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Getting StumpedMany people set goals and/or have renewed feelings of expectation for a new year. And yet, sometimes the obstacles of life including our own stinkin'-thinkin' can interrupt hope. “Being positive does not mean ignoring the negative. Being positive means overcoming the negative. There is a big difference between the two.” Marc and Angel
There can always be a reason not to move forward. But there can still be a reason to keep going. George Couros Look at what lies beneath your struggle to persevere with prayer and this handy diagram about "why people give up". Clarity and inspiration await your knock. (Matthew 7:7) | Sustaining Self-Care "Self-care should be an ongoing practice, not a last-resort indulgence." It entails mindfulness, intentionality, and a heightened personal awareness that allows you to respond to your body's signals before you are totally "spent". Otherwise, you are not practicing self-care, you are practicing burn-out. "Self-care doesn’t mean that every day is sunshine. But with proper self-care on either side of these difficult seasons, we are able to return to balance more quickly." Read more
It's the balance between remembering you are God's greatest love (John 3:16) and that your body is not your own. (I Cor. 6:19-20) Take time to take care. | Behavior is CommunicationChildren "act" because of what they "feel" and many times they don't understand those feelings or know how to verbalize them. This can be true for adults too! We must be cautious about jumping to conclusion with what we see. “Beneath every behavior, there is a feeling. And beneath every feeling is a need. And when we meet that need rather than focus on the behavior, we begin to deal with the cause and not the symptom.” Ashleigh Warner This is when lasting change can begin to occur. We must see through their behavior and see them the way they can’t see themselves. Take time for connecting before chastening and check out these 2-free resources 1) Behavior & 2) Reflections from Counselor Chelsey. |
Getting Stumped
Many people set goals and/or have renewed feelings of expectation for a new year. And yet, sometimes the obstacles of life including our own stinkin'-thinkin' can interrupt hope.
“Being positive does not mean ignoring the negative. Being positive means overcoming the negative. There is a big difference between the two.” Marc and Angel
There can always be a reason not to move forward. But there can still be a reason to keep going. George Couros
Look at what lies beneath your struggle to persevere with prayer and this handy diagram about "why people give up". Clarity and inspiration await your knock. (Matthew 7:7)
Sustaining Self-Care
"Self-care doesn’t mean that every day is sunshine. But with proper self-care on either side of these difficult seasons, we are able to return to balance more quickly." Read more
It's the balance between remembering you are God's greatest love (John 3:16) and that your body is not your own. (I Cor. 6:19-20) Take time to take care.
Behavior is Communication
Children "act" because of what they "feel" and many times they don't understand those feelings or know how to verbalize them. This can be true for adults too!
We must be cautious about jumping to conclusion with what we see.
“Beneath every behavior, there is a feeling. And beneath every feeling is a need. And when we meet that need rather than focus on the behavior, we begin to deal with the cause and not the symptom.” Ashleigh Warner
This is when lasting change can begin to occur. We must see through their behavior and see them the way they can’t see themselves. Take time for connecting before chastening and check out these 2-free resources 1) Behavior & 2) Reflections from Counselor Chelsey.
Texoma Christian School Guidance Counselor
© Kathy Pierce Howard
