by skimhenson | Jan 31, 2020 | writing words to live by
“The sweet Name of Jesus produces in us holy thoughts, fills the soul with noble sentiments, strengthens virtue, begets good works, and nourishes pure affection. All spiritual food leaves the soul dry, if it contain not that penetrating oil, the Name Jesus.” St...
by skimhenson | Oct 4, 2019 | depression, love and grace, suicide, writing words to live by
“I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.” Jana Stanfield I took off the summer from posting on my blog even though I had posts ready to publish. I kept thinking, … Seriously, God, “all the good I can do” is to...
by skimhenson | Jan 10, 2019 | getting your own life, relationships, writing words to live by
“How you start your day is how you live your day. How you live your day is how you live your life.” Louise Hay Definition @ Merriam-Webster for intentional: Done by intention or design; intended. Definition @ Merriam-Webster for intention: A determination...
by skimhenson | Mar 31, 2018 | fear, writing words to live by
“Once you know the emotional building blocks of anxiety, you can influence them.” Chip Conley from his article, Mastering The Anxiety Equation: A Remedy for Fearful Times (link included at the end of this blog post) I googled “anxiety” and up popped a funny meme. A...
by skimhenson | Nov 3, 2017 | life improvement, writing words to live by
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” Hans Hofmann Simplicity is my word for 2018. The term showed up in a private Facebook message from a friend asking about my blog. Agnes and I talked about growing our...
by skimhenson | Jan 7, 2017 | self-care, writing words to live by
“One word can change everything.” OneWord365.com Every year since 2012, instead of making resolutions, I’ve chosen a word of the year. Unlike resolutions, I actually remember my word and I make progress because of it. So far, my words have been … 2012 – Incremental...