February 15: Far Better
Affirmation: It’s okay not to be okay. I allow myself to feel what I feel.
My affirmations repeat on the same date each month, and this one is true but sometimes difficult. Yesterday I learned that two people -one a man who I had as a 4th grader, the other a mom of two of my former 4th graders were both killed in separate domestic violence incidents last Friday. In the last 2 weeks, we have had two other deaths in our circle that have impacted us greatly.
So I have been consciously allowing myself to feel the grief and trying to journal and acknowledge that I am feeling the loss, grief, sadness, uncertainty, heartbreak.
My affirmations repeat on the same date each month, and this one is true but sometimes difficult. Yesterday I learned that two people -one a man who I had as a 4th grader, the other a mom of two of my former 4th graders were both killed in separate domestic violence incidents last Friday. In the last 2 weeks, we have had two other deaths in our circle that have impacted us greatly.
So I have been consciously allowing myself to feel the grief and trying to journal and acknowledge that I am feeling the loss, grief, sadness, uncertainty, heartbreak.
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Ponder, Personalize: Today, personalize the phrase: “…He will take great delight in you;…” As you go through your day, remind yourself that God takes great delight in YOU. (This is a perfect focus for me today. No matter what is happening in my life, God is with me and still loves me. It is true for you, too.)
Zephaniah 3:17
“The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”
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Praying the Message of Jesus: A Year of Thoughts and Prayers
by Eugene Peterson
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