Tag: Hope
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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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At the End of the Day
I don’t know what happened in your day today, but you get to choose:1. What you remember2. How you continue to feel about it3. The impact it has long term Choose forward. Cheering for you,Jerri ๐
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It’s Monday. That Doesn’t Make You Stupid.
My Monday. This morning early I was on Facebook encouraging folks to be intentional in making the world better, and I’ve spent about 8 hours trying to dig my way out of today just to feel better. You know those days? The days when you wake up before 5 to the sound of the dog…
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Being Intentional about Mental Health
Lately I’ve talked to a lot of people who are battling anxiety and depression, who are feeling hopeless, who have a solid level of self-loathing going on, and all of them tell me how this and that the other is the problem. The fact is for all of them, they are their own biggest problem.…
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God Scares Me
This is a Facebook pos from March 11, 2020, but at least for me, it is still very pertinent. I’m going to be real about something, and it may be controversial to some, but… God scares me. Not usually a terrified because He is holy and I’m so very not, although that has had its…
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The Beautiful Diversity of Roses
Tomorrow is Valentine’s, and wow, it can be brutal, especially if you are single. That feeling of not being chosen can shatter your already fragile sense of value. It can spur questions and emotions about not being enough and what is wrong with you and why can’t you be like the girl who has all…
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God is More than Just Good
God is loving. So often we say God is good, but what we really mean is God did something good for us. Sometimes God does stuff that does not feel good for us.Sometimes He does things that hurt us.Sometimes He lets things happen that feel so completely overwhelming and not good at all. I have…
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Pleasing Words and Thoughts
A friend of mine and I share verses each morning and share our thoughts on them and how we see them apply to our lives. This morning he shared Psalm 19:14: Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in they sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.…
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I Beginning Again…Again…Or Am I?
Do you ever feel that way? Like you are beginning again…for the kazillionth time? My mathematical brain describes it as: (Beginning again) to the Nth degree. I admit I tend to find that thought deflating and often defeating. I mean, I’ve tried this, whatever “this” is, before…several times…and failed. What in the world makes me…
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Defined by God, Not Humans
Yesterday on my Facebook page I shared a meme about the impact of growing up in a dysfunctional or abusive home on the ability to make decisions, even small ones. With that meme, I also shared two things I have personally used to overcome decision paralysis because it is a very common struggle for folks.…
