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Year: 2013
4:22 am. And Inspired.
Good Wednesday morning. Here we go on my ride of inspiring posts of the week:
- LouAnn @ On The Home Front with her post titled Remembering June: “… Remember June when you were a kid? It was warm outside and the last thing you wanted to do was sit in a classroom. Yet, you had to endure exams even if you wanted to be playing baseball, or skipping rope, or just doing nothing. Remember when exams were over, and it seemed silly to still be in school? ....Read more of this nostalgic post at this link.
- Sandy Sue @ A Mind Divided with her post Finding the Rhythm: “…We become mesmerized by the details of our lives, by our hardships, by our opinions and beliefs. Our minds race to find evidence to shore up our convictions. We suffer and claim the suffering of others. But we can feel it, the offness of it. We are out of sync, forcing a rhythm that is not ours. We pile on more tasks, enlarge our circle of worry, to distract us from the discomfort. It doesn’t occur to us to stop. We slide over that notion, because to stop would be too painful. To stop would threaten all we believe about ourselves and the world. To stop might invite change…” Read more of this wonderful post @ this link.
- Ray @ A Simple, Village Undertaker with his post: Point – Dad: “…A teenage boy had just passed his driving test and inquired of his father as to when they could discuss his use of the car. His father said he’d make a deal with his son: “You bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study your Bible, and get your hair cut. Then we’ll talk about the car.”” If you are a Parent, you’ll enjoy the rest of this story at this link. Continue reading “4:22 am. And Inspired.”
#1 Secret to Parenting
Inspiring Story of the Day
I will affirm the good until it sinks in and feels real
“…Help me let go of my need to stay immersed in negativity. I can change the energy in myself and my environment from negative to positive. I will affirm the good until it sinks in and feels real. I will also strive to find one quality that I like about someone else who’s important to me, and I will take the risk of telling him or her that.”
I may be the only one on the planet who didn’t know about Melanie Beattie’s back story. And what an incredible story she has. Here’s more than a few excerpts from her bio on her blog page:
Melody Beattie, is the author of the international self help best seller titled Codependent No More where she introduced the psychological condition called “codependency.” Over eight million copies of the book have been sold worldwide. Millions of readers have trusted Melody’s words of wisdom and guidance because she knows firsthand what they’re going through. In her lifetime, she has survived abandonment, kidnapping, sexual abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, divorce, and the death of a child. “Beattie understands being overboard, which helps her throw bestselling lifelines to those still adrift,” said Time Magazine. Continue reading “I will affirm the good until it sinks in and feels real”