A Wellness Path

Never Borrow Sorrow from Tomorrow

Never Borrow Sorrow from Tomorrow Deal only with the present — never step into tomorrow, For God asks us just to trust Him and to never borrow sorrow, For the future is not ours to know, and it may never be, So let us live and give our best and […]

Relationships Spiritual Formation

Do You Ever Want to Clean other Peoples Windows?

Photo Credit: andyaldridge via Compfight cc A young couple moves into a new neighbourhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbour hanging the wash outside. “That laundry is not very clean; she doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry […]

Relationships Spiritual Formation

Who do you Want on your Mental Health Recovery Team?

There is no ideal community. Community is made up of people with all their richness, but also with their weakness and poverty, of people who accept and forgive each other, who are vulnerable with each other. Humility and trust are more at the foundation of community than perfection. Jean Vanier […]

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7 Reasons Why Waiting Patiently is Good for you.

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The word patience comes from the Latin verb ‘patior’ which means “to suffer.” Doctors waiting room, patients waiting, some less than patient. ‘He is normally not like this, we have been here an hour’. The patience of the patient is wearing patently thin! I find waiting difficult. I think most […]

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Uncomfortable about Going to Church? 11 Ideas to Help

So many people avoid being part of a Church service because it just makes them feel uncomfortable. Feelings of anxiety, panic, and being judged are just some of the challenges. Yet they have a deep desire to be part of a worshipping community. They want to know God and they want […]

Faith & Mental Health

Church Warning Label: Hype is Dangerous

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I was seated in the second row from the front. The speaker and his ‘bling blonde’ wife were seated directly in front of me. He got up to speak and for the next 30 minutes (seemed longer) he worked the crowd. Pacing across the stage, dripping clichés, pausing for effect, urging more commitment and telling […]

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How to Change Your Thoughts and Feelings

If it’s been learned, it can always be unlearned. It’s never too late to untangle the knots in your thinking. Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny. Mahatma […]

Mental health Spiritual Formation

What God wants You to do with Your Feelings?

We all have feelings, but what does God want you to do with your feelings? Perhaps God wants you to bring the feelings to God first. I have emotions I am human, and as a creation of God, I have emotions. I have feelings. God feels, so therefore I do. […]

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Sitting at the feet of Jesus … Like Mary

Like Mary Sitting at the feet of Jesus sitting near to all that’s good sitting at the feet of Jesus no one telling me ‘I should’ He is looking down towards me I am looking up at Him sitting at the feet of Jesus I feel His peace and […]

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Do you have Memory Stains that Refuse to Budge?

I can’t get rid of that memory stain. It refuses to be washed out. No matter what I do, who I see (for help), or where I am, it is always there. I look forward, towards the future, and try not to think about the past, but I know it’s […]