Tag: Inspiration

What is your plan?

What do you use to help shape your daily goals, ultimately your life’s plan? There are so many ways to approach our day, it’s important to remember that it is pretty much our intentions that make the difference. We can learn from various faith traditions including Twelve Step recovery on how to do this.  God is constantly drawing us towards himself and uses all of creation to do this.  When we slow down, we notice things. We become actors rather than reactors and this gives us a choice to live life with purpose.  

Did I lend a hand to help the poor and excluded today?

When I am driving and stop at a red light where there is a man or woman (or sometimes a child) asking for money to help their situation, I often find myself torn between offering them a few dollars or leaving the window rolled up and going on my way.  I hear both sides of the debate — am I enabling someone to continue down a path that I don’t think of as good or healthy, or am I simply offering a helping hand to the person in front of me who is in need?  

Did I remember to rest in the truth that I am a beloved child of God?

My family enjoyed a blessing in February with the addition of a new family member:  a sweet, healthy, happy baby girl!  I was fortunate to have the opportunity to meet her in person on the day that she was born and to hold her for a time.  It is amazing how quickly we love these new babies that come into our lives.  Babies are so precious — of course they are easy to love as we look into their sweet faces and hold them close.