Embrace the Within no. 2

“Don’t be a donut. Fill your hole!”

Embrace the Within.

Humans are composed in three distinct parts. We have a physical form, an intellectual form, and a spiritual form. And we aren’t really good at understanding any of these three components. For thousands of years humanity has been working on understanding how the physical component of ourselves works and can do very little to explain how everything works. For a few thousand years folks have also struggled with learning and thought and folks can still not quite understand where thoughts and ideas originate. For thousands of years folks have also struggled with our place within the universe and our spiritual nature yet a lot of folks think a spirit is a ball of light or ghostly form that floats around after we die.

Thousands of years, millions of books, billions of people, and still very little understanding as a group. BUT everybody has it all figured out for themself. And if you don’t, there is no shortage of advice. There is no shortage of advice on how to take care of your body. There is no shortage of advice on how to get your mind right. There is no shortage of advice for how to be spiritually well. The self help industry is a behemoth of theories, plans, and programs to help folks figure it out.

I find it’s best to find examples from our own lives of what looks like it is working and give it a try. I want to know what my friends and relatives are doing over the folks I don’t know. If I see someone is doing well, I want to know what they’re doing. I want to know how you’re cutting weight and getting in better shape. I want to know how you get all these great things accomplished. I want to know why you are happy and energetic. I want to know why your life looks aligned. I want to know from folks I can see.

I also want to know what isn’t working. And I want to know that from the same people. If your life is a mess, then I want to know what not to do. I want to avoid those problems and mistakes. I want to learn from both the good and bad examples that I encounter in life. And I want to learn from the good and bad examples in my own life. And through all that build a better understanding of what works and doesn’t.

And the examples are out there and in great supply. There are a lot of miserable folks out there tearing down folks that are doing well. Whether your life is physically, emotionally, or spiritually healthy, you will find those without that health taking the role of destroyer. Destruction is easy. Criticism is easy. Hating is easy. All those actions take very little effort or creativity. Folks barely have to move out of their seats to find fault with folks that are working on themselves.

I say let them have their fun. The best thing to do is listen to those folks with all the sincerity they deserve and just shrug or laugh them off. If they were getting things done, then you would be looking to them as an example, either a good one or a bad one. That you don’t know what they’re doing is a good indicator that their opinion of your health is truly unimportant.

Invest in your health. Use the examples in your life. Forget the opinions that are not important.

Peace to your home. Bless your being. The reign of God is now. Have the day you want. I hope you find whatever you’re looking for.

#ThinkBetter #BeBetter #NoGodsNoMasters #MyNepheshMyChoice #MakeYourselfGreatAgain #EmbracetheWithin

Embrace the Within no. 1

“Your beliefs are your actions. What you say is just what you think.”

Embrace the Within.

It is rather easy to say you believe something. People do it all the time. Folks adopt beliefs to fit into any number of life situations. Folks are malleable and want to go along with the pack. It’s part of our collective programming that we needed in order to survive when other animals were more dangerous to our own lives than other humans. And now we use herd or pack mindset to protect ourselves not from other animals but from other humans.

It’s rather easy to say you believe something. It is much easier to talk about getting healthy than actually getting healthy. Doing something constructive takes energy of mind and body. You have a plan and then put that plan into action. And you commit to the plan over a repeated span of time and that plan becomes a routine and a commitment. That is a lot of work. It’s a lot easier to just do something once or pretend to do something than it is to make that sort of commitment.

It’s rather easy to say you believe something. We put our time and money and energy into the things we care about. If we want to make time for someone or something, we will. People support what they love. I am a huge wrasslin fan in my spare time and I dedicate a lot of time and money and energy to that hobby. I am extremely passionate about shortening my supply chain and eating healthier. So I spend a lot of time and money and energy on my plantation practices. I am extremely interested in learning about God and living a life in spiritual alignment with Truth. So I spend a lot of time reading The Bible and working on gaining more understanding for myself and others.

It’s rather easy to say believe in something BUT your beliefs are your actions. And my actions show what I truly believe. Where I spend my time, my money, and my energy dictate my character. If I wasn’t interested in any of those pursuits, then I would be doing other things. I would be putting my time and money and energy into other pursuits. Maybe I’d post a witty little biblical quotation here and there or show up to church to make an appearance when it’s convenient or water my plants once in a while or feed my rabbits when I felt like it and then . . . . You know what happens? Things die. Plants, animals, relationships, will just wither up and decay and pass away if I don’t put the time and money and energy into them.

Where are you spending your time? Where are you spending your money? Where are you spending your energy? What do you really care about? We support what we love.

Peace to your home. Bless your being. The reign of God is now. Have the day you want. I hope you find whatever you’re looking for.

#ThinkBetter #BeBetter #NoGodsNoMasters #MyNepheshMyChoice #MakeYourselfGreatAgain #EmbracetheWithin