Happy Sunday, friends and fam. ❤
In spite of the disappointing medical delay, having this break week between CCU semesters has been really nice! I am 100% caught up on my progress notes and treatment plans for the first time since I joined ITS. Yay! I scoped and filed 2 transcripts, started a new show about the 1990s Dallas Cowboys, took advantage of the extra writing time, and enjoyed a couple days off from the courthouse! This weekend included a great convo with Katie and Jennifer at Lifegroup, a 7-mile walk/jog to officially kick off my 3 months of training for the Route 66 Relay, a relaxing bath, and watching my favorite HP movie at Warren Theater tonight!!
As per usual, the book is better and far more detailed, but the final battle scene in this movie is THE. BEST. depiction of spiritual warfare I've ever seen. Truly, I adore it. And I love everything about Harry leading the Dumbledore's Army group - I could easily work that into my presentation on heroes and guides and leadership. Also love when Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore pops in as a surprise witness for the defense at Harry's trial (pictured) - yes, please. When they bring movies like this back, it delights me that the 4Dx theater is packed out with true HP fans who are willing to pay good money to watch something they could've streamed for free... We laugh at all the overt and subtle humor, cheer for APWBD, react with groans when Deloris Umbridge first appears, boo Lucius and Bellatrix, shake our heads at Cornelius Fudge, tear up for Sirius, and clap as if it's the first time we're seeing it when the movie ends. All while enjoying our Butterbeer Icees topped with caramel and whipped cream - yum. =) What a fantastic way to end the break!
And now, catching up on everything else...
"If you believe that nothing is working for you,
then you will notice all the signs
that nothing is working for you.
And if you believe things are moving in your favor,
then you will notice all the signs
that things are moving in your favor!"
~Jay Shetty
Dr. Mayfield and other CCU professors wrote a book for church leaders that releases this coming week! =)
Speaking of, I am signed up to co-author a chapter of a textbook written by CCU and Liberty University professors, so yay for adding that to the resume!
I'm seeing a lot of Jay Shetty on FB lately. He talks about how praise and positive feedback from others are not enough to change how we feel about ourselves... he says the three keys to building real confidence are:
1) Choosing discomfort
2) Keeping promises to yourself
3) Building competence
In my experience, this holds true. We have to choose to step into things that are hard and uncomfortable for us, to press through fear and honor our commitments, and to take action in order to become more competent and confident in anything new! Then the positive feedback is just icing on the cake. ❤
Our current AppleTV+ users. =)
For real!
"Sometimes we cling to loyalty when liberation is needed... Sometimes, the most loyal thing you can do for your future is to stop being loyal to your past." ~Jay Papasan (Full post HERE)
I totally feel this right now.
Lindsay and fam - I'm so rooting for them!
I'm determined to crack the code on resetting a new normal/ new identity that embraces healthy habits.
Breese Campbell's latest cake for their 3-year-old neighbor's bday. ❤
Feeling this. Signed up for 6 months of WW starting tomorrow.
"Difficulty shrinks with action." Absolutely! A key phrase I want to remember for myself and my clients moving forward!
Tomorrow starts the Fall Semester that includes the very last math-based class I will ever have to take!! I gave myself a legit break and didn't glance at the new courses this past week, so I'll be diving in full force tomorrow. Quantitative Research and Qualitative Research will likely be less fun for me than the Leadership class, but I'll make the best of it. We're moving into better weather and football season, which will lead straight into the holidays! I've been in a self-indulgent stress-eating pattern with all the embryo adoption drama and disappointment, but I'm not staying there. Frustration ignites the level-up, and I feel really good about tracking with WW and training to run the relay in November.
Wherever you find yourself today, I'm praying we embrace the daily grace and strength we need for the race God has marked out for us.
And that we believe with all our hearts the best is yet to come!
❤ ❤ ❤
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