We all have them, they seem big, heavy and so far away
Those big dreams and goals. Yet we know it is possible because people achieve their goals all the time. Look at your mentors, people you admire, people who have reached their goals ; they seem content, happy and fulfilled. I look at them living the lives of their dreams and it looks so effortless. So I buckle down, read motivation books, make plans and set goals. When I am done I look at the goals and they terrify me The heights I want to reach are scary and seem unreachable. So I walk away and write them off as dreams, fantasies….. It all seems too much, too big, too overwhelming. I start crossing out certain goals and lengthening timelines so that it doesn’t seem so daunting. I know we all do this. I did it just this morning; this shrinking of the future so you can feel that it is more achievable. Stop Stop Stop. Stop shrinking them. Stop trying to aim lower. Stop Stop dumming down your dreams. Instead take it one honest hour at a time. Because believe you me, one honest hour makes a really productive day. A couple of honestly productive days make a great week. And a great week adds to months of productivity, joy, peace and achievements which you won’t even notice going by. Before you know, it’s been 40 years and you are right where you wanted to be. Write down those big dreams and crazy goals Get scared by them , like staring at a swimming pool you know is cold. Then jump right in and start swimming. One honest stroke at a time. You’ll get there. Trust me Or better yet Trust Him…because I’m 100 % certain that God has already told you what you need to do this hour. Maybe not the next 4 hours, or the next day....but this hour, I know God has revealed a small nugget of the plan. So breathe, Smile and Swim. em
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Say thank you.
Try it now. Don't be afraid. Say Thank you. When you wake up in the morning before you open your eyes, Say Thank you. Then open you eyes and Say Thank you again and again until you feel it deep in your bones and through all of your pores. Step out of your warm bed Say Thank you again. Think about your long day ahead Say Thank you again. When your feeling the weight of the world on your forehead When your stuck, like really stuck , like stuck stuck. When the traffic isn't moving physically and spiritually and emotionally.... Say Thank you When its hard and it has been hard and its going to be hard, take a deep breath and ... Say Thank you Just say the words, don't try to figure out to whom or for what. Don't ask why and when or try to be specific. Open your mouth wide and whisper slowly out loud... Thank you Thank you Its more than a prayer, deeper than our most desperate plea, its bigger than a resolution and reaches wider than our means. Just sit up higher in your seat, walk taller in your stride and Say Thank you Relax , everything will be fine and even if you dont beleive me or Him or them, or IT. Say Thank you Say Thank you Say Thank you Thank you em ... "Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea. That pre-supposes the ability to think. Thinking is something one does not borrow or pawn."
Ayn Rand, The Fountain head The human condition is a suffering one We are suffering to be honest and suffering to achieve dishonestly. We struggle with dreams and desires yet spend all our days in silent deafening boredom not pursuing them. We adore fame and fortune and secretly want it for our selves. But we can't bring ourselves to tell anyone. Most of all we want peace. And most of all we don't know it. We want to replicate that feeling We had when we were 2 months old , crying for 1 minute and mom comes and cradles and nurses us until we are full in our bellies and sleepy again; affirmed that mom loves me and the hunger is gone. We scramble and scramble for that affirmations day in and day out. When mom and dad's affirmation seem out dated, we clamor and claw it out of our friends, our family and the world. That's why social media makes sense because we can a dose of compliments and glory without leaving our rooms. But we all know the truth The only thing that sells is what is good, honest and feels right. Yet we never strive for it. We hang onto other people's dreams and justify it by having children we have to feed. I believe there is only one thing a man can be honest about . And that is his work. The hard, sweaty, work of his hands not the administration, handling and management of other people doing his work. But his own work. Its scary that is why many people don't do it. Its scary to perform, create and give your self to the public. It is much easier to sit at a desk contributing to anthers' dream. It is hard because you are leaving yourself bare and naked to be embraced or torn apart by the world.. But its worth it Those who are willing to try create something from their own hands. Your will get those affirmations, just be as honest and patient as you can. And affirmation and glory will follow you like a puppy. Stop trying to weasel your way out, ignore you aching muscle and tired lazy body.Just focus on the strength of your mind and the drive of your heart. Spend hours and hours on your craft , day in and day out. Then take a rest , play , laugh dance...then work again. Integrity can only be truly seen from what you produce By your own heart, mind and effort. If that is not in your 8-5 work, learn an instrument or cooking, or pottery; anything to plug in your mind and will to a worthwhile cause. Better is a poor man who walks in integrity, than a rich man who walks crooked in his ways. Proverbs 28:6 em Totally meaning less.
I smiled then frowned then smiled again. It cant be, I said . I had traveled far to see him. It is ...he replied, chuckling to himself. Then what ? I asked . What now ? Live, He said. Live through it all. Laugh, cry feel every single emotion wholly Smile Smile a lot. Get rich Travel Work Hate work Be famous Drink wine Give love and receive love Eat anything you want and exercise Work hard, because its torture but fun learn a language; unlearn it Master an instrument give it up as a gift Wake up early sleep late Get obsessed with obsessions and remember to stop and smell the roses. It really doesn't matter, but it really really does. Be present through it all. Live. Life is sweetest when you are fully aware experiencing every raw emotion. Just live he says. Its all meaningless so just live. Live for Him. em. The great big irony of being a 21st century homo sapien is that we have to do it all. All the desires and dreams and claims that we assume will bring us satisfaction, we have to do them all so that we can feel the satisfaction or we can at least know that we tried.
Not doing anything at all is one step to self ruin , regret and painful nights wondering what if? In fact we spend most of our precious brain power and resources asking facebook, twitter, our friends and family what to do and in the end do nothing at all. left or right Mali or Ethiopia? That job or no job ? Penguins or crisps?..on and on... We are constantly in doubt as to which choice to make, weather the choice is really ours to make '? (its the government, the moon cycle or social conditioning..blah blah...) or when we have finally made the choice if it was right after all. Do it all and enjoy every minute of it because He is by your side. Accept your fear, look it in the eye and bull doze your way past it. Just do it and you' ll be free. But to be free you must be brave. "God doesn't give us what we can handle; He helps us handle what we have been given" em..:) |