Release resentment.
I have experienced years of resentment towards others. Justifying in my mind how my anger and hatred towards them for whatever I thought they did to hurt me. I have used my resentments to justify my own damaging behaviors towards others and myself. I have been so caught up in judging others that I could […]
Creating change.
Once I decided to take accountability and responsibility for my reactions to life I needed to do the work. Completing an honest moral inventory of myself became paramount to my transformation. I had completed inventories in the past, but I had not been deeply honest about my brokenness, my fears, and my distorted beliefs. When […]
Life’s work.
During my life, I have done many jobs and had one career which lasted just about 25 years. I believe I did some good in that career but only one part of it was my life’s work. When I focus on finding and following the Divine design for my life. When I do God’s will. […]
The calm
Some people seem confused or hold disbelief towards my calmness. I have not always been calm or peaceful, I have experienced the roller coaster of emotions. I have been overly happy, extremely angry, morose, depressed, rageful, saddened, anxious to the point of shutting down, and I have screamed into the dark night of the soul. […]
Agents of change
This morning, I am reminded of the two actions which will continue to create change in me and my life. Prayer and meditation. For me, prayer consists of statements of appreciation. That which I appreciate will multiply. Meditation has many forms, and anyone can meditate. I love early morning statements of appreciation, meditation, affirmations and […]
Fear.
This morning, I am reminded that fear is one of our human reactions to those experiences we choose to call scary, frightening, unsettling or whatever term you choose. However, my response to fear is my choice. When I experience fear, I can choose to stop, breathe, reset, and choose my response. Generally, my fear means […]
There is a difference.
I am reminded this morning that there is a big difference between knowing something, teaching it, and living it out in your life. I have repeated this lesson for many years in different areas of my life.I can learn a new concept quickly, talk about it constantly, and teach others what I learned long before […]
Facing the day.
I have often thought this phrase indicated that the day was going to be difficult, so I had to gear up to be able to take on the day. This type of thinking sometimes led to an all-day whine fest in which I would complain about every single situation, find fault with every person, and […]
Allowing.
The readings remind me that I get to choose to follow God’s will or what I call the Divine design for my life. I tried for many years to make up what I thought should be God’s will for me and I consistently ran into some form of obstacle. Those obstacles took many forms including […]
Dedication.
I have found a difference between dedication and obsession. I used to base my moods on being able to do my daily routine exactly as I thought it needed to be done in order for me to have a successful day. As an example, if I did not make my prayers of appreciation before getting […]
