When we look at ourselves, we know there is much we want to do in our lives but we are so busy, constantly under pressure to meet the needs of others, trying to be good Christian folk meeting expectations. In 2018 I hit a break point: an event wiped out my reserves, and I wandered in the wilderness. With love and support, and faith in the eternal God I found a way through until Christmas came and went, and the New Year dawned. It was then that I sensed God telling me that I had to ‘honour my life’ and I couldn’t keep going through the motions.
The Rev Sarah Ross, minister at Blantyre Ol
I invited Danielle to be my running partner doing Couchto5k. She agreed if I would do WeightWatchers with her. It was the kind of discipline I needed, and I needed to do it for myself. I came to understand that it wasn’t self-ish but self-care, and as the weight disappeared and the runs became easier and faster, I felt more able to handle the challenges of living in a demanding world. My spiritual and mental health improved and I felt closer to God, more attuned to the wonder of creation, indeed how wonderfully and fearfully made I am.