I love affirmations. I love and feel the power they offer when done consistently, even on those days we feel they are just words and they are not seeping deep into your bones. The subconscious is always in the background picking up your energy whether you are “tuned in” or not. That is why it […]
It is a new year. We are all planning, making resolutions, forging ahead in our lives with a new found feeling of hope. Why? Why wait until the calendar turns? Why don’t we embrace this feeling daily? Why is it so hard to allow ourselves that grace? I am all for it to be honest. […]
LOVE is the first fruit of the Spirit. I have been praying on these recently and over the next few weeks I hope to share what God has put on my heart as I dig into what it means to be filled with the fruit of the Spirit and how that manifests into day to […]
A friend of mine posted this great video this morning on his Facebook page. I reposted too both here and on Practical Insanity/Facebook. I hope you will consider liking my Facebook page. Nature Video
So yesterday I wrote a blog post about hurt. Today I wanted to finish up with the second half of the article I found on IQ Matrix that discusses ways to overcome. The word overcome is such a powerful word in my opinion. It means to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty but […]
Hurt – to cause physical pain or injury. That is the definition but what about hurt that causes emotional pain and injury to your spirit? That is the hurt that I want to talk about. This hurt is something that comes into my life more often than I care to admit. Some days I can […]
Self-destruction manifests itself in all of us; however, only the strong know how to battle it. You have to be a secure and mentally strong person to learn that you are worth fighting for. If you see this behavior manifesting in the one’s you love remember you can’t change them no matter how hard you […]
I was cleaning my bookshelves today and The Alchemist fell to my feet. I stared at it for a moment before picking it up. A lot went through my head in those few short seconds from the fall to retrieving the book off the floor. My mind has been cloudy lately as I struggle with […]
It is another rainy October day here in Charleston. I am watching the tide rise over the bank of the marsh onto the grass in our backyard. With the moon, the tides recently have been unusually high and the excessive rains we have been experiencing this October have created so many problems here not only […]
My husband had me laughing so hard on your walk with our dogs Saturday morning. We got tangled up with the dogs and their leashes which is not unusual but he had a bag of dog poop that he casually hugged me with as we were untangling. The smell made my eyes tear but the […]
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