There are things we face alone
Regardless of who we are with
We were created that way
The innermost thoughts
The deepest feelings
Tucked away inside
Invisible to others
A wrestling force
Twisting us up
Changing us
Turning us
Into who
We are
Right
Now
E.A. Fussell
10.24.2021
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 KJV
Note to self: “Wait” is the key word in this scripture. Be still, don’t get in too big of a hurry. Listen, rest, refresh, renew. Then plow forward. If you fail to wait upon the Lord you may take the wrong path, forfeit His help and miss out on divine endurance.
E.A.Fussell
10.22.2021
In my youth
The roads leading to me
Were paved
Straight and comfortable
Easy to travel
Life wore them out
Crumbled them up
Until they became
Dirt and gravel
Mud and mire
Now
Treacherous terrain
Twists and turns
On a one lane path
To a heart of stone
E.A. Fussell
10.21.2021
Wasted days and
Wasted nights
Fretting
Tossing
Turning
Thinking
Too much
About
Shoulda
Coulda
Woulda
Stuck
In our head
Missing out
On life that’s
Happening
Right
In front of us
E.A. Fussell
10/20/2021
I am a fight
Not flight
Kind of soul
My anger can get
Out of control
Being angry isn’t a sin
No
The issue lies within
The loss of self control
Which can easily happen
And then
Foolishly
Holding onto anger
Until
To yourself
You become a stranger
E.A. Fussell
10.16.2021
To be outstanding in your field at times you have to stand alone.
Time alone allows us to adjust our focus on the ever changing big picture. After this time alone we take pieces of the big picture back to our team to help them set their own goals which won’t be easy, or fast, and will require constant re-evaluation. We remind them that a strategic plan is more like how to run a marathon than a sprint.
The internet doesn’t help. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok make everything seem instant, exciting, fun, excessively beautiful, overly easy. When in reality life is full of difficulty, pressure, challenges, frustration, heartbreak, heartache, setbacks, ugliness, obstacles, both small and large.
Leaders are called to survive and not only to survive, but to thrive. Learning how to stay positive, grow strong in faith, and retain joy while life ebbs and flows around us is an ongoing process.
If you have more than one team member you have learned that “one size fits all” does not apply. Each individual has their own mode of learning, communication and motivation. With multiple variations across the board. It is our role as leaders to determine how to meld all these variations into an efficient functioning team.
One of my biggest challenges is that the workforce of today is more fragile than my generation. This requires a change in approach in how to hold a team accountable while helping them stay focused on their individual role as they attain their team goal.
Self-awareness is my starting point. Standing alone for a time today to reflect, pray, repent, prioritize, strategize, and plan as I adjust and focus on the big-picture.
Ann Fussell
10/02/2021
A reminder to those who would completely cripple this country:
We are the silent majority
Going to work every day
Trying to survive
Trying not to get caught up
In the rhetoric and chaos
Trying just to live our lives
But don’t be fooled
By our quiet ignoring
Of your ridiculous antics
We are the ones
Who started revolutions
That founded this country
That have always
Fought valiantly
For what we believe in
When our belly is full
It is not a nap we will be taking
We will take this country back
E.A.Fussell
09.26.2021
Protecting
Lifting
Quashing
Tied to thoughts
Creating beliefs
That rule your mind
Motivating
Directing
Stopping
Whether you know
Hundreds
Or only a few
Forward
Backward
No where
Someone’s hands
On your life
Are influencing you
E.A.Fussell
09.21.2021
The enemy will try to move you off course, and dishearten you. He will try to make you question yourself and feel unworthy, inadequate, unprepared, afraid, worried. He will try to crush you using whatever weakness is in your flesh.
It’s okay to trust God’s direction even if you don’t understand what He has planned or where He is taking you. It’s okay to take up your sword confidently even when you feel unsure or inadequate. It’s okay to remember you are royalty and worthy to bear arms and fight for your kingdom. It’s okay to stand still, it’s okay to retreat, it’s okay to rush in fiercely. As long as your direction comes from the One you believe in, He will guide you and it will all be okay. Be courageous and let the Lord do what is good in His sight.
1 Chronicles 19:13
Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God; and let the Lord do that which is good in his sight.
Falling can be beautiful
In rain
In autumn leaves
In snow
In love I suppose
But falling can also be
Scary
Destructive
Ugly
Most things in life
Are that way
Dynamically opposed
Good
Bad
Beautiful
Ugly
Love
Hate
And they are also
Frighteningly
The same
What makes it so
The thought
Or the feeling
Can one exist without the other
Can we hold a thought
Without experiencing a feeling
Can we experience a feeling
Without having a thought
Can we love without hating
If there is no ugliness
How would we recognize beauty
Does good exist
Because evil fights to prevail
Is pondering such things
A waste of mind
Or
A profound expenditure of time
E.A.Fussell
Modified 09.09.2021
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