Lael Johnson
@beadgold
Retired cat lady and life coach. Also a Jesus believer/follower, creative, loves Japanese culture, Celtic music, Pinterest and clean humor, plus other stuff.
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The practice of choosing creativity persists. It’s a commitment to a process, not simply the next outcome on the list. We do this work for a reason, but if we triangulate the work we do and focus only on the immediate outcome, our practice will fall apart.
Seth Godin • The Practice
The less energy we waste regretting the past or worrying about the future, the more energy we will have for what’s in front of us.
Ryan Holiday • Stillness Is the Key
I am grateful for strength.
Describe the last time you did__________.
We often don’t know how to walk with people when the road is long and there will likely be no happy ending.
Tish Harrison Warren • Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep
The desire for recognition is probably a natural desire. So are you going to keep rolling downhill in order to receive recognition from others? Are you going to wear yourself down like a rolling stone, until everything is smoothed away? When all that is left is a little round ball, would that be “the real I”? It cannot be.
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga • The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
“Thank goodness for that! Saving someone’s life always puts a spring in your step for the rest of the day.”