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'

How often do we interact with another person and only take the surface seriously We do not see the layers and depth nor appreciate the complexity of one’s soul and the influence of their behavior. Recently I had an opportunity to engage with a person and I judged them by their surface behaviors. I did not see what the motivation was. Most importantly I did not see how my behavior contributed to the situation. What humility that brings. Stepping out of the blame game and into