Peace to Your House no. 13

“Peace to your house.”

Embrace the Within.

Folks will gladly bring you into the struggle they are fighting in their minds, their hearts, and their souls. We have to choose peace. BUT that is difficult because others will do their level best to make certain you are not allowed peace. I was talking on the phone with my father last night and we were talking about all the distractions in the world and how those distractions are there to occupy our time, our thoughts, and our actions. Those distractions are there to keep our focus off of the peaceful and abundant life we can attain. When we can sit peacefully and think about life and the wonders that surround us daily, we find it much easier to keep our focus where it is intended. BUT distraction is there to come into our minds and into our hearts to lead us down paths of preoccupation and distraction.

What we need is traction and this is why it is important to live with a purpose. I am reading another wonderful book this summer by Nir Eyal about the ways to bring about more traction and remove distraction from our lives. The process uses a lot of techniques taken from substance abuse programs to apply to the things that make us lose focus. And I highly recommend this book as not just a read BUT as a psychological guide to getting more focused in living with traction. Eyal not only includes little summary “Remember This” end notes to each chapter BUT also includes electronic forms to help incorporate these practices into action. Anything can be a distraction if it keeps us from doing what we intend.

And that is one of the main struggles I see today. There are so many things out there to compete for our time and attention. We have to decide where we decide to spend our time. The one treasure we need to value the most is the one we squander. There are going to be plenty of folks competing for your time and are willing to waste it with arguments, waste it with division, waste it with pettiness, waste it with anger, waste it with hatred, waste it with all kinds of pointless endeavors BUT we get to choose where we spend that time. And we get to choose with whom we spend that time.

Where is your focus?

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

Peace to Your House no. 12

"Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny."

-Charles Reade

Embrace the Within.

Today I was literally out sowing my habit. It was time to pull the existing beans and harvest what remained in order to make way for the next growing season. I also managed to grow some chickpeas this year that are coming along nicely. So, I managed their space along with the space for my lima beans and cucumbers. And I have focused on companion planting for the second growing season this year since, outside of my corn being knocked over by heavy winds and then vandalized by night marauders, the three sisters method worked out rather well.

And the action that began fourteen days ago became a habit that is now part of my character and seems to be growing into a destiny. All thanks God, this has been the most successful season of the past three years of this experiment. I have chickens sustaining by hatching chickens. I have planting methods that allow for successful harvests. I am gathering seeds from my plants and from groceries. I have a plan for the fall and winter. Things are going in the right direction.

And all this from one simple decision to control my food chain. One simple action can become a habit if you let it happen. And one good habit can help change your character. Nothing happens overnight. It all takes a commitment to change. What do you need to change?

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