May I get personal? What are your intentions for the New Year? Not resolutions, not goals: intentions. Both resolutions and goals remain mere ideas apart from solid intention. Whether you prefer resolutions, goals or taking each day as it comes, my mindful journal prompts for an intentional new year provide a valuable spiritual assessment tool. Spending the beginning days and…
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Mindful Journal Prompts For An Intentional New Year
The Powerful Freedom Found in Forgiveness
Have you ever been in prison? I have. The prison of unforgiveness held me captive for many years. When people think of unforgiveness, thoughts of forced captivity rarely surface. Refusing however, to extend forgiveness actually holds you in the prison of bitterness, resentment and pain. Resulting in the sad reliving of the offense. Regrettably, I spent many years in the…
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10 Uplifting Questions for a Purposeful New Year
Bringing hope for change, a new year promises if nothing else, “a fresh start”. Often adorned with well-meaning resolutions, the tantalizing possibilites lure us into a fast start. But rather than rush into a crisp new year; what if instead, we considered our course? Work through these 10 uplifting questions for a purposeful new year and set a confident course….
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Triumphantly Trusting the God of New Beginnings
New beginnings naturally trigger hope; like a new journal or freshly cleaned kitchen, one glance floods me with possibilites, creativity, expectancy! On the brink of a new year, my singular goal: triumphantly trusting the God of new beginnings wraps me in confident hope. Though not every new year prompted genuine hope and trust in God for the coming days, slowing…
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Mindfully Embracing the New Year with Hope
Praising God for new beginnings, my eye falls upon a fresh, new journal. Its stark pages beckon me come, linger, adorn the barreness with heart words, thought words, His words. Mindfully embracing the new year with hope begins with a retrospective glance, a final caress of the old year, a gentle release, and a reaching forward to grasp the hand…
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December Delights: Share Four Somethings
Easing the shock of yet another month all but concluded, I rejoice in a glance back at my December Delights joining Heather Gerwing as she hosts a monthly feature called, Share Four Somethings, where writers share the fourth Saturday of each month something in each of four categories from the previous month. The four categories remain the same, something loved, something read or heard, something treasured, and something ahead. The premise…
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All Wrapped Up in Joy!
As a child, the anticipation of a special occasion or holiday filled me with such excitement, I repeatedly turned my wristwatch ahead by various time increments. Fully aware of the “real” time, I also believed by turning my watch ahead I actually manipulated the time in my world. As children we often desire time move more quickly, but as an…
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When All is Not Merry and Bright: Hidden Grief at Christmas
The simple task of writing Christmas cards brings me tremendous joy as I caress each card with words held in my heart for each recipient. Yet this year, like the cloud obscuring the sunlight present only moments before, sadness shadows the glitter edged cards before me. The hidden grief at Christmas reminds me all is not merry and bright. More…
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Christmas Mindfulness Mosaic
A Quest for a more meaningful Advent celebration this year prompted a welcome change with encouraging results. The reflective nature of Advent draws me in every year, inviting me linger with the Greatest Story Ever Told. Combining mindful scripture reading with traditional carols resulted in a Christmas mindfulness mosaic adding layers of meaning to my holiday quiet times. christmas mindfulness…
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