I've listed my favorite books from 2009 in my quarterly newsletter and now I want to hear from you what's yours. Simply give the title, author, and a one sentence reason why the book is worth reading. Hopefully, a few of us will gain some great new reading material for 2010! (If you don't currently receive my newsletter and would like to, email robyn@onceuponyourlife.com.)
What Interests You?
I'm planning a one day retreat later this summer here in Prescott, complete with inspiring teaching, good food, "girl time," plenty of relaxation and even some pampering. The hope is that it would be a day of rest and renewal. Tell me, what topics would interest you? What would you like to see offered? Give me a few ideas for topics as well as any other tips you'd think would make the day irresistable.
Your Life Plan
So the song goes, and our experience confirms: Life is hard, and it might not get any easier. Tell me, what have you come up with? What is your plan to do life well no matter how hard it gets? One of my favorite ways has been to meditate on Psalm 46:10, "Be still and know that I am God." In doing so, I have gotten more out of thinking of it's opposite, of what it doesn't say. For me, that goes something like: "Don't freak out and try to control the situation, hoping there's a God, and acting as if you are God in case there isn't. Rather, be STILL and KNOW that He IS God."
Share with me and others who may be reading this how you plan to counter the weight of your circumstances and bring calm to your unsettled soul.
My One Resolution: Anti-Hurry
2009 will mark the year I intentionally and ruthlessly resist hurrying. When it comes down to it, where does it get me? The same place I intend to go but with stress and anxiety as my travel companions! No thank you.
I want the phrase "hurry up" to be completely absent from my vocabulary. I want to have a reaction of shock when I hear it because the concept is so foreign to me. I want to have a calming presence to those around me. How about you?
Speaking of hurrying...I just read in "My Utmost for His Highest" that we never need to be in a rush to worship God. There's always enough time no matter where we're at or what we're doing to spend time with Him. Wouldn't it be something to intentionally draw our attention to God in whatever we're doing rather than just plowing through mindlessly?
The mere act of not hurrying becomes a form of worhsip when we become mindful of God's presence.
"Be still and know that I an God..."
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