Say YES To a life of passion and purpose!
That’s the first question. Ask yourself, do I want to get well? It sounds silly, right? Of course everyone wants to be well. You would assume. And yet, we know people who are just really comfortable in their dis-ease or their dis-function or their victimhood. Maybe they don’t know another way. Maybe they have not
We say this in yoga a lot. We need to “root down to rise up”. It’s helpful instruction for yoga and life. Physically, I think of it as planting my feet and forming a solid base before I raise up my arms or do anything with my upper body. For instance, in Warrior One
I went to yoga today for the first time in months. I actually went to a new studio and tried a new class with new people. All the newness almost had me saying, “no” again. But then I remembered all the talk about “yes” that I’ve been putting out there. All the encouragement I’ve been
I love clean slates and empty pages and new journals and blank spaces. I like tidy houses and clutter free zones and organized pantries and closets with order. I love these things but the truth is, I don’t have these things in my life. Oh sure, I get the brand new journal but I can’t wait…I have
Oh my gosh you guys. I mean…y’all. Big news over here. We are moving to Texas! We’ve always lived in Illinois so this is a huge change. Did you get my references to Big and Huge? They say everything is bigger in Texas. So it’s a good thing I named this blog Great Big YES!
I think Van Halen said it best. It’s simple really. Jump! Jumping is kind of like saying YES! Sometimes we jump having no idea what we are getting into. Sometimes we say “YES!” when we are afraid. But usually it’s that kind of afraid that comes with excitement and anticipation and hope. Because we know
In church this week, the reading was about John the Baptist. The priest was talking about prophets. He told us everyone is a prophet. That’s right. Me and you. Prophets. Do you believe it? If not, change your mind today. Think of yourself as divinely inspired (you are) and filled with light (you are) and
My husband found these letters at work and they were being thrown away so he brought them home for me. AWESOME HUSBAND OR WHAT? Now, if you don’t know him, I’d like to explain what this means. For YEARS, I dragged him to flea markets. He would walk around and say, “This is crap”. For
I want to be in community. Yes. I’ve been wounded. Yes. I’ve been hurt. Yes. I’m angry. Yes. I’m afraid. Yes. I’m lonely. Yes. I want to be in community. Yes. Jesus is the yes man here. Hearing us. Listening. Affirming. We don’t have to deny what has happened to do a new thing. We