“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” -Matthew 6:21 I have had jobs where each afternoon I found myself checking the clock. Time drug out and each minute slid slowly by. These were not jobs I looked forward to! When time seems to drag we are often lacking engagement and focus.Continue reading “Summer Comfort: Flow”
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Practice of Joy: Connection
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” -Matthew 6:21 There are so many ways to connect with others! Some take more time or emotional energy than others, but the possibility to make connections in life remains available to us all. What ways can you experience true fun in your community? SomeContinue reading “Practice of Joy: Connection”
Summer Comfort: Connection
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” -Matthew 6:21 Even those of us who consider ourselves introverts need connection to thrive. While it is possible, and perhaps at times even necessary for time alone, the fullest experience of fun requires a component of meaningful connection. Catherine Price notes that “memories areContinue reading “Summer Comfort: Connection”
Practice of Joy: Playfulness
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” -Matthew 6:21 Growing up with two younger sisters, our days were filled with lots of pretend play. Yes, it would often end in squabbles and tears (and with a big mess), but we would delight in playing house, setting up a bank, pretending toContinue reading “Practice of Joy: Playfulness”
Summer Comfort: Playfulness
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” -Matthew 6:21 Have you ever worked on an arts and crafts project with a young child? When little children are left to create on their own they are often unconcerned with the final product. Think of finger paint, glitter and glue! While teachersContinue reading “Summer Comfort: Playfulness”
Practice of Joy: True Fun
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” -Matthew 6:21 What would really ruin the fun, is to add “true fun” to the list of things that you need to do this week! But maybe we could all look at how we choose to do some of the tasks or hobbies inContinue reading “Practice of Joy: True Fun”
Summer Comfort: True Fun
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” -Matthew 6:21 Perusing the latest issue of BookPage (a monthly literary magazine that highlights new books), I passed right over the review of The Power of Fun. In my video message to my bookish friend, with whom I have monthly discussions about the reviews,Continue reading “Summer Comfort: True Fun”
Joy for your Body: Movement
“ Meanwhile, Jesus would slip away to deserted places and pray.” -Luke 5:16 It’s not always what you do but how you do it. As someone who struggles with how to actually implement self-care this idea has helped me understand in a new way. For me, exercise has been a concrete example to practice self-care. Continue reading “Joy for your Body: Movement”
Kind Reminder for your Body: Self-Care
I am worth the space it takes to heal In his book, Ladder to the Light, Steven Charleston writes, “Spirituality is not a spa, but a construction site…”. The work of truly caring for ourselves is a messy, imperfect process. It takes time and investment. While self-comfort and pleasurable activities are part of the equation,Continue reading “Kind Reminder for your Body: Self-Care”
Joy for your Body: Acceptance (Matthew 6:25)
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?” -Matthew 6:25 Throughout our lives, our bodies change; that’s the design! While some changes are hardContinue reading “Joy for your Body: Acceptance (Matthew 6:25)”
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