Renew TOT Meeting This Saturday!!

Our next meeting is at 10 a.m. May 10, at Coco’s Restaurant, at 10841 Sepulveda Blvd. in Mission Hills for bruch.

The agenda includes finalizing the core team for TOT, finalizing topics and speakers, as well as picking committees…

If anyone is interested, leave a comment or feel free to email me - abigail.alcaraz at gmail and I’d be willing to give you more info about it or even to carpool if you’re too lazy to drive all the way out there! 

Longing to Worship

I first heard this song from our Music playlist, sung by Evie Haskell. 

I came alone ashamed
You gave me a new name (?)
So I’ll pour out all I have, all I am
Longing to worship you. 

I long to see your face
Rest in your warm embrace
Linger once more in your presence, Oh Lord
Longing to worship you.

So I come here before you
Worship, adore you
Bringing you all that I am.
I bow down before you
Worship the great I AM,
Who holds me in His hands.

As I pour my life on you
Come anoint my soul anew.
As I pour my love on you
I can see how your love floods over me (?)

Click here and click on ‘Longing to Worship’ to hear song.

Disturb the Peace of Mind

Can you guess what word is defined as ‘disturb the peace of mind’ from the dictionary?

As I mentioned in one of my comments, I signed up with Sparkpeople, and one of their support tools is sending you a daily dose of ‘healthy’ reflections. I shared about ‘persistence’ yesterday, and today, I’ll share with you their reflection on ‘worry’.  And yes, that is the answer to my above question.  Worry, as a verb, is defined as ‘disturb the peace of mind.’

They begin with this quote…
Worry is the darkroom in which negatives are developed.
     - Church billboard in Colorado

“Once film negatives are exposed to the light of day, they’re ruined. In the same way, once you see your worries for what they are–self-inflicted doubts–their power disappears. If you give your doubts and fears too much development time, they’ll take hold and start to color all of your thinking in a negative light. Pessimists have more health problems, are less productive, and are generally unhappier than optimists. People that don’t worry as much, spend more time coping with the realities of life, and less time occupied with would-be problems. To get rid of worry, think more confidently. Know that you can handle anything that comes along. Know that with loss comes opportunity. Know that things generally have a way of working out. Stay out of that dark room and picture something better.” - Sparkpeople.com

If you really know me, you’d think my 2 middle names are ’worry’ and ‘fear’.  I do try to walk away from both.  It’s not even funny when I am always searching for peace of mind and soul when it is actually already in me.  I just have to get rid of all my worries.