Do U Take Time to See What’s Inside? September 16, 2009

Rise, oh king butterfly

Originally uploaded by wondermade

“U only get 1 chance to make a 1st impression” and thank God for that. I believe we all, at times, can give the wrong or misleading first impression of ourselves. Don’t you? Someone may be shy and seem stuck up, or may have been hurt alot in the past therefore put up a wall and seem rude or uncaring. We all do it b/c we r human, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take time to go deeper. I think being human isn’t an excuse, rather a reason not make personal judgement based on outer appearance or personality. With that to say, I am by no means comparing intuition with first impressions, but that is another blog entirely. Another quote “don’t judge a book by its cover” is probably most accurate. You have to get past the cover b4 you really get to know the story. I am glad that God doesn’t judge this book by its cover and looks at my heart instead!

Refill, Please! May 23, 2009

“thinking of you: here”

Originally uploaded by anniebee

 

 

This is where I have to pay attention. I am an over thinker. So for me, I have to filter out some stuff and make sure to refill with positive.  I have a very heavy heart and it does me nor others in my life any good to run on empty. These are some of my personal things I try to avoid and seek. Could look very different for you

What I try to avoid

News - violence and uglienss stays and weighs on my heart as well as feeds my fears.
Really Violent or Emotional Movies/TV Shows – enough going on around me that weighs on my heart without adding to it here.
Gossip – can’t stand it… talking about people & forming opinions about them without really knowing them seems really unfair, plus that is time that I could be spending doing something positive or getting to know the person that is being gossiped about.

What I need to refill with

Positive & funny movies/tv shows – things that make me laugh
Quiet time for myself  (rest, read, prayer, devotional, etc.) - SUPER HARD ONE for me! *Reminder* it is not selfish. 
Friends – really are good for my soul.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Family – fun, relaxing family time is awesome… not to be confused with stressful family time

Let me know what other things are useful to either avoid or refill with.