One of these days, I think I'm going to come up with a single statement that applies to all of the peace- disrupting thoughts and emotions that come flying in. Until that point, though, I'm going to have individually tailored responses for each separate one that I will memorize. Whether I find a comprehensive statement … Continue reading Statements to Counter All Peace-Disrupting Thoughts/Emotions
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2020-08-01 — Priorities
Hello, again, my lovely peopleses. It's been another good day over here. Why? Because of course every day is a good day: It's just good in different ways. 😁 Anyway, well... I succeeded less successfully at getting up at 6:30 again. (how's that for positivity 😁). However, I did get up before 7:30! So... I'm … Continue reading 2020-08-01 — Priorities
Statements to Aid in Facing My Fears
Below are my tentative fear countermeasure statements (my first drafts, if you will), that when I have fears arise from one or more of the Four Sources of Fear that I've written about, I'll hopefully have these little countermeasures automatically pop their little heads up to help me fight the good fight against fear. I … Continue reading Statements to Aid in Facing My Fears
The Things I Fear (Working List)
Below is a preliminary list (I'll be adding to it) of things I'm afraid of. I'll be working to face these things as I go forward in my quest to completely overcome fear. Not all of these are current fears. Some of them are not currently worries but could easily become so again. I'm afraid: … Continue reading The Things I Fear (Working List)
Completely Overcoming Fear
The Things I Fear (Working List) The Things I Fear -- My Biggest Fear Four Sources of Fear Choosing to Trust God Without Hesitation or Reservation Statements to Aid in Facing My Fears
2020-07-31 — Staying Hungry
Hola, mon peeps, Hope y'all are having a wonderful day today. I hope you've enjoyed the sunshine or clouds or rain or whatever has been wherever you are. Over here in Wal-Mart Land, we've traded places with the pacific northwest, at least for a day, having a sort of misty light rain for huge portions … Continue reading 2020-07-31 — Staying Hungry
Four Sources of Fear
As many of you know, one of the biggest goals that I would like to accomplish during my time on this earth is to completely overcome fear. I know it's a rather lofty goal, but as I'm sure you're also quite aware, if you know me very well at all anyway, I tend to have … Continue reading Four Sources of Fear
The Daily
I'm adding The Daily to my list of things I'm keeping track of. I'm not going to do this as an in-a-row thing, but as a percentage of success rate based on worthy effort given (meaning that I didn't simply choose not to do something out of laziness or forget to do something because I wasn't … Continue reading The Daily
2020-07-30 — Plan of Attack
Hiya, peeps 😊 Not sure why 6:30 a.m. wake up calls are proving to be such a challenge so far. I got to bed last night in such a time that it shouldn't have been an issue, but... I ran into one small little snag. I couldn't fall asleep. 😶 I tossed. I turned. All … Continue reading 2020-07-30 — Plan of Attack
Choosing to Trust God in All Things Without Hesitation or Reservation
Hiya, folks, I've made up a tentative plan for how I'm going to build my faith in God. I don't want it to just be blind faith. I want it to be fully grounded in my own personal experience. I can't think of any other faith right now that could be sustainable for me personally. … Continue reading Choosing to Trust God in All Things Without Hesitation or Reservation