The trouble with choosing faith instead of fear for 2016, is I am saying 'yes', to all sorts of new adventures and ideas. To be clear these are things I would never before dreamed of saying 'yes' to. Or I would at least take three weeks to agonise over, before hesitantly replying, 'yes, if you think … Continue reading on saying yes, new adventures and being stretched
embracing fear
My question over this year is "fear or faith?" So it was inevitable that for our book club, Amanda, Elaine and I chose Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic. Which has the subtitle, Creative Living Beyond Fear. And it comes of absolutely no surprise to me that when I draw up the schedule "courage" is the first post I … Continue reading embracing fear
The things I do to avoid writing
There is a strange tension in writing this book. See the topic is grief. It involves delving into the hard stuff. It is not easy to write. When I do get words on paper it is inevitably draining. Naturally this means I often find myself in creative procrastination, in order to avoid being emotionally battered by what … Continue reading The things I do to avoid writing
the everyday struggle with fear
I have discovered when you intentionally place the phrase "fear or faith" over a year, you find fear has many faces. Just when I think I have dealt with the fear of comparison, then perfectionism rears its ugly head. Just when I think I have dealt with the fear of failure, then the fear of … Continue reading the everyday struggle with fear
on baby steps and faith
What does faith feel like to you? I often have an idea that faith is the big steps; the leaping out of an aeroplane type steps that we take in life. I am learning that what looks like leaping out of an aeroplane, is actually often the product of a lot of planning, praying, and organising. … Continue reading on baby steps and faith
fear or faith – choosing to make mistakes
I have a fear of making mistakes. As a third culture kid, moving to a new country every three years, I got very good at figuring out the culture and the expectations. And in constantly differing school environments, I also learnt very quickly the cost of making mistakes. A mistake pretty much set me up … Continue reading fear or faith – choosing to make mistakes