Dimensions In Skies
Last Updated on Thursday, 13 May 2010 06:47 Written by Aaron Towns Saturday, 1 May 2010 01:04
When Hoping Hurts
Last Updated on Monday, 26 April 2010 03:49 Written by Marquese Martin-Hayes Friday, 23 April 2010 06:52
Let’s take a look at hope from a different angle and consider this from thought taken from the Tao Te Ching…..
If hope is as hollow as fear then why do we hope at all? Even the scriptures in the bible state “Hope deferred makes the heart sick!”
Who wants that?!
Hope and Fear are both forms of faith. You are going to believe in one or the other. When you believe, truly believe you align you actions with something you don’t have in hand. You may have the vision for it, but you don’t have it in hand. That requires an emotional and psychological attachment in order for it to be authentic. The good thing is that you can attach yourself to such a thing and create a reality. The bad is that you can also attach yourself to fear and live a life of perpetual disharmony with the universe. Hope and Fear both stem from your imagination. No wonder it hurts so bad when your hopes are not fulfilled.
So what do you do when that happens? How do you bounce back? In my experience, i have chosen to hope against hope on many occasions only to find out that cars can go through brick walls, but only at high speeds and at the complete destruction of the both the car (hopefully w/o passengers) and the structure. You see, it can be accomplished but by the time the car goes through the wall, neither the car or the wall are of any good use. I have hit that wall many times.
Now that i am a little more thoughtful and focused. I realize that there was never anything wrong with hope ~ including hoping foolishly. On the other hand, counting the cost is just as important as hoping the hope. As I move forward in life, I will continue to hope. However, my hopes will not be solely based on a good feeling or a delightful thought. They will be supported by thoughtful research, introspection and counsel. Why? Because hitting the wall hurts.
When you hit the wall, what will you do? Go into depression? Give up? Walk away? Quit? Neither! You see if you do any of those things then you decide to give in to fear. Fear is more dangerous than Hope that never arrives. At least if your heart is sick, it can be made whole again. Fear captivates. Fear ceases expectation. Fear causes death ~ literally. Fear kills. Where do you think stress and anxiety come from? FEAR. Fear is a powerful force that manipulates, steals and destroys everything in life and life itself.
So what do you do? You hope again! That’s it! Hope again!
You see, hope stirs life. It stirs creativity. It stimulates the heart. It creates vision. I don’t mean go back to being ignorant as i were and take the car through the wall anyway. No, on the contrary, chalk up the hope that didn’t come through as an experience and move forward. Will there be loss, absolutely. Hopefully (no pun intended), you did invest in what you hoped for, so there will be loss. However, it’s more important that you keep your vision and recreate. It’s more important that you reignite your passion. It’s more important that you LIVE! Fully Live! Life without hope is hell. Choose to hope again, even at the expense of picking your face up off of the floor from a devasting disappointment!
Hoping again, will give you a face lift! 
That’s the Proper Perspective!
Worth Dying For
Last Updated on Monday, 26 April 2010 03:51 Written by Marquese Martin-Hayes Friday, 23 April 2010 06:48
Some things in life are worth dying for, living, is one of them.
-Erwin McManus
I heard this quote the other day! It galvanized my being! All I could think about was eliminating excuses! Removing barriers from my coaching, my family, my future, my friends, my wealth, my health, my ideas, my religion – MY LIFE!!
So, whether or not that statement moved you, determines how you perceived it!
Read it again – out loud….with deep consideration for each phrase.
Some things in life—– are WORTH DYING for———–, LIVING is one of them.
One of my advertisements states…..”Are you living or merely existing?” You see today’s quote should force to you take a look and find out what you are doing. To reassess what you are living for. What drives you or what are you driving and why? Why do you do what you do? Why do you work where you work? Why are you connected with whom you are connected?
So many of us are just existing, or according to the quote – dying! You see life is what you make it. If you are not making it, then it’s happening to you. I lived for years making & creating the life I wanted, but somewhere along the way, I’d began to believe the lie that I was stuck. Not for life, but for choices that I’d made along the way, I thought that my life had to come to a halt in several areas. The truth is that I bought into the life of others and what they experienced as life and for whatever illogical & irrational reason; I bought into their glass limited exposure.
Then one day it hit me.
HOWEVER.
My dreams, goals, rearing and desires were so much more than where I’d arrived. I recalled that I am here on earth not only to make a difference, but to also impact the paths of many who without my love and influence would give up themselves. I realized that had to live. To begin the mental process of death in my 30′s would be insane. I decided, that I am not going to die complacent at any age. Heck, if I am going to die anyway, why not die for life! Why not die living!
One of the statements recorded by Jesus was – “I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.” (MSG, Jn 10:10)
Now, if I was a person of faith and I am, I would take huge offense to what is propagated through the dogma of many religions including my own. You see that statement by Jesus doesn’t say, “he came to help us exist”. It says that he came to give us “REAL and Eternal LIFE,” along with it “MORE and BETTER“, than we ever “DREAMED!”
That’s insane! You mean to tell me that God is interested in us REALLY LIVING! Think about it, if God, the Universe, Allah or whatever you want to call Source came with the express intent of helping us enjoy and really live beyond our dreams, then why in the world would we merely exist!!!!! All of heaven is at your disposal desiring and pushing for you to have LIFE!
So LIVE!
That’s the Proper Perspective!
