By whatever name, it is still me

 Good morning! The name I like to be referred to as is E-Lisa. Some of my dear friends refer to me as "E", my family are the only that "get" to call me "Lisa". All others grow in their references to me...some have taken over a decade, some have forgotten my name, and some meet me as "new" every time we talk, having forgotten me entirely each time.

Yesterday as I sat with a friend discussing how our hearts get grieved by the lack of Love in today's world, I was reminded how I have lived knowing what I know and have been exposed to and having people underestimate my experiences all together LOL. I realize that this, may have been one of the KEY factors to my "self" Love and confidence. So thanks to all those that assume me to be one way while I am loving and experiencing another....by whatever name, it is still me #thankyouGod #Lovefirst #oneanotherlove #Gratitude #Godwithin

Are you in the habit of knowing what to do and not doing it? Time for a change

 Good morning!

Amen....to not being perfect...to feeling the full whip of the sting of not choosing #Lovefirst ....to knowing what is good, kind, "proper", supportive, beneficial, encouraging, uplifting, and loving to do and being in the HABIT of NOT doing it. Amen...to seeing someone struggle or being in need and NOT choosing to meet that need. Not even trying to consider yourself strong enough, kind enough, wise enough, or even loving enough to meet the need and encouragement of another. To allow these fruitless and powerless actions to have substance in your life. So be it! It is done!

Last night the yeast of this plagued our family... we lived this fruitlessness to the Umpth degree and I am moved to repentance today. All for what!!!??? POPCORN! (The irony is BEYOND words!) I share to drag this out into the light and remove this of its "power".

We were "gifted" suite seats to the Oil Kings game, but the menu was popcorn, pizza, and desserts. The reason we were gifted these seats is bittersweet. ..and the food even moreso. Not foods that are currently compliant to Red's new diet (and Rogers Place does not cater to those with dietary restrictions ). And the rest of us were weak... for what? We didn't want to give up a perceived privilege for the greater gift of standing with Reds in encouragement and love. We chose our privilege first...not Love. Things went downhill from there. He was tempted and compromised his diet. I compromised. ..we ALL compromised! Compromised the experience, meeting the needs of one another...all so a few could enjoy the indulgences while the rest were left in struggle.

That is not Love. That is not family. That does not honour the gift of building one another up and sharing the journey. It's not about being the same....being denied your own privilege. ...not about being made guilty for your wants....not about tolerating or avoiding so others don't feel bad.... it's about the greater gifts we are denying ourselves from even connecting with when we act from a place of Love FIRST before we surrender to the "delights" around us.

It was a moment that was giving us a greater opportunity of experience and because we perceived it as "too hard", we made the "easy" compromises and lost out completely.

So much healing and responsible choices to step into....but TOTALLY worth it to stand in that place, and KNOW we can choose better and it IS easy when done through Love.

#thankyouGod #Lovefirst #choosetoLove #betterisalwaysbetter #oneanotherlove #donotforsake #NOlukewarmliving #bringintothelight

Life to the Full... morning ponderings

 Good morning! The big thought going through my head this morning. ..Life to the Full. Even now as I sit here wondering where my hair brush got to after we piled all our stuff into the house after getting back from our week long "vacay" in the hospital, I can't recall what J was looking for or asking about last night... (oh wait! I remember and STILL can't recall LOL) ...If it was within the last week, then yes, I may remember, but beyond that, ifit's a minor detail...it will take some digging. So MUCH has been packed into the last week AND the last month. ..that I marvel at those who do more. I need space...empty, unappointed, off-task space (and time). I'm so grateful that even though I got enough calls and messages over the last week to equate 4 months of previous communications, that the rest of the time was spent in Being and observation mode. And after enjoying a luxurious dinner of napping last night, it will be good to get used to our new level of fullness and make more space for remembering

#thankyouGod #oneanotherlove #encouraged #connection #family #gratitude #madetoremember

Do as I say not as I do doesn't work for me

 Good morning! LOL. ..I'm just realizing and remembering how I was as a child...especially now that I am going head to head with inconsistencies. If you are telling me that I have to do it one way while at the same time you are doing it another way and then I call you on it...and you say it's different. ... (pause)

LOL! That's all I'm gonna say... (for those of you that know that laugh ...)

#thankyouGod #Lovefirst #oneanotherlove #healing #hospitable #systemicpolitics #unshackledhere #divineintervention #humility