The promise of spring I was driving in the mountains the other day. It was cold, overcast, and snowy. Then I had a thought ~ winter holds the promise of spring. Not too long from now, the snow will start to melt. The creeks and rivers will rise. The grasses will start to turn green. […]
Don’t make the impersonal personal
Don’t make the impersonal personal When someone treats us poorly, it is very easy to take that personally. Most of the time though, it isn’t personal. That’s just how that person does life. If they weren’t treating us poorly, they’d be treating someone else poorly. It just seems personal because we are there and […]
Reaching out – especially when we don’t feel like it
The wrong worthy
The wrong worthy Most people have forgotten the truth about who they really are and so they believe that they are worthy of rejection. When we remember the truth, then we remember that we are worthy of love, joy, belonging, blessings, and all manner of good! Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ […]
Love does not require liking
Fountain of joy
Fountain of joy What is it in your life, in your thinking, in your habits that prevents your heart from constantly being filled with joy? (I invite you to take a minute and really think about this.) And, would that be worth addressing? On the deepest level, the answer to that question is self-judgment and […]
Change and apathy
Cultivating Joy
Cultivating Joy Joy is both a choice and a habit. We can choose to experience joy at any time regardless of circumstances. And, how often we experience joy is a matter of habit. The more we choose to experience joy, the more habitual joy will become. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ […]
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Strategies and tactics vs mindset and beliefs
Strategies and tactics vs mindset and beliefs People tend to look at strategies and tactics when they want to do better. But, the best strategies and tactics won’t work, or won’t work as well as they should if we don’t have the right mindset and beliefs to support those strategies and tactics. For example, let’s […]