POD #21: The glove of indirectness I sometimes make assumptions, probably more than I should. If I don't understand something I don't have a problem directly asking questions until I do understand. However, if something is said that could just be misinterpreted, I might not ask for clarification. Not because I can't, but because I... Continue Reading →
POD #20: It ain’t about you If your words have power is the first of my Jackie-isms, the second would be "If it was anyone else it would bother me." I remember the first time that this thought came to me. I was sitting in a meeting at work. We were, as a group, planning... Continue Reading →
POD #19: The Power of Your Word One of the quotes that those close to me would say is a Jackie-ism is "Your words have power." I grew up hearing the scripture that "the power of life and death are in the tongue. " But I don't know when it really clicked for me that what we... Continue Reading →
POD #18: My bucket Right now, I feel like my bucket is empty. Waiting for some type of inspiration, passion or creativity to magically begin to flow. There are a few that come regularly to drink from my bucket, but I am not feeling the fresh connections and creativity that comes as new people come... Continue Reading →
POD #17: Spiritual Pepper Spray (Good Judgement or Judging) When I think about judging others, and if I'm honest I do it more than I should, I am comparing how I do something or see something with how someone else responds. Generally, when I am judging someone, I myself as better than someone in a... Continue Reading →
POD #16: Beyond ‘the provisional life’ As I look at the list of "organizations" I'm involved with I do think there are times that I am just "doing duty." It is never a constant feeling in any place, just a passing moment as my expectations are left unmet in a given moment. I usually find... Continue Reading →
POD #15: Nobody’s perfect. (Maybe) Jesus Christ is perfect - completely free from flaw or defect. Christ was perfect from conception and continued being perfect through the cross, death and resurrection. This fact makes the belief that "Nobody's perfect" false. Christ is certainly not a nobody. Furthermore, I am perfect in God's sight from the moment I accept... Continue Reading →
POD #14: Childhood, part deux This morning someone shared on Facebook about being childlike rather than childish. It resonated because yesterday, I was definitely being childish. I won't defend that it was less childish than I have been in the past, it doesn't matter - I was childish. So this is a thought-provoking prompt. My husband... Continue Reading →
POD #13: The Power of Your Identity What a timely prompt, because I was really thinking about this today as I did my water jogging class. Like, Tara might have been in my brain when she wrote it out, because even her example is spot on. I love the quote from Tony Robbins "The #1... Continue Reading →
POD #12: Adaptogens Without thinking, I can say that God and my faith in Him is what helps me to withstand the stresses and strains that life places on my system. Almost daily, someone will comment on how they don't know how I handle the things that are thrown at me daily. Being a social... Continue Reading →
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