I just realized something. I have SO many people that I like to follow and just catch up with what they're up to. And their stuff is so incredibly inspiring and encouraging that I just can't get enough of it--sometimes.
Do you ever wake up in the morning and ask yourself what you're doing to inspire and encourage? All of the things I read so that I can extract something that I can take with me in my daily activity. But how effective am I in doing the same thing? How much time do I commit to doing the same thing? Why is it even that big of a deal for me? Why do I want it to be that way so bad?
These are the questions I ask. Plus a lot more. But a thought occurred to me this morning as I realized that I am still working to hear someone say, "Well done." That constant approval. How do I know this? Because all I can think about is the way someone else is living out his or her life to the fullest and how I can model what I'm doing after that.
In other words I'm still afraid to be me and to just throw myself out there with everything I've got and not be afraid of someone left in the wake of that only to go home and say something bad about me.
I'm kind of all over the place I suppose, but I guess I'll just have to take a mulligan with this one.
One final thought and then I'll close. I feel like I'm about to start, like Jon Acuff says, to "do work that matters and punch fear in the face." It may be all of a sudden or gradual, I don't know. Then again it's probably already begun.
Man! All over the place with this one.
Well done. But maybe I'm not the One you want to hear that from. :^)
ReplyDeleteIs this the time where you realize you're going to be a dad again? Is this the "work that matters and the punch to fear?" I think so. :^)
Do you live as an island unto yourself? No. No one does. So any contemplation given to your life and the lives you affect has a great impact on them and you. It's a good thing you even address even one of these aspects.. It's a very good thing... :^)
Peace out, Man.