Personal Growth

I vividly remember the day I decided I needed to get into the gym. I was a 23-year-old law student, and I had just come back from lunch at Taco Bell, where I had woofed down three soft tacos, a Nachos Supreme, and a bean burrito. I felt bloated, gross …

I used to have a bad case of analysis paralysis. The bigger the decision, the more I’d overthink it. And the more I thought about it, the less I could make up my mind and act.  I think lots of new grads feel that way about leaving college and entering …

  I want to speak frankly about something, something borne from my own pain and heartbreak. Often in Christian circles (not all, bear with me; Boundless discusses these hard issues more than some church groups) we are told, “Don’t have sex; discus …

“Sooooooo, how was it?” I asked my roommate when she got home from a blind date a co-worker had arranged. “I had a great time,” she explained, while giving me a quick run-down on her first impression of him and the highlights of their conversation over …

Car seats are the worst. I usually refrain from going into detail about my life as a mother here, because I know a lot of that may not be of interest to single readers. When I was single, I remember meeting with “mommy friends” and half-listening to ta …

Not everyone likes making New Year’s Resolutions. What could be worse than setting yourself up for failure once a year? But resolutions can be helpful. We should expect some difficulty when establishing new habits and setting new goals. Success is lear …