the shoulds.

It's easy to live in the past. to make your list of "should haves" and be crippled from progress.
it's harder to move forward. to learn from mistakes and change your behavior/attitude/response.

how rewarding is it when we learn and look back and say that you've grown or conquered a fear?

i continue to learn that what people tell you you are or aren't (depending on where their hearts are when they criticize you) is usually not 100% fair or accurate. you can be a lot of things. in Christ, you can be a whole lot more.
i don't want to live in the "shoulds"...i want to live in the empowering freedom of the "what ifs" and be an encouragement to those who haven't lived into joy and potential.

*t.