Love the intrinsic insanity in real things. Without a little insanity, it's going to lack depth. Without depth, you are always going to skim the border of what's really capable for you. Without finding your best stuff and what creates your foundation, growth and fulfillment will look like a far away dream. You see, there's an inclination to become infatuated with the quick and easy, but that's not where the magic is. The magic lies within the depths. The magic takes some soul spelunking. The magic...is in leaping out of the canoe completely and diving deep into unexplored waters all while having unbreakable faith that you will find a patch of air on the way down.
Fear? Embrace it.
When you think of it, we live in a world absolutely full of chaos. Everything is going 1,000,000 miles a minute. Things are continually falling apart and colliding together. It is actually a miracle that we are even able to function with everything taking place around us. Some find their way early and others spend their complete lives searching for some kind of deep meaning that will give them direction. We seek out guidance, wisdom, and consume massive amounts of material to help us attempt to appear sensible out of all of this. What is the journey I'm on? Who am I while traveling on it? This uncertainty can seduce us into trying to digest surface level pseudo-spirituality in order to help us understand ourselves. Do not get me wrong, I am all about life quotes and the little titbits of knowledge they can reveal to us, but without understanding context and avoiding diving into the depths we set ourselves up for disaster. Surface level foundations never work...try building a kingdom on wallpaper.
And that's actually what all this surface level stuff is when it truly comes down to it - wallpaper. It is what you put over something to make it look all pretty and nice. Life isn't all pretty and nice. Life is grimy. Life is often vicious. Life can test you and bring you to your knees when it feels like it. Regardless of how much you try and avoid certain things occuring, life acts as a pro dart thrower, hitting it's target every single time - irrespective of how fast it's moving.
But in real things (thoughts, vibrations experiences) that have some depth to them, they are absolutely not wallpaper in the slightest. They have some madness to them. They are not predictable, doubtful and frequently totally unexpected. They rip the rug out from under you and help you pop right back up when you are down. It's a bit chaotic, but that is the point. The chaos is the pretty part. The chaos is the art. When you really begin to live in that place, your entire life becomes part of that painting. Then, when you start to understand you have a role to play in this world, you can honestly start to develop the faith driven hand of the painter.
But you've got to get filthy first.
Roll around in the dirt. Get mud on your face. Tear down the wallpaper. Burn down the termite ridden support beams you have constructed throughout the years and dance in the ashes of it all. That rock solid ground you are standing on - that's absolutely going to be the spot where you build your life. It's time to build it over again and do the work you have absolutely always been afraid to do.
What's life without a degree of risk? Just surviving.
Fear? Embrace it.
When you think of it, we live in a world absolutely full of chaos. Everything is going 1,000,000 miles a minute. Things are continually falling apart and colliding together. It is actually a miracle that we are even able to function with everything taking place around us. Some find their way early and others spend their complete lives searching for some kind of deep meaning that will give them direction. We seek out guidance, wisdom, and consume massive amounts of material to help us attempt to appear sensible out of all of this. What is the journey I'm on? Who am I while traveling on it? This uncertainty can seduce us into trying to digest surface level pseudo-spirituality in order to help us understand ourselves. Do not get me wrong, I am all about life quotes and the little titbits of knowledge they can reveal to us, but without understanding context and avoiding diving into the depths we set ourselves up for disaster. Surface level foundations never work...try building a kingdom on wallpaper.
And that's actually what all this surface level stuff is when it truly comes down to it - wallpaper. It is what you put over something to make it look all pretty and nice. Life isn't all pretty and nice. Life is grimy. Life is often vicious. Life can test you and bring you to your knees when it feels like it. Regardless of how much you try and avoid certain things occuring, life acts as a pro dart thrower, hitting it's target every single time - irrespective of how fast it's moving.
But in real things (thoughts, vibrations experiences) that have some depth to them, they are absolutely not wallpaper in the slightest. They have some madness to them. They are not predictable, doubtful and frequently totally unexpected. They rip the rug out from under you and help you pop right back up when you are down. It's a bit chaotic, but that is the point. The chaos is the pretty part. The chaos is the art. When you really begin to live in that place, your entire life becomes part of that painting. Then, when you start to understand you have a role to play in this world, you can honestly start to develop the faith driven hand of the painter.
But you've got to get filthy first.
Roll around in the dirt. Get mud on your face. Tear down the wallpaper. Burn down the termite ridden support beams you have constructed throughout the years and dance in the ashes of it all. That rock solid ground you are standing on - that's absolutely going to be the spot where you build your life. It's time to build it over again and do the work you have absolutely always been afraid to do.
What's life without a degree of risk? Just surviving.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author and creator of The Words Of Encouragement a website devoted to bringing audiences encouraging blogs, life changing quotes, videos and other content to help people follow their passions and purposes.
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