When...

your heart is broken and you are left devastated or stunned, 
give yourself time and lean on hope--healing will come


you want to criticize, think twice, count to 10 and choose to not have an opinion. 
you will not believe how much lighter you will feel when you don't have opinions


you want to seek revenge,
i encourage you to be a peacemaker instead


you want to give up--don't-- keep pushing through, and persevere,
you have so much to offer


you are feeling uninspired, take a break, be gentle with yourself
and then come back renewed and accept that it's ok to go through seasons of such


you are feeling unloved,
remember that God's love is enough for you--
even if it feels like it isn't


you are feeling confused,
seek wisdom from friends or mentors--reach out


someone hurts you or wrongs you and you start to feel hate in your heart--
forgive instead, it's there that you'll find freedom


life doesn't go as planned, take a deep breath,
and discover what life has to offer outside of your plan

Comments

  1. Such beautiful words of wisdom

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  2. Such encouragement to my heart. Thank you :)

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  3. Yes! These are all things that my mother has told me over the years. I used to be such a hot head. I mean, I still am, but I try to keep it to myself now. :)

    http://mandycrandell.blogspot.com/

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  4. A great reminder, thank you!! xo

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  5. Gorgeous. Your writing is.

    x.

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  6. AMEN!! beautiful writings!! soooooooo true!

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  7. beautiful words of encouragement...thank you.

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  8. I loved reading this; very inspirational. Thanks for sharing!

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  9. super refreshing and beautifully said!!

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  10. I've printed a couple copies of this off. One is going at my desk at work and the other on my fridge. This is a beautiful poem of practical, sensible, doable courage. God Bless your gifted heart. ~Dawne

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  11. Beautiful words! Lovely blog! :)

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  12. Such wisdom. I need to practice not having an opinion.

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  13. Thank you for these lovely, precious reminders, Gina.

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  14. Love love this G!!! ~T

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  15. Outside of my plan - I love that. It's never really any of our "plans" is it? Yet we quickly forget this and try to take it back. This is refreshing and beautiful and inspiring.

    Thank you!

    Happy seeing beautiful!

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  16. Beautiful Gina, simply beautiful.

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  17. beautifully said, gina! there is always a choice in the matter, yes? so many times it's as simple as turning the other way. choosing hope. choosing Him.
    thanks for your encouraging words. love you this day! :-)
    steph

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  18. Absolutely beautiful and encouraging! And so true :)

    x

    Marielle

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  19. this post is so beautiful and inspiring, and exactly what i needed to read today. thank you for sharing this!
    xo TJ

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  20. Hey love. I just wanted to tell you I awarded you with an award over on my end. :)

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  21. Lovely words and photo to go with them!

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