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Bite-sized Inspiritment Day 16: Pray
Have you ever explored a topic or been on a journey with something and the more you learn and experience, the more you realise it is deeper and more complex than you know while still being completely simple? Prayer has been like that in my life. It seems to have infinite facets and nuances and yet is still incredibly simple. I am far from having all of the answers to all of the questions around prayer. What I do know is that it is essential to my closeness with God, to recalibrating my focus and to my peace of mind. I know that it is more about the attitude I…
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Bite-sized Inspiritment Day 14: Ask
I can rationalise with the best of them. Maybe you are like me and rush to justify your actions, your thoughts and emotions. Sometimes we have to stop and ask ourselves the tough questions that we avoid. Being a parent has brought this to the forefront of my mind more than anything else. When you are trying to teach another little human how to act, how to do things even when you don’t feel like it and how to regulate emotions, it is a big mirror reflecting yourself. How can I ask and expect her to respond and act in certain ways if I, as an adult, can’t do the…
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Bite-sized Inspiritment Day 8: Comfort
Comfort. It seems to be that unconscious goal in my mind so often. Maybe it is for you too. We are all absorbed in maintaining our own comfort levels. The human nature in us. The question that has been pricking my heart and conscience is this: what has my comfort cost someone else? How often has wanting to stay in my comfort zone cost someone in my path a word of encouragement, a meal or even just a smile? How many opportunities to bless others do I let pass me by because I would have to get a little uncomfortable to make it happen? What do the lives of those…
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Bite-sized Inspiritment Day 5: Share
Sharing words to the public is a scary thing. I find myself second guessing myself, questioning my motives and battling the critic in my head. If you have ever tried sharing something of yourself, you may have experienced this too. There is something vulnerable about putting our hearts into words and setting them free in the world. So why do we do it? I can’t speak for everyone but I know why I do. I have long felt a compulsion to write, both privately and publically. The words push to get out and form a large part of how I process my life. The compulsion and drive I feel for…
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How I’m working on my productivity in order to savour my life: Apps
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a tech girl. I blame being married to an I.T. guy but really it is just part of who I am. I use apps and technology to help me to focus, to manage my projects and collaborate with others. Of course, I also use technology and apps to procrastinate and waste time too! Here are a few I am finding helpful right now: Focus: Pomodoro: During my work blocks of time, I often use the Pomodoro technique to help me to focus. There are a plethora of apps that help you to monitor this with varying levels of customisation and price tag. I use a…
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How I’m working on my productivity in order to savour my life: Block Schedule
In the last post of this series, I talked about how I am using my bullet journal to get organised and increase my productivity. The other big game changer for me is incorporating a block schedule in my days and week. I notice a huge difference in productivity when I do this. Do you know what I mean by a block schedule? I have only recently heard that term but have used the concept on and off for many years. Basically, you allocate blocks of time in your day and week to specific jobs/projects/tasks and don’t do anything else in that time. It allows complete focus on that one area…
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What I learned this winter 2018
Spring is here in the Southern Hemisphere. At the end of each season, I aim to pause and reflect back over the past few months. It seems cliche but this season simultaneously feels like it has lasted forever and gone in a blink all at once. My brain is struggling to process it all. Here is the attempt to pull together what I’ve learned and observed. I have reached my goal of equipping and releasing the leaders I have served in MOPS with here in Western Australia Last weekend marked my the end of my time as State Leader for MOPS as I passed the baton on to be able…
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Rushing the process- Five Minute Friday
I seem to want to rush through process to get to the result. I’m guessing that I am not the only one. I want the instant results without the work. I know that it’s in the process that the learning and growth happens. It’s in the process that the depth and foundation is put in that allows the results a place to rest safely. The biggest thing that I have been wanting to rush recently are my emotions. I have not been allowing myself time to process through the complex emotions brought up in recent seasons. Even when I have the time, I want to distract and push past it.…
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What to do when you are frustrated……with yourself!
Have you ever found yourself speeding towards a deadline but spending your time on useless, time-wasting endeavours? Do you experience times of cascades of ideas and plans that make your heart beat faster and yet never quite seem to get around to the doing part? Is the pull of distraction strong at this moment? I can answer a resounding “yes” to all of these this week. What about you? I am so frustrated with myself. I am ashamed of the amount of time that I have wasted on technology, scrolling through social media, and little jobs that are far from important or a priority right now. The temptation to berate…
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Thoughts from 13 years of marriage- Five Minute Friday
This post was inspired by the Five Minute Friday prompt word “Thirteen”. I am gathering with many other writers to write for five minutes unedited. You can see the other contributions here. Five minutes is obviously not long to tackle such a big topic and I certainly haven’t elaborated on all that is in my mind. Maybe this will turn into a series of posts? My husband and I have been married for over 13 years. It doesn’t seem possible that it is that long and yet it feels like it has always been. Reflecting on some things that I have learned over these years has been challenging in some ways.…
