One of my most controversial takes:
No one else has the power totrigger you.
When someone does something that triggers you, your amygdala fires first.
You can slow the response with a breath and choose the extinguisher over gasoline. So, you actually always have the power to not be trigger-able. 
It's hard and holy work, but it's worth it to regain that sense of control that you used to believe someone else could take from you by triggering you.
Save this for the next time you start to feel triggered, and share it with a friend who needs to know how much power they actually have over their own emotional state.
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Your greatest need is God’s presence. Yes, you want this storm to pass. Yes, you want the winds to still. But yes, yes, yes, you want to know and need to know and must know that the great I AM is near. https://t.co/F1GSzzWp0q
What do you believe motivates God’s relationship with you?
If you believe He loves you because you perform well, every failure can leave you questioning His love. But God loved us before we loved Him. His love is the foundation we build our lives on.
He draws us into obedience through love, and He enjoys being with us. Jesus calls us friends and shares with us what He has heard from the Father.
That friendship doesn’t make obedience optional. Jesus is also our Master. Loving Him means responding to what He says, trusting that His direction comes from love and wisdom.
You don’t have to earn His love through performance. You can respond to His love with trust and obedience.
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Our anxiety often stems from a desire to control things that haven't even happened yet. But true peace comes when we remember that our future is not a surprise to God.
Starting the week with this certainty changes everything. We stop frantically trying to make things happen in our own strength and begin to walk with the calm assurance of knowing that every detail of tomorrow has already been planned with love, care, and purpose.
May your heart find rest today, allowing you to live this day with presence and a light spirit.
What worry about tomorrow can you place in His hands right now, so that you may walk in peace?
As a Christian, it’s not a matter of if you’ll face circumstances that unsettle or even frighten you; it’s a matter of when. The apostle Paul wrote, “You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—but the Lord rescued me from all of it. Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution” (2 Timothy 3:11–12 NLT).
Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ will suffer persecution. There’s no avoiding that reality. So, as believers, we can either live in fear of the inevitable persecution we’ll face, or we can prepare for it.
We can prepare for it by rethinking our response to persecution. Instead of giving in to our fears and doing everything we can to avoid or end persecution, we can embrace it for what it is. That’s not to say we need to welcome it or seek it out—or to pretend that it doesn’t hurt and frighten us. But we mustn’t ignore the fact that persecution identifies us with Christ.
How can you be proactive in dealing with your fears?
I’m very glad I wasn’t the only one that saw the play calling and personnel change immediately after Tommy came in. I thought I was trippin for a sec. That’s smelly
This entire thing has been misunderstood and blown out of proportion. He wasn't there for a week, like he missed practices or something. Guys get days off during bye, nearly all of them went home. Bryce went and did more work in California.
Michigan scores after a wide & high shot went off the end boards, rebounded off the net & a DU player before the puck landed in the cage.
Originally waved off for a high stick, the refs overturned and called it a good goal for UM.
Let's get it back boys!
DU 3 | UM 4 | 4:53 3rd
Despite the turmoil in both PSU and UM programs, and the chaos in the sport itself, the Big House is filled with fans from both programs, who can enjoy classic blue-blood uniforms on a gorgeous fall day.
Could be worse.