Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: despair
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.07.2022
I am going to get myself in trouble. I see the calendar says it is March and religious material tells me it is Lent. Putting those two things together, I expect for spring to be just around the corner with flowers poking through the ground and the temperatures rising. Every year I expect this and …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 02.25.2022
Recently I was reminded that laughter really is the best medicine. Not only does it provide short term benefits such as extra oxygen, lowering stress and releasing feel good hormones in the brain, it provides long term benefits as well. Immunity support, pain relief and improved mood are just a few of the long term …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 02.14.2022
Valentine’s Day. While the origin of this holiday is murky and can be explored here, some embrace it with excitement and joy and others view it with trepidation and fear. Fear he won’t get it right again. Fear her expectations won’t be met. Fear there will be no expression of love in the mailbox again. …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 02.04.2022
It’s Friday. How are you doing? Tired? Ready for a break in the routine? Looking forward to the weekend? Did the snow pile up in your yard and on the road the last few days? Were you one of those who enjoyed sunshine and warm weather? Wherever you are and whatever you experienced the last …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 01.20.2022
I moved away from home when I was eighteen years old. I first attended Bible college and then volunteered for a year working for a mission agency. Immediately following my year of service, I was married. We located in the midwest and I never moved back to my childhood home to live for longer than …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 01.13.2022
I admit — I am a bit of a brain geek. A keen interest in the brain and how it functions drives me to read books on the brain. The really great news is that the brain has an elastic property about it that enables it to heal and change with the proper treatment, supplements …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 01.12.2022
4But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. 1 John 4:4 Bullies operate on the premise of fear. Igniting fear by claiming to be bigger, scarier, faster and more …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 01.07.2022
Always do your best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment. It will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse and regret. Sunday morning I woke up feeling ill. As the day progressed, I spiraled even …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 01.04.2022
As I begin the New Year, I want to intentionally listen to my self-talk. It is what I say to myself that reveals where I have made agreements. As I journey through life these agreements may change, especially as I make healthy changes in what I believe about myself. For a long time I made …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 12.30.2021
28 “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? 29Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. 30They would say, ‘There’s the person who …
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