REFILL YOUR CUP
Small spark of hope, joy, and optimism
Welcome to Refill Your Cup - a place for encouragement, optimism, and practical ways to recharge your spirit.
Refill Your Cup - Hard Conversations:
Sometimes we assume that hard conversations are only about confronting things that are bad. But sometimes the hardest ones are when you have to gently redirect good intentions that aren’t hitting the mark. This can be even more difficult when people are doing things out of a pure heart or generosity or kindness, but not quite having the intended results. But learning how to make these kind of corrections with kindness and respect are what you need to protect the boundaries, standards, or just help someone already at a high level go higher. So I would encourage you to sometimes refill your cup by having those hard conversations that protect your boundaries and standards while pressing through in ways that preserve the relationship. In fact, the vulnerability to walk through hard things with someone actually deepens the relationship.
A Final Note
Peace, Joy, Hope, Love, and Encouragement to Refill Your Cup
“Remember, even little steps taken with hope, joy, and optimism can make a big difference. Keep refilling your cup, so you can pour out to others. Shine your light to drive out the darkness!”
With a heart of encouragement,
Shelly Rexroat
Refill Your Cup - Background:
If you are curious how Refill Your Cup began…
The journey began in 2017, during a season when I was feeling very discouraged. After praying for direction, I felt the nudge to share encouragement with others. It felt like such a strange thing to do when I wasn’t feeling encouraged myself. But I started sending little notes, via text or email, of encouragement to family members - simple reminders to life our hearts. Over time, I discovered that when you share hope, joy, optimism, and light to others, it flows back and refills you too.
Fast forward to 2024, and after joining a weekly devotional that was only 15 minutes long, I saw how powerful something so brief could be. No matter how busy life gets, we can always carve out a moment to renew our outlook. And I’ve learned that you can’t pour into others when your own cup is empty. Taking time to restore your mind and soul isn’t selfish - it’s essential.
What started as a weekly encouragement session at work, evolved into a podcast, which has now expanded to an email newsletter as well.
