Meaningful Conversations With Delicious Beverages
The problem with this cycle is that it is never ending. I turn my brain off, I don't deal with the root issue, which causes anxiety, which causes me to isolate, round and round I go. In order to break out of the cycle, I had to do something drastic.
It is difficult to pursue anything and keep the soul in tact the entire time. Results are alluring. We reach for them and glory in the dopamine spike and we want more.
Children are influenced by their parents. That is their privilege and their curse. They will be taught and incorporate lessons from their parents without realizing that it came from them. The amount of time spent with parents makes it difficult to distinguish where the parents thoughts end and the kids thoughts begin. One of the most important things a person needs to do as they come into their own is assess their thoughts and determine which ones they truly believe and which ones belong to their parents and they want to leave behind.
Have you ever sat down and watched a cooking show and get frustrated because they make it look so easy? Yeah, I could cook an amazing meal like too! If I had everything set up for me in pre-measured little dishes and everything set up for me! As I continue to cook, and continue to work out my faith, I find more and more similarities with the two. We see these great Saints and think, "I could be holy too if I was given all of the opportunities they had?" If we are honest with our selves, we say this about a lot of things. I would be as popular as them if I had those abs. I would would be more successful if I dressed like them. We are always comparing ourselves to others, looking for an excuse to make for why we are not where we want to me.
What does it mean to be prepared? I think it is two fold: our skill set and our mindset.
I have a vision for my life. I feel a calling drawing me to something, something big. I have summarized it in my mantra, which is, "Make God's Greatness Known." The problem with this is that it is too big. It overwhelms me.
That, folks, is the power of vision on the micro level.