Thursday, December 31

Ending the Year Positively......... 12/31/20

 My Gratitudes:

1.  For living.  It is wonderful still being vertical.  Because of the pandemic, we can't take this condition for granted any longer. 

   Let those dear to you know you love them.  Tomorrow isn't guaranteed for them or us. 

2.  Today, I enjoyed time with two people who are a part of my bubble.  It met my need for connection, communication and closeness. 

Closing Out the Year 12/31/20

       The New Year is upon us.  It could not come soon enough.  Seeing this year in the rear-view mirror gives us perspective. 

What We Are Learning: 

1. We cannot take

My Third Favorite Christmas Story, Revisited........... 12/31/20

 

WWII photo of the Ardennes Forest
       A Happy New Year, I wish for one and all.

        The following I wrote years ago. I post it during this season:

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        I hope life is treating you well. For many, this Christmas season was frantic, materialistic. 

        Needn't be so. 

Thoughts on the Christmas We Just Celebrated........... 12/31/20

Taken from my favorite Christmas book,
The Christ Child, Iilustrated by Miska and
 Maud Petersham 
     I hope you had a Merry Christmas. 

    What is Christmas?  Nope, it isn't about gifts.  It's about one Gift, Christ.  This holiday is about God's incarnation, dwelling among us, full of grace and truth.  (John 1:14)

    Thank you, for journeying with me this year.  I appre-ciate your visits.  Inspired and cheered, is my hope, each time your drop by. 

Friday, December 25

The Second Favorite Christmas Story.. 12/31/20

Innkeeper's Note:

   How are things going for you? I'm exhausted, experi-encing Covid fa-tigue.  My work ramped up when the pandemic hit this world.  

   Many I see are afflicted with anxiety, depression, grief, and suffering from the loss of their normality. Gone is meeting with friends in person, no more hugs, and plenty of isolation, along with confusion, fear, and frustration.  

   I'm leaving a Christmas story written for this inn.  It is my second

Sunday, December 13

An Overview of Codependency, Revisited ........... 12/13/20

"I have been young, and now I am old; yet
 have  I not seen the righteous forsaken, 
nor His seed begging bread."  Ps. 37:25


“When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is
missing in his or her humanity.A person can almost
be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude.”
        Elie Wiesel
A Provision Perspective that Promotes Peace 
     In this weak economy, many are anxious about financial security.  Neither our income nor our job is the source of our provision: 

Thursday, December 10

Moving Beyond Our Painful Past, Revisited.............. 12/10/20

     I love seeing clients get better.  They learn how to handle a tyrant that lives within everyone during our time together.  Our default mode.  

    This unhelpful pattern shows up when we are stressed. Our limbic system activates this default mode, created by our reptilian mind, the non-cognitive part of our brain. It is the source of our felt sense----which makes us feel alive, frightened, or elated. 

     It is startling, realizing we mostly live throughout life with beliefs created in childhood by the part of our mind that does not think.  Yes, that is insanity, but we do.

Quotes from the Posts

"I'm mindful that our thoughts affect the words we use, our words influence our actions, our actions shape our character and our character determines our destiny."

From "My Character Determines My Destiny." To read it, please click here.

"Progress not perfection, is better than no progress at all, especially when we're trying to rid ourselves from unwelcome dragons that dwell within the closets of our soul."

From, "Still Learning" which, within four days, became the most popular post
written. To read it, please click here.

"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its trouble, but it does empty today of its strength"
From the post: "Life Is Not a Correspondence Program." Click here to read it.

"Even though we cannot control our circumstances, we can control how we choose to respond to them."

From, "Handling Stress and Dealing With an Emotional Bully."Click here to read this post.

"Nope, being busy isn't exciting. Boring is good. Because boring is not boring; boring is being healthy, living a balanced life that has serenity"

From: "Do You Know What It Means If You Are Too Busy?" For more, please click here.

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