There is a simple way to see if I am living in a place of loving myself. Am I making good, life-giving choices for myself, stoking the fires within to bring my best self to the world? Are my thoughts, words, and actions kind? If not, I need to adjust my heart.
Continue reading “Week Twenty-One. Kindness. Good Measure.”To show mercy means to have compassion for someone who should be punished or could be treated harshly. It means showing undeserved forgiveness or kindness. Mercy is given by a person in authority, who is also often the one who has been wronged. To show mercy is to offer relief to someone in a miserable state.
Continue reading “Week Twenty-One. Kindness. Extreme Kindness.”Looking for God’s Goodness in contemplation and prayer. When I choose to live life, I become life. When I don’t, I’m not contributing/offering my best self to this one precious life I have to live. Today we contemplate a reflection from Word on Fire on what it means to live life.
Continue reading “Week Twenty. Hopeful. Looking for God’s Goodness and Weekly Reflection Summary.”How many times in a moment do I say I’m going to do something and then get distracted and don’t follow through? , This can include instances when I’m hanging onto anger towards someone that I need to let go. Recently I was pondering this thought by St. Camille’s about what commitment means. “Commitment is doing what you said you would do, after the feeling you said it in has passed.” Integrity is a quality of love.
Continue reading “Week Twenty. Hopeful. Living in Integrity.”That We May Have Life, a reflection from Pope Francis:
Continue reading “Week Twenty. Hopeful. Living Life.”Lord, I give you my soul with all its powers, my body with all its senses, my heart with all its senses, my heart with all its affections so my actions can be guided by your Divine plan.
Continue reading “Week Twenty. Hopeful. My All.”Do I know the voice of love and let it sustain my being? Love is God’s love language which is being spoken all the time.
Continue reading “Week Twenty. Hopeful. The Voice of Love.”Living in the now, being present in the moment, guarantees us the protection of God. It is in the stretches of time when I anxiously anticipate the events of the future that I cheat myself out of the security God offers me right now not loving myself well.
Continue reading “Week Twenty. Hopeful. Living in the Moment.”Am I resistant to the events, the situations, the many people who come into my life that block the growth I am offered every day? While learning to love myself, I’m seeing it is good for me to pause, reflect, and see if I’m standing in my own way.
Continue reading “Week Twenty. Hopeful. Growth.”Looking for God’s Goodness in contemplation and prayer. James Clear, author of “Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results,” says we often overprioritize intensity over consistency, but consistency is what matters most when it comes to making progress. This practice is not intense. It can be done in literally one minute. If/when you have time for more involved practices (meditations, journaling, prayer, contemplation, whatever speaks to you), that’s awesome and worthwhile. Otherwise, something like this is a useful go-to.
Continue reading “Week Nineteen. Hopelessness. Looking for God’s Goodness and Weekly Reflection Summary.”
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