I’m truly convinced that much of our problem is how we communicate about our problems. Some of us have been reactive our whole lives and don’t know anything other than this automatic trigger. Quick to give an answer. Quick to give an opinion. Quick to assert and dominate our voice. It’s all too ...
Thoughts on Eat, Pray, Love and Facing My Broken Self
Time really does (help) heal, but the truth is, in life there will be pain that we can’t avoid. Journal Entry: 2/18/2016 In the movie Eat, Pray, Love (2010) with Julie Roberts I got to experience her character, Liz Gilbert’s, transformation. In all honesty, I didn’t like the movie at first ...
The Days I Learned To Love My Own Company
I remember the days when I didn’t know how to be alone. Being alone meant being left to my thoughts and many of those thoughts included insecurities, anxieties, doubts- just plain defeat. At all costs I avoided facing the battlefield of repressed hurts I wouldn’t allow myself to feel and past ...
The Ultimate List: 100 Ways to Instantly Boost Your Mood
Having an off day happens to the best of us. It can be easy to find yourself stuck in the blues and have a hard time digging your way out to the light again- especially if you're facing the battle of depression, anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder or any other ongoing emotional crisis. Here are ...
The Biggest Lesson God Taught Me This Year…
God has really been keeping me lifted these days. I mean, literally, I’m writing this from 40,000 ft up in the air. Austin and I are on our way to yet another big move. I was so sure I’d NEVER leave Los Angeles, the city I was born and raised in with all my friends, my family and my home church ...
When You Feel Like God Isn’t There for You…
It broke my heart the night God revealed to me that I stopped trusting Him because of the tragedy of the events going on around me. I’d been serving Him loyally and selflessly with all my heart. I genuinely gave my life to Him. I wasn’t perfect but I was faithful and yet still my life ...
By His Stripes You are Healed | Why You Can Be Whole
I have a confession to make. We’ve all heard and used the term “by his stripes you are healed.” mainly referring to some type of illness that’s come upon us. The Christian world uses it again and again...but I have used this in vain. I’ve used it religiously. I’ve known that ...
10 Things You Need to Let Go of to Have Peace Again (PART 2)
CLICK HERE TO READ PART 1 Part 2 of 10 Things You Need To Let Go of to Have Peace Again: 6. Trying to be everything to everyone Sometimes we get what I like to call the “Savior Syndrome”. We try to be a fixer to everyone's problems, jump to everyone's call and make everything work out ...
10 Things You Need to Let Go of to Have Peace Again (Part 1)
Sometimes we tend to hold onto things in our life that are honestly doing way more damage than good. But not until we take a step back and honestly view these people and behaviors for what they are will we begin to address it and set free again. Here are 10 things you need to let go of ...