Hello and happy April! I hope you all are doing well. I have some very big and exciting things coming, and I’m excited to share this three-part series with you!

Let’s dive in.

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Every so often, I reread “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Dr. Brené Brown. I read it for the first time back in 2015. I had just lost a job, couldn’t find another one, and was desperately yearning for something I couldn’t see. I read her book, and it just lifted something heavy off my heart. From there, I moved home, I started teaching, and life started to look up.

Fast-forward to 2019, and I’m back in the book. My life was shifting, and I couldn’t be still. My granny was still here, but she was sick, and I was avoiding dealing with that. I despised my job, and life was just rough.

Now, here we are in 2026, and I’m not in distress. I’m where I want to be, and I feel very bright. So I decided it’s time to reread “The Gifts of Imperfection,” but this time from a place of gratitude, not grief.

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You can’t let how much you care cost you.

That came to me this week while I was hiking back to my car (long story 😂) and talking with my mom. She and I often have the best conversations about life and being in your thirties, and I told her,

“I think I’m finally learning that I cannot care too much.”

I am what you might call a feeler.

I have big emotions, and I feel them deeply. Some might say sensitive—and as we’ve discussed many blog posts ago…

Yes, I am sensitive. And it’s my superpower.

But in knowing that about myself, I’ve had to learn to be mindful of where I place my care.

Because not everything deserves that level of access.

And lately, I’ve realized something:

Over-caring can cost you.

There are three things it can cost:

1. Peace

2. Sanity

3. Position—with God and in life

Over the next few posts, I want to talk about each one.

But for now…

Just do a price check. 😉

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Take Care,

ToriB 💕🌻