Appreciate the madness in real things.
Without a modest amount of uncertainty, it's going to lack depth. Without depth, you're going to skim the border of what's actually possible for you. Without finding your best stuff and what defines your foundation, growth and fulfillment will look like a far away dream. You see, there's an inclination to become romanced with the quick and easy, but that's not where the magic is. The magic lies in the depths. The magic takes some soul searching. The magic is in jumping out of the ship completely and diving deep down into unexplored waters all while having unbreakable faith that you're going to find a pocket of air on the way down.
But what if negative emotions and fear crawl in? You have to embrace them.
We live in a world that is riddled with complete chaos. Everything is going so fast that it's a miracle we are even able to keep ourselves together. But if we slow down a bit we are able to tap into all of the direction, wisdom, and security we need. How? Because when we take a moment to stop and appreciate what is going on right now in this moment we can actually see what is here vs. what's always off in the future. We can check in with ourselves and much more easily tap into our relationships with others.
But if we stay on the surface, it's like trying to build a home out of wallpaper.
When it all boils down to it, keeping your life on the surface level is not going to cut it when you want to do some serious development. If you really want to make some serious changes, you have to get down into the dirty and pick the weeds out yourself. Life isn't always pretty. In fact, life can be incredibly dirty and murky at times. But if you don't do the work that's necessary to heal it will always be that way for you. There will always be dark colors running through your heart.
But in real things (thoughts, feelings, experiences) that have some depth to them, they are not wallpaper in any way. They have some madness to them. They are not predictable, certain and they are almost always completely 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 is 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 accept that you have a role to play in this world, you can begin to develop the faith driven hand of the painter.
But you've got to get dirty first.
So forget about the outer layers and focus on the inner layers first. Focus on building the strongest core and foundation and everything else will fall into place. Build your life on rock solid ground instead of flimsy wallpaper and everything becomes a hell of a lot easier.
Don't survive. Thrive.
Without a modest amount of uncertainty, it's going to lack depth. Without depth, you're going to skim the border of what's actually possible for you. Without finding your best stuff and what defines your foundation, growth and fulfillment will look like a far away dream. You see, there's an inclination to become romanced with the quick and easy, but that's not where the magic is. The magic lies in the depths. The magic takes some soul searching. The magic is in jumping out of the ship completely and diving deep down into unexplored waters all while having unbreakable faith that you're going to find a pocket of air on the way down.
But what if negative emotions and fear crawl in? You have to embrace them.
We live in a world that is riddled with complete chaos. Everything is going so fast that it's a miracle we are even able to keep ourselves together. But if we slow down a bit we are able to tap into all of the direction, wisdom, and security we need. How? Because when we take a moment to stop and appreciate what is going on right now in this moment we can actually see what is here vs. what's always off in the future. We can check in with ourselves and much more easily tap into our relationships with others.
But if we stay on the surface, it's like trying to build a home out of wallpaper.
When it all boils down to it, keeping your life on the surface level is not going to cut it when you want to do some serious development. If you really want to make some serious changes, you have to get down into the dirty and pick the weeds out yourself. Life isn't always pretty. In fact, life can be incredibly dirty and murky at times. But if you don't do the work that's necessary to heal it will always be that way for you. There will always be dark colors running through your heart.
But in real things (thoughts, feelings, experiences) that have some depth to them, they are not wallpaper in any way. They have some madness to them. They are not predictable, certain and they are almost always completely 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 is 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 accept that you have a role to play in this world, you can begin to develop the faith driven hand of the painter.
But you've got to get dirty first.
So forget about the outer layers and focus on the inner layers first. Focus on building the strongest core and foundation and everything else will fall into place. Build your life on rock solid ground instead of flimsy wallpaper and everything becomes a hell of a lot easier.
Don't survive. Thrive.
About the Author:
It's time to live up to your greatest potential. Evan Sanders is a professional life coach at AYKME Life Coaching and writes articles about what it means to be living in this world today. You can find some serious inspiration through looking into these Heartbreak Quotes or these Sympathy Quotes to start facing those fears after being beaten up a bit by life.
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