I’ve ‘Ben Wunderin’: A Column Dedicated to Your Mental Health Questions
Hello to the Serve Daily readers. I want to introduce myself as the newest addition to the Serve Daily Family of writers. I will be featuring a column in every edition for a while titled “I’ve Been Wondering,” with the goal to offer help and support to the local community. My name is Ben, Ben […]
Careful Who You Share Good News With
Not Everyone Will Celebrate You the Way You Expect Most people assume good news should bring people together. A promotion, a new relationship, an opportunity, a personal achievement. These moments feel exciting, and naturally, many people want to share them with others. There is something deeply human about wanting the people around us to smile […]
Understanding Consequences: How Outcomes Shape the Way We Think, Learn, and Live
Every action carries something with it. Sometimes it is immediate, like touching a hot surface and pulling your hand back. Other times it unfolds slowly over days, months, or even years, like habits that shape your life over time. These outcomes are what we call consequences. They are not inherently good or bad. They are […]
Learning to Separate Feedback from Self-Worth
The quote, often attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent,” is one of those ideas that sounds simple at first but becomes more complex the longer you think about it. On the surface, it suggests that our self-worth belongs to us and that other people’s opinions only have […]
What the Amish Taught Me About Slowing Down
Slowing down and enjoying life isn’t something I’m naturally good at. I tend to rush from one project to the next, frequently feeling frazzled, mentally taxed, and physically exhausted by the time I retire to bed (almost always later than my intended curfew). The anticipation of getting up and doing it all over again in […]
