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Embrace the Quirky
Do you know God gave you the interests He did for a reason? It could be that He loves sharing Himself with you through those things, like my fascination with flowers.It could be that the enjoyment you get from those things makes Him happy.It could be that He plans to use them to connect you…
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Epic Living
For those who don’t know, my brother had serious health issues. Liver failure. Lymph edema. Torn meniscus. Spinalstinosis. Spinal degeneration. Arthritis in every joint of his body. Autoimmune issues. He could barely shuffle and could not step up at all. Even with pain meds at the highest level that was safe for his liver, he…
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Go Forth, Be Uncomforable, and Find Your People
For a long time I have heard people blame their mental “thing” for their not wanting to be around people. Can I suggest that isolation and not actually connecting with people is part of what is causing your mental “thing”? The fact is we were created to be social creatures, and not being social feeds…
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Be the Good Stuff!!!
Be a blessing! You only get this day once. Use it to be a blessing. Encourage someone. Send a text. Send a card. Make the call. Pay someone’s electric bill. Invite someone to lunch. Be kind to the person who is rude or mean to you. You are not on this planet solely for the…
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EVERY DAY is a Big Deal
Yesterday I talked with someone who said, “I have been sober 190, which isn’t much.” ISN’T MUCH??? DUDE!!! That is 190 days you couldn’t imagine 192 days ago!! THIS IS SO HUGE!! If you are on a sobriety journey, EVERY SINGLE DAY IS HUGE! Please don’t ever tell yourself “it isn’t much.” Please don’t ever…
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It Feels Like It is about Me, but It’s Not
Yesterday I confessed I was (still am to a degree) failing. I am angry and so tired of this particular ongoing issue and the people behind it that I am ready to start going by the name Joshua and referring to them as Jericho. That sounds really fierce and all warrior-like because Joshua led the…
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I’m Honestly Failing
Seven years ago I did a lot of renovation work on our house. I put in floors, fixed plumbing, replaced lighting fixtures, redid all the baseboards, painted everything. I told how I did things, gave kudos to the folks who told me how to do things (they were fantastic), and shared pictures of the progress…
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Not All Fear is the Same
If you are doing something to change your life, fulfill a dream, or learn something new, and you feel scared, feel the fear and keep going.Being scared means you’re doing something outside your comfort zone.It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it.It means it is different.You need to know the difference because one keeps you safe.The…
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Bright Spot: Brandon at Home Depot
My son and I went to Home Depot to get bags of compost and soil for our raised garden beds. It is 85F and humid here in North Texas, and I am not as useful loading 40# bags as I was pre-surgery, so most of it was falling to my son, which he would have…
Jerri Kelley 