Saturday, June 19, 2010
Changing...
Changing. I have had one week of working out with the trainer, and I am extremely sore. I am trying to visualize my future self. I remember the changes I saw in the reality show cast members bodies. I realized it is about mind over matter because you want to stop but you have to convince yourself this is important. If you do not, it is so easy to find something else to do, then you begin think what got you here. For me, I have begun looking at things in an expansive thinking I have been challenge with as of late. Such as why I have struggled with what is before me, find the courage to trust the truth that nags my soul, and let go into God's capable hands and his words. For you see, I do not question the trainer as he has me doing things I am uncomfortable with, and feeling extremely awkward but I do it all.... I trust and obey him, then I begin to wonder why is this so hard in life with family, friend, in the work environment, God and then it dawns on me he desires my best. I am encouraged to do, and believed inspite of mistakes, failures, and questions. This all makes a difference in the final analysis for me. See losing weight is not, and has never been just about getting smaller but also seeing the bigger picture, developing new lens to see life through,and working toward one's true potential. Where you learn to move beyond fears, and keep walking inspite of insecurities.... Psalm62:8 ~ O my people, trust him all the time. Pour out your longings before him, for he can help... I am learning to make every teachable moment count because you get out of life what you expect, and what you believe it is possible for you to do...
Friday, June 18, 2010
I am still on the journey...
In the book ‘Oh, The places you'll go! by Dr.Seuss’- it states the following ~ You have brains in your head; you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you will be the guy who'll decide where you'll go ~ See, you choose what you desire to do in this life; via action or inaction. Your choices pretty much shape whatever happens to you, it is not random, happenstance, or out of the blue thing. Each of us choose, and we have the right to do the following, and will choose one of the following based on circumstance, environment, or situation – be silent, walk away, or speak up; you choose. And although, talent and intelligence are part of the puzzle, but it does not complete the picture for you, or guarantee success. Talent and intelligence, not just book smarts, plus right choices and right people allows you to live your life to the fullest potential but you cannot walk or choose in fear. You have to believe in self, even when no one else does or will. Life is cornucopia of affairs, themes, issues, or subject matter to address on any given day. Having good people around you make choosing, decision making so much easier, and it reduces the craziness you incur in this life. But you have to move….
God will take you out of your comfort zone to challenge you, to trust and believe in Him. He wants you to walk into your destiny. He also lets you know it does not lie in the known, what you have done before, or where you have gone before; he shows us a new thing. The familiar does not hold your full potential, and right now is not where you belong forever. Each day is about growth, change, moving forward and seeking a better way. Every struggle is a teachable moment, a lesson to learn from, and a fear to walk beyond on faith. We have to trust the father, believe in his promises, and take his word as the guarantees that they are; so that our answer can be yes…Winston Churchill puts it this way – Difficulties masters are opportunities won, and if you going through hell, keep walking- . Too many times we run away, stop afraid to address the issue, the difficulty, the struggle not understanding the gravity of feigned peace based on fear paralyzes, blinds, cripples, and destroys all that in its wake or connected to it…See we live by example, and we are all role models, whether we want to be or not, to someone, somewhere. So, when we screw-up, fail, or lose perspective on truth, then we should know the impact is not just us or what we see…Isaiah 43:19 ‘See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.’ NIV…So, I will end as I started with a quote from Dr. Seuss book ~ Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.~ As many things are…..wink
God will take you out of your comfort zone to challenge you, to trust and believe in Him. He wants you to walk into your destiny. He also lets you know it does not lie in the known, what you have done before, or where you have gone before; he shows us a new thing. The familiar does not hold your full potential, and right now is not where you belong forever. Each day is about growth, change, moving forward and seeking a better way. Every struggle is a teachable moment, a lesson to learn from, and a fear to walk beyond on faith. We have to trust the father, believe in his promises, and take his word as the guarantees that they are; so that our answer can be yes…Winston Churchill puts it this way – Difficulties masters are opportunities won, and if you going through hell, keep walking- . Too many times we run away, stop afraid to address the issue, the difficulty, the struggle not understanding the gravity of feigned peace based on fear paralyzes, blinds, cripples, and destroys all that in its wake or connected to it…See we live by example, and we are all role models, whether we want to be or not, to someone, somewhere. So, when we screw-up, fail, or lose perspective on truth, then we should know the impact is not just us or what we see…Isaiah 43:19 ‘See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.’ NIV…So, I will end as I started with a quote from Dr. Seuss book ~ Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.~ As many things are…..wink
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
It ain't easy losing weight but gives us alot of life lessons....
There is no growth without change; there is no change without fear or loss; and there is no loss without pain; every and all change requires and involves a loss of some kind.
This week I embark on this journey of weight loss. I have gotten me a personal trainer for six-weeks, and I am realizing something in a profound way; change. Yes, change, growth this thing is hard, difficult, challenging, uncomfortable, and makes you look at things differently. I am sore in places I had not thought of using, or even known was an issue for me. Then I realize, although I knew theoretically, that change is not easy and achieving the thing we say, we desire is quite arduous, pushing your buttons, and time-consuming task; I never really look at it from others perspectives who have lived the same way, never had their views challenged, or had to diverse their way of doing things to encompass others. I get it but I see so many people fight and struggle with holding on for dear life to their way of doing things, at all cost. Never stopping to see that just maybe, I am the one not bending. I read this somewhere, and believe it wholeheartedly – what we cannot grasp, we usually scorn and fight against because it does not fit our way of appropriate, ethical, professional, right, true, and genuine. So, I began to think about life and all the lofty and not so lofty goals we set for ourselves and expectations to meet, the things we declare, dream about, desire, say we want, and plan for, and how we never seem to get there or are frustrate, angry about during the course of achieving. It dawn on it me, it takes you out of your comfort-zone of what you know, and are familiar with doing and challenges your perspective. You have to re-examine how you see life, and the lens you have seen life through after 20, 30, 40 50, 60, etc years, and it is none too pleasant. And like those muscles I have never worked out before, it hurts, it makes moving difficult, and when I find a good position where nothing hurts, I do not want to move. See, I have worked out and have had pretty good results but have had some struggles recently as I have aged and stresses are mounting around, I realized I needed to change things up a bit. So, I did not fancy myself a novice but a knowledgeable person when it came to weights and working out. I am finding out, not so much. I am doing things that are out of my league, way out of my comfort zone, making me look silly, and moving in awkward ways, and at times, I think, I look down-right stupid because everyone is looking at what I am doing. I just want to throw in the towel. But I am not going to lie, I did not want to do it but yet, I am here to learn; I just grin and bear it. I remember what I said I wanted, and believed this is going to get me there. I know that resisting and being angry will only make it more difficult, so I release and settle into the place of unknown. This is where, I began to wondering about change in life, and how the muscles in my body paralleled the resistance and struggle we, mankind, has with the change and growth. We all want to be right, the best, the smartest, the sharpest, the richest, etc, but no one really think of the fact one of the ways to get there is release what we have – if you want to have what you never have, you have to do what you have never done – and it goes for everything in life. Dropping our walls of resistance to difference coming our way, or releasing the fear of what it make me look like, and just seeking, absorbing from all to become the thing we seek.
See we all want to believe we are pretty comfortable with self, or would like to believe we have an expansive perspective and we able to be disagree without being disagreeable. The problem is we are not. I can tell you, not seeing the trainer today for me would be great but then I would not achieve the goal I declared and I would miss out on learning to better myself. So, I challenge everyone to stop and think of what is troubling you, and check to see if you are standing in your own way because of your insecurities and fears. Enlighten and help come in the unexpected packages, if we are willing to let go of the defense, fences, walls, and fears…”Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5) – this requires faith…Heb. 11:1 - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
This week I embark on this journey of weight loss. I have gotten me a personal trainer for six-weeks, and I am realizing something in a profound way; change. Yes, change, growth this thing is hard, difficult, challenging, uncomfortable, and makes you look at things differently. I am sore in places I had not thought of using, or even known was an issue for me. Then I realize, although I knew theoretically, that change is not easy and achieving the thing we say, we desire is quite arduous, pushing your buttons, and time-consuming task; I never really look at it from others perspectives who have lived the same way, never had their views challenged, or had to diverse their way of doing things to encompass others. I get it but I see so many people fight and struggle with holding on for dear life to their way of doing things, at all cost. Never stopping to see that just maybe, I am the one not bending. I read this somewhere, and believe it wholeheartedly – what we cannot grasp, we usually scorn and fight against because it does not fit our way of appropriate, ethical, professional, right, true, and genuine. So, I began to think about life and all the lofty and not so lofty goals we set for ourselves and expectations to meet, the things we declare, dream about, desire, say we want, and plan for, and how we never seem to get there or are frustrate, angry about during the course of achieving. It dawn on it me, it takes you out of your comfort-zone of what you know, and are familiar with doing and challenges your perspective. You have to re-examine how you see life, and the lens you have seen life through after 20, 30, 40 50, 60, etc years, and it is none too pleasant. And like those muscles I have never worked out before, it hurts, it makes moving difficult, and when I find a good position where nothing hurts, I do not want to move. See, I have worked out and have had pretty good results but have had some struggles recently as I have aged and stresses are mounting around, I realized I needed to change things up a bit. So, I did not fancy myself a novice but a knowledgeable person when it came to weights and working out. I am finding out, not so much. I am doing things that are out of my league, way out of my comfort zone, making me look silly, and moving in awkward ways, and at times, I think, I look down-right stupid because everyone is looking at what I am doing. I just want to throw in the towel. But I am not going to lie, I did not want to do it but yet, I am here to learn; I just grin and bear it. I remember what I said I wanted, and believed this is going to get me there. I know that resisting and being angry will only make it more difficult, so I release and settle into the place of unknown. This is where, I began to wondering about change in life, and how the muscles in my body paralleled the resistance and struggle we, mankind, has with the change and growth. We all want to be right, the best, the smartest, the sharpest, the richest, etc, but no one really think of the fact one of the ways to get there is release what we have – if you want to have what you never have, you have to do what you have never done – and it goes for everything in life. Dropping our walls of resistance to difference coming our way, or releasing the fear of what it make me look like, and just seeking, absorbing from all to become the thing we seek.
See we all want to believe we are pretty comfortable with self, or would like to believe we have an expansive perspective and we able to be disagree without being disagreeable. The problem is we are not. I can tell you, not seeing the trainer today for me would be great but then I would not achieve the goal I declared and I would miss out on learning to better myself. So, I challenge everyone to stop and think of what is troubling you, and check to see if you are standing in your own way because of your insecurities and fears. Enlighten and help come in the unexpected packages, if we are willing to let go of the defense, fences, walls, and fears…”Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5) – this requires faith…Heb. 11:1 - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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