Signs Of Being Centered
Responding to Chapter Two of Marie Schwann’s Come Home:
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When I am centered in Christ, I feel:
Contentment,
peacefulness,
harmony,
joy,
free,
generous.
“In relationship to God: Insofar as we are truly centered, our image of God will be one that Jesus reveals to us, of a God who is loving and forgiving, a God who nurtures and heals and is always looking to set us free…”
Jesus reveals
loving
forgiving
nurturing
healing
freeing
“In relationship to self: When we are centered, we have a healthy, honest, grateful sense of well-being. We know our gifts and we stand tall in them. We are self-nurturing, self-directed, finding and making use of what we authentically need for our ongoing journey toward maturity. When we are centered, we have a resilience and a playfulness and a healthy attitude toward the work that we do. We say yes to the gift of who we are.” ~ from Come Home, p.13
Self-nuturing
Self-directed
Making use of what I truly need
Resilient
Playful
“In relationship to others: When we are centered, we are separate but mutual, having boundaries that are flexible. We can be both affirming and challenging, but always with compassion and a courteous reverence…”
separate but mutual
flexible boundaries
affirming and challenging
compassionate
courteous reverence
Galatians 5:1
Galatians 5:16
Galatians 5:22
Psalm 131
