a walk in His presence



I hear an anthem of His glory in the bird's call



I smell the sweetness of His kindness in the lush earth around me



I feel His powerful, yet merciful breath in the wind stroking my hair



I know His constant, upholding foundation in the solid ground under my feet



I see His delicate, beautiful handiwork in the sky above me



 - {just joy}

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

surviving quarantine academy

Image
Surprise! Doing school from home is hard. At last, the secret is finally out to all my non-homeschooled peers. So many new challenges come with taking classes online, but the one I hear about most frequently is the loss of motivation and the slippery slope of disorganization that quickly follows. I get it! I feel your pain! As a Becker Homeschool and Rural Virtual Academy alumn, I have definitely had my fair share of struggles with independent learning and loss of motivation while doing school at home. Finally, after many years of trial and error, I've come up with a handful of tips for keeping my motivation flowing and staying on top of my workload. In this last month of online classes, I hope these tips prove useful and help you finish strong this semester. 1. MAKE LISTS Become a list maker! I cannot stress this enough. Whether it's writing down creative ideas, anxieties, or to-do's, as soon as your pen hits the paper, your busy brain is able to qui
Read more

rain

Image
The words written above didn't really mean much to me when they randomly popped into my head last night. I was trying to come up with a description for my "sad songs" playlist on Spotify when those words seemed to slip off my fingers onto the keys of my laptop. I reread what I had just typed. "Even the sky cries, darling. If it didn't, nothing could grow." I reread it again and thought to myself, where the heck did that come from? Also, what is that even saying, other than telling someone their tears are valid? Tonight, I took some more time to think about what those words meant and I came to this explanation (grab some popcorn and buckle up, 'cause it's a long one): Often when I experience something negative or painful, I feel numb to it...for a long time, sometimes even forever. I'm able to carry on with life as if it didn't happen, even though I know I should be hurting over it. Why then do I so desperately want to feel
Read more

5 simple ways to release tension in the mind and body

Image
Hello reader! Today's post is fairly short and simple but I figured that would be appropriate for this topic. My intention with this post is not to arm you with a list of a million things you should be doing to keep your mental health in check. Instead, with just 5 practical tips, I want to provide you with a simple set of reliable suggestions for refreshing your mind and body when under stress. These don't take any sort of mindset training or habitual practice. Use these as tools to pull out when you just don't know what else to do. That's how I use them. For example, when I'm feeling overwhelmed to the point where I can't quite think straight anymore, I remember a few of these and try them, trusting that the calm mind that thought them up is more reliable than my current mind that's in a state of panic. 1. TAKE 10 DEEP BREATHS Deep breathing stimulates the parasympathetic system in our body, which counteracts the fight-or-flight respon
Read more