Love the inherent madness in real things. Without a modest amount of uncertainty, it's going to lack depth. Without depth, you're going to skim the outer surface of what's really possible for you. Without finding your best stuff and what creates your foundation, growth and fulfillment will appear like a distant dream. You see, there's a inherent tendency to become infatuated with the fast and easy, but that is not where the magic is. The magic lies deep within the depths. The magic takes some soul spelunking. The magic...is in jumping out of the ship completely and diving deep into unexplored waters all while having indestructible faith that you're going to find a patch of air on the way down.
Fear? Embrace it.
When you actually think of it, we live in a world completely full of chaos. Everything is going 1,000,000 miles a minute. Things are constantly collapsing and colliding together. It's a miracle that we are even in a position to function with everything occuring around us. Some find their way early and others spend their complete lives looking for some type of meaning that will give them direction. We seek out direction, wisdom, and consume massive amounts of material to help us attempt to make sense out of all of this. What's the journey I am now on? Who am I while traveling on it? This doubt can seduce us into trying to digest surface level pseudo-spirituality in order to help us understand ourselves. Don't misunderstand me, I am all about life quotes and the tiny titbits of bite-sized knowledge they can expose to us, but without understanding context and avoiding diving into the depths we set ourselves up for a big disaster. Surface level foundations never work...try building a house on wallpaper.
And that's really what all of this surface level stuff is when it truly comes down to it - wallpaper. It is what you put over something to cause it to look all pretty and nice. Life isn't all pretty and nice. Life is grimy. Life can be vicious. Life can test you and bring you to your knees every time it feels like it. Irrespective of how much you try and avoid specific things taking place, life acts as a professional dart thrower, hitting it's target every single time - irrespective of how fast it's moving.
But in real things (thoughts, emotions, experiences) that have some depth to them, they are absolutely not wallpaper at all. They've got some madness to them. They are not predictable, doubtful and often totally surprising. They rip the rug out from under you and help you pop right back up when you are down. It's a bit chaotic, but that's the point. The chaos is the attractive part. The chaos is the art. When you start to live in that place, your whole life becomes part of that painting. Then, when you begin to understand that you have a role to play in this world, you can begin to develop the faith driven hand of the painter.
But you have got to get filthy first.
Roll around in the dust. Get mud on your face. Tear down the wallpaper. Burn down the termite ridden support beams you have created throughout the years and dance in the ashes of it all. That rock solid ground you are standing on - that is going to be the location where you build your life. It is time to build it over again and do the work you have absolutely always been frightened to do.
What really is life without a degree of risk? Just surviving.
Fear? Embrace it.
When you actually think of it, we live in a world completely full of chaos. Everything is going 1,000,000 miles a minute. Things are constantly collapsing and colliding together. It's a miracle that we are even in a position to function with everything occuring around us. Some find their way early and others spend their complete lives looking for some type of meaning that will give them direction. We seek out direction, wisdom, and consume massive amounts of material to help us attempt to make sense out of all of this. What's the journey I am now on? Who am I while traveling on it? This doubt can seduce us into trying to digest surface level pseudo-spirituality in order to help us understand ourselves. Don't misunderstand me, I am all about life quotes and the tiny titbits of bite-sized knowledge they can expose to us, but without understanding context and avoiding diving into the depths we set ourselves up for a big disaster. Surface level foundations never work...try building a house on wallpaper.
And that's really what all of this surface level stuff is when it truly comes down to it - wallpaper. It is what you put over something to cause it to look all pretty and nice. Life isn't all pretty and nice. Life is grimy. Life can be vicious. Life can test you and bring you to your knees every time it feels like it. Irrespective of how much you try and avoid specific things taking place, life acts as a professional dart thrower, hitting it's target every single time - irrespective of how fast it's moving.
But in real things (thoughts, emotions, experiences) that have some depth to them, they are absolutely not wallpaper at all. They've got some madness to them. They are not predictable, doubtful and often totally surprising. They rip the rug out from under you and help you pop right back up when you are down. It's a bit chaotic, but that's the point. The chaos is the attractive part. The chaos is the art. When you start to live in that place, your whole life becomes part of that painting. Then, when you begin to understand that you have a role to play in this world, you can begin to develop the faith driven hand of the painter.
But you have got to get filthy first.
Roll around in the dust. Get mud on your face. Tear down the wallpaper. Burn down the termite ridden support beams you have created throughout the years and dance in the ashes of it all. That rock solid ground you are standing on - that is going to be the location where you build your life. It is time to build it over again and do the work you have absolutely always been frightened to do.
What really is life without a degree of risk? Just surviving.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author and creator of The Words Of Encouragement a website devoted to bringing audiences encouraging blogs, life changing quotes, videos and other content to help people follow their passions and purposes.
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