You’re the only place of protection for me. I keep coming back to hide myself in you, for you are like a mountain-cliff fortress where I’m kept safe. Psalm 71:3 TPT
Today’s writing is part of the Five Minute Friday link up. Join us by writing for five minutes every Friday. Here goes…
Vacations are a fairly new concept and were once available only to the wealthy. They have become a badge of honor and a bragging point for many. They are often built into a salary package as a negotiation point. In fact, many people tolerate a job they dislike in order to have a few weeks of prime time as they live a fantasy of perennial.
Enter the entrepreneur.
As a serial entrepreneur, I am usually working on one of many projects as I get away for vacation. Here’s the funny part: When you are passionate about what you are doing it does not seem like work.
Hope Principles
Design a life that does not crave escape
Do you feel excited to head to work on Monday? Every job has parts that we may not like, however, many are stuck in a job that does not match their greatest strengths. It’s important to have courage to find what works for you and press in to the parts of your job that you may not like.
Hope Questions
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Would you continue to work at your present job if you inherited a lot of money?
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What type of work does not seem like labor?
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What do you enjoy doing?
Enjoy every day
The sense of joy may be missing because of life stress. When your adrenals are fatigued you may not have the biological components of feeling true joy.
Hope Tools
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Take more breaks throughout the day.
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Let go of what you cannot control.
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Take charge of what you can do.
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Release, release, release.
Feel safe
Our scripture today shows us the main way to feel safe is to take a spiritual vacation. It is to quiet your heart before the Lord and get His input on the situations that are stressing you. Fear doesn’t have to control your life.
Hope Tools
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Write down what you are feeling.
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Write in a journal or create a blog.
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Find a person you can trust to be a sounding board.
What are your ways to take mini-vacations every day/week?
How can you implement these concepts into your current situation?
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Author, speaker, corporate trainer, ordained minister and Hope Catalyst, Karen Sebastian enjoys sharing her rich life experiences with others – engaging them in adventurous discoveries of the beauty of hope in a dark, cloudy world. Her books will inspire you to embrace hope no matter what you are going through. To increase hope and improve relationships with yourself and those that you love check out her Facebook page – The Power of Hope.
