Hope is forward facing. You run off the path if you are focused on what’s behind. You swerve into oncoming traffic 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 change…
You have to believe in hope beyond your experience and sometimes despite your experience. Just ask Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego about how hope can push past experience! What happens doesn’t dictate what will happen. Hope grows beyond experience. What has happened to you What has happened to others What has been declared the limit What…
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;…
A habit of laughter gives you the armor you need to DEstress your life so you can thrive in this journey. The more you laugh, the more laughter will be a part of your day. Spend time around others that laugh. Tell bad dad jokes and other random silliness. Collect media (television shows, movies, podcasts)…
Hurdles stop laughter because they block our ability to see the joy and ultimately enjoy the journey. Those things stand in the way. But when we understand what they are then we can begin to formulate ways to work around them (or sometimes to blast right through them). 5 Hurdles Stop Laughter Negative focus –…