Sleeping too much

Try to pull yourself up on those thoughts @Former-Member .... "beauty is as beauty does ..."

Didnt you just give flowers to your friend who has cancer yesterday ... ? 🌿

Didnt you just drive to Sydney and knock yourself out caring for aged and I'll parents ..... ? 🌿

Didnt you just help someone with an attitude problem to understand why you didn't return to the church that didn't support you compassionately when you were in your darkest hour and offer more o your services as though nothing had hapoened .... ? 🌿

Didnt you just remind a policeman that people in former crisis recover and get on with their lives .... including renewing their licence so they can deliver flowers to friends with cancer and visit ailing parents .... ? 🌿

Didn't you just pay a doctor an income to bring you peace of mind over blood test results, and listen attentively as he advised you to exercis .... ? 🌿

No dead wood in any of that @Former-Member ..... ❣ Effort counts for everything .... ❤️💕

I got nowhere near as much done today as you did, I can tell you .... didnt sleep so well last night, and knowing I had to drive today, I rested most of the morning. I am tired and only seeing to the basics of feeding everyone today, dropped S2 to uni and picked him up cos he's not yet motovated .... and I fully understand .... think I am resting at a cellular level with WH away ... and a bit teary here and there as well.

Not much energy for anything, but I don't consider myself "dead wood". These Bible teachings need to be listened to with self-compassion .... even turning up to Bible study makes you not-dead-wood .....

Proverbs 3:5

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding"

What was the best part of the day @TAB ?

Thanks @Faith-and-Hope, wow how well you just dug out my good bits, needed to hear that, you have a better perspective than me (backdog fogs up everything), and you keep giving even when exhausted and teary, thanks!. Glad to hear you're having self care days.

You know, my faith brings so much purpose to life, often conviction shifts to condemnation. I'm still undoing a lot of false teachings or undetstandings and controlling leasership from my early christian walk. But perhaps my MI affected interpretations, of everything, too (not all their fault). Thanks for reminding me to incorporate 'self compassion' - it feels wrong but working on it as I think the Lord Himself had great compassion. Somewhat selfless but... It gets tricky. I have this Akian paintig of Jesus on the wall and since my girl died sometimes I think he's frouning at me, weird hey? I have to CBT it away, but then I wonder if I'm self we ving... Round we go. Finding balance is hard. Xox

Hi @TAB, sounds Like a good week, hard earned back breaking $ but ya nearly there. Well done!

Gosh, keep nodding off, soz for typos, just wanted to acknowledge your posts xox

So honest in your self assessment but dont need to go too harsh @Former-Member ... Goodness flows best when you or I and all around us flourish.

I read an interesting fiction ... which addressed Fundamentalism .. gayness and New Orleans and various types of faith very beautifully and wittily

"Floodline" by Kathryn Heywood

It made me laugh, get annoyed and then respect the author's skill at leaving things open ... worth a look .. in my book

Great you had company @TAB the thing about making an offering .. is that it can become part of our personalitites .. and its ok .. some will take us up .. and some wont .. for whatever reason .. but life seems richer

Hi @Faith-and-Hope I was talking to a painter the other day ..

and mentioned your painting weekends ..