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Capacity blocker: overcrowded schedule
I debated what to label this capacity blocker and I’m still not sure if I have settled on the right one but it’s a start. Overfilling my time with both time wasters and good things stifles my ability to be responsive in my day and puts a cap on my capacity. Now if someone else was to look at my schedule on some days that feel overcrowded they may come to a different conclusion. I struggled with this in myself (and still do at times). Oh the comparison trap!! I have spoken before about how I need time at home away from people to feed my introvert self so it…
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Capacity blocker: disorganised
On this journey of increasing capacity, I can pinpoint several “capacity blockers” in my current life that detract or hinder my ability to do life well. One of those is disorganisation. I never used to consider myself disorganised and even considered myself very obsessive with some things. I have had to open my eyes to the reality that this self concept of being organised is in very limited areas and I have a strong tendency to lack organisation. This has never been more apparent than since becoming a mother and dealing with “pregnancy brain” and seeming relentless tiredness. Some days my brain seems completely incapable of focus and completing tasks…
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Capacity blocker: disorganised
On this journey of increasing capacity, I can pinpoint several “capacity blockers” in my current life that detract or hinder my ability to do life well. One of those is disorganisation. I never used to consider myself disorganised and even considered myself very obsessive with some things. I have had to open my eyes to the reality that this self concept of being organised is in very limited areas and I have a strong tendency to lack organisation. This has never been more apparent than since becoming a mother and dealing with “pregnancy brain” and seeming relentless tiredness. Some days my brain seems completely incapable of focus and completing tasks…
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Capacity for Parenting
When taking on more leadership roles, the area of greatest concern for me (and my husband) was my capacity still to be a present and caring mother and wife. Given that this was a struggle before these roles (as I’m sure it is for most), it was a valid concern. My family, and particularly raising my daughter, is my highest calling after following God. There was a time that I didn’t feel that way. I felt frustrated and hemmed in by the responsibilities of parenthood when my heart longed to be doing something “greater” like living overseas doing full time missions. As part of this journey (or maybe as a…
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Capacity for Parenting
When taking on more leadership roles, the area of greatest concern for me (and my husband) was my capacity still to be a present and caring mother and wife. Given that this was a struggle before these roles (as I’m sure it is for most), it was a valid concern. My family, and particularly raising my daughter, is my highest calling after following God. There was a time that I didn’t feel that way. I felt frustrated and hemmed in by the responsibilities of parenthood when my heart longed to be doing something “greater” like living overseas doing full time missions. As part of this journey (or maybe as a…
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Capacity for Rest
This journey has been a complex mix of taking on more and less at the same time. A significant part of increasing my capacity is learning more about rest and doing less. I had a lot of downtime but still didn’t feel rested and it did little for building me up to tackle what I need to do in my days. I have had to redefine what I see as resting and what my availability looks like. It is a journey of taking more ownership of who I am and how I work best. My rest times often look like zoning out in front of the TV, Netflix or You…
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Capacity for Rest
This journey has been a complex mix of taking on more and less at the same time. A significant part of increasing my capacity is learning more about rest and doing less. I had a lot of downtime but still didn’t feel rested and it did little for building me up to tackle what I need to do in my days. I have had to redefine what I see as resting and what my availability looks like. It is a journey of taking more ownership of who I am and how I work best. My rest times often look like zoning out in front of the TV, Netflix or You…
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Capacity for Hearing God
If you’re anything like me, hearing from God seems to come in bursts. I have had incredible times of hearing so much from God through Scripture, dreams, books, podcasts, words from friends and even direct words into my spirit. This journey of increasing capacity began with these experiences. As I sat to write this, I realised that this isn’t the reality right now. Has God changed or stopped speaking? No. Have I been tuning in to listen? Not really. My capacity for hearing Him is so dependent on what I tune in to and how much noise I fill my ears and heart with. The things that block this capacity…
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Capacity for Hearing God
If you’re anything like me, hearing from God seems to come in bursts. I have had incredible times of hearing so much from God through Scripture, dreams, books, podcasts, words from friends and even direct words into my spirit. This journey of increasing capacity began with these experiences. As I sat to write this, I realised that this isn’t the reality right now. Has God changed or stopped speaking? No. Have I been tuning in to listen? Not really. My capacity for hearing Him is so dependent on what I tune in to and how much noise I fill my ears and heart with. The things that block this capacity…
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Capacity for Leadership
Leadership was the area of insufficient capacity in my life that most grabbed my attention at the end of last year. This was where my latest season of seeking increased capacity began. I had accepted a position on my local MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) leadership team. I hadn’t been an attendee for two years due to working on the day it is held but deeply missed it as it was a place that saved my sanity in the tough first year of my daughter’s life. When I received the phone call inviting me to this position, my spirit leaped at the opportunity. I didn’t have any doubts that this was…
Encouragement for women in leadership
