Do you use the words “happy” and “joyful” interchangeably? Could there be a difference between being “happy” and being “full of joy?” I suggest to you there is a difference. What makes you happy? Some people say that working at the right job makes them happy. Others say that marrying the right person makes them happy. If having the right job or the right marriage makes you happy, why aren’t you happy 100% of the time? Statistics show that 60%…..
Does a wealth of information create a poverty of attention?1 When we want to transform our minds and our thinking, it is the emotional and sensory distractors that get in our way. In order to transform our minds, we have to have an inner focus that guides our values, intuitions and decisions. We have to desire a relationship with God, one that is driven by awareness of self-defeating habits.
If we can remember to pay attention to our emotions and…..
In order to experience spiritual transformation, one must take up the practice of contemplative prayer, in addition to prayers of thanksgiving, praise, and worship. Prayer can be practiced as a one-way conversation, with praying for what we need and thanking God in advance that He will grant our desires. This practice of thankfulness, praise and worship, are directed one way – towards God, asking Him to listen. We should pour out the inner most thoughts and wants to God, but…..
What do you do to express gratitude for the good things in your life? How does the expression of gratitude impact you when you do? Gratitude is an attitude – acknowledging the goodness in your life and recognizing the source of this goodness. You don’t usually have gratitude for yourself, but for another person, things you have, special events you have attended or accomplishments you have made. Gratitude indicates humility. None of us could be who we are without the…..
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