Choices

Questions to Ask Yourself While Shopping

Before I dive into to the heart of this post I am going to preface this by saying I am not ‘a shopper’ and that shopping is one of my least favorite activities. If I go shopping it is because I need something, ie, like groceries or household items. I like to get in, getContinue reading “Questions to Ask Yourself While Shopping”

Walking in the Kingdom

The Kingdom of God is not like our earthly kingdoms. Being a part of the Kingdom of God means that now I live differently than I used to. It means I live in an ‘upside down’ kingdom that doesn’t make sense to my natural mind or even make sense to those around me. I nowContinue reading “Walking in the Kingdom”

Things I Know

I want to kick negativity out of my life. I want to be free from negativity. This is one thing that I want. There are other things I want to be free from too, like people pleasing, obligation and duty, feeling like I don’t measure up, free from the fear of man. I want toContinue reading “Things I Know”

Being Stuck

Last week I was writing about how I felt suspended and stuck in mid-air in regards to work and working from home. Last week I talked about continuing to find a new creative routine for work; a routine that fits with who I am and my lifestyle. Sometimes I seem so sure and confident whenContinue reading “Being Stuck”

Suspension

Sometimes I feel like I am in a place of…suspension. Like, suspending in mid-air (Not ‘suspense’ as in a mystery novel). Suspension, especially when it comes to work. The days when nothing is urgent, or is pressing or crucial. The days when I could do this or could do that, but if I didn’t doContinue reading “Suspension”

Places

I have a lot to do today. Soap making and roll ons, lots of emails to respond to, finances to look at, a market to prep for tomorrow and a two hour work commitment, not to mention a grocery list to make for the upcoming holiday. This past Tuesday I felt unfocused. Stressed, flitting fromContinue reading “Places”

To My Friends

It’s about life. You see the pain of your past; the not understanding of why you were raised the way you were, the feelings that struggled inside of you then, the wondering why your parents were strict, or not strict, why they liked what they did, why they didn’t like what you did. Maybe youContinue reading “To My Friends”

Not Wasted

‘You write for free and it should feel like a waste, except that it doesn’t and you don’t have an answer for it…it should be silly, except somehow to you, it isn’t.’ – Emily P. Freeman, ‘A Million Little Ways’ (Emphasis added) ‘You write for free…’ ‘And it should feel like a waste…’ ‘Except thatContinue reading “Not Wasted”

When was…?

I’ve lost myself in the doing. When was the last time I bought myself a new dress for a party? For my birthday party? Do I celebrate myself? When was the last time I had a day off? Like really, truly, literally-no-agenda day off? And not just a day-off-with-ten-other-things-I-need-to-get-done ‘day off’? When was the lastContinue reading “When was…?”

People Pleasing

If you’ve been following my blog for awhile you’re probably aware of the fact that I own a small body care business called Ruministics. I’ve been offering my handcrafted body care locally at vendor fairs, craft shows and markets the past five years. Going into this year, year number six, I’ve been looking for otherContinue reading “People Pleasing”