Posts Tagged ‘mindset’
Contingency mindset: backing up your best laid plans
When my husband and I moved to Northern Arizona’s Rim Country a year ago, we already had an unlimited data plan for our phones, so reliable Wi-Fi was our biggest concern for internet usage. We received provider suggestions from others who reside in our community (population 599) and settled on one that has kept us…
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The long haul: do not grow weary
So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. ~ Galatians 6:9 Recently, I read a devotion that talked about changing how we view our problems. Instead of looking at them in their entirety, the author suggested taking one action…
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Give up the fight: winning the battle
Not too long ago, I awakened from a dream in the middle of the night. I rarely dream anymore, so I considered it noteworthy; e.g., perhaps a solution to a tricky scene I’m writing; or maybe an insight to help navigate a relationship. While I don’t recall the dream’s specifics, the underlying message lingered upon…
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Two are better than one: sharing our burdens
Two are better than one… If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. ~ Ecclesiastes 4:9-10a A couple weeks ago, my husband and I were acting out the bad-cop, good-cop scenario during a situation wrought with adulting. You know the kind: big decisions with life-altering consequences. On one day, I’d be…
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One small change: how a three-letter word makes a big difference
Ever find yourself faced with a litany of responsibilities weighing you down with the “need” to do this or that? I need to work. I need to buy groceries (or pick up my child from school, exercise or [fill-in-the-blank]). A tiny trick I learned a while ago can lift this load. It simply requires replacing the…
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Getaway of a lifetime: Day 1 (or dancing in the rain)
In my latest post, “Sticking to the plan…,” I mention a surprise twist my husband and I discovered 10 days before a weeklong getaway in Arizona’s White Mountains: the removal of previously enacted hiking restrictions by the forest preserve. Although we planned to stay the course in spite of these closures, once again the chance…
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