Choosing faith over fear in the everyday...
Working through my mid-morning writing session, feeling unfruitful and uninspired, I needed a bathroom break and a moment of clarity. As I rounded the corner out of the bathroom, stretching my hands high and bringing breath into my lungs, I saw it—mid-breath and mid-stretch: fingerprints, greasy, dirty fingerprints on my lovely Agreeable Gray wall. “Logan!” I exhaled my once-cleansing breath… Read More
I don’t often share about my ongoing physical battles here. This pain that moved in three years ago and never wholly left is complicated and hard to discuss. I hesitate to share how chronic pain and digestive issues steal many of my days because fear easily outweighs words of hope. Pain persists day after day, hope falters, and I believe… Read More
Here we stand on the edge of another season. The calendar says it’s Autumn, but the weather isn’t so sure. The trees hint at shades of orange while summer refuses to step into the shadows with October still in the high 80s here in the PNW. However, the early morning dew and chilly evenings betray the facade of summer. Seasons… Read More
Last week got away from me quickly, and I didn’t have a chance to get the third post out about our discussion on anxiety causing “shoulds.” (Yes, all week, I was saying to myself, “I should sit down and write.”) *Sigh; it’s a never-ending battle. Click here for the previous post, in case you missed it. A should inventory… Read More
Let’s continue the discussion we began last week about my dysfunctional companion named anxiety and one of the ways that our relationship plays out; through shoulds. My typical day often includes a to-do list a mile long and an entire subheading that seems equally essential called; “shoulds.” These “shoulds” linger in invisible ink at the bottom of the list in my… Read More
Breaking free from anxiety by walking away from shoulds
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