Upkeep is minimal on a well-designed, well-made…anything!

A garment made of good design and good quality fabric that fits the wearer will last a long time with minimal upkeep if we care for it according to its making.

A good set of wheels/tires on the car will run for a long time with minimal wear as long as they are kept balanced. I’m not a mechanic, but follow along.

The well made grandfather clock, once the gears are in place and is kept wound will run for years and years.

We were designed to last and run efficiently with minimal maintenance if we stay balanced according to our design.  Here’s what I discovered. If I follow the manufacturer’s guidelines of eat, sleep and exercise, things seem to be OK.

Drink enough plain water and I’ll want more water…plus my body feels lighter somehow.

Eat wholesome real food, grown by nature and made by a real person, I’ll want more good real food. I won’t have bizarre food cravings and feel hungry all the time, or get sick very often.

Walk, bike, exercise daily to keep my muscles and blood moving and I have more energy, and feel up to any task.

Basically, I think we’re designed so if we are good to ourselves, we’ll want to keep doing good for ourselves. It becomes a repetitive pattern.

Conversely, if we fall into bad unhealthful habits, we get out of balance, things don’t function as well, and we begin to repeat them over and over to our detriment.

BUT!…according to our design, we can switch back over to good, healthful ways of living and soon we’re back on track feeling and working at our best.

What do I need to switch back over to do better today?

Hurricane Ian came to the coast of Florida where my daughter lives.

I live in a northern state of the continental USA far away from Florida.

The weatherman lives in eastern KY. He has made it his mission to keep the general public informed quickly, without a bunch of time-lapse or unnecessary approval. He is well studied, and truly wants to help keep people safe and informed about bad weather. He has a team of 3 schooled meteorologists and quite a few storm chasers to help track down the weather.

I stayed pretty much glued to his channel during the entire hurricane event, wearing down my phone battery twice. His YouTube channel now has thousands of subscribers, and during the live tracking his online chat allowed thousands of questions about the storm, how it might affect different areas of loved ones in its path, helpful information etc. The dialogue which was enabled showed what a beautiful thing it was for that many people to come together to learn and help for a common good.

Seeing the heart and soul poured out by him and his team…all working together…some endangering themselves to help us, was a magnificent example of what can happen when people figure out what they like doing, decide where they can be most helpful, and open themselves up to new ways of doing things.

How freeing can this be???

Topping it all off, he received citizen of the year award from the Southeast KY Chamber of Commerce this Wednesday September 28, 2022.

Please listen to his acceptance message. It shows the heart of a true servant.

I am not a prisoner to my problems. I am free to create beauty all around me.

With what solution do I solve the problem I perceive?

I will not bind myself by looking backward at what has happened, but I will set myself free by looking forward to create a new and beautiful future.

God is the creator, he created good and he created beauty, and what he created he said was good. I believe he wants me to create the same beauty, the same good in my life…modeling after his example.

Become a problem solver, not a problem seeker.

Our true beauty outweighs the ugly every time. Find your beauty and display it.

The world needs to see beauty. We thrive and derive energy from beauty.

Beauty is to be a part of everyday life.

If you don’t see anything beautiful in your life…create some yourself 🙂