June 25, 2013 by Christine
Do you ever wonder just how other people take their next steps?
Tomorrow starts an amazing week of FREE webinars about what it really takes to raise your consciousness. You can listen in, ask questions, explore and discuss whatever is on your mind with people who are willing to be really honest with you about what they have experienced and learned along their own journey.
And one of those people will be me!
The sign-up is simple – just your email address at Sarah’s website and you will get emails during the event to let you know each day’s events. Hope to “see” you there!
Posted in Healing, Spiritual Awakening | Tagged alkimea, free seminar, know my worth, learning, listening, raising consciousness, Sarah McCrum | 4 Comments »
June 11, 2013 by Christine
I want to live my truth
and yet…
I struggle to define it
what is real?
what speaks directly to my heart?
how do I define this life?
What is truth?
Others want to define truth for us
teachers, pastors, parents, friends
And for much of my life
I let them
and yet…
I don’t think I can
any longer
I feel fear
breaking molds
not meeting expectations
not fitting in
and yet…
I feel free
living authentically
living my truth
building my own faith
I will say
what it is I believe
I will determine
what is “right”
I will know
what God speaks to my heart
I will release
judgment and fear
I will be ready
to follow my heart
and all
that is revealed
Posted in Spiritual Awakening | Tagged being true to myself, belief, expectations, faith, God, Holy Spirit, letting go, my path, my truth, not perfect, peace, poetry, prayer, pressure, self worth, Source, trust | 9 Comments »
May 22, 2013 by Christine
Thank you God
for taking care of me
for delighting in my life
for knowing my needs
better than I do
Thank you God
for providing for me
for lifting me up
for bringing me close to you
when I need it most
Thank you God
for loving me
for holding me
for accepting me
just as I am
Thank you God
Posted in Poetry, Praise | Tagged God, God provides all we need, gratitude, loved, Matthew 6:26, prayer, thankfulness, valuable, worth | 6 Comments »
I’ve been doing this little series of love notes from God
on the Facebook page lately.
What little notes does God whisper to your heart?
Posted in Photo quotes, Praise | Tagged anxiety, blessings, control, doubt, faith, fear, God, grace, gratitude, let go, love, love notes, prayer, true love, worry | 8 Comments »
April 28, 2013 by Christine
I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings
I didn’t mean for you to take it that way
I didn’t mean to make you sad
I didn’t mean for you to react like that
My intent was not to hurt
My intent was not to bully
My intent was not to get my way
I don’t think it was…
because usually…
My intent was not about you at all.
But my impact?
I did hurt your feelings
I did make you sad
You did react
You did take it that way
And that’s what matters
My impact.
And that’s what I need to be aware of
My impact.
And that’s what I need to repair
My impact.
Because no matter my intent, my impact hurt you.
And I am very sorry.
And let’s talk.
so we can use words and language
to bring my impact
in line with my intention
and heal.
Posted in Healing | Tagged awareness, communication, expectations, hurt feelings, intentions, not perfect, perceptions, pressure, relationships | 15 Comments »
April 11, 2013 by Christine
I wait
I wait for God
to open new doors
portals of change
though I’m not sure what
I wait for God
to meet my needs
physical and emotional
though I’m not sure how
I wait for God
to guide my steps
forward or sideways
though I’m not sure where
I wait
I wait for clarity
I wait for decisions
I wait for answers
I wait for understanding
I wait
Waiting feels helpless
powerless and futile
I want to take action
I want to have answers
Then I remember
the power in waiting
in truly waiting on God
and sitting in stillness
I can have peace while I wait
freedom in resting
deep breath in, deep breath out
I don’t have to see the whole picture
to know it is there
I can have trust while I wait
freedom in releasing
God will be there
even if I don’t know what my life will be
I can have hope while I wait
freedom in rejoicing
God is my life focus
and nothing else matters
I decide
that I will have faith
while I wait
Posted in Healing, Poetry, Self worth | Tagged answers, anxiety, change, doubt, expectations, faith, God, God's love, hope, joy, letting go, meditation, patience, peace, poetry, praise, pray, prayer, trust, wait, waiting, worry | 10 Comments »
March 22, 2013 by Christine
You are angry with me
and my reaction
is fear
bewildered
loss
I don’t know what to do
I don’t know how to act
I don’t know how to be
and I feel
that it’s my fault
that it’s now my role
to soothe your anger
to fix the situation
to change myself
to hide in shame
I didn’t meet your expectations
I didn’t do things as you would have done
I didn’t know the right way to answer
I didn’t prevent this very moment
But then I remember
I am a grown woman
who has thoughts
and feelings
that are just as valid
as anyone else
And I remember
it’s not actually
my job
to fix your anger
your anger
is your feeling
and just because
you have a feeling
I am not required
to do anything
Trying to force me
to change – to do or be
what you want me to do or be
is bullying
Your anger belongs to you
and you have every right to feel it
You can believe it’s righteous
You can believe it’s justified
You can believe it requires action
And I can disagree.
If I change
I will change for me
If you change
You will change for you
and if we continue to disagree
and you continue to be angry with me
then our paths will change
Because I will no longer be
afraid of anger
Posted in Healing, Self worth | Tagged anger, anxiety, bullying, burdens, carrying others, depression, doubt, empowered, expectations, fear, fixing, guilt, health, hiding, know my worth, letting go, love, mental health, not perfect, poetry, pressure, relationships, responsible, self awareness, self esteem, self worth, shame, worry | 19 Comments »
March 8, 2013 by Christine
Oh, here, let me
Oh here, how about like this
Oh here, I know what you can do
Oh here, I can help
Oh here, I can do that for you
Oh here, I can make it happen
Oh here, why don’t you do it like this…
Oh here, what if you…
Oh here, how about like this…
Oh here
let me
fix
everything
because
I’m the fixer
I can fix most anything
I have the best of ideas
and lots of solutions
because I am smart
and see things clearly
because I am helpful
and willing to assist
because I am giving
and have much to give
Yet
truly and deeply
if I look in my soul
I’m a fixer
to feel needed and wanted
and smart and resourceful
and important and liked
and loved
Yet
I am already all of these things
without fixing for you
so I will let you fix you
and maybe spend a little time
fixing me
Posted in Healing, Poetry, Self worth | Tagged anxiety, codependency, control, fixing, fret, give, giving, helpful, helping, ideas, letting go, loved, micromanage, needed, overbearing, poetry, problem solving, relationships, resourceful, self awareness, self worth, smart, solutions, take, wanted, worry, worth | 16 Comments »
February 16, 2013 by Christine
Sometimes I don’t wanna
be an adult
Sometimes I don’t want
to go to work
to pay the bills
to make important decisions
that impact others
Sometimes I don’t want
to be the responsible one
who “holds down the fort”
who takes care of everyone
who makes everything ok
Sometimes I wish
that I didn’t
know pain
know hurt
that I didn’t know
it always takes time
to heal
Sometimes I just want
to stand in the shower
until the hot water turns cold
and my hair is not yet clean
or better yet
sit in a tub
until wrinkled and shivering
shutting out the world
with the click of the door
Sometimes I just want
to lie on the couch
watch some numbing series
created in days long ago
wearing fuzzy animal pajamas
with 7up and Saltines
today comforting a soul
instead of a tummy
Sometimes I just want
to bury my fingers in warm dirt
sifting rocks from treasures
to cup my hands around a little moth
feel it flutter then fly away
to lie flat on the lawn
watching the clouds become stories
have conversation with ladybugs
and worry for her children
But I must find balance
for I am an adult
I pay the bills
to keep my comforts
I go to work
to make a difference
I make decisions
to take care of others
who have days
when they don’t wanna
Posted in Healing, Poetry, Self worth | Tagged adult, anxiety, balance, bills, comfort, decisions, depression, expectations, food, inner child, letting go, mental health, pajamas, perfect, pressure, resistance, self worth, work | 10 Comments »
February 9, 2013 by Christine
I’ve been doing a little thinking about boundary setting lately…
What is your perspective?
Posted in Healing, Self worth | Tagged boundaries, boyfriend, caring, dad, daughter, decisions, doormat, expectations, feelings, friends, friendship, girlfriend, give, health, hope, husband, limits, love, mean, men, mom, nice, others, parent, pushover, receive, relationships, romance, self, self esteem, self worth, selfish, son, thoughts, wife, women, worth | 10 Comments »
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