• Open To Receive
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    Open To Receive

    January 13, 2023

    Sometimes we don’t realise how large the Universe is and how vast its resources are. We’re scared to ask for what we need. We don’t trust or believe enough and are just not open to receive. Open To Receive Today’s Scripture reading is a great story about openness. A young man was paralyzed. His friends brought him to the house Jesus was staying at – wanting him to be healed. The crowd was too much for them to get access to Jesus. So they cut a hole in the roof and lowered their friend in on a pallet! Jesus was…

  • Showing Up For Myself
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    Showing Up For Myself

    January 6, 2023

    I notice that most women will happily do things for others, showing up for others and putting their own needs second. Perhaps, it’s years of indoctrination by family and culture. In India, women, especially mothers, are deified and sacrificing everything for the family is seen as a great virtue! I’m calling BS on this! I’m going to be showing up for myself first! Showing Up For Myself in 2023 It’s time we all, men and women, started taking care of ourselves in the same way we are there for other people. I’ve learned the hard way, that unless I prioritise…

  • Don't Perform, Just Be
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    Don’t Perform, Just Be

    November 4, 2022

    Much of my life was spent in perform mode. I learnt early to put up a good show that all was well in my world, even in times when it really wasn’t. It wasn’t specifically discussed, but we learn from watching the dynamics at play at home, don’t we? One thing that stands out for me is my father’s unwritten rule that we should all sit together in Church. There were times when my parents had a massive argument the night before and hadn’t resolved things, yet off we went playing happy families in Church! My mother would sometimes rebel…