Learn the science of self-control — Now more than ever, people realize that willpower — the ability to control their attention, emotions, and desires — influences their physical health, financial security, relationships, and professional success. Kelly McGonigal, The Willpower Instinct, Page 1 The intelligent want self-control; children want candy. — Rumi This quote by the poet…

A Humble animal exemplifies great Virtues — I realized that when it comes to how we should act toward God, and toward the other people in our lives, us humans could learn a thing or two from the Humble dog. Previous Natural Wisdom post Hello Readers, hope all’s well. I know it’s been a long time, a…

Run from sin and don’t look back!! — If we get free from danger, free from addiction (etc.), we have to fly away. If we keep going back to it, even for a moment or a glimpse or a taste, we will fall back into the water, fall back into the danger. Previous Natural Wisdom post Hello Readers…

Waiting Is Worth it — Just like those failed broccoli plants, if we try to get a dream or Blessing before God says it’s ready, it doesn’t come out right. It pops up fragile, undeveloped, less fruitful, and ultimately unusable. Previous Natural Wisdom post Hello Readers, hope all’s well. Time for another post in my…

Being outside in God’s Creation provides many benefits — Spending time in green space or bringing nature into your everyday life can benefit both your mental and physical wellbeing. For example, doing things like growing food or flowers, exercising outdoors or being around animals can have lots of positive effects. “Nature and Mental Health” by mind.org.uk Previous Natural Wisdom…

Say sorry, try better, move on — Once we make a mistake, we have to live and deal with our new reality of having made that mistake. If damage control is possible we must do that. But if there’s nothing we can do to repair what we damaged, we need to accept that, move on, and do…

Endure to the End — The thing to understand is we need to pace ourselves properly, so we can endure to the end of our task. What good does it do us if we start a project, and go fast for awhile, but don’t have the energy to finish because we burn out?? Making it…

The most important step is the first — To shake the brain fog, shake the indecision, the paralysis … we’ve got to jump into something and get started. Jump right into the nearest task or job at hand and start doing. Sounds obvious to the point of being stupid. But actually, many people (including myself at times) have…

Stop, look, and see how God provides for our needs — As long as the leaves keep falling, I can keep adding material to the slow compost pile. As long as the leaves keep falling, I can keep getting usable dirt (long-term). As long as the leaves keep falling, God is giving me what I need to grow my garden. Previous…