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What is it going to take?
What is it going to take to make those changes in your life that you know are needed? What is it going to take to start to uncover some of those mindsets and habits that are hovering in your blindspot, holding you back? What makes the difference between a dream becoming a reality or staying unexplored on that mental shelf? Courage. Fear is such an insidious presence in our lives that we stop recognising it often. It is this fear allowed to stay hidden behind excuses, defensiveness and faulty thinking patterns that ends up driving our behaviour and decision making. I see it in my own life time and time…
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What cracks in your foundations are holding you back from growth?
Foundations are the hidden parts of buildings that we rarely think about and yet are vital to the stability and form of the structure. The higher you want to build, the deeper and more secure the foundation requirements. The foundation needed for a single story small home in the suburbs is very different from the foundation needed to support a high rise building in the city. Cracks and imperfections in the foundation soon become evident throughout the building. Our lives are no different. This past week has been kind of like a slap in the face– a slap I needed but not comfortable! Through a coaching session and other inputs,…
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Bite-sized Inspiritment Day 2: Afraid
I have lived life afraid in many seasons. Sometimes that fear can paralyse us and stop us from experiencing all that life has to offer. Sometimes that fear spurs us forward to reach for something new. I watch people I love live afraid too. I see the battle each day to step past that. I notice that, so often, facing what you are afraid of is the first leap towards what brings you great joy too. What is it that you are afraid of? I don’t mean those “nice” predictable answers but what ties the deep part of your soul into knots. That place in you that defies definition and…
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Is fear your decision maker?
Do you have this idea of being brave as being the same as not being afraid? I realise that I sometimes still have that belief deep inside. Bravery is something we talk a lot about in my house. Fear and anxiety are daily companions for my daughter and I know their companionship well myself. I know that being brave is not about how I am feeling most of the time. It is about not letting fear be the decision maker. There may be many valid reasons for a decision not to do something. I don’t ever want fear to be the deciding factor for me or my girl. I give…
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Navigating through the fear
The plan for writing today was an update on our Advent celebrations and some personal reflections on this time. I guess my heart has other ideas as this has been brewing within me all day, and has been bubbling under the surface all week. I wrote in this post about the new leadership opportunity that I was praying through and had accepted. I have taken on the role of North Metro Regional Coordinator for MOPS Western Australia. I was stunned at being asked, excited about the next step I felt God calling me into and nervous about the demands of the role. This week it all became official. It became…
Encouragement for women in leadership
