Positive Affirmations Do Work, But Not Like You Thought
To be completely honest, I have always been skeptical about affirmations. I wanted some type of scientific backing that affirmations […]
Author: pennyshaynes
Talking To Yourself In The Third Person
How many of us, when we are berating ourselves for doing something wrong, say to ourselves, “I am so stupid! […]
Introduction To Self Talk
I made a protein shake in one of those shaker cups. I took out some vitamins and left them in […]
What I Learned This Week: The Flesh Can’t Control The Flesh, “Not Feeling” Is Bad
The more I study and ask the Lord to reveal things, wouldn’t you know, He answers! This is what I’ve […]
CRAZIFIED & OUT OF CONTROL! Why You STILL Can’t Control Yourself & The ABCs of Changing That
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Over and over again, I see and hear the same thing – in myself and others.
“If I just try harder, THIS time I’ll be able to control myself.” This thought makes us CRAZIFIED, repeating this futile insanity cycle over and over again! That is because we mistake the symptoms for the sickness, trying to change our fleshly actions instead of uncovering what is prompting us to do it – namely a harmful lie that is slowly destroying us from the inside out.
“I can make myself stop drinking, eating, drugging, shopping, etc. if I just find a new strategy. I know I can cure myself by changing my behavior!” But it doesn’t work that way, and here is why.
Step Study – Long-Term Intensive Spiritual Community
Step Study saved my life. There is no other way to put it. I have been in a Step Study […]
Celebrate Recovery – One Format Of Spiritual Community
The best experience I have had with spiritual community is with Celebrate Recovery (CR), a Christian 12 step program which […]
Three Things I Learned This Week: Annoyances vs. Problems, Blindsided, Being Nice
This has been another revelational week, with good and bad realizations. But I can still take a victory lap because […]
The Importance of Continuity In Spiritual Community
The model of churches meeting once a week, and maybe a second time in small groups, is a good start. […]
The Dynamic of Spiritual Communities
I love the term Spiritual Communities. It comes from a book by that name by one of my favorite counseling […]