Quotes About Balance

I have these boundaries in place not for restriction but to define the parameters of my freedom. My brokenness can't handle more freedom than this right now. And I'm good with that.

My weight loss goal isn't a number on the scale. My real weight loss goal is peace.

God, I recognize I am made for more than the vicious cycle of being ruled by food. I need to eat to live, not live to eat. So , i keep asking for your wisdom to know what it eat and your indwelling power to walk away from things that aren't beneficial for me

Will this choice add to my peace or steal from it? Remember, nothing tastes as good as peace feels.

But in the end, one-sided views make for pretty flat-looking works of art.

Saying yes all the time won't make me Wonder Woman. It will make me a worn-out woman.

Unrealistic demands lead to undercurrents of failure.

Relationships nourish us in ways nothing else can. It's the relationships that help unrush us. Relationships can complicate things. But they also have the power to force us into a much simpler rhythm.

Finding the gentle middle between exploding and stuffing can be hard, but God is working on me. How about you?

When I don't have peace physically, I don't have peace spiritually. I can't separate the two. Nor should I.

The decisions we make dictate the schedules we keep. The schedules we keep determine the lives we live. The lives we live determine how we spend our souls.

I want to keep the peace. I want to be gentle, not confrontational.

We must respect ourselves enough to break the pattern of placing unrealistic expectations on others. After all, people will not respect us more than we respect ourselves.

We run at a breakneck pace to try and achieve what God simply wants us to slow down enough to receive.

God, I recognize I am made for more than the vicious cycle of being ruled by food. I need to eat to live, not live to eat. So, I keep asking for Your wisdom to know what to eat and Your indwelling power to walk away from things that aren't beneficial for me.

Where there is an abundance of chaos, there is usually a lack of good boundaries.

We must not confuse the command to love with the disease to please. And it's not just because of the vicious cycles of people pleasing, although that's part of it. I miss Best Yes opportunities sometimes because I simply don't know they're part of the equation. I get all twisted up in making the decision to check either the Yes or No box, not realizing there is a third box that reads Best Yes.

We consume what we think about. And what we think about can consume us if we're not careful.

Imagine the difference this could make with not setting into motion what needs to remain still.

placing unrealistic expectations on others. After all, people will not respect us more than we respect ourselves.

Learning to live with evening, or rest, as a top priority is an ongoing process. Many times I ask God to help me reprioritize, make time for physical rest and put "evening" back where it belongs.

I'm not equipped to handle what she has, both good and bad--and what she has is always a package deal of both.

All the while the acid of overactivity eats holes in our souls. And from those holes leaks the cry of the unfulfilled calling that never quite happened. We said yes to so much that we missed what I call our "Best Yes" assignments—simply because we didn't heed the warning of the whispers within that subtle space.

I know the weight of carrying more than I should. And usually it's because I've refused to release something before taking on something else. If I want to choose a Best Yes, it's crucial I make room for it first. Otherwise, a Best Yes can quickly become a stressed yes. And a stressed yes is like snow on a tree that refuses to release its leaves. It causes cracks and breaks at our core.