August 17 Love More. Fear Less

Affirmation: I enjoy being creative.

Renew your creative spark. Sing, play music, draw, paint, cook, sculpt , build, write, sew, knit…however your creativity is expressed. Enjoy it!
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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown
Cultivate Resilience. Let Go of Powerlessness and Numbing

Numbing, on the other hand, is a way of ignoring the challenges that need your attention. Numbing activities like television, surfing social media, impulsive eating and drinking keep you comfortable. But they don’t develop resilience. And since they’re a mechanism for avoidance, they contribute to feelings of powerlessness.
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Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews
The Active Decision 

3. I AM A PERSON OF ACTION. 
I am Resilient 
I will create a new future by creating a new me. I inspire others with my activity. I am a leader. I will create a habit of lively behavior.
I will walk with a spring in my step and a smile on my face. My activity will create a wave of success for the people who follow me. As a leader, I have the ability to encourage and inspire others to greatness. I do not fear failure, because failure exists only for the person who quits.
I do not quit. I am courageous. I am a leader. I seize the moment. I choose now. I am resilient. 
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Reading for Today
Walk in Grace. Live in Love by Bob Goff

AUGUST 17 
LOVE MORE. FEAR LESS. 

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 JOHN 4:18 

Our backyard in San Diego spreads right down to the water, and Sweet Maria and I like to sit on our back porch. We meet a lot of new friends out there, and we’ll never forget Ryan. He was strolling down the dirt path by the water when he suddenly stopped and started waving. 
“Hi, I’m Ryan and I’m in love,” he said. 
“That’s great, Ryan!” I shot back. 

Then he continued: “I came here because I was wondering if I could ask my girlfriend to marry me in your backyard.” We shouted “Yes!” immediately. 

Ryan went big with his plans: he had twenty friends cook dinner for them, then they danced in our backyard and he took her out on our boat to pop the big question. The night ended better than a fireworks show, with water cannons from a Coast Guard boat spraying the stars like they were on fire. 

I think about Ryan all the time, his fearlessness to be bold and his willingness to put extravagant love on display. He ran the risk of her saying no or getting embarrassed in front of all his friends. Yet he pushed through the fear that he might look silly with the better chance that he’d get the girl. He did all this because his feelings for his beloved were greater than his fear of what others might think if it didn’t go as planned. 

When God said perfect love casts out fear, He knew what He was talking about. He knew the only thing bigger than fear was love for other people. He knows love is powerful enough to pull us outside our heads long enough to take risks for other people. 

What risks will you take for someone today to love them more? 

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