Rules can be beneficial
They can also be ridiculous
If we blindly follow the rules
We may find ourselves
Behaving un-naturally
In a few rebellious souls
Instinct ingrained
In who we are
Will always win out
We will ignore society’s
Ridiculousness
And embrace
Our God given right
To stand upon The Rock
E.A. Fussell
12.28.2022
Christmas time
Is floating past
Reminding us
The year is ending fast
It will soon be time
To take stock and do
A 365 day review
Will this year end
On track
Or off
For you
Christmas reminds us of many things: the value of family, friends, love, and precious gifts unseen. It also reminds us there is only one week left in the year. We have either made progress on our hopes, dreams, and goals or watched them sink into that endless hole of “tomorrow I will start, tomorrow I will do that, tomorrow….”
Maybe you’ve reached some of your goals.
Maybe life took some of your hope away unexpectedly.
Maybe some of your dreams are stuck in tomorrow land.
As the last week of this year sails in, why not set an intention, dive in, plan to achieve your wildest dreams in 2023?
“Stop waiting for your ship to come in. Dive in. Swim out and get it!”
E.A. Fussell
12.25.2022
Matthew 7:7&8
What binds you
Locks you down
Hinders you
Keeps you from achieving
Your highest and best self
Words are powerful
They creep into your mind
Take shape in your reality
If your heart believes them
Guard your heart
Renew your mind
Ignore negative words
From others
End self defeating talk
In your own mind
Claim your key
The gift of authority
To release yourself
And bind that which
Seeks to steal, kill, destroy
The Messenger arrived
In the form of a child
Grew into a miracle worker
Was sacrificed for you
Your ability thru Him
Has boundless power
Knowledge, understanding Wisdom, creativity and love
Break your locks
Live free
E.A. Fussell
12.24.2022
Proverbs 4:23
Romans 12:2
Matthew 16:19
John 3:16
Think about your words.
Are you a wing or a weight?
Do your words lift others up or tear them down?
The tongue is a two edged sword. We can use it to speak life or to bring destruction. There are times when destruction is called for but today focus on lifting at least one person up.
This world bombards us with messages of hopelessness. What might happen if every Believer encouraged at least one person each day? We have the gift of hope to share with a hopeless world.
Let us enter into our prayer closet to do battle, then come out and spread hope around like confetti wherever our feet or our wheels take us.
Be a wing today, lift someone up
E.A. Fussell
01.14.2023

Pieces
Fragments
Dividing
Moving
Dimming light into darkness
Changing darkness into light
Our brain
Has many chambers
Impacting all areas of our life
Our mind
Drifts in and out
Of these chambers
What we focus on
Can bring us down or lift us up
Our thoughts are dynamic
We control our mind
We can change our thoughts
And thereby change our lives
E.A. Fussell
12.02.2022
Nature shows us
There is a need for
Universal rules
As part of the
Ordered chaos
Supporting all forms of life
On our planet
I respect nature’s rules
And I try to abide by
Spiritual ones
But I will always
Rebel against
Certain rules of man
The ones that limit us
From being all that we can
E.A. Fussell
11.28.2022
Perched precariously
Between two futures
Straddling the fence
Not knowing which way to go
Wanting to sit comfortably still
Resting for a spell
Knowing I never will
Praying for direction
Before I take flight
It’s time to catch the wind
Spread my wings
And soar to new heights
E.A. Fussell
11.27.2022
Perimenopause
Menopause
Postmenopause
Songs of an aging female
Life plays many versions of these tunes
Whether we like them or not
Expanding
Contracting
Expanding
Like an accordion
Our bodies are constantly changing
Often beyond our control
Life pushes our buttons
Squeezes
Pulls
Pushes some more
Keeping us ever wondering
What version of the song comes next
Good nutrition
Faithful exercise
Prayer and meditation
Cannot always sway
The radical hormonal changes
Life keeps playing, and playing, and playing
I am like an accordion
Trying to play my own tune, see a smaller point on the scale
But my hormones have shifted (again)
Now they prefer to expand
I am soaked thru with sweat, frustration, and a primal cry
Life doesn’t listen, it simply hangs me out to dry
E.A. Fussell
11.19.2022
We are constantly transforming:
physically,
emotionally,
intellectually,
spiritually.
We don’t notice the small changes that are constantly happening until we look in the mirror one day and realize how quickly
all those little changes
have become visible.
Distractions abound. We are often focused on a chore, task, errand, goal while time keeps marching on and life keeps transforming with each passing year. Not just for us but for our loved ones too.
Sometimes the changes are subtle, sometimes profound, sometimes devastating. We never really know what any given day may bring our way.
Let’s take some time to appreciate the current version
of ourselves,
our family,
our friends,
our life.
E.A. Fussell
10.29.2022
Honey child
Your energy introduces you
Before you even speak
Un-hurry yourself
In this age of speed
Where we are bombarded
With information
It is invigorating to
Slow down
Rest your brain a minute
Or longer
In this age of distraction
Turn off the noise and chatter
Focus on this moment
Hear the whisper
Of your own soul
Bask in the luxury
Of awareness
In this age of constant
Movement
Where being busy is idolized
Allow yourself to hit pause
Find a comfortable place to sit
“Do” nothing
Just “be”
High speed internet, busyness
An overfilled schedule
Are all obstacles to attaining
Whatever you are seeking
It’s counterintuitive but it works
Take time to do nothing
And something will occur
Uncomfortable
Yes, sitting with yourself
With your own thoughts
Disconnected from the
Digital world
Listening to your soul
Can be very uncomfortable
The more uncomfortable it is
The more you need it
So take time for yourself
Let go of the pressure to be
Constantly busy
Disconnect
To truly connect
Honey child
You are enough just as you are
But if you insist on being more
Un-hurry yourself
E.A. Fussell
10.26.2022
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