Don’t lay aside the important life lessons you have learned.

Life can wear us down

Events, lessons, family, and work can bring frustration, exhaustion, and overload in every area of life. We are slowly worn down and lay aside vital lessons we learned in the past.

Has it ever seemed that these things are no longer important, achievable, or relevant anymore?

 New life lessons enhance and combine with our prior life lessons – Fleda Bennie

When we are physically, mentally, or emotionally overwhelmed and forget some of the simplest and most essential life lessons.

I allowed myself to become overwhelmed after accepting responsibilities I shouldn’t have. I was frustrated, easily angered and confused. When I finally realized what I needed to change, I did it. I stepped down from two positions and began to heal and find peace.

If we take people for granted, our personal growth moves backward.

1. We forget to tell our loved ones that we love them.
2. We forget to do special things for them anymore.
3. We forget our children’s events because we don’t have time.
4. We forget to play with our children because we’re tired.
5. We drop friendships that once meant the world to us.
6. We over commit like I did.

Our physical and mental health suffers, as do those who care about us.

We forget and become angry and dissatisfied with life.

Why does this happen?

1. Because we don’t remember the love we once had for our family. We forgot how much it meant because other things became more important.
2. We forget to do the special things because they don’t seem special anymore. We forget the look of love from our spouse or other loved ones.
3. We’ve been to 50 of our kid’s events, and that’s good enough. We’ve forgotten the joy of cheering them on as they search for us in the bleachers.
4. We forget to play with our children. One of them asks us to play, and we reply with anger because we’re too tired. We don’t see their sad little faces because we forget how wonderful it was to smile and laugh with them.
5. There’s no time for old friends. When they try to reach out to us, we blow them off, forgetting all the beautiful times we spent with them.
6. God went out of your memory a long time ago. You tell yourself you have faith, but don’t live like it.
7. Personal growth stops.
   

We Need to remember:

• Love — remember and make time for it. Give and receive it. Love is life-changing.
• Kindness — remember how to practice kindness by doing those special things you did so long ago. Picking up the habit of kindness brings wholeness.
• Goodness — make time to attend your children’s events, cheer them on, and wave wildly at them as your love for them bursts through again. Goodness brings life-changing peace and gratitude.
• Faithfulness — you contact those old friends and rebuild the broken bridge between you.
• Joy — you play with your kids. You focus on making them laugh and scream with delight. Joy wells up in you again, like it used to, as you remember what truly brought joy and how to bring joy to others.
• Faith — faith is the substance of things hoped for. If you hope to be and do better, rekindle your faith. Don’t make excuses, just do it.

Personal growth happens in the soil of true faith. Fleda Bennie

Personal Growth

Do you remember how easy-going and fun you used to be? What happened to that person?

Did you slowly shrink down like a dry leaf as you forgot what truly matters in life?

Did you put false, temporary things in their place?

If you remember, you can regain the person you are meant to be and be even better.

Instead of being shallow and constantly disappointed with yourself, you can grow again!

You can be healthy again in every aspect of your life, and your friends will be friends again. Your kids will flourish, as will you and your loved ones.

You can trust in God again and ask Him for help. He never says no to a request like that.

Take time to remember. It’s life-changing.

If you want personal-growth to become a better person. Remember the most important things and people in your life and NEVER forget.

How can you apply these things
to your life today?

I did it by evaluating what I was doing and NOT doing. Then I eliminated the things that brought the most stress – giving me room to breathe and heal.

Thank you for reading, and God Bless.

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