Tag: Slow Down
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The Blessing of Waiting: Recognising the Seasons of Preparation – Part Two
If you have ever struggled, or are currently languishing in a season of waiting, this blog post is for you. In part one of this blog post, we covered these three points: 1. Waiting is a time of preparation and growth : God uses this time to grow and prepare us for the season ahead.…
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How To Capture Joy – Part One
How are you friend? I mean, how are you really? If were sitting opposite you right now in your favourite cafe, looking you in the eyeballs, how would you answer? (Let me just warn you that I’ll know if you’re brushing off the question.) I’ve had so many conversations recently, with people who are struggling,…
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Living Within Your Season Part 2
In case you missed last week’s blogpost, you can catch it here, I spoke about the need to live within your season, specifically the natural seasons. How they affect you and recognising what you need in each of them. This week I want to talk to you about living within your personal season. If you…
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Living Within Your Season Pt 1.
What season of life are you in at the moment? Do you know? In eras gone by, people lived their life according to the seasons. They woke with the sun, and their work was done when it went down. Their work was often dictated to, by the daylight, the weather and the seasons. You and…
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The Practice of Being Present
I wrote about learning to be present during lockdown, a couple of years ago. I published it on another page and completely forgot about it. Rereading since I first wrote it, I feel like it is still so relevant to me. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve said recently, ‘It only feels like…
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One Step at a Time
I have struggled with this lately. Like, really struggled. I wanted to be further along on my journey, closer to where I want to be. I spent most of the summer learning and absorbing and dreaming about my bigger picture goals. Ask me what I achieved this summer…. The answer is this: Not a whole…
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9 Reasons Why You Are Just a Complicated Houseplant
Hey Friend! If you have been around here for more than five minutes, you’ll know that I love houseplants. To have a house full of luscious green leafy plants, to bring life, colour and cosiness to my home, was a goal I’d had for years. After many failures of one plant after another sadly meeting…
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Small wins
Hey there, how is your week going? Busy?? Sometimes we are so busy, that we miss the small wins in life, that are worth celebrating. There are time we need to do a speed check and slow things down a little. Growing houseplants, and taking care of them, has taught me about slowing down, and…
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7 Signs You Need To Rest
Today, I went and sat on this beach with my journal and pen. I should have been continuing with the spring clean we decided to get done this half term week, but my body has had some things to say. Listening to our body and making time for rest when we need it, is often…
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Greet the Day
In the middle of the crazy morning routine of trying to get myself and two boys out of the house on time, I pause and take a moment. I step out onto the balcony in the freezing cold air to greet the day. I look at the sky, the weather, feeling its chill, I take…
Carrie Baker - The Growth Collective 