Week Ending Friday January 10, 2020
{quotes}
When you own your own story, you can write a brave new ending.
Brene Brown
Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles.
Maltbie D. Babcock
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Mahatma Gandhi
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
Lao Tzu
Don’t just go through the motions only to miss the miracles.
Remember this: God loves you just for being who you are. You don’t have to do anything to deserve it. None of your flaws matter, only you matter.
{blessings}
God’s Will
It’s hard to say “It’s God’s will” when you don’t like the outcome. Yet that’s the very thing you need to do in order to live contentedly. When you acknowledge God’s hand in the twists and turns of life, you can grab it and work together to right the Earthly wrongs and to embrace Divine decisions. May you be blessed with unwavering trust in God.
Being Bold
If you’re not where you want to be walk away and pick a different path. May God bless you with the will and the way to change where you are headed. Be bold, be brazen, be better.
Grateful Giving
What if you viewed your bills as reminders to be grateful for the products and services you receive? May you be blessed to find the positive in all things you give and get.
Contented Mind
A contented mind is the greatest blessing you will know. It takes some training to get it, but achieve it you can, and with God’s help, achieve it you will. No “shouldas, couldas, or wouldas” – graciously accept your lot, and have faith in what’s to come.
More Thankful
Start now giving thanks for small things. The more thankful you become the more bounty you receive. May you be blessed with favor, fortune and loving relationships.
{prayers}
Everything Matters
Dear God remind me; everything I do matters. Words, gestures, my tone of voice can hurt or help, uplift or bring down, cause clarity or confusion. God help me to be holy in all I do.
Good Enough
Dear God, I thank you for the blessing of my health. It may not be perfect, but it’s good enough…for now. May I grow ever stronger in mind, body and spirit, serving others who need my help. Amen
My Soothing God
Soothe me and move to a place of calm. Relieve the stress and help me handle the challenges I face each day. All praise goes to You, my loving God, my protector, source of my comfort.
Life is Life
Life is an opportunity, I benefit from it. Life is beauty, I admire it. Life is a dream, I realize it. Life is a challenge, I meet it. Life is a duty, I complete it. Life is a game, I play it. Life is a promise, I fulfill it. Life is sorrow, I overcome it. Life is a song, I sing it. Life is a struggle, I accept it. Life is a tragedy, I confront it. Life is an adventure, I dare it. Life is luck, I make it. Life is life, Dear God, I fight for it. Adapted from the wisdom of Mother Teresa
Healthful Happy Living
Dear God, Help me make today new without repeat of yesterday’s failings. Show me how to resist temptation, to focus on necessary things, to avoid the folly of negative thinking. Guide me to healthful, happy living.
{stories, features, video}
Story: Someone They Never Met Before
Feature: Nature’s Poetry – Clouds
Video: 5 Key People You Need to Be Happy, Stacey Flowers
Feature + Video: It Takes a Village, Thousands Rally around Holocaust Survivor
Music Video: Cantus – Barnwell sings the Merton Prayer
Video: Thin Place, Guideposts
{bible affirmations}
Matthew 5:9
I am blessed. I am peacemaker. I am a child of God.
Psalm 121:2
My help will come from God, Maker of heaven and earth.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks in every circumstance!
Romans 12:9
I hate what is evil. I cling to the good.
Philippians 4:8
Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious. I think about these.