Heather's Love Challenge

This month's virtue is humility vs. Pride.   My favorite definition of pride is, "Pride is the vice of comparing ourselves to others." The definition I really like for humility is from C.S. Lewis "Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less." I've been working on humi...

Most people think that the authors we know well like Mark Twain and Hemingway stood out above other writers of their time because of shear writing talent. The truth is that these men were relentless self promoters. 

I have no doubt that I would feel worse if I wasn't focusing on developing these virtues. I know that my pain would be worse. I'm learning how much my thoughts and my mind effect my body.

I think we all are familiar with Gratitude Journals. I've used them at different times in my life. They help me to focus on what I am grateful for. For this month, I want to challenge myself to think a little bit deeper so I am using these 20 prompts. 

I am grateful for:

1. Someone in your family that you are grateful for.  (Tell them why you are grateful for them.)

2. An inventor who invented something you are grateful for.

Positive Language doesn't mean using kind or uplifting words. It means saying what you want to do. I really got into this habit with my work with neuro-diverse people and small children, but I think it is really important in goal setting as well. 

It’s been almost 3 months in my challenge to see if gaining more Christ-Like love could help my physical health. I’ve been focusing on the virtues listed in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. I started this journey with patience. This month I added kindness. I’m learning a lot about patience and kindness, and...