My heart to encourage your heart
~A state of full immersion Here I sit Lord wanting to write and create yet realizing that it takes a minute to heat up the engine. Like a good diesel once she is cranked and warm it can take you thousands of miles into adventure, lands unseen, solutions to life's problems you name it. A... Continue Reading →
Anger is the wind that blows out the lamp of the mind. Ever Been Angry? Dumb question, I know. But picture this: a puppy darts in front of your car, and you slam on the brakes. That’s what anger feels like. Anger is a physiological surge of arousal—your breathing quickens, your eyes narrow, and your... Continue Reading →
Growth amidst the dirt and roots, the grime and smell yet yielding to life. Crushed, down further and further into the decayed rotting soil of life goes the roots in search of precious water and sustenance. Out of the effort springs forth life above ground where the roots can't see. It seems our focus in life is... Continue Reading →
More than anything in the world I want you to see me. Can you see me? Do you see my effort to get noticed? Can you see my dance, my song, my heart? I long to be noticed, to be accepted, to be understood, to be nurtured, cared for as a mother cares for a... Continue Reading →
It feels like a wet blanket on a humid day. It smells like a wet dog. It feels like a rock in your shoe. It looks like a beautiful blue sky day turned gray. It leaks. It creeps through the windows of your heart. It is like water over a sandcastle. It is suffocating. It... Continue Reading →
Marriage is like canoeing. Picture this, a canoe with one person sitting up front with a paddle and the other sitting in the back with a paddle. Each person has a destination they would like to get to but have to paddle together to get there. This is often where the fun begins. We have... Continue Reading →
The more advanced we become the more necessary it is to keep it simple. Take social media. What an amazing advancement in communication and connecting. The problem is, we are now seeing an entire generation that are growing up with devices in their hands yet more unhappy than ever before. One of the new acronyms... Continue Reading →
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself." Rumi When one gets better we all get better. Would you agree with that? Like the butterfly effect, (a minute localized change in a complex system that can have large effects elsewhere), small changes can... Continue Reading →
"End of Construction-Thank you for your Patience" We are all under construction. Construction is complete when we die. Until then show some grace to others including yourself. Construction is messy! It is dangerous to believe you are the only one with a mess. We are ALL under construction. When we believe we are all in... Continue Reading →
Applause, like candy, is sweet to the taste—yet it always leaves you wanting more.Have you ever received applause only to find yourself craving it again? That’s because applause is a poor motivator. It’s fickle, fleeting, and rarely satisfies for long. The performer must constantly outdo the last act to earn louder cheers. But what if... Continue Reading →
"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" Matthew 6:26 God knows we worry. He thought of us when He created the birds. You see the birds are our constant... Continue Reading →
To heal is to recover from what was broken. It means to allow the little people with hardhats to come out and repair the parts of you that are broken. This is best accomplished while we sleep. Every night when we lie down to sleep these little imaginary people with hardhats come out and repair... Continue Reading →
Resist the urge to blend in. Blending in is easy and builds the wrong kind of muscles, the easy muscles. Instead build the weird kind of muscles, the kind that gains the type of results you want anyways. Need some help? Try these as some examples of ways to be weird and build weird muscles:... Continue Reading →
We can't make a wave, we can't fight the wave, might as well surf the wave. Waves come at us daily in the form of circumstances. Fighting with life's waves leaves you all wet. Resisting life's waves will break you. Surfing life's waves will thrill you. Application: What is one wave you can identify that... Continue Reading →
Sometimes we end up somewhere different than we intended. Detours are God's way of getting our attention to check the road we are on and make course corrections. Don't dismiss the detour, embrace the change of scenery. Ask yourself the simple question, "What can I take away from this detour?". Application: When was the last... Continue Reading →
Cul-de-sacs stunt growth. To kill the cul-de-sac you have to go back to the beginning to start again. Sometimes reverse is progress. Cul-de-sacs frustrate the one driving and makes passengers car sick. Cul-de-sacs exist so you will not stay there. Choose to exit the cul-de-sac the way you came in and get back on the... Continue Reading →
Routines create ruts which over time can become shallow graves. Choose one thing in your life that you KNOW will make you uncomfortable and do it. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. Question: If you do not like where you are today what needs... Continue Reading →
"In the absence of information, conspiracies abound." – Brené Brown There’s a little monster inside of us called the conspiracy monster.This creature lives between your ears and roars things that aren’t true. Its whispers and growls can be heard in classrooms, boardrooms, and even bedrooms. The conspiracy monster feeds on fragments of information—bits with plenty... Continue Reading →
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