Category: control
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New Habits.
It’s all about the preparation for me. The setting up. The desk, the writing instruments (of which I am very picky), the paper, the online programs, the candle, the coffee, the lighting, the chair, the books…oh, so many, books! The writing? Not so much. Recognizing that you have a problem is the beginning of healing,…
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On Being a Control Freak and Having Adult Children.
Any other control freaks out there? It took me a long time to realize that I struggled in life because I wanted to control everything. I’ve read that most Type A/Enneagram 1 folk are also huge control freaks. (Raises hand as I am all three.) We don’t just want to have control of situations, projects,…
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Can You Feel the Rage Love?
Several years ago, my beloved Interim Pastor informed me that I was a Type A personality. That explains a lot. When I gasped and said, “Huh? What? Me? Nuh-uh!”, he laughed and said, “you are a classic control freak.” Then he gave me a big old hug and told me that’s just the way it…