{"id":8991,"date":"2024-05-22T20:05:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T00:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/?p=8991"},"modified":"2024-05-22T20:05:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T00:05:45","slug":"365283-its-not-my-fault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/365283-its-not-my-fault\/","title":{"rendered":"365+#283: It’s Not My Fault"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been 3 months since my last post which I usually do at least monthly. Maybe you\u2019ve noticed. Maybe you\u2019ve been busy with your own life. Easter has come and gone and so have I. (Jim and I took a long-delayed trip to Australia and New Zealand with our youngest son and his wife. We not only explored a new-to-us continent and met new people but learned new things about life and living simply.)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>One thing I learned these past 3 months is that keeping up with faith, family, and environmental commitments, plus adding Spring gardening can take a lot of time. It prompted guilt in me for not blogging more frequently. Then I asked myself – Which of these commitments is more important? All (except maybe blogging more often). \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>So, as you know from my February 22 post, I\u2019ve been trying to focus on my inner spirituality lately and this has happened. What has helped?<\/p>\n

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  1. Daily prayer (although this is not new)<\/li>\n
  2. A supportive and challenging local and national faith community who keep bringing up new ways to love others and stretch my mind.<\/li>\n
  3. A supportive spouse who non-judgmentally accepts my weakening memory and reminds me of names, words, and details.<\/li>\n
  4. Giving myself permission to rest\/recreate\/reflect on life without feeling it\u2019s a waste of time.<\/li>\n
  5. A mysterious intrusion of the Spirit who has been telling me that \u201cIt\u2019s not my fault.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"\"<\/a>Hmmm, you might be thinking \u2013 What\u2019s not my fault?<\/p>\n