We are all telling ourselves a story with our thoughts. Our thoughts generate our emotions. Our emotions are sustained by the story we tell. Too often we are telling ourselves an unhelpful story. We think we must tell ourselves this story. We think this story is just true. But I have found that it is …
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At Home with Yourself.
One of the greatest gifts in life is learning to be at home with yourself. Being willing to be where you are, to feel what you feel, and practice self-compassion. It is a gift to ourselves when we witness our own life and our own experiences without judgment. We create safety for ourselves by being …
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 …
Trust and Receive.
Do you trust God? Do you receive His gifts? We build trust. We choose to believe, have faith, before we have the evidence of what we hope for. (Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.) I was talking with a friend recently about how I …
Life Is Not Easy and That Is Okay
Life is challenging. We are students of life. We have never done this before. We are figuring it out as we go. We are always in the process of becoming. This should cause us to be kind to ourselves as we navigate and move through life. Most of us think we should be further along, …
Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
Jesus said, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39) Do you love yourself? If you do not love yourself then you are not going to be able to love your neighbor very well. I admit that I did not like or love myself for the longest time. I did not feel worthy of love because …
What Story Are You Telling?
We are each telling ourselves a story about our own worth. Usually, it is a negative story that we are not good enough, that we are not smart enough, not skinny enough, not strong enough, not accomplished enough, etc. Or we tell ourselves we have made too many mistakes, messed up too much, that we …
Decide. Choose. With Intention.
What if we decided to stop being harsh and judgmental of ourselves? What if we decided to meet ourselves with compassion and understanding? What if we decided to believe we are enough just as we are? What if we decided to believe we are loved just as we are? We decide. We have that power. …
Control Issue
When my life feels out of sorts and like I just can’t get a hold of things, kind of out of control, it becomes easy for me to become judgmental or to start trying to tell other people what they should do to improve their lives, in an effort to make myself “feel” better. It …
Are You Tired of Worrying?
And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? Instead, seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you. Luke 12:25, 31 God keeps gently reminding me to TRUST Him more. TRUST in all things. In all circumstances and situations. He is reminding me in my soul as I am …
seeking and discovering a better WAY 