Category / Mindset

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Teasers for Future Blog Entries

It’s time for me to get back into consistently blogging.

Nah…. Actually, I’ll be honest with myself and you. It’s time to start blogging consistently.

I’ve never really sustained a time, place, and pattern for writing and getting the thoughts and ideas rattling around in my brain out there more consistently.

Yes, these MEMEs could be considered a “teaser” for readers of blog posts yet to come.

More than anything though, these are reminders to myself that it’s long past time to leave words unspoken and things undone.

But of course, it won’t hurt my feelings at all if you tap that “subscribe” button in the lower left corner so you can read full blog posts on these MEMEs if/when I right them.

And… knowing people are watching, might just motivate me to get more of my thoughts, poetry, and such out there.

So, click subscribe and help a wanna-be writer out please? Who knows? The words you or someone else may need to hear might just be stuck in my head.

Survival is overrated. Choose, instead, to #thrive.
I’m unsure of the original source of this quote, but it bears repeating.
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Thoughts on Mental Health

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month.

People who deal with mental health issues (a good percentage of us – actually) are sometimes referred to AS their illness, rather than people WITH an illness. Some examples of this are “He’s a schizophrenic” or “She’s an addict”.

A diagnosis of mental illness should NEVER be seen as a person’s identity OR as an automatic life sentence to misery and struggle.

There is ALWAYS hope for recovery!

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Warning Sign Haiku #2

If you’re in a conversation that’s making you doubt your own knowledge, experience, and perhaps even your sanity – put a #stop to it!

If perceptions of reality don’t align and it’s just a circular battle that has you spinning – that’s #toxic so put a #stop to it!

In a healthy relationship, agreeing to disagree and coming to the most beneficial resolution for all will be the result of stepping back and gaining perspective. You both understand that relationship is more valuable than being right.

But if the other in the relationship just wants to keep pouring oil on the flame of their fight to be right or they punish you with long silence after heartfelt apology has been offered, you may have to make the difficult decision to walk away (or to not fight to get them back or obsess about the loss after they walk away).

Either way, #crazymaking is too toxic to allow in friendships, family, work, or any environment.

Stay sane, my friends. Even if the steps to sanity sometimes cause pain.

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Attack Anxiety

Recommended Reading:

Be Anxious for Nothing by Max Lucado

Oh, and this:

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” – The Apostle Paul, The Bible (Philippians‬ ‭4:6-8‬ ‭NLT‬‬)

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Our Worry Only Limits Us

Here is the prayer that closed this morning’s leadership huddle at the incredible hospital where I am so blessed to work:

Holy God,

This is the day that You have made – Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Each person gathered here is a masterpiece designed by You.

Help us to remember our worth when challenging situations arise. Should we feel depressed or lacking joy in our lives, help us to remember we are fearfully and wonderfully made in Your image.

Our worry does us no good and only limits us, and You do more with worry than we ever could. So help us turn our anxious thoughts and situations over to You and trust that You are working. You work all things for our good because You love us. May we always be mindful that You are working in ways that we cannot comprehend, as Your ways supersede ours. And in this working You are continuing to mold us into masterpieces that fulfill Your purpose.

For the unseen, the increasing of our faith and our capacity to love, we give thanks in Your Holy Name. Amen.

-Prayed this morning by Mary Beth Krivanek, Sr. Chaplain, Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital Pastoral Services