I ended at 540, then the last one had 75, so...that makes this...615
615. 8 hours of sleep in one night
616. Places to go for help
617. Friends
618. God's presence--true whether I feel it or not
619. God--always a refuge--no matter how I feel, how badly I've fallen, how poorly I've lived
620. Babies on the way
621. Music
622. Whispers, God speaking...
It is easier to see the problems. It is easier to complain. But that is a horrible way to live. My soul needs to be reshaped, my heart needs to be reformed. I want to become a person who does not need to stop and deliberately think about what I ought to be grateful for, but someone who just is grateful for so much.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
You Count Fish
A reminder from where this "being thankful" thing all began--aholyexperiece.com...and an article I've read before too. Ann...sometimes I love your stuff. Sometimes not so much :o), but this one IS really good--highly recommended: How to Live Through Anything: The Fish Principle.
“You pull in your life and you see that though you felt ripped open —- the net actually didn’t tear."
I feel ripped open, but I have survived...so now, I count the fish.
“You pull in your life and you see that though you felt ripped open —- the net actually didn’t tear."
I feel ripped open, but I have survived...so now, I count the fish.
- Willing and able teaching partners last week.
- Presenters with FAR more experience and Far better activities than I could have pulled off.
- Vulnerability, that made the way for vulnerability.
- Awareness--that course IS now transferable.
- Students' growth:
- -->courage to speak in front of others
- -->words on a page--the pain of 'no man's affirmation in my life' (after dad died)
- -->acknowledging struggle
- a place to rest
- air conditioning
- quiet
- novels
- tears
- tissue
- Promises:
- -->broken but not crushed
- -->this too shall pass
- -->Pursued by His goodness and unfailing love
- -->He renews my strength
- -->He restores my soul
- -->I will never leave you, nor forsake you, will walk close beside you
- Always enough:
- -->Money
- -->energy
- -->staff
- -->ideas
- -->grace
- Long-term colleagues
- So much learned in the struggle
- Those so patient with me
- Trust from so many--their stories and deep pain shared
- Those that didn't kill themselves
- Some that have taken to heart, and applied to their lives
- Storms that strengthened
- Sun through the clouds, rays right now shining on the bars of my 'cage'
- Rays breaking through, demanding more and more space
- Hope, always hope
- You--my Refuge and Strength
- Others to think of and comfort, rather than just think of my own pain
- Others ahead...giving hope for the journey, calling back over hard paths
- Friends that share the journey:
- -->M.A.
- -->A&L
- -->G.Z.
- -->L.C.
- -->M&D
- 17 years, when I didn't know if I could do 1
- visas, every year
- a beautiful language
- a life shaped
- people I wish I'd never met--I would never have learned lessons otherwise
- many people I'm thankful to have met
- books
- students
- insight
- a heart that feels
- eyes that can weep
- grief groups
- team
- learning my gifts, strengths
- if and when I go, still with You
- protection, again and again, from:
- -->the snake
- -->the centipede
- -->the fall--head & back hit...
- -->the guy by the river
- -->on buses
- -->those who would say 'no'
- -->fear
- -->lonliness
- -->routine :o)
- Shower Meditation breaking through last Friday
- story of an orphan given a home, prayers for fatherless and motherless to know Father
- family
- technology--inspiration
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