Drops of Inspira

 Hello! I'm going to get right into my discussion today.  If you missed last week's post, this month, I am talking about patience. Last week, I mentioned that anger and impatience often go hand in hand. I mentioned the Thomas Jefferson quote,  "When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred." This quote is the basis of today's post. When I took a look at the words patience and anger  in relationship to each other, I found myriads of quotes. From Buddha to Jean Fontaine, from Mahatma Gandhi and Ali ibn Abi Talib, everyone seemed to have an opinion on these topics and the close relationship they share. Most agree that they are closely related. And why is that? Well, if you think about it, when you are very angry, your inhibitions are lowered. It's hard to think properly when you are angry, and you do things you regret.  The Bible has a couple of things to say on the topic. One of my favorite verses comes from Proverbs 15:1 which s...

  Hello! Lately I've been thinking about the lies we tell ourselves and how they can sap our joy.  I'm not into the toxic positivity mindset, so I'm not here to tell you to disregard reality and pretend everything is rosy when it may not be. But there is something to be said about how you talk to yourself. Lies are like earthworms. They burrow deep under the cover of the soil of your life. You can't see them, but their effects make themselves known. Only instead of nurturing the soil, they poison the soil. The plant of joy doesn't flourish. It shrivels up and dies.  I wouldn't say I'm either a positive or a negative person. I'm a realistic person teetering on the brink of negativity. It doesn't take much for circumstances in my life to put one drop too much on the negativity scale, plunging me into the blackest of despair. I'm constantly battling to keep the scales balanced. What are some of the lies you tell yourself?  One of the most insidious ...