Saw this quote today and fell in love with it.
See if it makes you smile the way it did me…
“Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.”
– Melba Colgrove
A Lavish Father
“God is a King who invites us to be his Children. He is graceful and lavish. When you really understand that, when you feel that right down to your toes, you stop trying to punish yourself. You begin to live in an awareness of beauty and grace. When you know that in your heart and respond to it with gratitude, you see things that were invisible before. Obstacles become opportunities.”
~ Perry Marshall
Take Me to God’s Dwelling Place
Smoky Mountains
This year I am memorizing one scripture each month relating to joy or gratitude. March’s choice scripture is:
“Send forth Your light and Your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to Your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight.”
Psalm 43:3-4
I want to invite God’s presence, His truth and beauty into my life. I want to go where He dwells and remain in His presence. There truly can be no greater joy.
Are you inviting God into your life? Are you traveling to the place God dwells?
Peaks and Valleys
Just finished the book Peaks and Valleys by Spencer Johnson. Excellent! I took many notes and learned a few amazing things that hopefully will stick with me. Just wanted to share a few, though, you will probably have to read the book to understand all the context. Hope you can still take away a few nuggets.
1) Whenever I get confused about how to get out of a Valley, I just need to remember that Peaks and Valleys are opposites. So, look at what I did that put me in the Valley, and then just do the opposite!
2) The most common reason you leave a peak too soon is arrogance, masquerading as confidence.
The most common reason you stay in a valley too long is fear, masquerading as comfort.
Ask yourself, “What is the truth in this situation?”
And, “How can I be of more service?”
And, ” What would be the most loving thing I could do right now?”
3) The pain in a valley can wake you up to a truth you have been ignoring.
Simple, yet profound, truths that struck me as just what I needed to hear in my life right now. I hope I can remember to ask myself the above questions in tough situations. Give them a try yourself or get the book. I highly recommend it and it is a fast read.
Peaks and Valleys: Making Good And Bad Times Work For You–At Work And In Life
Saying “Yes”
Light Shining Into Woods
– Thomas Kinkaide, artist
Leave it to an artist to say something so profound yet simple. Thomas Kinkaide points out in a beautiful way that when we get our priorities right, the stress leaves our lives and we have a clarity that brings peace.
Things that really matter to me:
1) God
2) Family
3) Freedom
4) Creativity
Take a few moments and think about what really matters to you.
Now think about ways to say ‘yes’ to more of these things in your life.