I was recently talking with some friends. We were discussing things we are looking forward to over the next few weeks, months, even a few years. It took me a little bit to think of what I am looking forward to. I often think of the next few months, maybe even within this year. When […]
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Today is Monday. As I am planning my week I ask myself one question, How will what I am doing now, bring me closer to my year-end goal? I have set the course. There will be checkpoints along the way. I must keep my eye on the prize. This isn’t always easy. I am a
Kansas City is currently in celebration. Yesterday, the Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC Championship and are now headed to the Super Bowl, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes. I am not a big sports fan, but I will admit to climbing on the celebration wagon. But this post is not about the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Whether you have been following along the journal prompts for the past year, a few months, or even are just now starting, the goal is to help you look inside yourself. Sometimes we have the strength we don’t realize is there. Journaling helps to bring that hidden strength to the surface. This week, take a
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What is on your bucket list? Why is that item on your bucket list? That is the journal prompt for this week. Many people I know have a bucket list – things they want to do one day. Others just say there are things they’d like to do. Me? I just say ‘one day I
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Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. – Ephesians 4:23NLT I stand in front of the mirror and face my biggest critic. I see all of her faults. I am reminded of her failures. I struggle as I hear her words grow louder in my head. You are no good. You are ugly Another
And just like that, it is the year 2020. Last week on New Year’s Eve I remembered back to that night in 1999. I was the computer department for a medium-sized doctor organization with multiple locations. I stayed up all night checking the servers and ready to run to the offices on a moment’s notice
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As this year, this decade is coming to a close, I am reminded how far I have come and how I have grown over the past 10 years. Some steps may be small, but they are steps ahead nonetheless. I intentionally defied doctor recommendations and fought to quit taking opioid medications even before the big
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Do you choose a “word of the year”? I started doing this several years ago. In 2018 my word was ‘unstoppable’. It reminded me to keep moving toward my dreams, and that the only one to stop me from pursuing it would be me. For 2019 a short phrase was my focus “stay the
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It is hard to believe Christmas 2019 is just a couple of days away. Today I wrap the last of the gifts purchased and prepare for various family gatherings. Time and life has shown me the time together is much more important than any physical gift. This peace I get as we gather is a
I cannot believe it is the middle of December. Today we are experiencing a winter storm here in the Midwest. It truly is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. As I have been speaking with different people over the past few weeks about the Christmas season. It made me consider this week’s journal prompt.
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This week I will celebrate my achievements of 2019. Look back over the year. In the midst of the obstacles, you will find stepping stones. Among the trials, you will find successes. Even if you took 3 steps forward and 2 steps back, you are still one step ahead. CELEBRATE! What successes, no matter how
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As the year quickly draws to a close, and you plan ahead for the next ‘New Year Resolution’, take a few moments to look back over this past year. You have certainly faced many challenges. What did you learn from them? How have you grown? So often we (it isn’t just me I hope) look
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With Thanksgiving approaching, social media is filled with posts of being grateful. When I stop to truly look at what I have to be grateful for, my heart rejoices. Sometimes, I truly must stop and look for these things. It is so easy some days to just wallow in pity for something that isn’t the
The holidays are here! For some, that statement brings on excitement and pleasant anticipation. For others, sadness, anxiety, and turmoil. What about you? What emotions doe the holidays bring forth in you? I have mixed emotions. I enjoy decorating, setting up my “Christmas Village” and hooking up the big Christmas bear in my front yard.
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