February 24 WE DON'T NEED TO CHOOSE WHO TO LOVE LIKE WE'LL RUN OUT.

Affirmation: I choose to be authentic. I let go of what other people think.

“But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them” (Matthew 15:18)
Do you want to know what’s inside your heart? Listen to what comes out of your lips. 

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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown

Cultivating Laughter, Song, and Dance. Letting Go of What other Prople Think.

DIG Deep

GET DELIBERATE

In our culture today, it's really hard to let loose, to let go of being cool and in control, because we're afraid, and the shame gremlins come. So to get deliberate, find a page in your journal and write down two or three shame gremlins that start to whisper in your ear when you are trying to do something new involving laughter, song or dance. Sometimes, writing these unspoken things down gives power back to us so we can throw our hands up in the air and dance. 

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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.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11

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Reading for Today

Walk in Grace. Live in Love. by Bob Goff

Feb. 24

WE DON'T NEED TO CHOOSE WHO 

TO LOVE LIKE WE'LL RUN OUT. GO 

AHEAD-JUST LOVE EVERYBODY. 

I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

ROMANS 8:38-39 

 

Sweet Maria is an amazing chef. One of her specialties is making pie. It's one of the ways I know God loves me. And if Sweet Maria is ever making pies, she usually makes several kinds. I haven't decided which of her pies is my favorite because each one is tied for first in my belly. When the pies are out, I usually get a slice of each one-apple, pecan, pumpkin, chocolate. I know, that's a lot of pie, but how can you blame me? 

The downside of pie is in the limited number of pieces you can get out of one, even if you cut them into the world's smallest slices. Love doesn't work that way. We can never run out of love, never give or receive too much. Sometimes we start to think it's finite because resources like time and energy can run low. But when we choose to give more love, we get to watch it multiply. People return our love, giving back what we gave away with a little extra. Then the cycle happens all over again, everybody getting a little more than they gave away. Love is one of the few things we don't have to guard. We don't have to be greedy with our love. It multiplies when we give it away. 

Don't worry about who to choose when it comes to love. Go ahead and love everyone. 

What would you do differently today if you believed that love never ran out?