“Flipping the script starts with your internal script. You can’t let your inner critic — and we all have one — grab the mic and become the narrator! If you want to bury dead yesterdays, you’ve got to tune out the negative self-talk. Like the crew of Australia II, you have to rehearse a different […]
“From a faith perspective, we can think of healthy conviction as a motivating factor that leads us to repent of, or change, our actions. This is a beautiful, necessary part of growth and learning to try softer. . . . We all need a healthy sense of personal responsibility to help us love others well.”- […]
“No matter its origin, the burden of shame stifles your joy and keeps you from letting your light shine. . . . The burden of shame doesn’t stand a chance in the power of God’s presence.”- Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller continue Chapter 13 of Boundaries for Your Soul as […]
“To embrace and love who we are, we have to reclaim and reconnect with the parts of ourselves we’ve orphaned over the years.”- Brene Brown, Rising Strong “No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame.”- Psalm 25:3 (NIV) In Chapter 13 (“Boundaries with Guilt and Shame”) of Boundaries for Your Soul, […]
“Anger can feel chaotic, and so can other emotions. The task is to let God help you put boundaries around your chaotic feelings. . . . But just as God contained chaos ‘in the beginning,’ with his help you can grow to love the most difficult parts of yourself and find that ‘the boundary lines […]