January 2025 – The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

Happy Things Friday: 31 January

And just like that, we’re saying goodbye to the first month of the year. It feels…bizarre? It also feels exciting because tomorrow is Day #1 for The F.I.G. Collective. Get your pens ready!!!! In all my excitement to encourage gratitude, I didn’t think to develop a framework for how to share our global collection of…

On My Shelf: January 2025

Before I start discussing the books I’ve already read, let’s chat about one book I’m currently reading – The Blue Castle by Lucy Maud Montgomery, which just so happens to be the Cool Bloggers…

Reading
Jan, 30, 2025
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Wrapping up My Year of Shmita

I’ve been putting off writing this recap for weeks now. I think it’s because I’m not sure how to tie up my experience with a neat and tidy bow when the reality is obvious:…

Faith, Habits, Life, Sabbath, Year of Shmita
Jan, 29, 2025
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Three Little Joys (January 2024)

Every once in a while I feel compelled to inject an extra dose of gratitude into the week. I’ve dubbed this series “Three Little Joys” and affectionately consider it to be the baby sibling…

Joy
Jan, 28, 2025
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The F.I.G. Collective

Every day in February I’m going to write down something positive. It could be a glimmer of light on a dark day (literally or figuratively), a tiny triumph, or a happy thing. It could…

Gratitude, Joy
Jan, 27, 2025
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Happy Things Friday: 24 January + Help Me Name the Club!

January is almost over. I’m okay with that. The main upside of this rather dismal winter month is the increased light we’re getting each day. At first it wasn’t very noticeable, but now we’re…

The Writing’s On The Wall…

(Bonus points to anyone who knows the origin of this idiom…without the help of a Google search!)

I was sitting in church taking notes a few weeks ago – *hint* – and I got to…