When you look inside yourself and realize you have nothing to say. You've turned off your thinking brain, your curiosity brain, and you have turned on zombie mode. You go about your day to day life not making an effort to impact others, or better yourself, but simply to do, move, check off.
Our world is good at getting us isolated, turned off, and whitewashed. If you go with the flow, you don't need to think. You will be told what is fashionable to wear, what the most popular places to eat out are, the hottest new T.V. shows to watch and what time they will be on, you will be coached on what extra curricular classes your child should be apart of and when practice and games are, you will be guided in what foods are "healthiest" to purchase or the fastest to make, the grocery ads will tell you what stores to buy from, and social media will keep you updated on your friends lives and all of the above mentioned as well.
Do you ever get to the end of a day and wonder what just happened? Do you ever get sucked into the social media world and wake up 2 hours later? Do you ever celebrate a birthday and wonder what happened to life and all of the dreams you had?
First of all, most people think this in some way - you are not alone. Second, it's never to late to start fresh, change your mind, and change your life. You can't start over, but you can start fresh. Today! The number one thing people are looking for in life is purpose.
PURPOSE:
Our purpose comes from God.
"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever you do, do ALL to the glory of God. "
I Cor. 10:31
Your purpose is to glorify God with your life. Once you find purpose in your life, you are off on a whole new journey. You are working God's agenda, instead of your own, (or the world's). You have a mission, you have instructions, you have the tools you need.
MOTIVATION:
But what if you understand what you need to do, but don't have the will power to do it? What if you want to lose weight, be a better mom, clean your house more, eat at home more, get a different job, take up that hobby again, but you just don't have the motivation?
1) Learn to say NO. People get pressured into doing, doing, doing all the time. It's not only okay to say no, it's good!
2) Break it down. I can not acquire a new job tomorrow, but I can find my old resume' tomorrow. Break down big jobs into "next steps" What is the very next thing you need to do to get to the ultimate goal? Do you want to read your Bible more consistently? Step one might be to find your Bible, or print off a reading plan. small goals can take as little as 2 minutes!
3) Talk it out. Talking out loud about problems will help you get unstuck. If you have to, talk to yourself - out loud. But just talking with people will keep a broad prospective on situations. Talk to your waitress, talk to your grandma, have a debate with your best friend. Get thoughts moving, and your gears working. You can not solve problems on your own.
GOALS:
You need bookends to keep yourself from burnout. You can not say I will run everyday for the rest of my life. You will fail.
Instead say "starting on Tuesday I will run for 15min. 5 days a week for 1 month."
You now have a bookend; a start, and a finish. Place small goals inside of large goals. Set up rewards for yourself. Essentially some people need to place themselves back in the Pre-K class at school. Make a chart, give yourself stickers if you have to. Don't make a big deal out of simple process, there is nothing new under the sun. Take it at it's most basic process and run with it.
BE DIFFERENT:
Don't waste your time trying to be different, but expect that life will be different, and you will more than likely be treated different.
Does this resonant with you at all? Does some small part of you say, I've missed something, somewhere, and I need to wake up to _______?
Where do I start?
You have already started! You're questioning what you are doing! You might be questioning why you are doing what you are doing, or maybe you are questioning the process in which you are doing it. Next...
1) write down your struggles
2) write down your end goal
3) write down your next step (to reaching that end goal)
4) find someone to talk to - to bounce idea's off of.
5) Make bookends (and create rewards if you need them)
6) Don't forget your ultimate purpose - Glorify God!
Sarah
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