Be Brave...

I often find myself coming back to this subject of courage.
In the Gospels our Lord spoke about being unafraid, inviting us to trust in Him and in the good in ourselves.
Perhaps that is why we can so easily become afraid, we look to ourselves first and then see how limited we are.
When we look to God first, then to ourselves, we be aware that we have unlimited potential within us.
We have God with us / within us/ surrounding us/ helping us in all the good we want to do.
Fear is linked up with negativity and thinking wrong thoughts.
Courage is found with those who are positive-minded and willing to forge ahead and face
new challenges.

The choice is always ours, so why not be Brave and unafraid.

FOCUS

We live in such a diverse world that we need to focus; to focus on what we want to do / where we want to be etc.

Perhaps what makes our choices easy is the interest and passion we have for whatever we are being inspired to do and to be.

That's why being focused is such a great asset and help to guide us on the path of life.

Am I a spiritual person?

Am I interested in loving God?

Do I want to make a difference in this life I live?

What are the quiet, almost silent, inspirations that come along each day?

To have the ability to answer these questions and then focus on where they lead us.

This is the adventure of life! 

FAITH-FILLED!

Faith is a truly great gift. 

When we are moved by Faith and act on Faith, then we become a Faith-filled person.

The beauty of being filled with Faith is seen when we are able to see God's Loving Hand in all that happens to us.

This is a daily challenge as we may only want to see what we call the 'good' things that happen to us as coming from God.

Yet, when we are able to see God's Loving Hand in ALL that happens to us, we are then living a life that is filled with Faith.

We may not understand when pain and disappointment comes into our lives, yet Faith does not ask us to understand. We are simply invited to believe.

Just imagine the peace and joy we will have when we live a Faith-filled life!

CHILDLIKE

We are told that Christ loved children and welcomed them to come toHim.

Obviously, the children were not afraid of Him and wanted to be in His company.

This is a sign of their innocence and His love for them.

Being Childlike is not easy, especially as one grows older and less wiser.

We may boast of the innocence of our young days and yet we have to deal with many weaknesses that have gotten in the way of retaining this state of innocence.

A Childlike person is one who is positive-minded and able and willing to accept others, just as they are, warts and all.

This is a great way to be free. As we accept others, so also we learn to accept ourselves.

A Child is like an open book.  There is no need to be different to what they are.

That means that the adult who becomes Childlike will also be content with who they are.

Innocent and without guile / Childlike!

Follow your Dream...

Poetry is a good means of expressing our dreams.

When we allow ourselves to express the 'inner' us, then we begin to open our hearts to a beautiful world, full of new invitations and adventures.

The positive spirit within us will guide and prod us to follow our dreams; to express ourselves, the part of us that is often hidden.

Every gift that God gives us is meant to be expressed and shared.

This way we add beauty and pleasure to our lives and the lives of others.

Follow your Dream...

Be Generous...

It can happen that when we are already busy, more work comes our way.

Perhaps this is a good thing as we can often limit our abilities and feel unable to 'give' more. 

We look at life without the Power of Grace, believing that all depends on us.

How small minded we can become...

God is always with us, guiding us and helping us in ways we might never be aware of, until we find ourselves challenged to face the Truth.

The Truth is we are so finite / so limited in all we do. 

Even the best of us is puny compared with the Grace of God.

So, why limit ourselves?  Why be afraid of failing and being unable to succeed?

Surely the most important steps in our lives are the efforts we make to better ourselves.

God is interested in our efforts, not so much in our successes.

Even those we love are moved by us when we are generous and able to say YES, even when we're hurting.

A generous spirit draws out the generosity in others.

COURAGE

There are different kinds of courage.

Some people have great courage when it comes to doing things, i.e. sport / training / climbing / running / swimming etc.

Others have a more quiet, interior courage.

The inner courage comes from honesty and humility; a great love for Truth in all aspects of life.

When we have the courage to face ourselves, warts and all, then we begin to know what courage is all about.

We become fear-less, and courage follows.