You don't have to have any of it under control. This is obvious. But it also isn't. I often feel like I have to have things under control. Maybe not all the things, but at least my things. At least some things. I know I can't control a lot of things, but I also know … Continue reading You don’t have to {The Kind Side}
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Listen {Five Minute Friday}
Listen. Listening involves being quiet. But beyond that it involves stilling our own inner dialogue where we prepare what we want to say next or decide what we think about what we're hearing. Listening is sitting in the space of someone else's words. Not just hearing. Not just taking in the auditory signals. It's observing … Continue reading Listen {Five Minute Friday}
If Only You Knew by Jamie Ivey {Book Review}
"Shame over past sins that have already been forgiven is not from God. No matter how much you go to church, or read your Bible, or give away lots of money, you're not improving Christ's forgiveness of you." Jamie Ivey, If Only You Know, p212 If Only You Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming … Continue reading If Only You Knew by Jamie Ivey {Book Review}
A word or seven {The Kind Side} (Also: don’t miss this free webinar tonight)
That thing you're thinking about sharing? It's good enough. Just put it out there,. Someone specific needs it. The problem you've been mulling over? Take the time to write through it and see where you get. It really helps. I've been there, too. That niggling idea in your head that you're not a writer (creative) … Continue reading A word or seven {The Kind Side} (Also: don’t miss this free webinar tonight)
Success {Five Minute Friday}
Is there any such thing as success? Is it about how big we get, how rich we get, or if we do what we set out to do? Will we ever arrive? I don't think so. Maybe if we're talking about money we might classify someone as a success or being successful. But not so … Continue reading Success {Five Minute Friday}
Shades of Light: A Novel by Sharon Garlough Brown {Book Review}
Shades of Light by Sharon Garlough Brown This book was so good. I went in expecting a more serious read about depression and mental health. And it was very serious, but it also had so much light, hope, and healing even when the situation is an ongoing one. Wren's experience of depression and anxiety were … Continue reading Shades of Light: A Novel by Sharon Garlough Brown {Book Review}
Always We Begin Again by Leanna Tankersly (Book Review)
Always We Begin Again: Stepping into the Next, New Moment by Leanna Tankersly This beautiful sparkly hardcover is small in stature, but hefty in pages and expectation. The perfect size for holding introspectively while gazing out the window. As one does. I haven't finished it yet, but besides having just the right dimensions, these 100 … Continue reading Always We Begin Again by Leanna Tankersly (Book Review)
Put yourself on the path {The Kind Side}
Instead of wondering "are you going to...?" maybe take the fact that you're asking the question as an indication of your interest. Start figuring out the how to begin. Get some answers. Get some teaching (don't get stuck here). Create something interesting (most important step). Look it over. Create again. Stop wondering if you will. … Continue reading Put yourself on the path {The Kind Side}
