I want to say yes to things that I will enjoy, that I want
to do, that I need to do regardless of _______ (fill in the blank)
I want to say no things that I do not want to do when the
only reason I've said yes is I don't want to disappoint someone or risk
confrontation and arguments about it.
I want to set healthy boundaries and enforce them lovingly
but firmly.
I have lists of little things I want to do. And to those with healthy relationships and boundaries, they will sound insane.
5. Have my pictures hung on the walls
12. Sit on my deck after dark
31. Feel relaxed around my husband and daughter, instead of anxious and nervous
38. See a dinner play
47. Plant a butterfly garden
Little things, but my heart has never found its voice and asserted that it needs little things for itself. Hopefully, the ontology project will help my heart find its voice and these little things will come to be and become replaced with bigger hopes and dreams.
Little things feed our spirit and get us through our days.
A friend recently told me God wants us to be happy. I think I believe God wants others to be happy. Now I want to believe He wants that for me as well.
But, they say, God cares more about my holiness than my happiness. More doesn't mean He doesn't EVER want me to be happy.
I'm grabbing hold of that. Hanging tight, believing that He is a big God, loving Father, and deeply saddened when we settle for less than His best.
What about you? Do you have a list? Do you need little things?
I have lists of little things I want to do. And to those with healthy relationships and boundaries, they will sound insane.
5. Have my pictures hung on the walls
12. Sit on my deck after dark
31. Feel relaxed around my husband and daughter, instead of anxious and nervous
38. See a dinner play
47. Plant a butterfly garden
Little things, but my heart has never found its voice and asserted that it needs little things for itself. Hopefully, the ontology project will help my heart find its voice and these little things will come to be and become replaced with bigger hopes and dreams.
Little things feed our spirit and get us through our days.
A friend recently told me God wants us to be happy. I think I believe God wants others to be happy. Now I want to believe He wants that for me as well.
But, they say, God cares more about my holiness than my happiness. More doesn't mean He doesn't EVER want me to be happy.
I'm grabbing hold of that. Hanging tight, believing that He is a big God, loving Father, and deeply saddened when we settle for less than His best.
What about you? Do you have a list? Do you need little things?
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