Authentically Me

For 2019, my goal is to understand, practice, and recognize discernment within my faith, my relationships, and myself. The following posts are the lessons I've learned on this journey (starting at post 13).

For 2018, my goal is to seek and welcome peace into my mind, heart, and soul in whatever form God wills. The following posts are the lessons I've learned on this journey (posts 1-12).

1	Seeking and Welcoming Peace After reading Matthew Kelly, I finally realized that I needed to not only seek peace for my life, but welcome it in any form it comes because my peace may not be God's peace for me.
2	Words to Heal It's not enough to speak kindly to one another; I have to remember to speak kindly to myself.
3	Following Jesus' Teachings on Forgiving Friends If I want peace in my heart, I need peace in my friendships. It's not easy to seek out forgiveness and understanding, but it's something I still need to do.
4	Realizing my Need for Detachment Detachment doesn't mean running away into religious seclusion. Sometimes all we need is to stop allowing people to hurt us and to stop putting others on the same tier as God.
5	Grace with Maturity and St. Teresa of Avila Maturity is not measured by age or which milestones we've reached. It is measured by our ability to forgive and be kind.
6	Seeking Wisdom Over Knowledge While gaining knowledge about our church, community, or from scholarly believers is good, we must also actively read scripture and gain wisdom about our actions and faith that can only come from God.
7	Peace Can't Work Alone My goal for 2018 was to welcome peace, but I can't come to peace with my past if I don't practice love and forgiveness in the now.
8	Is Pride Holding Me Back? My anger may be more than a forgiveness problem. Exploring C.S. Lewis brings forth the sin that is pride.
9	Agape Love Unconditional love is difficult even with our family and friends, but God requires all his children to live by agape love even for those who hurt them.
10	Happiness vs. Peace Happiness may be fleeting, but achieving peace as a constant state of mind can create an environment where joy can thrive.
11	Choosing Which Parts of Me Represent Me Each person lives with contradictions of themselves, but authenticity falls in deciding which parts, positive or negative, will represent us.
12	Peace in 2018 I sought peace in 2018, and the lessons I learned helped shape how I view peace.
13	Understanding and Recognizing Discernment In 2019, my goal is to understand, practice, and recognize discernment within my faith, my relationships, and myself.