Beliefs

What are some of your beliefs? Do you believe in God, unicorns, aliens? What do you think about yourself, your government leaders, church leaders? What do you believe about people?

There seems to be so much unrest & strife these days. I was talking to my brother the other day about something & he reminded me about a saying, 'Believe half of what you see & none of what you read, except for aliens they are real!'  That made me laugh. Information about things change so much and it seems like every second these last few years in this pandemic. So what do we hold on to? Where do we look too when EVERYTHING seems untrue or uncertain?

I know what I do I look to God & the bible. I am learning to read it & learning to interpret it. I also find people who surround me that are wise & are firmly grounded in God. For me I find comfort knowing that God is there & He is in control even when it doesn't feel like it. Really it seems like life is getting out of control. Conspiracies seem to be on the rise & I see the lack of respect for each others opinions is on the rise. 

Life is so precious & we have only this one to live. Respecting our neighbours ideas & beliefs is important. We don't need to agree on everything to be nice. We don't need to be right all the time either. Even if we are right it is ok to be gentle or not to say anything that may seem harsh. I recently had someone say some things on a post I made. It was truthful yet it felt harsh at a time I needed gentleness. They could not & now they are hurt. I could have said nothing & maybe I should have. Some people are brash & in your face. They don't do gentle. When you are a people pleaser like me it is hard to please everyone. I cannot please everyone. 

So today remember to be gentle, be kind & remember we are all human. Perfection is overrated & unattainable in this world.

Two Years into a Pandemic

 How are you handling the pandemic? It seems like a GIANT roller coaster of do this, don't do that, yes you can, ohhh sorry no you can't. People seem to be divided big time. Get vaccinated, don't get vaccinated, your rights are being taken away. 

INFORMATION OVERLOAD

At the end of the day our friendships, our family & the moments that we make with each other is what we need to hold onto. The moments we share with each other encouraging each other, checking up on one another, smiling at the the person you pass on the walk. 

I am finding that our world seems to be in such a rush. Not time to be present to take in the moment. Hurry through & make it all so pretty. It is okay to be messy, to be not okay. It is okay not to go mock speed. 

I have been going through a thought process in my crafting. A slower process. One that is my pace. Not having so many things on the go. I may have a spinning, knitting & cross stitch project or 2 but it is slower & more intentional. I also went through some projects & frogged them. Some of the I am going to sell or Sally Ann. 

Ever since my cancer diagnosis & treatment I have needed to slow down, not go at a stupid fast pace. I find I cannot handle things quite like I used to. I cannot people as much or handle high stress things as well. Boundaries that were not there have been slowly been put in and it is okay to do that. We need that.  

I hope you are doing well!! Remember you are important.