by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Nov 28, 2023 | Relationship with God, Seasonal Reflections, Self Care
Spiritual Burnout can be especially bad around the Holidays, and you may not even know you have it! Entering the holidays almost always fills us with a mutual sense of excitement and dread. Excitement at the thought of having some time off and enjoying all the sparkly...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jan 28, 2023 | Christian Goal Setting, Grace and Strength, Personal Growth, Prioritizing your life, Relationship with God |
Today was a horrible day. Some would judge me and say I am oppressed by religious guilt over being human, maybe I even need counseling to help myself believe that the “petty things” I regret are truly petty. But, I know it’s more than that....
by Carolyn Pereira | Jan 19, 2023 | Grace and Strength, Intimacy, Relationship with God
Someone very dear to me confessed to me once ‘but I just don’t love God like that! if heaven is all white robes, playing harps and praising God all day, I’m not even sure I want to go there” This may be a trite and imperfect description of...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jul 20, 2022 | Christian Goal Setting, Prioritizing your life, Self Care, Spiritual Fitness
I’ve often heard of the 4 “Pillars of Self-Care” (also called “Levels of the Self”/ “Aspects of Personhood” / “Facets of Wellness”) described as 4 legs on a table – you know, where if one of the legs is weak, the table is unstable? It’s an analogy I...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jul 14, 2022 | Prioritizing your life, Quiet and Listening to God, Relationship with God
Do you feel far away from God? Like He is there but inaccessible? In your mind He exists, but He doesn’t really care? You’ve been trying, but failing, and an actual relationship with Him is starting to feel indistinct, inapproachable, and unattainable?...