Day 3,479

Growth:

If we truly want to grow into the people we are called to be we must learn to love everyone, especially those we don’t agree with. This doesn’t mean capitulate to their beliefs if they are harming others, but rather love them help guide them towards loving others as we all should. We must go first if they are to follow.

I’m still very much struggling with this personally as I want to just write off those who seem to be guided by fear, but that is not right. I must love them lest I am in the same situation as I’m trying to help.

As a very wise person is once known to have said,

You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother ‘s eye.

Appreciation:

Waking up without an alarm. Making a hot breakfast and drinking fresh coffee. Finishing an audiobook while doing the weekly house cleaning. Making a quick stop to plan a project and then heading to church. Lunch as a family and then off to a hike in one of our favorite parks. Working on prepping for a camping trip while making supper. Relaxing on the couch and reading. Heading to bed early. A very full Sunday, perfectly ordinary, everything I’d hoped for!

Presence:

The time of stillness and calm in the woods, the opportunity for the mind to freely wander without distraction of busyness, goals, and whatnot, to create the space for introspection. Moments of calm in the woods, medicine for the soul.

Thanks!!!