Too busy (and too tired) for Church

inspiring social media quote
Yesterday on social media. Can’t recall which. Might have been LinkedIn.

 

Too busy (and too tired) for Church.

To be honest (as teens say, tbh), every step we take can be “Church”.

The photo above reminds me of that.

To be grateful for your own smile is overlooked – why would we focus on it, it’s so easy to do and so frequent.

Why would we focus on the smile of another looking at us?

Why focus on another who’s smiling but not looking at us?

The answer seems so obvious to me at this stage of my life.

All those years (decades) of being oblivious to how gratitude is the source of so much power over the devil.

To which i say, “Better late than never.”

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People (including me) are so busy it scares me

unique speed limit sign
Yesterday while bicycling to the gym. Do you always drive the speed limit? Why not? Always in a hurry?

 

People are so busy it scares me.

But then i remember that i’m allowing myself to be scared.

The point of a well developed spiritual core is to confront fear and eliminate it quickly and easily.

i can’t control how busy people are nor can i control how their habits impact them or what they do, or don’t do, to manage their daily habits.

It doesn’t mean i don’t care, it means that no amount of worry on my part about their situation is going to change their situation.

So i let it go.

It’s called surrender.

It yields freedom, peace, contentment, and joy.

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The good news is there’s hope if we plan on always being hopeful

Garage door repair Orlando
So comforting to have this on the door so we knew right away who to call.

 

The good news is there’s hope, if we plan on always being hopeful.

When we are busy “fighting fires” in our daily lives, it can be difficult to focus on hope.

Be careful this doesn’t become your default daily culture.

 

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You can’t do it all

Beach sunflower
One of my favorite flowers, the Florida beach sunflower.

 

You can’t do it all.

People who’ve neglected important things in their life (and there are a million reasons why), will have a reckoning at some point.

It’s happened to me and it will continue to happen to me.

Same for you.

i’m motivated to create a life as i age that won’t place stock on someone else helping me address the things i’m neglecting now because of the million excuses readily available.

That’s a leading cause for depression as we age – investing in things that change (but we didn’t plan on them changing). Our situation can change in an instant and if our life’s plan didn’t account for that, we’re sunk.

For example, as i get older, it would be stereotypical for me (as a parent) to think our son will help take care of me in my final years. So it’s tempting to not make difficult choices, like downsizing out of a lifelong residence into a senior facility. First because these choices are painful and second because it’s so much work.

Remember investing in things that change?

What if something tragic happens to my son (and wife)?

Odds are low but they are not zero.

Conclusion, plan on worst case scenario and rejoice when it doesn’t happen.

And remember that not being prepared is a regretful (and perhaps sinful) choice.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Too tired to pray?

Memphis Peabody
Memphis Peabody

 

St Jude Memphis
St Jude Memphis. Abandoned Radio Flyer in the parking lot. Pillow and blanket inside.

 

St Jude Memphis
St Jude Memphis

 

St Jude Memphis
St Jude Memphis

 

Too tired to pray?

Nope.

Grateful for places like St Jude and people like Danny Thomas.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our spiritual health. To leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s career health website, click here.