I feel invigorated this morning, and although there
was an incident that triggered me to head for
the rabbit hole (on Christmas eve) and go on down....
I didn't.
I'm not going to pretend it didn't hurt.
It did.
I am learning.
About me. About them.
Funny how one little thing can steal your joy if you let it.
Honestly, I'd rather focus on the things in my life that deserve more attention.
So I switched my focus to that.
It also required a few deep breaths, and a prayer or five...
however the night ended up going even better than I expected.
With that said,
our Christmas was very sweet.
Every. Single. Moment.
💖
The new "possible" tradition left it's mark.
I put together a little Nativity tray, and
surprisingly it exceeded my expectations.
I'll share more about that in a future post.
Today I want to share this :
"When you realize that joy is
less fireworks more firefly
less orchestra more birdsong
she will come back more often
for joy will not fight
with the fast pace of life
she is not in the shiny and new
She breathes in the basic
shimmers in the simple
and dances to and fro
joy has been beckoning you
for many a year my friend
you were just too busy doing to see
the vey next time joy wraps
her quiet warmth around you
as the garden embraces your weary body
in it's wildness
tip her a nod
you cannot force her to stay
but if you are a gracious host
joy comes back."
~Donna Ashworth~
As for my journal today...
I filled a whole journal since Nov. 16.
(normally I can squeeze in 2 or 3 months)
I have had a LOT to write.
Thankfully hubby got me one for Xmas.
The quote on the front says'
"Happiness Blooms from within."
It's double the size of my last one.
It's perfect.
Some ending journal notes:
When you are dissatisfied with your behavior
you tend to feel unworthy of God's love.
You punish yourself, and attempt to earn His approval
by trying harder.
One of the greatest blessings in life is godly friends.
Don't remain isolated. Reach out to others.
God will do what's best for you,
even in the most difficult trials.
'God loves you so much that He will not allow you
to stay as you are.
He wants to transform you into your best self
and help you mature in faith.
He knows what good will come from the challenges
you face.
Your difficulties are evidence God is working on you,
and that the best is yet to come.
Trust Him and don't lose heart.'
Plenty of unacceptable behavior is directed at you.
You are not helpless.
You have choices.
Rather than blame, look to your own involvement.
That is where you can make changes.
Accept the challenge.
Work at becoming your best self,
rather than spend your precious life
wishing someone else would change.
When the road gets difficult,
the key is to right your course as best you can.
It's OK to struggle trying to make things fit,
trying to figure out if indeed it no longer fits, and why.
It's OK to outgrow, and to let go of things
that don't work anymore.
(attitudes, habits, beliefs, possessions, relationships....)
be well...
xoxo
💝
I decided to share my Amazon links on the blog.
Little things that I try. Like. Favorites.
I 'll start with these spiral notebooks.
They are my #1 choice for journaling.
If you'd like to check these out, just click on this link:
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