Pearce the Heart

  On February 27, 2017 I was thinking I’ve seen different videos of athletes pushing through to the end of the race when they barely have anything left in them.   I’ve also seen athletes have a really hard competition, and in the next one they come back even better than they were before.   I find those people to be inspirational. This reminded me of one of my favourite Canadian male skaters growing up, Kurt Browning.   Every time I saw him skate on TV I was mesmerized by the jumps and the incredible footwork he did.   In 1988, Kurt Browning was amazingly the first skater in competition to do a quadruple jump, which will be a title he will always hold.   He always put personality into his skating competitions, which made it fun to watch. During the 1994 Winter Olympics Kurt Browning was expected to win as he had come in first place at Worlds four times in his skating career.   I waited in anticipation as I watched him skate his short program.  ...

  After lunch last Saturday on February 18, 2017, I decided to make chocolate chip cookies.   I was trying to decide between baking a single or double batch when I realized I had not made them in a long time.   So I decided double batch it was!   I put on my apron and started pulling out all the ingredients I needed for the recipe.   I noticed as I started to put all the ingredients together that I started to feel very relaxed and calm. It was a great feeling, and as I put the cookie dough together I noticed that I didn’t feel anxious at all.  I felt happy and content as I formed each cookie on the cookie pan.  I think because I hadn’t baked in a while that I had forgotten how amazingly fun it could be.  My hubby at one point started playing some songs on his computer, starting with an Elton John song.  That got me in the mood to sing and dance. I couldn’t stop smiling and thanking God for this incredible moment I was having.  At fir...

On February 13, 2017 I recently decided to read through the Old Testament of the Bible as the last time I can remember reading through the whole Bible was when I was a teenager.   I should admit that for the most part, I had found the Bible to be not very interesting.   I liked reading fictional or true stories that catch my imagination or excite me.   For the past couple of years I have been reading a portion of the Torah (which is the first five books of the Bible) with my hubby every Saturday.   The Torah portions allow us to read the Torah once every year when following the weekly schedule. When I first started doing this with my husband after we got married, I was mildly interested in it.  As these couple of years have gone by, I’ve started to anticipate reading the Torah on Saturdays.  I think part of it was that it took me a few years to really understand what the Bible was saying.  Often when we are not able to understand something, it can be...

  I was thinking to myself on February 6, 2017 that the last time I had a job interview was a year ago, and the owner of the company didn’t ask me too many questions.   I think the owner needed someone quickly who was nice and could sell their products.   I found that I wasn’t too overwhelmed with that interview. When I found out recently that I would be having a job interview I wasn’t too nervous.   The company had been in business for many decades and was well-established in the city.   This helped me to relax a bit as then if I got the job I could expect the business to have policies and procedures for how to do the job. I had the job interview in the afternoon about a week ago, and I decided to take transit to get there.   When I got there, I saw an older lady trying to open the door, so I opened the door for her so she could get into the shop.   There were many customers that were waiting in line to order food.   When I tried to talk to o...

  On January 30, 2017 I was thinking that I find that for myself, and I imagine other people, that we don’t tend to be in the moment all the time.   Often our minds wander because of stress, excitement, desire, exhaustion, and other reasons.   Recently I felt God put an impression on me to let me be in the moment.   I know for some people that may sound like a simple idea, but when you are frazzled on a regular basis it can be hard to be in the moment. When I look back on my life I noticed that I’m not the type to – as the saying goes – ‘stop and smell the roses.’   Most people this day in age often are always on the go or constantly busy.   If that isn’t the case then there are other people that are bombarded by anxious thoughts. I decided to try an experiment and take God’s advice for me and be in the moment.   I sat down and tried to relax, and at first, all that anxious energy I felt in my stomach was still stirring up in me.   I breathed ...

  In the morning of January 23, 2017, I wake up and walk to my living room and sometimes all I can see out the windows is white as if there is a blizzard, but on a closer look I see that it is actually foggy.   I find that as the day goes on the clouds start to dissipate and I start to be able to see the buildings that are close by.   I know that the fog won’t last forever, but sometimes when the fog is around it can seem like things are unclear as to where they are. I find for myself that there have been times in my life where I seem to be living in a fog.   When life becomes harder I stop seeing or hearing what’s right in front of me.   I’ve had it where someone will be talking to me and I’ll forget that I had a conversation with them.   I know everyone has had that before, whether it’s that they aren’t paying attention to the person or that they get bored by what the person is saying. I find it can also be hard to focus on what someone is saying if y...

  I decided after finished reading the book “Gone With the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell a couple of weeks ago I decided to write a post about it today being January 16, 2017, as I found that one of the characters made an impression on me.   Her name was Melanie or for those close to her ‘Melly.’   Even when everything was going crazy around her with the other characters and what not, she chose to stay positive.   I find for myself when life becomes chaotic, I often stress out and become overwhelmed.   I tend to focus on the negatives of the moment.   Melly, on the other hand, believed that even as the world was crashing down around her, there was someone who would help her through it. I know that Melly is a fictional character, but I do believe that people in books can change a person even if the character is make believe.   When I read a book, I get into their world and I feel like I am right there with them.   I feel like I’m one of their be...