Worse yet, I think I have been waiting for You to help me feel like doing it. How foolish to think I will ever feel like doing something dull and tedious.
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Dealing with the Stuff of Life
Tagged with: asking for help, Body Anchors, helpers, personal responsibility, Starting, Stuff
Posted in Changing, choosing HARD, responsibility, Stuff, Work
Posted in Changing, choosing HARD, responsibility, Stuff, Work
A Thermal Image of Myself?
I really want to take care of myself. But I feel as if I was absent when “they” taught Emotional Hygiene. Sigh, does anyone teach that? You say it is mentioned in the Bible — You call it speaking the Truth in Love. Hm. I just never thought about speaking the truth in love to myself! That sounds so obvious.
Create in me a Clean Heart
DANG! I guess, God, YOU have brought me back to Personal Responsibility. It is so HARD to bless folks who seem bent on destroying. How much easier to judge and hate. But what a quickly Descending helix that begets.
Tagged with: a clean heart, Blessing, digesting, forgiving, personal responsibility
Posted in asking for help for myself, Blessing, Choosing to respond, courage to see myself, Digesting as processing
Posted in asking for help for myself, Blessing, Choosing to respond, courage to see myself, Digesting as processing
Walking through Munich
Well, yes, God, I confess I do not always LIVE in the power of this HOPE. I drift away from the Connection You Extend to us. Please help me — and all the People of this Planet — to turn to YOU!
Tagged with: compassion, forgiveness, health, hope, personal responsibility
Posted in connecting, Forgiving, healing, health, hope, Hope as a gift from God
Posted in connecting, Forgiving, healing, health, hope, Hope as a gift from God
Beauty, Awe and Self Care
Somehow, God, all these years I equated Self Care with Selfishness. But, it belongs under Personal Responsibility! The Bible clearly tells us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. But, we tend to focus on OTHERS FIRST — and often ONLY — not realizing that order doesn’t work long-term.
Tagged with: health, Kauai, personal responsibility, relaxing, self-care, Slowing Down
Posted in awareness, beauty, Cherishing our Bodies, connecting, loving myself, relaxation
Posted in awareness, beauty, Cherishing our Bodies, connecting, loving myself, relaxation
Bed-Making 2.0: Putting Things Away
The point of bed-making is that we willingly do what we know will be undone. We put things away that we know we will get out again tomorrow — or maybe even this afternoon.
Tagged with: changing, Lent, personal responsibility, Putting Away
Posted in a hand up, Changing, choosing HARD, Choosing to respond, clean and tidy
Posted in a hand up, Changing, choosing HARD, Choosing to respond, clean and tidy
Light Shining On . . . and Light Shining Through
Good Day, God! There is nothing like a week of storms — rain, lightening, thunder and grey skies — to make me appreciate the beauty of Light. I especially like light shining through plants. I was totally surprised this morning…
Tagged with: grey skies, Light, personal responsibility, selective focus, storms
Posted in beauty, Light, Responding, responding to God's Spirit, responsibility
Posted in beauty, Light, Responding, responding to God's Spirit, responsibility
A Love Gift to Kit — and Me Too!
Good Morning, God! Here we are, God, after running 3.1 miles. Kit, of course is fresh. I could hardly speak after a fast finish. Connie Comiso, the race organizer was standing 20 yards from the finish yelling at me, ‘You…
A Moment with God 