Your life is your message to the world. Make it inspiring...Lorin L LeeLearning
Learning comes in many shapes and forms in a formal setting or non formal and every day we are learning new things about ourselves as we reflect on our lives and experiences.
How have you done so far with all the things you said you were going to do at the beginning of the year? Granted it is only the first week, but you need to hit the floor running, or perhaps you already have and all we can do is look at your dust as you whizz into the distance...
‘For I know the plans I have for you’, declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future – Jeremiah 29:11OrganisationI am currently surrounded by lists and schedules as I slightly run after myself in doing the things I want to do. I had a great flurry of action towards the end of last year and now in the New Year schedules are still to be finalised, courses have started and I am wondering where the week has gone so far. I am mindful though about keeping up with all the things that I have committed myself to do and in the midst of it still enjoy the process.God had planned something better for us so only together with us would they be made perfect... Hebrews 11:40Having made the decision to cut back on my posting for Tutorial Tuesdays, Material Mondays and Recycled Projects, I will be sharing what I have done in the classes and what it may have brought up creatively for me. I am also looking forward to the growth and the insight which should come with learning new information. I already know that I resonate towards more structured way of working. I like knowing what is planned for the next week and what I am working towards. It stops the wandering from one thing to the next as you get more and more distracted. I learnt that I need to just go with wanting structure among the spontaneity of the creative practice.Creative Sundays
Next week Sundays will see the beginning of my Creative Sunday’s posts – Expressing your creativity in a spiritual environment. I look forward to sharing each week and producing a video of the process – as part of getting myself out of my comfort zone and moving forward. My word which I shared for the year is ‘Attention to Detail’ which for me will require me to be more focused and disciplined as I am asking a lot of myself this year.Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed..Proverbs 16:3AttachmentsI am also learning about my attachments and my ‘you never know when you can use it’ mindset, we are spending time over the next few months to declutter the house. My husband is more ruthless and when we talked about it last year I was all fired up caused it seems so far away. This weekend he went and got the boxes and made a start and I have found myself justifying why it is alright for him to get rid of his things but some things (all of my things) need to stay. I am realising the more I have been thinking about it that there are some strong emotional ties that I will need to deal with alongside the excuses that are already preparing themselves at the back of my mind. Last year I did a 30 day de-cluttering challenge and so I know that I can do it I guess admitting how I feel is the first step to moving on, and there is a limit to how many books you can hold onto and read, or how many clothes you can keep, although since starting creating recycled projects I find a use for quite a lot of things, mainly boxes, packaging which I will have to limit or make sure that what I make goes to a good home (am I justifying again??). Making the way...
At the end of the day I know that I have done it in other areas and I will have to just work through it. I know that God has much more for me this year - there are new adventures to experience, new environments to be in and new things to learn and sometimes you have to let go of things. You can’t take these things with you, you have to make the most of them while you are living and share what you have with those who are in a less fortunate position. Let us step into 2014 knowing that we did all the things that we needed to do, we stretched ourselves, we were more than we were last year and we made a difference in the life of at least one person. What are your plans for 2014, where are the changes going to be made in order for you to move forward?
Psalm 121 1-4– I lift my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip – he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber or sleep
