Gratitude
Count it ALL Joy
Count it all joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. - James 1:2-4 There is a quiet kind of gratitude that only emerges in the midst of struggle, a gratitude that does no…
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Storyteller
StoryTeller - Changing the Narrative
When we last met, Batman was trapped by the Joker once again... erm... When we last met, we were talking about how we can get irritated by the very thing we were recently hoping for. That sweet, lovely puppy... that's shitting all over your white couch. We have a couple issues that come to mind in this situation. 1) Awareness - we often aren't even aw…
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Gratitude
Stop! Drop!
Stop! Drop! Shut em down, open up shop! I found myself in the middle of my prayers yesterday with growing irritation in my body because I wanted to be done saying my prayers. What the ACTUAL fuck! With my mala in hand, mid prayer, I realized I was gathering, collecting, and holding onto irritation. It was another checkbox I had to fucking clear before I could mo…
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Gratitude
Finding Gratitude in the Hard Things
For the last 2 years I have spent most of the time following a keto diet. Sometimes it is really hard. I want to eat all of the ice cream. ALL. OF. THE. ICE. CREAM. Like a neurotic compulsion. Like life is no longer good or has a single good thing in it if I can't eat the ice cream. We all have areas like this. "I work so hard I should have this on…
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Wholeness
What is wrong with you?
You are stupid. You are fat. You are inadequate. You are ugly. Look at your chin. You will never be enough... What is wrong with you? I am sure you have a really long list. You tell your loved ones that you hate your belly. You talk to your friends about how awful your hair is. Amongst your friends, it's basically a challenge to see how much you hate y…
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