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July 15, 2018 by mish No Comments

one of the simplest things i’ve done that has made a huge difference in my life is keeping a gratitude journal.   it’s an app i have on my phone and at the end of each day, before i sleep, i think through my day and write down all the things i’m thankful for.

so i thought i’d give you a glimpse the things i’m grateful for today  (i’ve removed some names of friends for their privacy)

+ was able to watch nadal play at wimbledon.. although he did lose, it was a great game

+ enjoyed a beautiful day at the snow : it was so sunny, hardly any wind, and surprisingly little queues even though it was a weekend and during school holidays!

+ grateful for my friends who always make every snow trip so fun and enjoyable

+ have such awesome snow accommodation so close to the ski tube.  i can’t believe it takes me less than 40min to get from perisher ski tube back home.  that’s getting off my ski boots, unpacking gear into the dry room and changing into normal clothes.

+ got to ski quite a lot today. i’m amazed how much ground i can cover when skiing alone with no queues.  would have actually been happy to go home after 2h of zali and excelerator.

+ found a great article on tow for my first faith + work lecture next week

+ first time bringing my own lunch to the snow: was just the right amount and it wasn’t squashed

+ found a cute cafe that makes good hot choc on the snow… got to remember to bring cash tomorrow as it’s cash only place

+ able to spread my enthusiasm for my soft boiled eggs “machine” with my snow friends

+ even though i don’t have family here, feel so blessed to be surrounded by good friends

+ so happy when friends of mine received answers to prayers that we have been praying together for months

+ able to surprise a friend for his birthday today! yay.. it worked 🙂

+ happy for friends of mine who are pregnant 🙂

+ c3 : so grateful to be surrounded by awesome role models and people with such huge servant hearts

+ being able to use a friend’s ski locker.  yes!  no need to lug skis and poles up and down the hill!

and this list could go on and on…

when i first started this gratitude journal years ago, i struggled to find things to be grateful for and i made myself find 3 things to be grateful for.  some days, it was a real effort to come up with 3 things and i remember one day my gratitude was i can breathe. it’s ok to start small – the important thing is to start! (which by the way, is what i’m doing with this blog).

now, i stop once i reach around 10.  some days, even before my day starts, i write things in my gratitude journal – almost like declaring things i will be grateful for.

keeping this gratitude journal has trained me to constantly look for things to be grateful for.  now, if for some reason i forget to write in my journal before i sleep, i always wake up in the middle of the night. i think it’s safe to say that thankfulness is well and truly ingrained in my system now!

here’s a photograph i took at the snow today.  i sat out in the sun today having lunch and enjoying this view!

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love. love doesn't mean doing extraordinary or he love.

love doesn't mean doing extraordinary or heroic things. it means knowing how to do ordinary things with tenderness. 
to love someone is to show to them their beauty, their worth and their importance. ~ jean vanier
the way back ~~~~~~~~ i resisted it’s been a lon the way back
~~~~~~~~
i resisted
it’s been a long time since i’d been there
what’s he going to say
what am i going to say
it’s probably going to be awkward

but when i entered
his arms were wide open
right where the door was
almost like he knew i would come back
like he was waiting all along 

i didn’t get to say a word
i just ran to him
and hugged him
tears streaming down my cheeks
i stood there for ages

comfort 
understanding
unconditional love
i knew in an instant he understood
he sees me 

i didn’t have to explain
i didn’t have the words
he just knew
knew more than 
i could even comprehend 

but why was i surprised?
he created me after all
he knows every single hair on my head
he knows my every step
my every thought 

before every thought is formed
any step is taken
he was there
waiting graciously
patiently for me

to come home
to make my way back
into his living arms
all along
he was waiting 

he was there
turns out
the way back 
was the only way
to move forward
serenity. this has been my view over the last two serenity. 
this has been my view over the last two days.  was only planning on stopping one night, but waking up to this was so therapeutic (even though it wasn’t sunny) that i ended up staying here again tonight. 
i always thought i was a beach gal, but i got to say, having a lake side view has been very calming! it’s changed my perception of lake views. 
i’ll definitely be back here again... 

i’m curious - what’s one thing that has surprised u in 2021? 

#dronephotography #bermagui #ingeniaholidays #vanlife
i wonder - could our inability to rest be linked t i wonder - could our inability to rest be linked to our identity? 

i wrote a few thoughts on rest recently and here are some things i’ve been pondering over...

bill johnson said, “busyness is artificial significance.  busyness can make us feel important, but neither our identity or our sense of significance should come from our schedules”
 
don’t be mistaken - it is courageous to give Him space to speak into your life.  it’s brave, to make a deliberate decision not to crowd your life, to deliberately make space. to listen.  to seek Him.  to want to know your maker and creator more intimately. 
 
i don’t know about you, but i think sometimes in my life when i feel overwhelmed, it’s cos’ i have crowded out my life and don’t make space to seek Him and just listen to Him.  or I know what I’m doing isn’t pleasing Him, and I make myself so busy so that I am numb… to everything.. 

here’s a drone shot from today as i spent the day relaxing, chilling and taking it slow on this rainy day! 

i’m curious - especially if u have read to the end of this long post... what do u enjoy doing when u rest?

#dronephotography #bermagui #vanlife #australia #visitnsw
adventure. it’s in my blood... and every so ofte adventure. it’s in my blood... and every so often, i feel the need to explore this great world, to stir my visual senses... travel to different places, experience new things. 
i find that when i get out of my normal environment, it helps me see things differently, think differently, expand my creativity and come up with new ideas. 
i’m grateful for being able to take time out to slow down. breathe. 
selah
new. i sense a change of seasons. a freshness. a new.
i sense a change of seasons. 
a freshness. 
and i’m posting now to remind me of this moment. this feeling. 
now is the time.  i don’t know if i can fully articulate it in words, by every cell in my body senses the change.
finally.
the time is now.
the waiting has passed and i’m declaring a season of fruitfulness, abundance and fullness. 
in the last couple of months but increasing in the last week, i’ve discovered new things about myself, new gifts 🎹, new miracles, new friendships, new communities to embrace, new business, new ideas... at such a phenomenal pace yet with such calm, ease, and flow.  maybe this is the easy yoke i have been pondering over. 
all thanks and to my maker, who creates, provides and sustains everything. 
soli deo gloria

for those of you waiting, i want to say... it was worth the wait. every single second.  cos it tastes all the sweeter knowing the journey it took to get here.
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