Life-4

The other day we mentioned the commonality of negative talk. What if instead we bond in commonality with positive talk.

Basically, we all want to belong, we like to be in agreement with others; what if we use positive, helpful, good ideas and plans to be our common ground. This gives us something to build instead of tear down.

We are made to think and create and build. When we do we feel better. There is a satisfaction that cannot be attained any other way than by accomplishing something worthwhile…not only in the building, but later looking back and remembering the process and progress as we built whatever it was.  This building can be a relationship, a business, a project, an idea… Let your mind dream up whatever it wants to that can be developed to further the good of you, of humanity, of the world.

We want the freedom to think our own thoughts and do what we are inclined to instead of being told what we should like and do. We seek that personal empowerment. There is plenty of space for each person to have their own ways and means for advancing life for their and another’s good.

The first step is believing you can. Then that you are able. Then talk about it and begin.

It all starts with a positive idea mixed with other people thinking in common to produce something good and perhaps uncommon!

Let the good talk flow….

The Value of You

I have no worth, I have no value, there is nothing important or needed about me.

Too many people have said this about themselves, me included!

We have to keep things in perspective.

I didn’t bake you a birthday cake because it had no value, was nothing important or unneeded…It was baked with a plan in mind to help you have a happy birthday!

The all important toilet paper was not made because there was no value, nothing important or unneeded. We could all do without it….just use a leaf like our forefathers did!

Would I say the YMCA where many work out has no value or worth, it’s not important or needed? We could just run up and down the stairs 15 times a day or walk around the block on a below zero day for 2 miles.

These ideas are crazy because we have seen the value of what they provide and how they improve our lives!

You were not put on this earth as someone with no value, not needed or unimportant. Every single person is needed. Every single one needs to bring their best skills, talents and abilities to the front, to benefit not only themselves, but others.

We’ve got to give up all this unworthiness stuff and start functioning at a higher level.

There are all kinds of needs in the world…even right where you live, and you’ve got what it takes to help at least one of them.

Everything God placed on the earth has value and is needed…you are highest on His list!

Begin to truly value yourself and see what happens.

Let You Out!

Once upon a time most of us were carefree little kids. Mom and Dad, or Grandma and Grandpa would let us out to play. We’d make cups and bowls out of river-bottom clay, build bridges with sticks and stones, clothes-pin baseball cards to our bike spokes and listen to the clatter. We’d mix our food together different ways and eat it. We’d sew dresses for our troll dolls…

We started to grow up and somebody told us our striped shirt didn’t look good with our plaid shorts. The frosting on our homemade cake was an ugly color. Our glasses looked dumb. Our feet were too long, our hair was too curly…self-conscious, self-conscious, self-consciousness began to set in.

It’s too painful fighting off the thoughtless comments from others… I’m not going to do anything different, not going to be made fun of again…gonna blend in so no one sees me AT ALL!

Years pass, nothing changes, it’s day in-day, day-out…same ole, same ole. “Oh how I wish I could be more than a cog-in-the-wheel.”

That is the voice of our true calling…asking us:

Who are you? Where are you going? What do you really want to do? Are you tired of the rat -race?

Get back to the childhood freedom of mind. Begin to think, play, design, dream, plan, imagine, tinker.

It’s time to let ourselves out!

We do not need to ask permission…