May 1: THE MORE WE STAND IN AWE OF GOD, THE LESS WE'LL STAND IN JUDGMENT OF EACH OTHER.

Affirmation: I am kind to myself. I allow myself to slow down and enjoy life.

“He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭46:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬
You Say by Lauren Daiglehttps://youtu.be/sIaT8Jl2zpI

Try a Little Kindness by Glen Campbell.https://youtu.be/MvswocNN-g8

Give this kindness to yourself.~~~~~~

Ponder, Personalize: These 3 verses, 1Thessalonians 5:16-18, give us 3 directives, along with how often we should do them and then an explanation or a reason for those directives: Rejoice. Pray. Give thanks. How often? Always. Continually. In all circumstances. Why? It is God’s will for you and me. Practice, practice and practice. ❤️

16 ”Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.“                ‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown

This week keep the 10 Guideposts in mind. Strive to be aware of what you need each day. Be wholehearted and courageous, compassionate and connected.
Cultivate: authenticity, self-compassion, resilience, gratitude & joy, intuition & trusting faith, creativity, rest & play, calm & stillness, meaningful work, and laughter, song & dance.
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Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews
The 7 Decisions are also for everyday…
The Responsible Decision 
The Guided Decision 
The Active Decision 
The Certain Decision 
The Joyful Decision 
The Compassionate Decision 
The Persistent Decision 

As you make these decisions habits, you will find focus and growth.

“I strongly believe that there is nothing you can’t do if you have the proper mindset and conviction.” Andy Andrews

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Reading for Today
Walk in Grace. Live in Love. by Bob Goff

May 1

THE MORE WE STAND IN AWE OF GOD, THE LESS WE'LL STAND IN JUDGMENT OF EACH OTHER. 

Love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great. and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. 
LUKE 6:35-36

For the longest time, I only put things on my calendar for nine months and one day. You see, it's been my life's ambition to be a grandparent. This isn't something new. I've wanted to be a grandparent since junior high school. Some people want to be math teachers because they had a great math teacher in school. Others want to be professional athletes because they had a great coach. I wanted to be a grandparent because mine were great at it. 


My grandfather was a fireman on the docks in the San Francisco Bay for forty years. He worked the graveyard shift, and in the entire time he was there, he never put out a fire. I don't even know if he knew how to. My grand­mother never learned how to drive a car and worked as a telephone operator in the San Francisco stock exchange. These are hardly the kinds of jobs people write books about. Do you know what they did best? They lived without expressing any judgment of the people around them, no matter what. It was just beautiful. 


I think the reason they felt so free to not live in judgment of the people around them is that they lived in awe of the life around them. It was a simple awe, not a complex or expensive one. They had the same car, which had been given to them, for as long as I remembered. I don't think they ever rode on an airplane or went on a vacation. Yet they saw more sunsets for free than anyone I knew. They were in awe of the world, and of me, and they let me know it­ every day. 

 

They were completely unencumbered by the petty offenses others seemed to cling to for so long. In their simplicity dwelled their power. They lived simple, humble, grateful lives. This is my ambition. This is my goal. To be this type of grandparent. What it's going to take is so simple it escapes many of us. I want to live so much in awe of what is going on around me, there will be no time to live in judgment of the people around me. 


What kind of grandparent do you want to be? 

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