When You Fall Short
We are our own worst enemies, and when we fall short, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else could ever possibly be! I know you can relate, as you “beat yourself up” all the time in your mind and in your thoughts, just like I do. We are so unforgiving to ourselves when we truly need forgiveness. God forgives us freely if we ask, and yet here we are holding on to things and hurting ourselves repeatedly by what we are saying with our negative self talk. Would you say this to a friend? All of the thoughts swirling around in your head, all of the times you down yourself for when you’ve fallen short … no, you would NOT say those things to your friend, and if you did, I doubt you would remain friends afterwards.
We need a gentle reminder to be just that with ourselves, GENTLE! read more…
Five Minute Fridays – Write
It’s that time again for Five Minute Fridays. If you’ve been following along, Lisa-Jo provides a prompt word every Friday. You are to write on this word for five minutes without worrying about misspelled words, grammatical errors, etc. Just write your little heart out! read more…
Comparing Yourself To Others
We all do it. It is part of the “norm” to compare ourselves to others around us. We compare ourselves to our friends, our neighbors, our co-workers, other mothers, the lady in the check out lane next to us, the lady getting her hair done at the beauty shop, etc. What I would like you to realize is that you are beyond compare! I’m speaking to you, dear readers … to my daughters, as I see them struggle with this very same thing, … and I am speaking to myself.
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