🔥 Oooh. This morning I turned down a second job that would have made a 7 day warehouse workweek future for me. I am believing in better for myself and found courage to face the uncertainties and the value in myself that would have hidden. I'm committing to a more complicated and long term process of cultivating one on one relationships both in job searching and in personal life that my time allows, and most importantly a more trusting relationship with what God is nudging me. I want my life to be a life of hope for those around me and I'm starting with me and how I value myself. God was nudging me not to take it but I was scared of life getting harder by facing the things that are really holding me back. The courage these writers share in committing to a life of continuous personal development
is really encouraging- facing down the fears inherent in their calling. En-couraging. Have courage and those around you will see in you hope to find it too. It's not the same as comfort or assurance. I have a friend whose creations unsettle and upset and disrupt me a little bit because she has the courage to face off real things in her life and share about it. She's not just an image of success but an artist doing battle with real stuff. Being confronted with what you will need courage for is scary. Seeing someone standing against it with feet flat on the ground and admiring their life is a strange mixture of coaching and creating and challenging. How do we expect to be encouraged without ourselves being confronted with our own unsettling realities that ask us to stand our ground with courage. And somehow in the midst this person has comfort assurance and grace to share. Maybe we have to have courage first and face things and with time maybe others will be encouraged but we have to have courage as best we can. Anyways that you made time to rest, retreat, and share these in this space and allow me some voice here, much peace and respect and happy Monday!
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Ms Marcie I was astonished how much anger comes in resistance to leaning into hope, and how much fear and everything else and not wanting to deal with the pain, but I have a lit of support and thanks for cheering me on! I am surrounded by people in most unexpected places who see me and know what I am trying to do and I really appreciate your community being one of them thank you so much!!
Oh my goodness! What wisdom! Thank you so much for passing along these words! I want to read all their books and essays and blogs now! I feel so inspired. I can only imagine what that retreat was like. I'm a little bit jealous, but mostly I'm excited that you got to go, amazing friend.
🔥 Oooh. This morning I turned down a second job that would have made a 7 day warehouse workweek future for me. I am believing in better for myself and found courage to face the uncertainties and the value in myself that would have hidden. I'm committing to a more complicated and long term process of cultivating one on one relationships both in job searching and in personal life that my time allows, and most importantly a more trusting relationship with what God is nudging me. I want my life to be a life of hope for those around me and I'm starting with me and how I value myself. God was nudging me not to take it but I was scared of life getting harder by facing the things that are really holding me back. The courage these writers share in committing to a life of continuous personal development
is really encouraging- facing down the fears inherent in their calling. En-couraging. Have courage and those around you will see in you hope to find it too. It's not the same as comfort or assurance. I have a friend whose creations unsettle and upset and disrupt me a little bit because she has the courage to face off real things in her life and share about it. She's not just an image of success but an artist doing battle with real stuff. Being confronted with what you will need courage for is scary. Seeing someone standing against it with feet flat on the ground and admiring their life is a strange mixture of coaching and creating and challenging. How do we expect to be encouraged without ourselves being confronted with our own unsettling realities that ask us to stand our ground with courage. And somehow in the midst this person has comfort assurance and grace to share. Maybe we have to have courage first and face things and with time maybe others will be encouraged but we have to have courage as best we can. Anyways that you made time to rest, retreat, and share these in this space and allow me some voice here, much peace and respect and happy Monday!
“I want my life to be a life of hope for those around me…” Wow! That right there, Matthew!!!! That is an amazing aspiration!
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Ms Marcie I was astonished how much anger comes in resistance to leaning into hope, and how much fear and everything else and not wanting to deal with the pain, but I have a lit of support and thanks for cheering me on! I am surrounded by people in most unexpected places who see me and know what I am trying to do and I really appreciate your community being one of them thank you so much!!
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I loooooove that you got to go on that retreat!!! 💗💗💗
I never do things like that. I have missed so many opportunities because I get very overwhelmed and in my head—but, not this time!!!!
I feel this sooooooo deeply.
such great words today. thank you. putting Thick on my list!
Oh my goodness! What wisdom! Thank you so much for passing along these words! I want to read all their books and essays and blogs now! I feel so inspired. I can only imagine what that retreat was like. I'm a little bit jealous, but mostly I'm excited that you got to go, amazing friend.
Oh my gosh Jackie is was equal parts amazing and terrible… NO AIR CONDITIONING for 3 days!!!! In North Carolina!!!! I almost lost it!
Oh no! I can't imagine! Oof! No, thank you. *hugs*
Thank you for sharing the gift of these encouraging words.
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So very glad you were able and took time to attend the retreat!! Thank you for sharing a portion with us.
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Telling stories that become a problem for power! Yes! I resonate with this deeply and experience this in your writing too --keep writing, Marcie 💖🔥✨