Love the true craziness in real things. Without a modest amount of insanity, it's going to lack depth. Without depth, you're going to skim the surface of what's really attainable for you. Without finding your best stuff and what defines your foundation, development and depth will look like a far away dream. You see, there's a inherent tendency to become romanced with the fast and simple, but that isn't where the magic is. The magic lies in the depths. The magic takes some soul spelunking. The magic...is in jumping out of the ship completely and diving deep into unexplored waters all while having indestructible faith that you will find a pocket of air on the way down.
Doubt? Embrace it.
When you really think of it, we reside in a world definitely full of chaos. Everything is going 1,000,000 miles a minute. Things are consistently falling apart and colliding together. It's a miracle that we are even able to completely function with everything occuring 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 steerage, education and consume great amounts of information to help us try and sound right out of all of this. What is the point of the journey I am on? Who am I while traveling on it? This doubt can seduce us into making an attempt to digest surface level pseudo-spirituality in order to help us understand ourselves. Don't misunderstand me, I truly 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 a big disaster. Surface level foundations never work...try building a house on wallpaper.
And that's really what all this shallow surface level stuff is when it truly comes down to it - wallpaper. It is what you put over something to cause it to look all pretty and nice. Life isn't all pretty and nice. Life is grimy. Life can be vicious. Life can test you and bring you to your knees every time it feels like it. No matter how much you try to avoid certain things occuring, life acts as a pro dart thrower, hitting it's target every time - no matter how fast it's moving.
But in real things (thoughts, feelings, experiences) that have some depth to them, they aren't wallpaper in any way. They always have some madness to them. They are unpredictable,, doubtful and almost always 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 begin to live in that place, your entire life becomes part of that painting. Then, when you start to understand that you have a role to play in this world, you can start to develop the faith driven hand of the painter.
But you have to get filthy first.
Roll around in the dust. 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 going to be the location where you build your life. It's time to build it over again and do the work you have always been scared to do.
What really is life without any risk? Just surviving.
Doubt? Embrace it.
When you really think of it, we reside in a world definitely full of chaos. Everything is going 1,000,000 miles a minute. Things are consistently falling apart and colliding together. It's a miracle that we are even able to completely function with everything occuring 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 steerage, education and consume great amounts of information to help us try and sound right out of all of this. What is the point of the journey I am on? Who am I while traveling on it? This doubt can seduce us into making an attempt to digest surface level pseudo-spirituality in order to help us understand ourselves. Don't misunderstand me, I truly 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 a big disaster. Surface level foundations never work...try building a house on wallpaper.
And that's really what all this shallow surface level stuff is when it truly comes down to it - wallpaper. It is what you put over something to cause it to look all pretty and nice. Life isn't all pretty and nice. Life is grimy. Life can be vicious. Life can test you and bring you to your knees every time it feels like it. No matter how much you try to avoid certain things occuring, life acts as a pro dart thrower, hitting it's target every time - no matter how fast it's moving.
But in real things (thoughts, feelings, experiences) that have some depth to them, they aren't wallpaper in any way. They always have some madness to them. They are unpredictable,, doubtful and almost always 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 begin to live in that place, your entire life becomes part of that painting. Then, when you start to understand that you have a role to play in this world, you can start to develop the faith driven hand of the painter.
But you have to get filthy first.
Roll around in the dust. 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 going to be the location where you build your life. It's time to build it over again and do the work you have always been scared to do.
What really is life without any 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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