One of the questions I’ve been trying to understand is our personal inertia. Why do we get stuck in life. On the one hand (or dot), we have gifted identities and dreams and on the other, we have a huge world of need (the other, rather large dot). And yet, we often stand in the middle, fairly paralyzed and unable to move forward and connect these dots. We become passive or else actively engaged in massive wastes of time.
These questions kinda simmer in the back of my overly active mind (I take an hour to fall asleep) until God or man drops a pearl (a beautiful dot) into the picture. Today’s gem came from George Trow who once said that the generation raised on TV (and in my opinion, the net) suffers from Reality Anemia, an experiential and moral bloodlessness.
read more...What if you got to do whatever you wanted to. What would that be? For instance, if you had the money and time and people to do whatever you wanted to, what would you start doing tomorrow and what would you stop doing tomorrow?
read more...We come to the edge of our potential and shrink back. The expectations inside of us or those being projected onto us keep us locked in place. Art Katz once said that the fear of man is not just being afraid of what others think of us, but being afraid of what WE THINK they think of us. The fault dear Brutus, is in ourselves.
read more...How many people do you know who actually take the time and effort to journal the family history in the form of memoirs? This seems like such a crucial effort in understanding our tribe and our selves. In the last few courses I ran, we gave the students two free phone calls to their grandparents for the sole purpose of hearing their stories. To understand where we have come from.
read more...I was working with a friend this morning helping him prepare for a job interview. There was a long list of requirements that the employer wanted to see fulfilled, a job description basically. Most people try to squeeze themselves into the description or the employers expectations. This is what I call living outside in.
read more...In the Matrix, Neo comes to a this juncture when he sees his potential but then compares this to his self image and the two don’t line up. I think this is a pandemic issue among the present generation leading to what I can only describe as identity cripples.
read more...What are the important battles you should be fighting? What are the significant things you should be building? Apologize to those around you and get back to work on your raison d’etre.
read more...The Psalms says “delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart”. I really believe that as a Father, God looks forward to a maturing heart that he can empower (II Thes. 1:11). If this is true, then we can give a lot more credence to the redeemed desires of our hearts, our dreams and yes, our passions.
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