Scrolling through social media, listening to news reports, many are feeling fearful. What is fear? Some define it as: * False Evidence Appearing Real * Forgetting Everything is All Right * Future Events Already Ruined What do you fear? How do you respond to fear? What effect does fear have on you? This week’s journal […]
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Can you think back to a time you wanted to do something, but were afraid to do for fear you would fail? When I look at that question my mind floods with a multitude of opportunities missed for this very reason. What if I fail? Now think back. Think to a time you were afraid
With the Covid-19 scare, a lot of people are in their homes, unable to go anywhere. Many businesses have shut down, and news reports can bring great discouragement. That is why this this week’s journal prompt encourages you to LAUGH!! Write about something made you laugh recently. Look around. What made you smile and laugh?
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For this week’s journal prompt, stop for a moment and reflect….. “What does it look like to forgive myself?” I don’t know about you. I can only speak for myself. But I don’t think I am alone. I can forgive anyone else. There is only 1 person I find it difficult to forgive. Me. I
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This week’s journal prompt is easy, but don’t just breeze past it. Stop and really consider, what energizes you? Perhaps this week you might want to take note of moments you were energized and what led to that. Become mindful of where the energy comes from. If you wish, share your energizing moments in the
This week’s journal prompt looks at doing one thing you have been avoiding. What is one thing you have been avoiding completing? Explore why you have been avoiding it, what completing this will provide for you, how you will accomplish this, & how you will feel when it’s done.
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This COVID-19 crisis has radically changed our lives. Just a few months ago, we had no idea our ‘world’ would be confined to our homes! This crisis is a powerful reminder of how important freedom is – and how much we need human connection! Remember you are not alone. Because what is DIFFERENT here is
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If a friend asked you to tell them something you liked about them, would you have any trouble doing so? Probably not. What if you asked what you like about yourself? Would you have trouble with that? I know there are times that I do. That’s why this week’s journal prompt asks you to reflect
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I had to turn off the news and close the tabs to social media. I couldn’t take it anymore. The longer I focused on these the more discouraged and depressed I became. Sadness, destruction, and defeat seem to reign. Time to take a break. Once I stepped away from these I found so much to
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What zone are you experiencing today?COVID-19 has certainly turned life upside down. Everyone reacts differently. In the midst of this chaos, there can be conflict. Often this conflict centers around others not responding as we do. We expect everyone to feel as we do. They don’t. And they won’t. An unpleasant truth is that you
Have been encouraging people to make sure that stay-at-home and quarantine do not translate into total isolation. Keep in touch! Phone, text, video. Stay conntected. I want to share another way to stay connected. Send a handwritten note to someone.Thank them for encouraging you.Share an encouraging word. Just this week, I have received 3 handwritten
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Like most of you, I am under a “stay-at-home order”, a guideline seeking to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic. For me, life is not very different. My husband works from home already. I write these posts and encourage others from home. We don’t just leave the house at a moment’s notice anymore, and
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As the country asks more and more to utilize “Social Distancing” and “Stay at Home” guidelines, many people find themselves feeling isolated. Thanks to today’s technology, we don’t have to be isolated. When I was first married, decades ago, we could not make long-distance calls. There were borders. And it cost to call across the
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Our world is in a state of chaos right now with the worldwide quarantine due to COVID-19. Some are excited, they finally get to spend time alone!. Others are fearful, they are alone! I want to encourage you not to turn quarantine into total isolation. Reach out to others – call, text, video chat, online
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It’s a hard distinction, so many times I feel they overlap. However, the truth is that there is a significant difference between guilt and shame. Guilt says I did something wrong. Shame says I am bad because I did something wrong. Guilt refers to the action, shame to the person. As I stated at the
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