The Law of Strawberry Jam
The fewer things we focus on, the greater our impact is in our life and the greater possibility for success in our chosen fields we give ourselves.
Most people live their life according to the Law of Strawberry Jam:
The wider you spread it, the thinner it gets, and the less you enjoy it.
Could you imagine going to a fight, a boxing match, with one hand tied behind your back or trying to play the piano with only every second key?
You would say, that is crazy, you would be insane to try and do that, yet most people spend their life like that.
They are not present in their life.
They are not purposeful with their gifts.
They are not passionate in their pursuit.
They have never stopped to examine their life.
They have never stopped to align their purpose, with their vision, their mission and their values.
So when it comes down to living a life of integrity, living a life being true to themselves, their calling and God given passions, they don’t.
They spread themselves around primarily because they have never felt they had the right to choose, the ability to say yes and the freedom to live with no.
If you are going to live a purposeful, present, passionate life you have to be engaged in the choices that construct your life.
Your life is the result of the choices you have made, the relationships you have built and the words that you speak.
Your choices yesterday have given you the fruit you are living off of today.
If you are going to be able to exercise the full gamete of choices over your present and future destiny, you have to:
a) Examine all the motivation and criteria you use to make choices
b) Become deliberate and fully conscious in your choices daily
c) Be responsive and not reactive in your choices
Avoiding making a decision about something is the same as making a decision about it.
There is a consequence to your inaction to the same degree that there would a consequence to your action.
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What do you think?