Slow down. Talk slower. Walk slower. Stop multitasking when you don’t have to. Do one thing at a time. Do it with intention. Be more present.

Fresh flowers. Hand written letters. Spontaneous dates. Thoughtful gifts. Speaking words of affirmation over me.

When you compare what you have, what you have becomes less

Even though my victory has long been won
The accuser never stopped so hard to try
Fighting with the thoughts of You
Just so I can doubt, who I am in Christ
But this is what I say

I plead the blood ,I plead the blood
I plead the blood
I plead the blood ,I plead the blood
The precious blood
I plead the blood ,the blood
Eternal saving blood
I don’t have to cry
Jesus paid the price

Lyrics by Nathaniel Bassey

Loneliness is the absence of connection not company

Knowing when to speak and when to be silent, a skill

You are the one SUSTAINING me . I literally hear and feel you telling me to pull it together. You are glueing my bits together. You are still faithful regardless, you are THE God regardless

I give myself permission to feel all my feelings, the process,to wrestle and come out on the other side wiser

What if we checked in on each other before dropping off our load(problems). What if we checked in to make sure the listener is not already emotionally burdened/or going through their own stuff, before we add ours?

To avoid hearing responses such as “me too” “is yours worse than mine” “I’m going through much worse” .I mean, it’s not a pity party right?