…my blogger friends gave to me: The permission to Breathe
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by life? Whatever your work/family situation is, do you ever feel like you’re juggling too many activities/responsibilities/roles? And let’s face it, although technology can simplify our lives, it usually reminds us via social media that we can be doing so much more, or at the very least do what we’re already doing with a lot more style.
So today, we give you permission to just breathe. What’s that you say? You don’t have the time to stop and breathe? Or your living space is so cluttered that you can’t find a place to sit down long enough to enjoy breathing? Well, here are some resources that may help you find the time and physical space to do just that.
Corie Clark’s “The Simplicity Project” is aptly named. Her approach to simplifying our over-complicated lives is exactly that – simple. She doesn’t try to push a multi-step program . Nor does she just focus on the physical decluttering that our lives need. She addresses the need to tend to our spiritual health, physical health, physical spaces, finances, and time management. Her approach to simplifying is not only doable, but grace infused, which makes it more likely for recovering perfectionists to complete the project.
While “The Simplicity Project” touches on learning how to say yes and no wisely, Lysa TerKeurst’s “The Best Yes” really gets to the heart of the matter – people pleasing. Too many “Oh, snap!” moments in the book to get into here. If you can relate to any of the quotes from the front of her book {I dread saying yes but feel powerless to say no. I hope there’s more to life than my to-do list. I’m a little overwhelmed and a lot worn out. I’m drowning int he regrets of too many commitments.}, grab a copy.
This last book, “Finding Spiritual Whitespace” by Bonnie Gray, comes highly recommended from a God friend. Since it’s on the “Read in 2015” list, you can read her write-up of it here.
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