Category Archives: Returning to Center

Thriving When You are in a Holding Pattern

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I believe I am in a holding pattern. No, I know I am.

There is no other explanation for the trials I am enduring at this point in my life. I admit, it has not been the easiest space to occupy. It has been downright painful and hurtful. I have been disappointed in someone I trusted with every area of my life. Having your trust violated, stomped on and destroyed leaves you beyond numb, beyond angry and beyond hurt…it just leaves you…abandoned. There is no worse feeling than to know that someone who proclaimed to care for you would simply abandon you on every level possible. But, I can tell you this. This ending is actually a new beginning for me.

My current holding pattern calls me to be still and be silent. It calls me to trust that there is a purpose, a plan and a process for what I am going through, and I find comfort in that. I am not feeling anxious about my future, as I know He has a good plan for my life. He is about to do a new thing and how can I not be excited about that? I believe attitude makes all the difference in how you endure trials. You can either complain and blame others for your problems or you can learn the lesson in the situation.

I am called to rest, now, not do. This morning, I felt this energy vibrating inside of me…it has me restless. I feel like I need to be doing something. Then I read this scripture: Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him…” Psalm 37:7 NIV. Well, that just about says it all. So, I will be still and I will on Him. I know my faith and patience are being tested. I have every intention of passing the test and moving beyond this current place.

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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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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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The Title Pretty Much Sums it Up

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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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Stay the Course

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

Gerard Way

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