Hope endures no matter how tough things are, how bad the storm comes down, or how chaotic life becomes. It’s not always easy but is always simple. We work hard not only to make it complicated but to create an intricate series of reasons or excuses that we can’t or shouldn’t or don’t. We work…
The fourth truth of hope is that it is always Truth based. It’s real, just out of this world because it only happens when visionaries take hold and run with it. Five Elements of Truth Based Hope Grounded in reality – just not of this world Personally known through the Truth Walked out daily in…
Hope is forward-facing. You run off the path if you are focused on what’s behind you. You swerve into oncoming traffic when you focus on what’s beside you. You have to be focused on what lies ahead to get there. If you’re not looking forward you are tangled in the wishes about what you would…
You have to believe in hope beyond your experience and sometimes despite your experience. Just ask Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego about how hope makes a way. Hope makes space for setting a foundation that allows for living a bold and purposeful life. To live in purpose and on purpose, you have to know your purpose….
Hope is more than a feeling. It is something you know deep down in your knower. It is settled belief that will not be shaken. But to create hope that is more than a feeling you have to be invested in growing hope. The more you invest in growing hope the more hope will be…
You have to practice meditation to make it a part of your DEstressed life. The more you practice your way the more you will be able to activate the power that meditation can harness. Make a time for your meditation practices. Make a place to practice meditating. Do something towards your meditation practice. Do nothing…
Different types of meditation benefit different aspects of your journey. Today on the #GrowingHOPE podcast, I shared five types of meditation and how they help, and ways I’ve utilized them in the past. There are many more types of meditation available to you. The most important thing is to find the systems that work for…
Have you heard myths about meditation or negative declarations about the practice of meditating? Today on the #GrowingHOPE podcast we talked over five of the myths that surround meditating and the truths and untruths that go along with those myths. 5 Myths about Meditation Meditation empties your brain. Meditation causes you to focus on yourself….
Harnessing the power of meditation in your life will allow you to live in peace, have more clarity of purpose, and sleep sweet. And that’s only the beginning of the force behind positively based meditation. Meditation stops things from spinning out of control. It draws your thoughts into one place. Meditation allows you to stay…
Understanding meditation allows us to create a path for developing focus and awareness for living our unique design. Meditation is defined as simply focused attention and awareness Negative meditation = worry Positive meditation = hope Know why meditation matters – health, focus, awareness of self, and attention span Meditation in Scripture – Philippians 4:8; Psalm1:2;…