Comments on: Be the Gatekeeper of Your Mind https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/ Literary Agent Tue, 13 May 2025 22:20:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: 66 Days | Jeanne Guy Gatherings https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-439712 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:08:13 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-439712 […] To read her entire blog, click here. […]

]]> By: Link Feast For Writers, vol. 43 | Reetta Raitanen's Blog https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-432860 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:58:43 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-432860 […] Be the Gatekeeper of Your Mind by Rachelle Gardner […]

]]> By: April https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-432652 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:29:14 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-432652 I ran into this. I stopped making email reading a daily activity. Ovary activities daily and strive to include writing with various goals intended as well various meditations with various goals intended throughout each day. I read a variety of genres, story formats and lengths, focusing primarily on award winning and best-selling authors.

]]> By: Shara Perry https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-431565 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:50:03 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-431565 Joshua 1:8 This book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but u shall meditate on it day & night, that u may observe & do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, & then u shall deal wisely & have good success. There is nothing new under the sun ,all the distractions , they steal our time & fill our minds with an ocean of worries ,fears & anxieties. Why not focus on one thing , the Creator & His Word , the source of all creativity. I think our minds need down time & times of silence. How can we hear when we are always engaged in something constantly? There is even a struggle involved in escaping to quiet times & in my experience , those times are priceless. They recharge me.

]]> By: Sarah Potter https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-431283 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:07:04 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-431283 I’ve just stopped all email notifications of blog posts from the people I follow on WordPress, which has prevented me checking my android phone every 5 minutes for emails. Also, I’ve reduced down the number of people I follow to 50. I was finding the overloading of my inbox increasingly stressful. I also only post on my blog 2-3 times a week, small amounts at a time. Facebook and Twitter are for Saturdays.

Now, I’m focused on writing my novel 🙂

]]> By: Nancy DeLaval Miller https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-430701 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:43:42 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-430701 Thank you Rachelle. I have been reading a lot of blogs on writing and other subjects on wordpress. I have noticed a lack of interest and concentration in my mind lately. I wondered what was wrong with my brain. Now I know!

]]> By: Elisabeth Allen https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-430550 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:03:30 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-430550 I needed to read this today – thank you for writing!

]]> By: Magpie Monday | Robert E. Stutts https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-430358 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:28:29 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-430358 […] Gardner on being the gatekeeper of your mind (I might have the problem she […]

]]> By: Chrissy https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-430293 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:45:09 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-430293 This blog totally blessed me. The idea you shared is always pinging around in my brain and spirit, but you nailed it by articulating it. Thank you!

]]> By: Diana Trautwein https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-430265 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:50:52 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-430265 Thank you for putting this so succinctly and well! Since retirement two years ago, I’ve poured myself into writing on my blog and submitting things elsewhere – short pieces for denominational magazines and for magazine/blogs. And I’ve loved doing it. But I’m feeling buried under the long list of blogs I now subscribe to and actually feel like my ability to read deeply is being undermined! So. I think it’s time to learn about Sabbathing from technology. And man, is it hard to do. I thank you for this encouragement and will work towards clearing the decks for greater creativity and clarity.

]]> By: Deborah Gambrel https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-430259 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:17:48 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-430259 I would have to say it is my constant battle. I am blessed with an overactive mind which allows me to create but if I don’t submit it to God and take care of input then I fail in many ways. My sleep suffers and so does my peace.

]]> By: Peter DeHaan https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-430211 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:03:54 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-430211 I’ve spend the week unsubscribing from blogs, the ones I feel guilty over not having the time to read. That will give me more time to focus on the ones I enjoy — even if I am a couple days late.

]]> By: 66 Days | https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-430097 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:11:59 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-430097 […] To read her entire blog, go here: http://rachellegardner.com/2013/02/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/ […]

]]> By: Jillian https://rachellegardner.com/be-the-gatekeeper-of-your-mind/#comment-430082 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:05:40 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13912#comment-430082 Great post. I was actually just talking to my husband about this the other day. We are very careful of this with our daughter. She is so smart and we love to fuel her mind with new information but we also want to be careful that we do not over stimulate her with too much information.

Sometimes simplicity and being selective about what we expose ourselves to is really the best approach.

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