Does anyone really want to feel invisible? From time to time, it might cross one’s mind that it would be fun to be invisible, but not to feel invisible. Whenever I feel invisible I ask myself why I feel that way. Is it because I am surrounded by people that I don’t know? Or because I’m in an unfamiliar place and feeling insecure about myself? Could it be that I am unprepared? Is my body language unknowingly dictating a desire to be invisible? As a child, before school field trips, I remember wondering if I would have…
Signals and signs grow fuzzy, it is time to refocus. I envision this great plan and a path that is clear but the noise overtakes my ability to concentrate. How do I stop the noise in my head? As the noise increases so do my stress and anxiety. How do I reset and focus on Jesus? All the noise is telling me this is my dream job; but as I refocus, my direction is clear. As I refocus on Jesus the pit in my stomach is clearly telling me, to be patient, this is not the one. If the pit…
I am referring to that voice inside us that tries to take us off track, tries to take us to a place of evil rather than joy. I have witnessed varying degrees of depression yet always feel like there is so much more to learn. What I have learned from many of my close friends and family is that it is a battle that is fought daily. It is a choice made daily to choose joy and to have hope. Working through those negative voices inside our heads reaching for something greater, blocking out the negativity. Reaching out in faith…
Few of us imagined that life would be like it is right now. Who would’ve thought we would be living in a world of social distancing, life without seeing facial expressions, greeting someone with no contact, and being quarantined from some of those we love? The element of change is always around us, but sometimes change is much more significant, more than we imagined. Years ago I remember a teacher nearing retirement telling me, “I feel so bad that you’re going into education now because it has changed so much. Student behavior is so much more difficult and…