Tag Archives: regret

Help! My Life Isn’t Turning Out How I Planned!

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Sherry Gareis

Are you grieving for the life you planned? The one you dreamt of? Life rarely works out as expected, but appreciating your ‘New Norm’ can help! Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational, Self-help, Uncategorized | Tagged anticipation, declutter, depression, disappointment, discontentment, distress, doom, dreams, failure, fear, frustration, gloom, goals, God, joy, life, new norm, peace, plan, preconceived, regret, success | Leave a comment

Do You Pre-Worry?

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Sherry Gareis

There’s a huge difference between being thoughtful vs. worrying. One is helpful and the other is anything but. Don’t get caught up in harmful distractions! Together, let’s declutter the distraction and devastation of worry forever! Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational, Self-help, Uncategorized | Tagged decision, declutter, emotions, fear, frustration, God, heartbreak, joy, logic, obedience, pain, peace, pre-worry, regret, responsible, right, sadness, stress, thoughtful, truth, worry, worrying | Leave a comment

Front Row Seat to Adultery

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Sherry Gareis

Don’t you hate it when by no fault of your own, you’re in the middle of something you never sought out nor asked for? It ‘found’ you and all of a sudden, like it or not, you’re involved. Talk about grounds for a blowout pity party. Recently, I met someone overwhelmed with guilt from this exact scenario. Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational, Self-help, Uncategorized | Tagged adultery, choice, declutter, faithful, God, guilt, honesty, husband, love, marriage, regret, selfishness, shame, spouse, wife | Leave a comment

The Horse and The Hotwire

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Lindon Sherry

The connotation of boundaries might elicit a negative reaction at first, but consider the consequences of life outside them and you’ll quickly discover the opposite is true. Boundaries actually prevent you from being plagued with heartache, shame, and regret, and this in turn breeds true freedom indeed. Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational, Self-help, Uncategorized | Tagged boundaries, boundary, consequence, fence, freedom, God, guilt, healthy, horse, hot, joy, live, regret, Satan, shame, wire | Leave a comment

Extinguish the Flame of Shame

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Sherry Gareis

It’s devastating when words leave our lips that we can’t take back. When our actions have irreversible consequences. When our decisions negatively impact not only our lives, but the lives of those we love. The shame, guilt, and regret we may feel from such infractions can last a lifetime. It’s time to learn how and why to let it go. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ashamed, dishonor, embarrassment, God, humiliation, joy, Kingdom, love, peace, regret, shame | Leave a comment

Happy Pity Party to Me

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Sherry Gareis

My birthday was last Thursday. And I was determined to have a pity party. I had my game face on during morning coffee with my husband, but as soon as I kissed him goodbye for work and shut the door behind him, the tears came quickly. He hadn’t even pulled out of the driveway yet and I was a sobbing mess. I prayed he hadn’t forgotten something in the house. Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational, Personal, Self-help, Uncategorized | Tagged ashamed, birthday, convicted, cry, declutter, family, friends, frustration, God, grace, justified, love, mercy, needs, party, pity, provision, regret, sadness, supply | 10 Comments

‘Sorry’ Should Be a Verb!

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Sherry Gareis

Don’t say you’re sorry unless you absolutely, 100% mean it. Easy concept… difficult follow through – but worth every ounce of the work. Read why! Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational, Self-help, Uncategorized | Tagged apology, caught, genuine, hurt, regret, sincere, sorry | 2 Comments

Top 10 Ways to Ruin Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Sherry Gareis

With great anticipation I began writing the last blog post before Christmas. I wasn’t exactly sure what I was going to share, but my head was filled with images of shiny bows and ribbons, cherub faced kiddos giggling with new toys in hand, heads being thrown back in sync with roaring laughter, eyes filled with joyful tears and arms outstretched to receive warm embraces. And then I wondered how often this actually plays out. Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational, Self-help, Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, destroy, Eve, frustration, gift, gifts, God, guilt, happy, impatient, Jesus, joy, love, obligation, presents, regret, ruin, rush, toys | 4 Comments