God's Sparkle

What is your True North? Your guidance in times of trial and difficulties? We all have spinning thoughts, difficult emotions and complex beliefs. So hammering out our True North can help us. First, I think about my psyche in three ways, my head (thinking), my stomach or gut (emotional) and then my heart or soul (spiritual). I try to quiet my head, and my emotions so that the spiritual or soul can speak to me. That is my True North. The book, Alcoholics Anonymous says: “I w

Yikes, my fear and anxiety is starting to wake up. How can I respond? By telling it - Not today! Be negative? Not today! Be fearful? Not today! Be angry? Not today! Be depressed? Not today! All the darkness? Not today! This doesn’t mean we disregard our very human and real emotions, we just don’t let them get the better of us. We don’t ruminate. We just say “Not today”. Fear is not real. It may seem real, but old fears, just linger around like ghosts and pop up somet

I can't do this! It's too hard! The swan song of the depressed, overwhelmed, exhausted and truly frustrated people. How many times has this been my cry, it's too hard! It's usually when I'm at my wits end, but that is a good thing. It is only when I'm ready to give it all up that God can enter the picture and finally take control of the situation. I finally get peace and comfort. When my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and came to live with me, I daily cried out I can'