I’m reading my reflective journal for the winter. That’s the whole idea of reflective journalling.
It’s a revelation, reading back how I have been over these winter days, the things that have been happening, the unceasing busyness, the issues I’ve faced. It’s helpful to see why I might be somewhat worn and ready for a break.
It’s [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 31st, 2011 | No Comments »
Reflecting today on the fact that most of the things I do are for the long term. I like to live in the context of a much bigger vision of life than today and then I’m free to live in today to the full.
However this way of living often means that I appear to be [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 29th, 2011 | No Comments »
I guess if my mind is not arrested by what is good, it will run to just about anything else.
Will I be FoundbyGod or by just about anything else.
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 28th, 2011 | No Comments »
I was provoked and instead of reacting by grabbing hold and fighting for that which was taken from me, I let it alone.
The grabbing hold and fighting for that which was taken from me could be things, or just cruel words against me, or an injustice against me. Whatever the provocation I’m learning to let [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 25th, 2011 | No Comments »
I am seeing that looking after myself is more important than I thought. When I look after myself with enough sleep, good diet, daily journaled reflections, relaxation exercises and physical exercise I am calm and helpful. My mind works well. Problems are easily walked through. I say less and communicate more.
When I find I have [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 24th, 2011 | No Comments »
I can never train myself to avoid all the traps of daily living. It’s so easy to wander into thought patterns that are deathly, to find myself in conversations I don’t want to be in, to experience circumstances I would rather not.
There is one thing that sweeps all this up, recovers me and prepares me [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »
Sometimes I seem to live in the line of fire. I can’t seem to dodge the bullets of daily life. Sometimes it feels like I’m being shot to pieces just by the normal traffic of life.
Sometimes I get caught in the crossfire of events going on around me. Nothing to do with me but I [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 21st, 2011 | No Comments »
I have discovered a new idea, that is really an old idea.
When things arise in my daily life, if I think I can fix them, I run in and get working on the quickest solution often not the best and often wasted effort. If I know I can’t fix them I tend to turn them [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 19th, 2011 | No Comments »
Have you ever spent loads of time on issues that never seem to get sorted. I’ve spent loads of time trying to resolve my car issue. The car we have was causing a bad back problem and we seemed to need an automatic. I have been trying to sort this for nearly a year now [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 14th, 2011 | No Comments »
A couple of things I was working on went wrong this week. I worked hard, did the work but they both failed. It caused me to be stressed out. What were good things to be done became stressful. My immediate reaction was to press back in and straighten them out. Fix them. But I had [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 12th, 2011 | No Comments »