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METAMORPHOSIS

Have you ever been there? Feeling as though you are in a never-ending period of transition with no end in sight? I found myself wrestling with this thought—where will I be at the end of all this? I still want to be ‘me’ and recognise who that is. Darkness and silence are sifters: they reveal to you who you are and who you’re not, what you believe and what you don’t. Somehow, you know the only fruitful way through it, is to do just that—go through it. Not try and side step it, or go around it, or duck out of it…but walk through it.

Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel14 March 2019Comment

HOW'S YOUR HEART?

When sitting down to write this article, all I could think about was writing a letter to a friend. A friend who is tired, worn out and feels at the end of themselves. Or perhaps a friend who has their make-up on and is smiling brilliantly but falling apart on the inside.

Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel11 February 2019Comment

DO YOU AGREE?

Every Friday, I join an inspiring group of writers to write for FIVE MINUTES on a one-word prompt. No editing. No revising. Just WRITE. This week, the word was AGREE. // indicates the start and stop of the timer.

NEED A FRESH START?

Hi there friends, how has your January been? Maybe you are organised, ready, full of vision and excitement for the New Year or perhaps you are still settling in. At the close of 2017 I had to do some serious heart work in order to face this coming year. A lot of those changes haven't been easy, but I must be honest and say that I am already reaping the benefits. Based on the process I put myself through, I have put together few tips on how to approach your year in terms of living well.

NEW TIME | 2018

Beginnings and endings have always been important to me. I am a big fan of finished chapters and fresh starts. But I must admit, I found myself experiencing nothing but anxiety as last year came to a close. I could feel the pressure to set goals, be “ready” as well as excited and motivated. But I wasn’t. I realised that, I actually needed to rest and allow my body time to recover, my mind time be still and my spirit time to settle in and just be content in my being. In light of my these needs I decided that I would allow myself the first week of January to get ready.

Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel22 January 2018Goal Setting, Planning, Motivation, Lifestyle, Faith Comments

TRUST | DAY 4 OF 31

When I hear the word “trust”, I cannot help but think about relationships. Trust is both the necessary bridge for building relationships and the glue that keeps them together during periods of pressure, strain or disappointment. Looking at my life I have learned that there is something integral about the journey toward living well and the need for trustworthy friends who help you get there.

Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel22 January 2018Comment

HOPE | DAY 4 OF 31

Sometimes at the end of a long hard journey we can compliment the adventurer who undertook it and say “you did well” or when someone passes away after a difficult illness we say they “shame, they did so well”. I once did a mountain climb that I was convinced was going to kill me! At the end of the climb, people said to me, “you did so well!”. But, upon reflection I know that what they meant was, “You made it”.

Write 31 Days 2017, Living Well, Distinct Living, Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel26 November 2017 Comment

CREATE | DAY 3 OF 31

What takes life from being something that is happening to you, to something you are living well? I propose it is the sense that you are using all the raw materials you have been given in order to create something, something that will long outlast you and your time on this earth.

Write 31 Days 2017, Living Well, Distinct Living, Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel9 October 2017Comment

TELL | DAY 2 OF 31

Whatever you do don’t tell… If you do that I’ll tell everyone… I’m going to tell on you… You can’t tell them that or they’ll…

I cannot tell you how may times in my life I have heard these chilling sentences and I hate to admit how many years I allowed myself to be bound in guilt, fear and condemnation because I was afraid to 'tell'.

WORSHIP | DAY 1 OF 31

In today's world many many people do not consider themselves to be people of faith and therefore not people who worship. But looking at this scripture it makes me think... worship is not so much about lifting your hands to songs, or bowing down before alters. However, worship is much more about the things that not only grab and hold your affection, but also your resources - emotional and physical. We invest in what we love, in what holds our affection. But the word treasure... that takes it a step further. I asked myself, what do I treasure?

Write 31 Days 2017, Living Well, Distinct Living, Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel6 October 2017Comment

THE UNCOMMON LIFE

I never wanted to be a common girl. Or have a common life. There has always been something in me that has yearned for the uncommon. The unchartered. The undiscovered. However, to live a life that is uncommon, one must reject the lure of the common.

PARK | DAY 15 OF 31

The word for today is 'park' and so much of what people have written is about parks. Physical beautiful green spaces, inundated with beautiful trees, flowers and memories. But as soon as I saw the word, the picture that came into my head, was of a car, and the gear shifting into park. And it made me think - where are you parked?

FAR | DAY 14 OF 31

I love this quote because it speaks of choice, intention and responsibility. It says - I am aware of how I feel, I am taking responsibility for it and I am choosing another way and setting my mind on another destination. Instead of self-loathing I choose joy, instead of doubt I choose faith

Write 31 Days, Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel22 October 2016Faith, Freedom, Inspiration, Motivation, Write31DaysComment

LIST | DAY 13 OF 31

I don't know about you, but I love me a good list. In fact I'm kind of a list geek, like, seriously. Listing makes me all kinds of happy. When I'm confused, it helps me get my mind right, when I'm busy, it helps me organise my thoughts, when I'm depressed its a wonderful way to get grateful.

Write 31 Days, Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel19 October 2016Faith, Inspiration, Love, Motivation, Scripture, Write31DaysComment

SUSTAIN | DAY 12 OF 31

By His words were the worlds made. And in Him we live and move and have our being. God spoke the world into motion and He has sustained it ever since. God spoke my life and your life into motion and He has sustained me and you ever since.

Write 31 Days, Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel18 October 2016Comment

REMAIN | DAY 11 OF 31

Love and the choice to love can very quickly seed wholeness, confidence and bravery. Varying seasons, are easier to weather when you know there is a consistent love in the air. It allows the heart to dance to the different rhythms of life with boldness, because love remains.

Write 31 Days, Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel15 October 2016Faith, Inspiration, Love, Marriage, Seasons, Write31DaysComment

PROMISE | DAY 10 OF 31

The infallibility of the word of God is something that gives me real comfort. There is a powerful scripture in the Bible that says God has put His word above His name (Psalm 138:2). Which to me, displays something wonderful about His character. Even God, is accountable to His word. Which means He is can be found trustworthy, objective and stable.

Write 31 Days, Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel15 October 2016Faith, Inspiration, Scripture, Write31DaysComment

THRIVE | DAY 9 OF 31

I think settling for a "survival mode" existence might well be one of the most frightening prospects in life to me. There has always been something in me that has gravitated and longed for the epic. The meaningful. The sense of being part of a grande narrative, where each chapter matters. Post modernism basically taught us, that there is no grand narrative. What you see, is what you get and then it's over. But...

Write 31 Days, Intentional LivingKara Nothnagel13 October 2016Abundance, Faith, Inspiration, Mission, Motivation, Vision, Write31DaysComment

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