Week Ending Friday August 9, 2024
{quotes}
Art of Being Happy
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
Henry Ward Beech
Loved
All I want is to be loved for who I am and not for what I once was or who I still might become.
Topher Kearby
Success
Never let success go to your head, never let failure get to your heart.
Beyoncé Knowles
Strength
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Whole Self
Bring your whole self to the experience. Because the more we do that, the more that people get to see that, the more comfortable everybody’s gonna be with it.
Bozoma Saint John
{prayers}
Change and Growth
It’s clear to me You are here, dear God. Watching me change and grow. Nourishing me, giving me a place to rest, and the chance to spread my wings and fly.
Peace Gently Flows
Dear God, in the empty space where prayer resides, I wait for the quiet to overtake me and peace to gently follow. You are my blessing, my solace, my inspiration. My faith is strong, and my resolve is weak. Help me find the balance. Guide me to right life choices. Thank You.
Cry Out to God
Lord, Hear my cries. I cry out to you in pain and pleasure. Good times and bad. When I’m happy, when I’m sad. You are always near, always here for me. Thank You Almighty, All-wonderful God.
Struggle is Real
Dear God, I am humbled by the difficulty of my circumstances, and I am determined to find a way out. I trust in You to help me and to reassure me that there is light to overcome the darkness. Bring it on soon, O Lord. The struggle is real. Blessed are You, Who makes wrong things right.
Friendship Together
Let our friendships be open, dear God, so we can bare our souls. Let our friendships be strong, dear God, and we will support each other. Let our friendships be gentle, dear God, in a way that brings calm just by being together. May our friendships always be pleasing to You, dear God.
{bible affirmations}
The house of Israel will no longer be hurt by prickly briers or painful thorns from all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.
Ezekial 28:24
Look at the birds of the air. They neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
Matthew 6:26
God is my refuge and strength.
Psalm 46:1
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.
Ephesians 4:2
The solitary place shall be glad for them and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
Isaiah 35:1
{blessings}
Positive Influence
May you be blessed this day to be a positive influence to all.
Adoration
Blessed are you who adores an awesome God, honors the commandments, and walks in the way of righteousness.
Simple Blessings
Reflect on the simplicity of God’s blessings.
Finish What You Started
When well-intended actions only get the job half-done, may you be blessed with follow-through and completion that counts.
Best Self
May you be blessed to bring your better self to every encounter, interaction, reaction and relationship.
{features, stories, videos}
Story: Have a Seat
Feature: Midsummer Musings on August Sanda Baucom Hight
Video: Balloon Story
Feature: Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Francis
Parable: Other Side
Friday Funnies: Mind Musings