Gifts

Today...

Polly

I will be grateful for the love of pets,

and the very way they make the whole journey more beautiful.

A few journal notes lately....

If you want your love,

you'll need to go back inside to find it.

'Switching over to heart mode can only happen

when you are unconditionally kind & forgiving to yourself.

Start the moment your ready, perhaps now.'

Accept the limitations of living one day at a time.

'A life lived close to God is not complicated or cluttered.'

There is a beautiful simplicity about life.

"Doubts and reasoning clip the wings 

of abandoned flight."

Live by the truth instead of the lies.

Don't let doubt, temptation, or accusation stop your

progress in faith.

"Remember who you are. 

Your sense of who you are determines what you do.

Remember you are a spiritual being with infinite abundance."

Align with your true north.

Things like family, relationships, Jesus.

Pick your direction, understand what true north is 

and stay close.

Remember what you really want.

'Your need is the signal for God's great.

His provision is not just for the obvious lack,

but for all the emotion, energy, & woundedness

associated with it.

You don't have to pretend to be strong.

Open your heart to Him.

Watch.'

Don't lose your sense of wonder.

be well...

xoxo

💝

"To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying

Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer,

is to keep your soul alive."

 

Fresh Start

Waking up on a beautiful Spring morning.

Taking my cup of coffee, Bible, and journal out on a quilt placed in the grass.

Bare feet to the earth, breathing in the fresh air, Polly rolling in the dirt...

the happy chirping of the birds on the feeder.

Starting the day more softer,

sweeter...

serene.

Feels like a BIG morning hug from God.

be well...

xoxo

💝

 "Every day gives us the chance for joy.

We wake up with a fresh start and anything is possible.

This moment is the only thing that matters.

If you feel residue from yesterday,

take a moment to loosen it's hold on you.

Journal it out:

get it out of your head onto paper.

Transfer the energy.

Today deserves your full attention-

and yesterday is over."

Slow Down

'How do we leave our soul open?

It's a choice.

Our soul is who we are. 

It's where we think, it's how we feel things,

it's what we purpose to do and be.'

"If we don't choose to open ourselves...

then what happens?

Do we just go on, oblivious and unaware,

and eventually become extinct?

I only know that I don't want to find out.

I don't want to merely exist.

I want to live consciously. 

On purpose.

I want to thrive, to grow, I want to learn and create.

It's what we were made for.

Our soul is a holy gift, and our thankful response is to keep it open

to the light so that the ordinary joys, the everyday miracles,

can float in freely when they will.

Every single day.

And this is how we do it....

We slow down. Yes we can. We must.

We resist multitasking. We were never created  for that lifestyle."

We dawdle, we linger, we idle, instead of rushing past.

We take the long way home. We make all the stops along the way.

We set work and trials aside, lay down our distractions, 

and turn to our beloveds.

Find serenity in a quiet evening.

 Breathe deep.

 Allow our bodies and our mind to rest.

Journal notes:

Do not give into the demands that try to steal your attention

'It's never about all the things we know & believe;

it is what we do about what we believe.'

'You can act when it's time to act, 

you won't when it's not.

Your own heart shows you.'

'Acknowledge where you are not listening to your soul.

Create an exit plan that brings you back to

alignment with your heart,

this is where genuine truth resides.'

be well...

xoxo

💝

 

Tuesday Tip : Pause

"1f you spend 1 hour of screen time,

it decreases happiness and increases anxiety in

adults and children."

~National Institute of Health~

The more time = less happy.

Help your soul.

Stop.

Take a 1 minute pause.

Breathe.

Be still.

Let it all go.

Create space to let your soul

be human again.

Repeat throughout the day if you want,

or maybe make it a habit.

Why not try it for a week and see 

how you feel ?

be well...

xoxo

💝