Your life is your message to the world.
Make it inspiring...Lorin L Lee
Learning
Learning comes in many shapes and forms in a formal setting
or non formal and every day we are learning new things about ourselves as we
reflect on our lives and experiences. How have you done so far with all the things you said you
were going to do at the beginning of the year? Granted it is only the first week, but you
need to hit the floor running, or perhaps you already have and all we can do is
look at your dust as you whizz into the distance...
‘For I know the plans I have for you’, declares the Lord, ‘plans to
prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future – Jeremiah
29:11
Organisation
I am currently surrounded by lists and schedules as I
slightly run after myself in doing the things I want to do. I had a great flurry of action towards the
end of last year and now in the New Year schedules are still to be finalised,
courses have started and I am wondering where the week has gone so far. I am mindful though about keeping up with all
the things that I have committed myself to do and in the midst of it still
enjoy the process.
God
had planned something better for us so only together with us would
they be made perfect... Hebrews 11:40
Having made the decision to cut back on my posting for
Tutorial Tuesdays, Material Mondays and Recycled Projects, I will be sharing what
I have done in the classes and what it may have brought up creatively for
me. I am also looking forward to the
growth and the insight which should come with learning new information. I already know that I resonate towards more
structured way of working. I like
knowing what is planned for the next week and what I am working towards. It stops the wandering from one thing to the
next as you get more and more distracted.
I learnt that I need to just go with wanting structure among the spontaneity
of the creative practice.
Creative Sundays
Next week Sundays will see the beginning of my Creative Sunday’s
posts – Expressing your creativity in a spiritual environment. I look forward to sharing each week and
producing a video of the process – as part of getting myself out of my comfort
zone and moving forward. My word which I
shared for the year is ‘Attention to Detail’ which for me will require me to be
more focused and disciplined as I am asking a lot of myself this year.
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed..Proverbs
16:3
Attachments
I am also learning about my attachments and my ‘you never
know when you can use it’ mindset, we are spending time over the next few
months to declutter the house. My
husband is more ruthless and when we talked about it last year I was all fired
up caused it seems so far away. This
weekend he went and got the boxes and made a start and I have found myself
justifying why it is alright for him to get rid of his things but some things (all
of my things) need to stay. I am realising
the more I have been thinking about it that there are some strong emotional
ties that I will need to deal with alongside the excuses that are already
preparing themselves at the back of my mind.
Last year I did a 30 day de-cluttering challenge and so I know
that I can do it I guess admitting how I feel is the first step to moving on, and there is a limit to how many books you can
hold onto and read, or how many clothes you can keep, although since starting
creating recycled projects I find a use for quite a lot of things, mainly
boxes, packaging which I will have to limit or make sure that what I make goes
to a good home (am I justifying again??).
Making the way...
At the end of the day I know that I have done
it in other areas and I will have to just work through it. I know that God has much more for me this
year - there are new adventures to experience, new environments to be in and
new things to learn and sometimes you have to let go of things. You can’t take these things with you, you
have to make the most of them while you are living and share what you have with
those who are in a less fortunate position.
Let us step into 2014 knowing that we did all the things that we needed
to do, we stretched ourselves, we were more than we were last year and we made
a difference in the life of at least
What are your plans for 2014, where are the
changes going to be made in order for you to move forward?
Psalm 121 1-4– I lift my eyes to the hills – where does my help come
from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip – he who
watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will
neither slumber or sleep
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