As we strive to learn and grow within ourselves and amidst all facets of our lives, it starts with creating awareness of what it is you are looking to learn from, grow in, etc. Usually, those pieces are something that you view that you are currently deficient in, something that needs to be improved upon…
There is a battle of emotions that we feel when we discover something in our time of reflection. The positive emotions: Joy: We are uplifted by the fact that we became aware of or found something within ourselves. Comfort: We can sit with our feelings now, knowing something about them (where they came from, what…
I have always been a slow, internal processor. It takes me a while to grasp concepts, thoughts, and feelings. I am always looking deeply into each item as it enters my mind, looking beyond the surface at what might be involved with the situation. It is funny how often we draw from the lessons we…
For us to make changes in our lives, we must first become aware of the problem/piece that we want to change. We must then investigate this issue: Why do we want to change? What about it needs to be adjusted? Where did this issue come from? What is the source? Does this source need to…
The mental warfare that we face in our minds is often rooted in the reality we place our minds in. There are lots of things happening around us each day, so what do we gravitate towards? We can gravitate towards the weather of the day: How the outside makes us feel. We can gravitate towards…
One of the most comfortable feelings we experience as humans is control. There is a physical peace in knowing the ball is in our court. We want to hang on to every feeling, every circumstance, and feel like the boat won't sink. So many times, our boat still sinks. But why? I thought this boat…
Pain can come in all forms, directions, and weights. The hardest part, for me, in times of pain is dealing with the physical effects of it. When anxious, my throat closes up, and I become unstable, weak. When sad, my body language drops, and my eyes become heavy. When angry, my muscles tense and strain,…
"I may win, I may lose." Reflection is such an intentional part of my life and routine. Whether it occurs in solitude, in a conversation with another, or amidst a large gathering, I enjoy the process of taking my experiences and writing, praying, thinking on them to drive an end result from the experiences I…
Any time that a time-related milestone occurs, we tend to get into two states: Reflective and Projective. We begin to reflect on the time that has passed us by, as well as the time that is to come. One of the most consistent reminders of time passing by is birthdays. With mine being tomorrow, turning…
In January 2021, I returned from a vacation trip to Seattle and stumbled across a bathroom scale that I had stowed away and thought "I haven't weighed myself in a while" and pulled it out from under the sink. I stepped on and read "204.5" - this was the most I had ever weighed and…
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