Place Close your eyes. (Read this first) What is your perfect place? What does it look like? Smell like? Feel like? What’s going on there? What are you doing there? Who are you with? Ok, come back here for a minute. When was the last time you did that? I don’t just mean daydream, … Continue reading Place
Workaholism
Dear America – prosperity should not be sought after on the outside. No. Listen to me. Prosperity is NOT wrong. It is very, very, good. BUT at what point do we realize that we have been going about finding it the wrong way? Do the ends always justify the means? Or do the means always … Continue reading Workaholism
Isolation
Isolation I sit at this restaurant at the only table that has an outlet that I can charge my laptop at while I work on a few things. I am working .. but not. What was utter exhaustion earlier has turned into utter inspiration after fulfilling my appetite with cabbage-seafood- and vegetable stir-fry and … Continue reading Isolation
Warrior
Warrior You cannot keep a fighter from fighting. They long for the battle, the fight, the challenge. They long to conquer. To overcome. For victory. If they aren’t fighting, they are bored. And if they're bored, they're getting in trouble. Truth? The longer that I live, the more that I realize that not everyone is … Continue reading Warrior
Women
Women My beautiful treasures, when is the last time that someone genuinely communicated your true value to you? You. You are beautiful. You are amazing. Wonderful. Brilliant. Completely one of a kind. Powerful. Magnificent. Mighty. Noble. Brilliant. Witty. Lovely. You are able to be loved, you are loveABLE. You are WORTHY. Worthy of love, of … Continue reading Women
Grow
What is the purpose of life? Boom. I’ll just close there .. .. Haha! Just kidding. I have a like question for you today, though: What do you believe the purpose of YOUR life is? That’s important. I’m leaving that one open-ended. Do your own homework there. What a vital question that is. It shapes … Continue reading Grow
Treasure
Over the past two weeks, I have been learning a valuable lesson in pride: Look out the window, not in the mirror. I find it terribly interesting and terribly awesome, and quite honestly, not terrible at all, that when I learn something that speaks to me that needs to be a perspective shift in my … Continue reading Treasure
Routine
Routine. Love it? Hate it? Have you thought about it recently? Probably. Have you pondered it in the last 5 minutes? Likely. Why is it that we fall into such routines of tasks? Doing, doing, doing. Busy, busy, busy. Not taking time out for the things we really want to do. Not taking true time … Continue reading Routine
unravelling pride
I was reading in a study I am working my way through right now, and today's chapter explored pride. While I'm not going to copy the entire chapter over, the poem below rocked my world and my understanding, and got me pretty fired up, so I thought I should share it with you! The biggest … Continue reading unravelling pride
REPOST: Come to the End of Yourself
What a better day than Christmas Day, the day that we are to remember Christ and honor God coming to earth to provide not only an example of good living, but a doorway back to Him .. This message is brief and fitting. Thus, I share. As you spend time with your family today, remember … Continue reading REPOST: Come to the End of Yourself