Everyone is a house

 

Everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emotional, and a spiritual .

Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time but unless we go into every room every day, even if only to keep it aired, we are not a complete person..

Rumer Godden

Artist Credit: Miriam Bouwens

Source: Bring Side on Facebook

I put my thoughts into chatgpt and asked for help writing. My thoughts, chatgpt's beautiful rewrite:

Everyone is a house with four rooms— physical, mental, emotional, spiritual. I have two I never enter. I tell myself they are the physical and the spiritual— the rooms that ask me to be present, to believe, to live in my body. Instead, I wander the mental room, walls lined with restless thoughts, lights that never turn off. I sit in the emotional room, where the air shifts quickly— sunlight one moment, storm the next. The other doors stay closed, dust gathering at their frames. My house is whole, but I live in only half of it.

by debcd with the help of chatgpt :)

The world is full of wonders...

 

The world is full of wonders waiting to be discovered, shining brightly in every corner of our lives. 

Each day brings new sights and experiences that can inspire us, but it is crucial to notice what we choose to focus on. 

Our thoughts shape our feelings, and when we pay attention to negativity, it can weigh heavily on our minds and hearts. While staying informed about issues in the world is important, we must also find ways to balance this knowledge with positivity. 

By looking for beauty in small moments, like a blooming flower or a colourful sunset, we can nurture our well-being. 

This mindful approach allows us to become the best versions of ourselves, leading to happier lives. When we take care of our inner world, it, in turn, reflects on our external lives, making our surroundings brighter and more joyful. 

In this way, we create a cycle of positivity that enriches both ourselves and those around us ...

C.E. Coombes 

Art: Ariye 

Source: Serendipity Corner on Facebook

Rank Strangers - Ricky Skaggs

 

Be Careful!

 

Be Careful!

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7

After years of struggle and crying out in prayer, Frank quit drinking. He attributes his continued sobriety to God’s work in his life. But he also made some important changes. He no longer kept alcohol in the house, watched for warning signs in his thinking and moods, and was wary of certain situations. He leaned on God and knew not to leave an opening for temptation or sin.

“Be alert and of sober mind,” the apostle Peter warned. “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8). Peter knew we needed to be watchful because the devil’s attacks are often unexpected—when it seems like our life couldn’t be better, or we think we’d never be tempted in a certain area.

James too warned his readers to submit to God and “resist the devil.” When we do, our enemy “will flee” (James 4:7). The best way to resist him is to stay close to God through prayer and time in Scripture. When we do, God comes near to us (v. 8) through His Spirit (Romans 5:5). James also offered this encouragement: “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up” (James 4:10).

We all face challenging moments in life when we’re tempted and struggle. We can rest knowing that God wants us to succeed and overcome. He is with us in our troubles.

By Alyson Kieda

REFLECT & PRAY

When do you seem to be more susceptible to temptation? How has God helped you in those times?

Dear God, please help me draw near to You instead of pulling away. I need Your daily guidance to keep me on the right path.

SCRIPTURE INSIGHT

In addition to the admonitions of Peter (1 Peter 5:8) and James (James 4:7) regarding spiritual vigilance in resisting temptation, Paul also had something to say about it. After noting how the Israelites had succumbed to temptation in the wilderness (1 Corinthians 10:1-11), he warned the Corinthians: “If you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful . . . . When you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it” (vv. 12-13). The apostle lists two examples of how the “way out” can sometimes involve fleeing. He says we’re to “flee from idolatry” (v. 14) and “sexual immorality” (6:18). The Holy Spirit helps us to succeed in overcoming temptation.

Arthur Jackson

Source: Our Daily Bread daily email - February 13, 2026

Rehoming Fee

After careful thought and consideration for circumstances, I've decided it's for the best I re-home myself. Looking for a forever home, preferably with an in-ground pool. There will be a rehoming fee, just to make sure I'm going to a good home. Serious inquiries only. Picture of banana car so I don't get lost.

Source: Facebook (original owner unknown)

Kid Rock

 

Don’t come to life too late.

 

Don’t come to life too late.

Don’t forget all that you loved about the mortal mundane of this magical moment we call life.

Don’t spend so much time in dusting the corners of a decaying day that you forget to dance a little even if it’s just inside your own beating heart.

Don’t fret the bills and the bails of laundry languishing in piles of forgotten forlorn things.

Don’t forget how much you liked to sing,

To kiss the foreheads of children and old alike.

Don’t forget the touch of a trembling hand trying to reach the tender parts of your longing .

Don’t wake up only when the clock has no more minutes to give

Don’t wait until the mirror is fogged with years you never truly saw

Don’t chase the ghost of a perfect life while the real one waits, barefoot and patient,

tugging at your sleeve with the soft insistence of the present moment.

Let your breath be more than borrowed air

Let your laughter shake loose the cobwebs of routine

Let your hands hold something more than worry

the weight of a friend’s grief, the small miracle of a dandelion wish,

the heartbeat of another, pressed palm to chest.

Do not count your joys in what was lost or never found

Do not love so carefully that it never spills over the edges

Do not forget that even silence hums with its own kind of song.

And when the end comes

let it find you full,

not of regret,

but of the wild, reckless beauty

of a life

lived.

Source: Larson Langston on Facebook

Art by Lisa Asaito