by Carolyn Pereira | May 11, 2022 | Prioritizing your life, Relationship with God, Self Care
A rule of life? Well, that sounds boring and terrible… and maybe even a bit medieval. Where is the freedom, the spontaneity, the enjoyment? Maybe it’s all well and good for people in monasteries and such (do monasteries still exist?) but how could it possibly benefit...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Feb 5, 2022 | Personal Growth, Prioritizing your life |
Goals are supposed to be a tool to help us align our actions with our priorities and make us make progress towards what matters to us. Sounds good right? Well, then why do we so often fail at our goals? Or better yet, when we succeed at them, why do they leave us...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Aug 19, 2021 | Personal Growth, Prioritizing your life, When life is Hard
Death to self – Unappealing? Definitely (At first glance). Macabre? Maybe it can seem so from the outset. Outdated? Since when does the bible go out of date? Misunderstood? Absolutely! Don’t let fear of “death” stop you from finding this hidden...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Jul 25, 2021 | Endurance, Personal Growth, Prioritizing your life, Spiritual Fitness
Wondering how to get motivated for the little mundane things you know you should do but they just don’t seem exciting enough to always move us for their own sakes… ie. Saying your prayers, getting out of bed, working out, having that conversation, kindness when you...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Dec 1, 2019 | Prioritizing your life, Seasonal Reflections
What God wants for Christmas… The Advent season culminates in a day filled with gifts… Gifts for everyone but the ONE we are celebrating. Wouldn’t it be amazing if we spent Advent preparing to give the Christ Child the ONE gift He truly desires from...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Nov 30, 2019 | Prioritizing your life, Seasonal Reflections
Presence is a powerful thing… Every morning I wake up and my husband is gone to work already. At 6:30 I get the kids breakfast on my own and begin the day, usually with a lot of grandiose plans for the day. As the hours go by, I begin to lower my standards to...
