Our beliefs are the thoughts that we have practiced thinking over and over again. We have to practice believing a new thought in order to begin to act a different way. Our brains form pathways. We think a thought and our body responds based on the pathway we have created over time. If we want …
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Mind Management.
A life changing realization for me was realizing I could learn to manage my mind. I had always assumed that what I thought was just what I thought but I came to understand the power I have to choose my thoughts! I realized my power to change my experience of my life by changing the …
Fear of Rejection.
We all fear rejection to a certain extent, some of us more than others. As humans we long to belong. We want to be loved and accepted by others. When we think that we are going to get “kicked out” of the tribe it incites a fear response in us. This is our natural human …
The Old Man and the Sea.
I listened to Ernest Hemingway’s book The Old Man and the Sea this week. Initially, I thought it was terrible. I said as much when I got home last night after finishing the book. Dean looked the book up and said it was about perseverance. My thought was, “yeah but he got nothing for his …
Thankfully God Has Shown Me…
A big part of my transformation came as I learned to, trained myself to believe in God’s love for me. Not just believe that God is love but that God loves me, as I am, even if I never improve. Also, learning to, training myself to receive the love God has for me. Believing in …
Looking in All the Wrong Places
When we are looking for our worth, value, purpose, or meaning “out there” in the world from our work, what we do, or from our children, or anywhere other than from God in ourselves, we tend to show up to our life needy and clingy and expectant. When we are looking for love, joy, or …
Happy Valentine’s Day.
If you profess love to someone, then you should practice showing them love with your words and actions. This sounds so nice. And I wish that it were always true, that when someone professed love then loving actions followed but sadly, we know that is not the case. I have good news. We can feel …
This Is How It Is.
People seem to battle with reality. They think life “should go” a certain way. They have expectations and ideals about how people should be, about how the world should be, about what is supposed to happen. Then when people, the world, situations, do not go as they expected they become angry, frustrated, disappointed, unhappy with …
transformation.
Transformation is not mere change. Transformation is altering your way of being to become what you haven’t been before. Transformation is reimaging who you are being in the world. Your “being” is your habitual way of thinking, feeling, and acting. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, Romans …
Embrace All of It.
I wanted to follow up on yesterday’s post. When I say, “we have more power than we realize, or often choose to tap into, the power of the Holy Spirit living in us helping us! May we believe in His power, ask for His help, and receive His love!” I am trying to remind us …
seeking and discovering a better WAY 