Sometimes we'd like to have a fresh start, but it seems difficult when our environment isn't so fresh. Our ideas aren't so fresh. Our motivation isn't so fresh. It benefits us to identify things that are taking up space, so we can clear them out and make room for what's new and more helpful to our lives.
Category: Inner Renovations Project
Collection of Articles and Resources involving D.I.Y. Coping Skills, your Blueprint for Wellbeing, and finding peace through connection with the Kingdom of Heaven Within.
Relax. It’s in God’s Hands Anyway.
Anytime I start getting too worked up about things and worrying about how I'm going to make things work, I know that I'm relying more on myself than on God. It's a warning sign, like my "check engine" lights have come on to tell me that I'm running hot from putting too much faith in my own abilities.
The Way You See Yourself Counts
If you were to take a moment to describe yourself to me, what words would you use? Would you speak of yourself with love? Lead with your strengths or weaknesses? Find it difficult to say anything good about yourself at all? (or the opposite) Highlight only the things you want others to see to cover… Continue reading The Way You See Yourself Counts
Quieting the Mind in Just a Moment
We overthink things. We can get so used to life being complicated, that even when it’s not, we’ll figure out a way to make it so. Today, let’s break that habit with a simple practice. Invite your mind to settle down a few times a day. At first, it may not accept your invitation, because… Continue reading Quieting the Mind in Just a Moment
Core Mindfulness Skills
There are one of two ways we can travel through Life: absent-mindedly or mindfully. We know by now the benefits of keeping ourselves focused in the moment and attentive to matters at hand. Through mindful living, we reduce the mistakes we make, are better problem solvers, and can lean into life in a way that… Continue reading Core Mindfulness Skills
Self-Validation
When we learn to Self-Validate, we no longer seek the approval, agreement, or permission from others to have and express our feelings.
Affirm. Rinse. Repeat.
No One Can Judge You
affirmation take-aways: “I am free to be myself in any environment I please because I no longer accept judgment from others.” “I do the best I can and no one is better at being me than I am.” “My responsibility is to develop into who I am created to be, and only God can judge.”… Continue reading No One Can Judge You
The Mental Growth Spurt
I've noticed a theme in the last few months. Nothing fits. I'm talking: clothes, shoes, positions, ideas, reactions, beliefs, relationships and more, have become ill-fitting. Have you ever felt this way? Like you've outgrown many things in your Life? Since you've begun your journey to Wholeness and Self-Awareness, you may notice that your newly unclouded… Continue reading The Mental Growth Spurt
Work Through Your Elephants
Do you ever start projects and don’t finish them? There was such excitement in the beginning. The ideas were flowing and you felt that once you had all the pieces you needed, this would be your best project yet. But then something happens. Anything, really. And whatever it is, now feels like a barrier to… Continue reading Work Through Your Elephants
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