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A letter to my younger self: 5 things I wish that my younger anxious self knew

I’ve crossed the 30+ mark in life. And when you’ve crossed that mark, people say life takes a bit more of a stabilizing turn. I think its true. Maybe it’s because one has learned more and wised up. Or maybe it’s because I have started caring less about the things that don’t matter so much.

5 Meaningful and Creative Ways to Occupy your Time during the Holiday Season!

The sunny holiday’s are here, and if you’re like me (20 years ago), holidays spell fun. I used to love holidays as a youth because it meant that I could go through all the ‘Famous Five’ and ‘Anne of Green Gables’ story books that I could cram in (about one a day) and do allContinue reading “5 Meaningful and Creative Ways to Occupy your Time during the Holiday Season!”

What occupies your mind? Gazing Upwards and Learning to Wonder.

I used to gaze in wonder as a child, watching the wonder of a sunrise, or the beauty of a rainbow. I still gaze now and again, especially when I see an eagle soaring above me, or at some unique flower growing out of the cement (yes where I stay now gives me this privilege).

But if I’m honest with you, I find it harder to stop and gaze now then when I was a child. Life comes with its worries and baggage and tries to pull me down. I no longer look at my yummy meal and savour every bite of it, in fact I am usually multitasking on the phone. I no longer find rain intriguing, in fact I sometimes consider it a nuisance.

A Masterpiece and no less

On a lovely white pillow in my room, is a cross-stitched art with these words from Ephesians 2:10 in the Bible ‘ For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.’

One night, as I stared at it, I found the word ‘anew’ jump at me. In Christ I am created anew.