Love the way you write and think Amy! Reframing seems natural and necessary. But, when our lives are only filled with external input, and there’s no time for our minds to wander, it’s easy to lose this skill. My kids remind me of its importance. My second grader comes home from school and starts playing after a snack. Through watching him play, I can tell he’s reframing his experiences from the day into something useful to help him learn and grow. Grown-ups need that too.
And I love the concept you shared here about living a faithful life through abundance “by adding to our lives.” I always feel like I’ve gained something good after reading your essays!
Thank you so much, Daphne, for the kind words and for sharing your insights too! I love your observation that play is a way of reframing and incorporating experiences. You're so right that adults need that too—I want to be more alert to opportunities to play!
My mother (also your grandmother) said the greatest thing she ever did was to take a Dale Carnegie course which birthed, not just boosted, her self-esteem and self-confidence. The power of positive thinking cannot be underestimated. I’ve seen how negative criticism destroyed lives. And I’ve often had to battle with actual and imagined rejection myself. It’s responsible for more gun sales and belt misuse than you can imagine. “Let it Rain” and “Stay on the Sunnyside,” both recorded during the Great Depression, are earmarked for an upcoming Substack post at Dave’s Desk. At its very worst, poet Jack Spicer wrote, “Hell is a place we go to look up.”
I didn't know she was a Dale Carnegie gal—very cool! Carnegie was ahead of his time and I've been meaning to read "How to Win Friends & Influence People" forever, maybe this is my sign to finally crack it open.
Love the way you write and think Amy! Reframing seems natural and necessary. But, when our lives are only filled with external input, and there’s no time for our minds to wander, it’s easy to lose this skill. My kids remind me of its importance. My second grader comes home from school and starts playing after a snack. Through watching him play, I can tell he’s reframing his experiences from the day into something useful to help him learn and grow. Grown-ups need that too.
And I love the concept you shared here about living a faithful life through abundance “by adding to our lives.” I always feel like I’ve gained something good after reading your essays!
Thank you so much, Daphne, for the kind words and for sharing your insights too! I love your observation that play is a way of reframing and incorporating experiences. You're so right that adults need that too—I want to be more alert to opportunities to play!
I love the way you Reframed 'sin'. Beautifully written!
Thank you so much, Lisa! I'm so glad to hear it resonated ❤️
My mother (also your grandmother) said the greatest thing she ever did was to take a Dale Carnegie course which birthed, not just boosted, her self-esteem and self-confidence. The power of positive thinking cannot be underestimated. I’ve seen how negative criticism destroyed lives. And I’ve often had to battle with actual and imagined rejection myself. It’s responsible for more gun sales and belt misuse than you can imagine. “Let it Rain” and “Stay on the Sunnyside,” both recorded during the Great Depression, are earmarked for an upcoming Substack post at Dave’s Desk. At its very worst, poet Jack Spicer wrote, “Hell is a place we go to look up.”
I didn't know she was a Dale Carnegie gal—very cool! Carnegie was ahead of his time and I've been meaning to read "How to Win Friends & Influence People" forever, maybe this is my sign to finally crack it open.
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Thanks for the affirmation, Mary!