Welcome to Thankful Thursday. My goal for this blog is a place where people can learn something new. I hope that my blog becomes a place where we can learn from each other. My subscribers are from various ages and genders. Leave your ideas in the comments section. Hopefully, we’ll get some dialogue and learning taking place for each other. Living the Encouraged Life…Lynn

It comes from the practice of forbearance. It is a practice of forgiving a person prior to them offending or hurting you. It means refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

It is important for you to be able to talk, think and write about the negative aspects of a situation. By acknowledging the negative aspects, it gives meaning to the feelings you might be holding and carrying in your body. 

What does “Living the Encouraged Life” even mean? Over the next few weeks I will dive into the main six components that allow me to live and reflect an encouraged life.

She did not let the barriers of remembering win on this one. She was thoughtful and intentional in remembering people's names. I would like to say that I am also intentional in remembering names. I’m usually forgetful.

When someone calls us by our name we appreciate it. Years ago, I frequented a coffee shop on the other side of town. I spent a lot of time writing and drinking coffee. I had not been at the establishment for at least ten years.

I was completely wrong in my thinking. Following my established pattern of performing well on assignments and poorly performing on tests I did terrible. I was so terrible that I received a letter grade of “F” for the class.

I took math then throughout my schooling. I never liked it and skated by on most of the assignments. I usually got an “A” for completing the assigned homework, but often during testing I would freeze up my memory and I would not be able to remember equations and how to complete a problem.