Authority Over Whom?

The article below has been so insightful.  

I so appreciate tools and tips to help me walk with more integrity in my relationships. How many times have I gotten frustrated with myself because I have the vertical thing going with my kids? How many times have I been dumbfounded being "put" into this with a parent (i am a grown woman after all). I believe often even my Maker relates with me on a horizontal level!  

Yes, I suppose with type a and b traumas (from babyhood on) there are issues to deal with in order to function as I ought. I get triggered when someone comes at me in the vertical way, or when I incorrectly perceive they have that win/loose mind frame (or maybe I'm perceiving that's the only option...it makes me very cranky!!!) I remember being outraged in school (or anywhere) when I was treated like I was at the bottom and someone else was at the top. Even as a kid it put me immediately in a very rigid and not-so-helpful state.

Having language which this article kindly provides will help me do the work I need to get my innards lined up with the horizontal ways of relating. I so appreciate this barbell word picture! Now to add it to my bag of things I'm working on.  

I had no idea how many problems (resistance built in to keep me from acting like myself) I had inwardly!!! 😜😝🤔🙄  

I'm so grateful for help whenever I need it.

Click below to read the full article.

Best Way to Keep Your Relationships Healthy

How about you? Do you sometimes find yourself in one or the other mode?

European Union Readers Please Chime In

For those of you in the EU, could you let me know if a cookie alert comes up when you access this site?  In the EU it is required by law now and blogger was kind enough to set up an automated message for EU readers.  However since I've altered some of the coding within the site I am not certain if it comes up.  According to the message from blogger it will only appear to readers in the EU.  How they do that I've no idea.  Your comments are SO appreciated!

Hello!

For those of you who are new to this site as well as those of you who've been around a while, I am in the process of changing EFL.com so it will be more user friendly.   

As I make these changes, sometimes pages might be unavailable for a while. 

Please feel free to contact me at exuberantforlife@gmail.com if you want to find something specific.

Thanks for your patience!

~KM

FYI Upcoming Free One Hour Online Webinar

From the desk of Deeper Walk International:

"Topic: Skills that Make Relationships Work

Description: Life is about relationships; your relationship with God and your relationships with people. But many relationships don't work because people lack relational skills. In this free, one-hour webinar, Chris Coursey of THRIVEtoday will reveal 19 skills that make relationships work. Relational skills make us feel loved, special, understood, adequately corrected, and help us recover when something goes wrong. Relational skills are a set of abilities that help us coordinate our lives, gain understanding, recognize values, adjust our attitudes, and motivate our actions rightly as it relates to what is going on in the hearts and minds of those around us. These skills let us discern what is going on inside someone else. People with relational skills seem to “get it” while those who lack or are weak in these skills “don’t seem to have a clue.” These are the skills that make relationships work; come and see!"

Time: Aug 15, 2018 11:00 AM in Central Time (US and Canada)

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Shall We Prosper???

It's not MONEY that is the root of all evil...not at all.  It's something other than money...

I used to be ashamed to make money.  Thank goodness my life coach Mic helped me get to the root of that last month.  It was a pretty delicate ordeal and she handled it beautifully. My friend Ann was the one who listened and helped me see there was something dark lurking in my reality because of some stuff that wasn't a part of my design.  BIG DEAL there.  If you ever want help getting to the root of a problem, Mic is a great help.  I'll share a link to her website at the bottom of this post.

After that junk was dragged into the light and dealt with, I began to feel SO much more free.  Having long listened to a very practical money guy and loving to hear, learn and apply his principles, I began to be more open to learning and filling in the gaps visible not that new light was shining.

Somehow in the past week Brent and I stumbled onto Rabbi Daniel Lapin and BOY are we glad we did! I'll share more stories later of what's benefitted me/us of his stuff.  Today I wanna share a bit about his insight from biblical principles many of us are completely unaware of.

As usual, I have not the moxie to share with you what he says as no one can speak for him better than he....so I share below three of the many videos of his I'm devouring this week, as well as links to stuff I mention in the audio for my Patrons.  

OH!!!  If you'd like to support the work and art I do, take a look at my Patreon page and see what you think. For as little as a dollar a month you can get behind the scenes updates on what life is like while I put together this blog & website, coach, train kids, deal with my own stuff, build a good marriage and try to keep the house from falling into abysmally dirty despair.

Hope you enjoy these videos!  

Blessed week to you!

~Kate

Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Thou Shall Prosper 

Session 1

Thou Shall Prosper 

Session 2

Robb Thompson (Host)

Thou Shall Prosper

Session 3 + Q&A

Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Check out Rabbi Lapin's website YOU NEED A RABBI.com here.

If you're interested in the 80/20 principle discovered in the 1700's, take a look at some stuff here.

Jim Alseth's Photography

Design your own digital images for free here.

Paula Ramm has provided a lot of good information for how introverts with lots of kids at home can work on business from home including the family.  You can see her Facebook page here.

                                                       

Want practical help with a tough issue?  Mic is great and helps me weekly!  Find her at Unencumbered Life Coaching.

Transforming Conversations with God webinar available

I just received this in my email.  I couldn't wait to share!  If you're a cessationist, you might not like it..or you might. Hugs!  ~Kate

The Webinar Was Recorded and Is Available Now! Recently, Dr. Karl Lehman was a special guest on Deeper Walk's Webinar, Transforming Conversations with God. In this webinar, he introduced Immanuel Prayer. The response was over the top! The recordings are typically available for all who registered after the broadcast, however, we changed webinar providers to increase our live participant capacity to 500! When we did, the webinar recording had to be placed in a new location for you to access it. Whether you registered or not, you can access the recording now! If you want to see and hear God, if you want to experience an interactive relationship with Jesus, and if you want a resolution to painful experiences of the past that negatively affect the present, this webinar is for you! Watch the WEBINAR Now!!!