{"id":7052,"date":"2026-07-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=7052"},"modified":"2026-05-27T17:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:31:40","slug":"im-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=7052","title":{"rendered":"I’m Okay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today is the day the Lord has made\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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I will rejoice today because I\u2019m okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like the philosophy of Jenny Lawson\u2019s book How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay. <\/em>Her book is the result of dealing with a lifetime of anxiety, memory problems, chronic pain, ADHD, and depression. Life can be hard. She came up with some coping strategies that she found helpful. I\u2019m not necessarily recommending the book, but she does have some tips about brightening one\u2019s day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This concept of trying to be okay is nothing new. In the 1960s, Thomas Harris wrote a popular book titled I\u2019m Okay, You\u2019re  Okay. <\/em>He promoted using transactional analysis for coping with personal challenges. It was a bit too clinical for my taste, but did manage to stay a bestseller in the late 60s for over two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s face it! We all want to be okay. We all want to survive day to day issues with family, finances, and health. We all want to feel safe in an unstable world. Well, we are okay because we have a relationship with an all-powerful God who takes care of us.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are okay because God is with us. Struggles can\u2019t diminish our purpose as we live our daily lives. They can even draw us closer to God who offers peace and calm in a chaotic world. God\u2019s perspective helps us embrace what\u2019s good and right, not focus on what\u2019s wrong. Plus, we can have faith that God will take care of us. Faith is when we don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on, but it doesn\u2019t matter. In other words, it\u2019s okay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will<\/em>
help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” ~Isaiah 41:10<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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