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December 14, 2016 8:41 am
Day 14 N is for nourish, nourishment. Yes, another wellbeing health check… for our bodies and minds but also for the bodies and minds of those we have been given the responsibility of e.g. our children or members of our household. When I looked up nourish and nourishment these were the definitions: To provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition. The action of nourishing someone or something.”the nourishment of our bodies and of our minds” As I discussed yesterday, there was a time in my life whereby ‘Me’ was neglected. I spoke about…
December 13, 2016 6:09 am
Day 13 M is for Me I don’t think I can emphasize this enough so I’ve decided to have a Me day. The one person I used to struggle to love was Me. When I looked in the mirror that Me resembled so much I didn’t like. It was more about not understanding that the Almighty created Me the way I was and it was very different from other people and I didn’t always fit in so I didn’t quite see the purpose of Me. Due to things that happened in my past, I made lots of assumptions about Me….
December 12, 2016 8:44 am
Day 12 L is for laugh As it’s Monday I thought I’d explore a word that many people struggle to do on a Monday especially in the morning. Monday morning means back to work for some of us after a lovely weekend with family and loved ones. Some of us will have to engage in tasks that will not on paper bring us much delight. According to the dictionary laugh means to make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of derision. I went on to…
December 11, 2016 9:39 am
Day 11 K is for Know. Yes I know… I thought that too. I tried to explore another word but I kept returning to this one. I realised actually the word ‘know’ is significant for our journeys. To know, is to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information. To know is to have the information and knowledge about something. I often hear people say that knowledge is power. There’s something in the Bible that says people perish because of lack of knowledge. There are things we need to know for a successful journey. However, as I’ve explored before, there…
December 10, 2016 8:13 am
Day 10 Now we have come to my favourite letter and in my opinion, the most important letter of the alphabet. Some of the best things ever begin with J. The name Jessica, everyone in my household, Jesus, Jehovah God the Father, Juice, Jam, Jeep, Jaguar, Jelly. The list goes on and on… I just thought I’d mention that. Today J is for Joy! Here’s the online dictionary definitions: Verb “the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation.” “a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; something or someone greatly…
December 9, 2016 6:20 am
Day 9 I is for Invest Ok… no this is not going to be a financial health check. I’m not the one to do that. However it’s a wellbeing health check. It’s Friday, the weekend starts this evening and it’s nearly the end of the week. What are you doing for you? What investment are you making for you? What are you depositing to ensure that you enjoy yourself? I used to be one of those parents who always made sure that the children looked fantastic, ate well and were jolly but I would give myself the bottom of the…
December 8, 2016 6:25 am
Day 8 H is for Hope When I was processing this word I looked up what the dictionary said about it. Here’s what I got: A feeling of expectation or desire for something to happen or a feeling of trust. I went on to look up different acronyms for the word HOPE and found some of my favourites. ‘Have Only Positive Expectations’, ‘Hold On Pain Ends’, ‘Help Open People’s Eyes’, ‘Hold Onto Prayer Everyday’ and ‘He Offers Peace Eternally’. This is the time of year lots of people exercise the word hope. We hope for a better year in 2017,…
December 7, 2016 5:56 am
Day 7. G is for Grateful I don’t do it that much now but I used to be one of those moaners. The one who would join in the work politics and moan about all the issues at work, issues of life and issues with the universe. I’m pretty sure that caused me to be quite sour at times. Now my life isn’t full of that I have a different outlook. I have lightened the heck up. I’m also more free now. There are lots of things I would like to improve in my life but right now there is…
December 6, 2016 8:15 am
Day 6 F is for Freedom When considering yesterday’s word enjoy, I also discovered that we may need to have a sense of freedom in order to fully enjoy life. For there to be a need for freedom, there first has to be a state of captivity. As I explored this I identified lots of things that could cause us to be bound. It doesn’t just mean being locked up physically but we can be captive in the mind. Our past journey could make us bound. We may have been conditioned to believe we will not become the things we…
December 5, 2016 8:54 am
Day 5 E is for Enjoy I know I’ve explored this word in lots of my words to inspire but I think it’s ok because we all need a constant reminder of that word everyday. I know as a parent, sometimes it’s easy to forget to enjoy myself as I need to complete a task or get a job done. There is one chore in the world which I dislike… ironing! When I have to do the week’s ironing I feel like the fun in my life stops for those hours. However, yesterday I decided to make ironing fun. With…