New Beginnings
Would you like to spend 40 years wandering in the desert?
If asked, you might agree with me that the appropriate response is, No thank you. I’ll pass.
You might even add that you learned from the Old Testament stories of the Israelites and no, you won’t repeat history.
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We’ve all been there. That moment when you realize there isn’t much more that can be said or done. It’s time to end this relationship. Your sense of loss is overwhelming. Your heart cries out, “What just happened?” You want to talk this out with a friend, but you can’t because that’s the issue. Your friend is no longer the one you can turn to.
Today I write to the one who won’t let go,
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Where it all began… Before I go there let’s talk about today.
Do you have someone in your life that is unexpected? An unlikely confidant?
Someone who meets you at your place of need?
Someone who accepts you “as is” in the middle of your life struggles?
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In my quiet time I asked, “Where are you God?” Or did I?
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Are you hooked on romance? A chic flick junkie? I admit that I love a good story – a happily ever after. How about you? How about those sad love songs like the one that’s playing in my head right now: You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling. Yes, I’m dating myself. I can hear the Righteous Brothers singing their 1964 recording… “and it’s gone, gone, gone.” My younger audience will have to google it and the rest of us won’t be able to get the tune out of our heads for a while.
Whether you are in a relationship now or simply enjoy living through the characters in a good romance, I invite you to continue reading. I believe there is something here for everyone.
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Year-end holidays are over; a new year has begun. Many resume their daily routines. Yet others find themselves in that place in between. Unsettled they rummage through the pieces of their life, trying to find some order and purpose to it all. Worry tries to rob them of any forward movement – any steps toward God’s best for them.
I’ve been in that now what? place – more than once in my life. Heart-broken, disappointed and lacking self-confidence I stumbled through false starts.
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My new normal, is a popular expression that implies that what once was out of the norm is now considered normal. It’s about changes. We change our mind – how we see things. We change our actions – new habits, behaviors, where we live, who we live with and so much more. These changes can happen to us or we can choose to make them happen. The result is the same – life as we knew it is no longer.
read moreEvery positive change in your life begins with a clear, unequivocal decision that you are going to either do something or stop doing something. ~ Anonymous
Ideas flow continually in my busy mind. Sometimes they just fly by – a faint whisper in the wind – gone forever. What was that thought, I wonder. Oh well, not to worry, there will be another. The words fall in love again however, just won’t go away. They not only surface when I least expect them, they bring with them a deep longing.
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Treadmill Faith takes me through, under, over and around the obstacles that rise to try to silence my voice, my purpose. How to describe it? These words come to mind: relentless, persevering, doubtless, confident, unending, bold, purposed, steadfast, solitary, repetitious, challenging.
Treadmill speaks to those times when we are “waiting” for God’s answer
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Personal Do Overs are my specialty not just by training but also as a result of personal experience. I’ve learned how to succeed and how to fail. No matter the Do Over you have chosen, these 5 tips are key ingredients. Invest in yourself by taking the time to consider them. For those that want to know more about my journey, my personal #1 lesson learned is at the end.
1. WHY ~ Why the Do Over? How BIG is your why?
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