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Tag Archives: personal growth
Celebrating Our Autumns
Originally posted on Russellings of the Spirit:
Here where I live in northern Colorado USA, the seasons are beginning to change. Summer is graciously bowing to receive her well-earned accolades while fall stands just off-stage awaiting her cue. Warm-ups and…
Posted in Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged autumn, blogging, fall, Featured Blogger, maturity, personal growth, seasons of life, wisdom
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Sorrow – Lessons from Grief
Originally posted on Pics and Posts:
Loss and grief are inevitable parts of life. We know this, but that doesn’t make it easier to manage. In fact, the inevitable is often a source of anxiety for some. Despite how ab-so-lute-ly…
Posted in Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged blogging, Featured Blogger, grief, healing, hope, love, personal growth, Psalm 34:18
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Facing Life
“We were put in this world to help each other do both.” ~The Wishing Map “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Therefore, … Continue reading
Self-Care as Prayer
Originally posted on praypower4today:
I wish I could tell you why, but I can’t. All I know is that the term “self-care” used to grate on my nerves. It may be because it is trendy. With me, that’s enough.…
Posted in Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged blogging, faith, Featured Blogger, love, nature, personal growth, prayer, self-care
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Mixed Blessings
The term “mixed blessings” is redundant. Why do I say that? Because all true blessings are mixed. God isn’t just in the blessing business, he’s in the growth business, and growth requires challenges, difficulty. Just as our muscles don’t grow … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Movies
Tagged challenges, future, God, Healing River, maturity, personal growth, purpose
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Learn…and Move On
I’m on location shooting a film this week, so my posts will be short but (hopefully) sweet. Thought for the Week If we are wise (and if we are not, no advice will help us) we will learn not to … Continue reading
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged future, hope, learning, past, personal growth, present, thought for the week, truth, wisdom
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Keep Growing
Thought for the Week “The media only writes about the sinners and the scandals. But that’s normal, because a tree that falls makes more noise than a forest that grows.” ~Pope Francis Healthy trees never stop growing. ∴
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged 2020, be the tree, discipleship, fruit, healthy, media, personal growth, Pope Francis
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Remember Your Future
Marcel Proust spent 13 years writing and expanding his 7-volume autobiographical novel, obsessing over getting it just right, at leaving nothing out. And then no one would publish it. So he published it himself. It became one of the most … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged Lewis Carroll, Marcel Proust, memories, past, personal growth, truth
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Time to Reflect?
The end off the year is a time of reflection for me. Is it for you? Remember that while peaceful times are pleasant, they are also static. It’s trials that cause us to grow–but only when we allow them to. … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13:12, art, beauty, life, New Year, personal growth, photography, purpose, reflecting
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