let your heart guide you and not your head, what would be on your list?

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  • About Me

    Hi, I’m Krista.

    Strategic communicator and storyteller.

    I am the wife of a very talented musician who takes me around the world in pursuit of excellence. Mama to Jakob, Audrey and Ella, who just happens to have Down Syndrome.
    And an aspiring disciple of Jesus, defender of the oppressed, writer, graphic designer and photographer.

    I write and speak on navigating through the fog of life…you know, when things don’t go exactly as planned and am fuelled by a passion to amplify the voices of those on the margins…
    oh, and coffee…lots of coffee.

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