Change

"The definition of our identity is in the transformation of our being,

for better or worse, by sanctification or idolization.

We are shaped by everything we pull away from or push towards, each leaves its distinct mark.

If you are unsatisfied with who you are, don’t wallow at the unmovable;

instead, take a look at the motion of things: activities, conversations, purchases –

things done by decisions towards certain ends.

And then change the ends and watch how everything else follows."

-David Ramos

Relationships

Why are relationships damaged?

Selfishness, pride, lack of communication, lack of trust, lack of honesty, etc.

Relationships are healed by:
Love, commitment, trust, communication, selflessness, honesty, etc.

It's only when we can love without wanting anything in return and only when we are open and honest that relationships can heal, and relationships can be built and flourish.

The same is true with our relationship with God.
When we run from Him, flee from Him, fail to be honest and open with Him, things get messy.
The healing process can take awhile, but He's always there, always waiting to welcome us back into His loving arms.
Run to Him.
Cling to Him.
Be honest with Him.
He's God, He can take it.
He longs for us to run to Him.

"You will seek Him and find Him, when you seek Him with all your heart."

Seek Him like that today.

Creativity

Why is it that when kids start to grow up, adults seem to kill their kids creativity, then we have to go to college to learn how to think creatively and live creatively?

Choices

Interesting thoughts from Barry Schwartz:


Choices produce paralysis.

Multiple choices produce imaginative alternatives that are paradise, and this leaves us unfulfilled when we finally make choices.

Choices produce "exaggerated expectations."

There are no more pleasant surprises.

"The best you can ever hope for is that stuff is as good as you expect it to be, you will never be pleasantly surprised because your expectations have gone through the roof."

"The secret to happiness is low expectations."

"With a thousand different choices there is no excuse for failure."

Choices can lead to clinical depression.

"Material affluence produces many choices."

"The peculiar problem of affluence."