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Five Simple Everyday Ways to Be Intentional (Part 2)

10 Thursday Oct 2019

Posted by Heather in Christian Living, Identity, inspiration, life, Random Reflections

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Last time I talked about the importance of being intentional and the benefits that come with that particular lifestyle change.

Today I want to talk about some (hopefully) practical, simple ways you can make that change and implement a sense of intentionality into your life.

First of all, I believe you are the best person to analyze and change your own life. You are the best person to look at your life and routine and know what needs to change.

But I’m going to list a just a few things that come to my mind, some of which I personally need to work on, that are probably universal enough to be adapted to your own life as well. I’ve listed five points here, but there are countless other ways to be intentional in our lives that I’m sure we can come up with as we go about our daily lives. Continue reading →

Being Intentional – A Lifestyle Change (Part 1)

22 Sunday Sep 2019

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What does it mean to be intentional?

The Oxford Dictionaries gives the definition of intentional as “done on purpose; deliberate.”

It’s about making conscious, purposeful decisions and actions.

Being intentional may be simple in definition, but it’s harder to carry out.

Can you think of any ways you are intentional in your everyday life? To be perfectly honest, if you’re anything like me it might be easier to think of all the ways you aren’t intentional. Continue reading →

On Change: It’s Not Easy But It’s Good

17 Wednesday Apr 2019

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Here’s the truth: I’m not a huge fan of change.

I’ll start this out with a more innocuous example. Writing.

One thing I’ve learned about writing is that your writing style and persona changes as you grow and mature in writing skill and in your personal life.

Sometimes I cringe when I read an old blog post or story of mine and shake my head at how I used to write. I seriously learned a LOT about writing between the ages of fourteen and twenty-four or so–and it shows. (Fortunately for you, I won’t force you to see that for yourself. Just take my word for it.) Not that I’m anywhere near perfect now, but I do like to think I’ve improved at least some since then.

But then there are those other slightly rarer times when I look back and see some surprisingly quality, insightful content from my fourteen- or twenty-one-year-old self and I wonder, have I changed for the better? Or have I let myself stray off in a detrimental way? Have I lost a part of my style that was actually good and valuable? Should I go back to that previous style of writing and try to keep flowing in the same vein? Continue reading →

You Can’t Change People Overnight, and That’s Okay

27 Wednesday Mar 2019

Posted by Heather in Christian Living, Identity, life, Random Reflections, relationships

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It’s not easy being wrong.

I mean, it’s hard on the ego and forces us to admit that we don’t know everything.

But I think it might be even harder when other people think we’re wrong.

What’s worse: being wrong about a certain issue and admitting it to yourself and others, or believing that you’re right about the issue and being misunderstood, ignored, belittled, or falsely accused anyway? Continue reading →

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