What happens when I stop trying to change the one, I love? What happens when I accept him just as he is? He’s not like me. He’s like him. And that’s how he’s supposed to be. Instead of covering him in expectations, what happens when I cover him in acceptance? Something tells me it will … Continue reading Acceptance
One Day at a time
Getting to be a Day might sound like a piece of cake but it’s not. People are always wanting more OUT of their Day, more FROM their Day, and what people don’t realise is the pressure to get more done in a day is very hard work on a Day. It’s exhausting. And sometimes the … Continue reading One Day at a time
Unique
Photo by Kira auf der Heide on Unsplash I started watching The Good Doctor on (Netflix). I love the main character Dr. Shaun Murphy and how he challenges “normal.” It starts with him arriving at a hospital as a surgical resident and having to prove that he has what it takes to do his job … Continue reading Unique
Non-action action
Letting someone be, is an action. An action of getting out of their way. An action of holding my tongue. An action of loving and accepting them as they are. An action of restraining my opinions and my “let me just say this one thing” piece of advice. Test this for yourself and you will … Continue reading Non-action action
“Doing” prayer
While prayerfully meditating on my control issues, these words came to me… To make peace the goal, not change. To see prayer as “doing” something. Useful. Peaceful. To prioritise prayer as the most important “doing” I can ever do. “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive … Continue reading “Doing” prayer
Rest
I’ve talked about my favourite word Done before, but this week a Holy Spirit prompting has given me a whole new perspective… I can find rest in the things I do, not just when the things I need to do, are done. Meaning…. that in the work of everyday life, I can ask God to … Continue reading Rest
Humility
I was standing at the precooked chicken counter, looking for a free-range chook. A young woman was busily arranging the display. On closer inspection, I noticed that although the bags had a small free-range logo on them, they didn’t have their usual labeling. "Excuse me, are these free-range?” “No”. “They have a free-range logo on … Continue reading Humility
Gracefully
I was only 38 and the first signs of real aging were starting to show. I had already accepted the heavy creases between my brows, accrediting them to a devastating relationship breakup. And the fact, that I’d had a thought or two... But the lines around my mouth didn’t seem fair. I wasn’t a smoker. … Continue reading Gracefully
Purpose
In her wonderful book, Improv Wisdom, author Patricia Ryan Madson says this: “Instead of asking, ‘What do I feel like doing?’ substitute with the question ‘What is my purpose now?’” She says the most asked question is “How do you feel?” as if our emotions were the most important thing in life. She points out … Continue reading Purpose
Hot potato
In Charlotte Gambill's podcast titled From Frustration to Fulfillment, she said that in many situations we are too quick to verbalise our upset. She used hot potatoes to illustrate her point. If you are handed a hot potato the first thing you are likely to do is drop it - after all, it's hot. We … Continue reading Hot potato