Month: July 2017

Focus on YOUR Dream

Fulfilling your dream might mean you have to deny what other people might be dreaming for you in order to discover and focus on what you are dreaming for yourself.

Fulfilling your dream might mean you have to gain some knowledge or experience to develop your talent.

Fulfilling your dream might mean you have to be open to other voices yet discerning of their impact.

And any doubts you have about whether you can do what you’re dreaming are coming from a place of fear.

“And the special gift of ministry you received when I laid hands on you and prayed—keep that ablaze! God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible.” 2 Timothy 1:6-7

Inhale Focus, Exhale Distraction…
Inhale Fearlessness, Exhale Interference…
Inhale Fulfillment, Exhale Fear…
Just Breathe

#JustBreathe

Free Your Dream

You wouldn’t have the dream you’re dreaming if you weren’t supposed to or weren’t able to live it. Isn’t that freeing? Doesn’t that relieve some of the pressure? Doesn’t that take away the fear?

“God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.” Ephesians 3:20, The Message

Inhale Dreaming, Exhale Repressing…
Inhale Relaxing, Exhale Stressing…
Inhale Living, Exhale Oppressing…
Just Breathe

#JustBreathe

Prelude

We could choose to see everything we’ve experienced in the past as a prelude to and preparation for the magnificent present we are experiencing now…

“What’s past is prologue.” ~ William Shakespeare, The Tempest

Inhale Past, Exhale Unconsciousness…
Inhale Prelude, Exhale Unreadiness…
Inhale Preparation, Exhale Unpreparedness…
Just Breathe

#JustBreathe
Reflections With Renita

Preclude

We see our present experiences through the blurry filter of our past experiences. Time and time again, we allow our past to pop up and block our present. But our previous experiences don’t have to preclude what we want to do in the present. We don’t have to be stuck in our story.

“…affirming our existence requires affirming the past that led to it.” ~ Todd May

Inhale Present, Exhale Past…
Inhale Present, Exhale Prevent…
Inhale Present, Exhale Preclude…
Just Breathe…

#JustBreathe
Reflections With Renita

Prevent

We can’t prevent, avoid or circumvent emotions. Our sadness, frustration, anger, hurt, jealousy, etc. are a part of the human experience. Our emotions are telling us something about how we are processing our experiences. We must go through them to get to wholeness.

“…every emotion offers information about you that is important. When you ignore your emotions, you ignore that information.” ~ Gary Kukav, The Heart of the Soul.

Inhale Energy, Exhale Prevention…
Inhale Experiences, Exhale Avoidance…
Inhale Emotions, Exhale Circumvention…
Just Breathe

#JustBreathe
Reflections With Renita

Projection

Projection of our fears onto someone else or even into the future usually leads to fear-based decisions. We “what if” our way out of focus, make decisions with our blurred vision and wonder how it all went wrong.

“The Man said, “The Woman you gave me as a companion, she gave me fruit from the tree, and, yes, I ate it.” God said to the Woman, “What is this that you’ve done?” “The serpent seduced me,” she said, “and I ate.” Genesis 3: 12-13

Inhale Real, Exhale Fear…
Inhale Reality, Exhale Projection…
Inhale Right Now, Exhale “What If”…
Just Breathe

#JustBreathe
#Fear

Protect

There is a fine line between the boundaries that help us own what belongs to us and the borders that keep everybody and most emotions at bay. Healthy boundaries can protect us from ourselves. Borders and emotional walls can prevent us from experiencing humanity… others’ and our own.

“Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.” Galations 6: 4-5

Inhale Boundaries, Exhale Borders…
Inhale Protection, Exhale Overexposed…
Inhale Ownership, Exhale Blame…
Just Breathe

#JustBreathe
#Humanity

Relationship Fail #5

When you’re constantly making excuses for your boo’s behavior … fighting to stay in the relationship … giving your significant other multiple chances to act right, maybe you should consider he/she just might be all wrong…for you.

“If you can love the wrong person that much, imagine how much you can love the right one.” ~Anonymous

Inhale Love, Exhale Excuses…
Inhale Love, Exhale Struggle…
Inhale Love, Exhale Strife…
Just Breathe

#JustBreathe
Reflections With Renita

Relationship Fail #4

When you share all your tricks to attract the opposite sex with the person you’re seeing, maybe it’s not a good idea to try and use said tricks to manipulate that person.

“Truth is true in all places and times and applies to all people.” ~ Buddha

Inhale True, Exhale Fake…
Inhale Truth, Exhale Tricks…
Inhale Trust, Exhale Deception…
Just Breathe

#JustBreathe
Reflections With Renita

Relationship Fail #3

When you insist on having a conversation with Person A about the text message you received from Person B, it might be a good time to turn in your playa card.

Just an observation…

“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. But when I became an adult, I set aside childish ways.” 1 Corinthians 13:11

Inhale Self Awareness, Exhale Delusion…
Inhale Reality, Exhale Illusion…
Inhale Clarity, Exhale Confusion…
Just Breathe

#JustBreathe
Reflections With Renita