Comparison can lead to disappointment and flow swiftly into discontent. What happens when I accept things as they are? Without adding a layer of “what they should be”. Some things need my attention but many of the things in the comparison basket don’t. Particularly if I want peacefulness and contentment more. “A heart at peace … Continue reading Comparison
Tag: Contentment
Differences
“In this way we are like the various parts of a human body. Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around. The body we’re talking about is Christ’s body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body. But … Continue reading Differences
What’s my purpose?
What if instead of searching for purpose and meaning in our lives, we made the decision to turn up to what we already get to do WITH purpose? Might we find that “purpose and meaning” have been with us the whole time? Not something far off, yet to be discovered. Instead, just waiting to be … Continue reading What’s my purpose?
[Dis]content
Things are not as they should be. Others need to change. Life would be better “if”... A storyline I’m spiraling down on. Anger, frustration, and disappointment – my pen’s fuel. Oh! Now I see her. The frowning one. Directing this narrative. Hello, Discontent. The first of January. And ... the beginning of a whole … Continue reading [Dis]content
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