Takin' a break

Friends of the blogosphere~

I am taking a break from blogging for a spell-- be back soon!

~J

Learning to love the fool

“I must learn to love the fool in me-- the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries.”

~Theodore Isaac Rubin

Another good one from Cheri

"What we do about our feelings determines the quality of our relationship with ourselves."

~Cheri Huber

Stress

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."

~William James

Dirty pain

The belief that dirty pain is intelligent is itself the fundamental lie we keep mashed against our poor sad faces. We can free ourselves from this the instant we choose to believe in our felt experiences over our self-created stories.

—Martha Beck, Steering by Starlight

Stop Being A Pleaser

"You have to let your father and father figures go. You must stop seeing yourself through their eyes and trying to make them proud of you.

For as long as you can remember, you have been a pleaser, depending on others to give you an identity. You need not look at that only in a negative way. You wanted to give your heart to others, and you did so quickly and easily. But now you are being asked to let go of all these self-made props and trust that God is enough for you. You must stop being a pleaser and reclaim your identity as a free self."

~Henri Nouwen, "The Inner Voice of Love"

Guilty as charged?

"The workaholic maintains a frantic schedule. He is consistently preoccupied with performance. He finds it difficult to refuse additional responsibilities. He is unable to relax. If someone you know exhibits these characteristics, he or she is probably a workaholic."

~ Bill Hybels

(Not hating, just inquiring/reflecting...)