FLIP Perspective

04/08/2024

To consider how love, joy, and peace might bloom in your life is to recognize that not being able to figure it all out at once doesn't mean you can't sow meaningful seeds in your life right now. Like a pocketful of seeds in a garden, you are free to examine your potential. You are free to choose what to cultivate. Ask yourself: What season is it? What do I need to nourish these seeds? What seeds need more rain? Which ones need shade? Sunlight?

Sometimes, sowing seeds of 'love' might look like giving your heart time to heal, and it might mean learning what 'love' means beyond what you thought it would be. Letting the rain pour in and letting a new definition in.

At times, sowing seeds of 'joy' might be quiet and subtly blooming, like hydrangeas, growing in the shade.

There might be times when seeds of 'peace' are blooming out in the sunlight like wildflowers, ever-present as you move through the day, learning to breathe deep and carry on, anyway.

Give yourself space to consider what kind of seeds you'd like to sow and where you can sow them. - Morgan Harper Nichols

04/01/2024

03/28/2024

May every deep breath symbolize a small step in letting go...A small step of letting go of who you thought you had to be.

At first, this can feel like a great feat, but you are allowed to pace yourself. But you are allowed to practice letting go, even just by asking yourself simple questions:

Who might you be when you are able to carry on, not worrying what someone will think?
What might be possible when you are able to explore things you used to tell yourself you weren’t good enough for?
What new understandings could emerge from trying something?
What stories might unfold, in letting yourself embrace this new chapter?
Where might you go that makes you feel at home?

These are not questions you have to figure out all at once. Instead, they are open-ended questions with breathing room...small steps into an open space beyond the confines of who you thought you had to be.

Breathe deep and remember: As you learn to let go, you are also free to imagine what you could be. - Morgan Harper Nichols Morgan Harper Nichols

03/28/2024

Let thankfulness temper your thoughts 💖

02/24/2024

Scattering seeds 👩‍🌾🙏🏻💖 Eden Abbey Brewing Community

02/17/2024

“I AM THE RISEN ONE who shines upon you always. Your relationship with Me is meant to be vibrant and challenging, as I invade more and more areas of your life. Do not fear change, for I am making you a new creation, with old things passing away and new things continually on the horizon.” Jesus Calling 2/17

02/15/2024

“Come To Me with all your weaknesses: physical, emotional, and spiritual. Rest in the comfort of My Presence, remembering that nothing is impossible with Me.“ Jesus Calling 2/15

02/14/2024

May this be a season where you encounter love in new, meaningful ways. May this be a season of falling in love with the process of discovering what leads to more joy, love, and peace, even in the most ordinary daily experiences. Even if it’s nothing more than a reminder that you are not alone, let this be something you notice and allow space for.

At times, there can be this pressure to always have to find the perfect rhythm of life, and of course, the notion of love can certainly play a role in this. However, may this be a time in your life where you take the pressure off yourself to try to make sense of love in every scenario and instead, focus on living with love each day. And if this sounds too abstract, allow yourself to think about the times other people have been present to you in a loving way. Think about how natural it felt and how there wasn’t this pressure to make sense of it all right away. Even when it just comes to the love of a friend, in that moment, you’re focused on being present more than you’re focused on making sense of it all in that exact moment.

So let this be a space where you take the pressure off of yourself from making sense of it all in real-time. Allow yourself to be present where you are, how you can, and trust that this matters. Trust that as long as you are still breathing, you are free to continue practicing being present, with love, for you have not seen the end of it. There is more to come. More love. More joy. More peace. MHN

02/14/2024

“Do not give in to fear or worry, those robbers of abundant living. Trust Me enough to face problems as they come, rather than trying to anticipate them. Whenever you start to feel afraid, remember that I am holding you by your right hand. Nothing can separate you from My Presence!” Jesus Calling 2/14

02/13/2024

Reach for God’s Word to remember who you are.