Hello friends!
It's Friday again (isn't it lovely that we get one every seven days?) and this morning I wanted to offer you a few reminders as you go forward into the weekend. Maybe you had a fantastically wonderful week - or maybe it was just rotten. Either way, the hard part is over - you've basically made it to the weekend! I want to take a moment to invite you to sit - rest - breathe. Make some quiet space and see what happens.
I kind of said this already, but something I've been learning this week is that when I create spaces of silence, God shows up. I found myself on a 30 minute lunch break in my office at work, and after scrolling through instagram for a few minutes, I decided to put my phone away and just sit and drink my coffee. I crossed my legs, looked out the window, and in about 30 seconds flat, I found myself reeling with how awesome it is that we are made holy through God's sanctification process (find the complete story on my post here). Thoughts that had flipped through my head at the speed of light earlier on in the week found a home in the 15 minutes of stillness that I found while looking out the window at work ... and I almost missed it all by watching YouTube in the background, as I so often do!
It's okay to not have it all figured out it. LOL @ the fact that I even typed that sentence, because this is one thing that I do not do well. I usually interpret weekends as "two days during which I must immediately figure every single thing out in my life and everyone else's, too". Don't be like me. Make better choices and let your weekends be weekends - time to do what you love (and maybe catch up on an assignment or two. Or sixty). You can figure it all out on Monday. (JOKING)
Sleep in at least once! Seriously. Be productive during the wee hours of the morning some other time, and enjoy your sleep. I always forget to do this until Monday morning when I have to get up for an 8:30 class - then I remember all the times I could have slept in and didn't.
I seem to be going through a phase where all my posts must be structured in some sort of list? Both of my drafted future posts are like this too and I'm not too sure why??? Anyway ... what are you remembering this weekend? Was your week long+hard, or short+sweet?
xx,
Olivia
It's Friday again (isn't it lovely that we get one every seven days?) and this morning I wanted to offer you a few reminders as you go forward into the weekend. Maybe you had a fantastically wonderful week - or maybe it was just rotten. Either way, the hard part is over - you've basically made it to the weekend! I want to take a moment to invite you to sit - rest - breathe. Make some quiet space and see what happens.
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| learn how to rest like this Icelandic sheep is resting on the side of a mountain. so serene. |
I kind of said this already, but something I've been learning this week is that when I create spaces of silence, God shows up. I found myself on a 30 minute lunch break in my office at work, and after scrolling through instagram for a few minutes, I decided to put my phone away and just sit and drink my coffee. I crossed my legs, looked out the window, and in about 30 seconds flat, I found myself reeling with how awesome it is that we are made holy through God's sanctification process (find the complete story on my post here). Thoughts that had flipped through my head at the speed of light earlier on in the week found a home in the 15 minutes of stillness that I found while looking out the window at work ... and I almost missed it all by watching YouTube in the background, as I so often do!
It's okay to not have it all figured out it. LOL @ the fact that I even typed that sentence, because this is one thing that I do not do well. I usually interpret weekends as "two days during which I must immediately figure every single thing out in my life and everyone else's, too". Don't be like me. Make better choices and let your weekends be weekends - time to do what you love (and maybe catch up on an assignment or two. Or sixty). You can figure it all out on Monday. (JOKING)
Sleep in at least once! Seriously. Be productive during the wee hours of the morning some other time, and enjoy your sleep. I always forget to do this until Monday morning when I have to get up for an 8:30 class - then I remember all the times I could have slept in and didn't.
I seem to be going through a phase where all my posts must be structured in some sort of list? Both of my drafted future posts are like this too and I'm not too sure why??? Anyway ... what are you remembering this weekend? Was your week long+hard, or short+sweet?
xx,
Olivia
A little silence is wonderful, I liked the story you shared. The weekends are very restful for me and I am just glad to be able to have some peace and quiet and sleep in. Have a good weekend (:
ReplyDeleteVanessa, I'm so thankful for your restful weekends!! That's awesome!
DeleteSleeping in is the most important. I usually don't do this too often, but this weekend I slept in twice and it was RAD! I totally agree with taking time to be quiet and still and enjoy silence, because then the Lord does show up. Love it! :) <3
ReplyDeleteSO IMPORTANT. Sleeping in twice in a row sounds simply wonderful!! I keep staying up late on days when I start work at 9am ... (why???) and I'm definitely ready to make a change ...
DeleteBeen one of those long weeks for me, but tomorrow is a new start. So here's hoping for an easier one!
ReplyDeleteUrgh. The idea that you have to figure everything out is suffocating and definitely something I struggle with. Sometimes I say I'd be satisfied with just the next step, but sometimes I don't even know that...someone said that if you don't see the next step, it means you should keep doing what you're doing. I wonder if it's that easy, though. It seems too easy when everything else is generally difficult.
I'm sorry for your long week, Meaghan! That's the worst. :( Find freedom in the fact that you don't have to have it all figured out! Keep praying and seeking God's will and putting one foot in front of the other ... I don't think that's too simple of a solution. I think that just means that sometimes, things are allowed to be good. So often I expect everything to be hard and don't allow myself to enjoy the moments of peace and goodness ... it sounds like maybe you're in one of those! Don't be afraid to own it. Hugs to you, sweet friend!
DeleteThis is so true! So often I need to make myself unplug from social media and my phone, because, it's pretty draining honestly. And yes!!! Sleeping in is so wonderful (and I realize that the most on Monday mornings haha)
ReplyDeleteI've really been realizing the value in unplugging and enjoying the silence. It's so much more worthwhile, isn't it?
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