January 6 QUIT WAITING FOR A PLAN; JUST GO LOVE EVERYBODY.

Affirmation: I am strong and confident. I will seek wisdom.

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬
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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown

Cultivate Resilience. Let Go ove Numbing and Powerlessness.
Resilience is your ability to overcome adversity and bounce back from losses, errors, and setbacks.
Brown shares five common qualities of resilient people:
Resilient people are resourceful problem-solversResilient people seek help when they need itResilient people take ownership of their ability to take action to manage their feelingsResilient people have access to social supportResilient people are connected with other peopleWhen Brene Brown talks about cultivating your resilient spirit, she notes that “across the board, wholehearted men and women are spiritual people.”
This doesn’t mean they’re religious. It means wholehearted people have “a deeply held belief that we are inextricably connected to each other by something greater than us.”
It’s this oneness that provides a sense of purpose and perspective in life, even when the going gets tough. It helps you recognize that you always have what you need within you to persevere through challenges and setbacks.
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.
In the long run, numbing makes you less well-equipped to handle the inevitable challenges of your life. And by numbing the low points, you also numb your ability to experience the potential high-points of life.

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Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews 

The Joyful Decision 

5. TODAY I WILL CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY.

Happiness is a choice. I am enthusiastic about each day. I am alert to its possibilities.

I will become the master of my emotions.

I will greet each day with laughter. I know that enthusiasm is the fuel that moves the world.

The world belongs to the enthusiastic, for people will follow them anywhere! My smile has become my calling card. It is, after all, the most important weapon I possess. I am the possessor of a grateful spirit. 

Joyful Decision

Today, I choose to be happy.

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Reading for Today

Walk in Grace. Live in Love by Bob Goff

Jan. 6

QUIT WAITING FOR A PLAN; JUST GO LOVE EVERYBODY. 

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

1 JOHN 4:7 

Have you noticed a surge in the number of workout programs out there? It seems like every time I pick up a magazine, a new study says the key to weight loss is to avoid carbs, or only eat carbs, or eat only free-range llama eggs. I'm still looking for the work­out plan that pushes popsicles, cake pops, and Pop-Tarts as the key to getting ripped. It would seem the only thing we love more than dieting is talking about dieting.

 

I'm not one for diets or workout plans, but I do know what it's like to spend too much time coming up with a plan instead of just doing the plan. The same holds true with our personal plans. It's tempting to sit around dreaming about what we would do if only we had the money or the time or the unique opportu­nity. But all that planning for the future takes us away from the one thing all of us can do right now: love the people around us.

 

God isn't dazzled when we go across an ocean. He delights when we go across the street.

 

It's great to map out a plan to use your gifts to make the world a little more beautiful or functional, but try not to forget that you're already where you are. Go change the world from where you are, while you're moving toward where you wish you were. Changing the world turns out to be easier and harder than we tend to make it: it's easier because it doesn't take as much money or time as we think it will, but it's harder because, like the workouts we avoid, it takes courage, commitment, and sacrifice in the moment.

If you're a planner, terrific. Go do loads of planning. If you were wired to be spontaneous, do plenty of that. By all means, keep scheming up plans, but don't for­get there's a big difference between always preparing and actually being ready to start.

What is it that you've been planning without starting? You don't have to take all the steps-just the next one.