In Charlotte Gambill's podcast titled From Frustration to Fulfillment, she said that in many situations we are too quick to verbalise our upset. She used hot potatoes to illustrate her point. If you are handed a hot potato the first thing you are likely to do is drop it - after all, it's hot. We … Continue reading Hot potato
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Holding…
When it comes to exercise, my intention to move plays out daily and as a result, my muscles strengthen, and increasing my fitness becomes easier. The more I move, the more I can move. But when it comes to nagging my intention to NOT nag, is not so successful. When I have the intention to … Continue reading Holding…
Words matter
I remember a story Joyce Meyer told once about how she and her husband were having a fight one afternoon when the doorbell rang unexpectedly. Joyce recounts how when she opened the door to see her pastor standing there, she was able to immediately switch from being angry at her husband to all smiles and … Continue reading Words matter
Hide behind
Photo by Tamara Govedarov on Unsplash Last week I received a nasty email. To say I was upset would be an understatement. I clicked reply. My fingers banging furiously on the keyboard. First, though I deleted her email address - I was having an unedited rant that I knew couldn’t be sent. I then sat on it … Continue reading Hide behind
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