Category Archives: Everyday Life

August 18, 2010

A Simple Lesson: Life Goes On

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In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on. ~Robert Frost

I read this quote earlier this week and the simplicity of it struck me. Regardless of what is going on in your life, it goes on. Good or bad, it goes on. Knowing this is so, why do we torture ourselves by lingering on what has happened in the past? I attended a women’s conference and one of the speakers explained how our memories are pictures we create in our head.  As humans, we also add emotion to those memories and end up reliving them as if they were happening in the present. If the memory is a bad one, this reliving is nothing more than self-inflicted torture.

Today, choose to stop torturing yourself with bad thoughts and memories. You are not here by mistake, but to live out your life with purpose and joy. May this be a day full of joy and peace for you.

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August 11, 2010

A New Day Full of Expectancy

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A couple of nights ago, I was quite literally nodding off as I hit the publish button on that post. For weeks, I have been exhausted and not sleeping well at all. I have entirely too many things on my mind and some of them are so damn stressful, I honestly do not know HOW I make it through the day. Seriously, it is the grace of God getting me through, because it is not of my own power.

This morning, though, I decided to approach the day differently. I decided to expect great things to happen to me. I expected favor. I was on alert about any and everything that could be a sign that “something” was getting ready to happen. It is amazing how  your day improves when you shift your attitude to the positive side. This is definitely a good thing.

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August 9, 2010

The Title Pretty Much Sums it Up

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keep the faith

I am dog tired and can not muster up a decent post right now if I tried. I read a great quote today and had to share:

As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.
~ Emmanuel Teney

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August 8, 2010

Stay the Course

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Kiwi

“Be yourself, don’t take anyone’s shit, and never let them take you alive.”

Gerard Way

“Be yourself, don’t take anyone’s shit, and never let them take you alive.”

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August 7, 2010

You Must Remember…

Posted in NaBloPoMo, Returning to Center

Day 29

Keep looking forward. Your past has no place in your present and it does not dictate the outcome of your future. There will be people around you who are stuck. Stuck in anger, hate, animosity, cruelty and misery…all by their choice. Pray for them, because no matter what you do, you can not change them. People have to want to change. People have to want to take ownership for their mess instead of blaming you or others for their situations. Truth is truth.

Refuse to be their mirror. Don’t reflect back to them what they give you. Rise higher. Remember Who lives inside of you. Draw on that strength. Pray for those who persecute you, who slander your name, who lie on you…pray for them and bless them. Stand your ground, pick up your sword of the Spirit and shield of faith.

Put on truth.

Stand firmly in your place.

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