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Wellness Scenarios part 1

Life is good-you are living la dolce vita as the Italians say when wham-you are unexpectedly smacked in the face, literally or figuratively. You can’t stop thinking about what has happened. Your mind is preoccupied and scattered, even though the situation is largely out of your control. Let’s explore some wellness scenarios part 1. Or …

“That could have gone better!” Have you ever uttered those words out loud or to yourself? I did recently when something didn’t go as expected. So begins a journey of intent. Disappointment and self-doubt crept in, as I beat myself up. Our own self-talk can be the worst. Irritated since I could have done better, …

Purposeful Juggling

I’m still juggling, how about you? Day in and day out, we juggle all we want to do, need to do and feel we should do. Something has to change however, when life becomes more about the juggling and less about what we’re juggling. My juggling act has been under evaluation lately. While evaluating and …

Reflection & Anticipation #2

Be still. I cannot do this easily. Either my mind or my body is always going. Even when physically still, I’m thinking, planning or even worrying. But God has taught me a lesson about being still and knowing Him. It’s a necessary endeavor. “Be still, and know that I am God!” Psalm 46:10a This week, …

Reflection & Anticipation #1

Thank you. Two small words meant to embody thoughts, sentiments, and more gratitude than I can ever express or understand. Yet each day I wake up with these two words in my mind.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. ~1 Chronicles 16:34

This verse is closest to giving voice to my feelings, emotions and sense of appreciation. God has been and ever will be faithful to me. My response is to continually give him my thanks.

However, those two tiny words seem so insignificant given the scope of all I have been given, especially this year:

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