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Stop trying to earn God's love

Hi Folks

These are challenging times for us perfectionists. From my considerable experience of perfectionism, I know that it’s shoddy foundation is a desire to please and get approval or a crumb of affection from others.

Sometimes it comes in the form of “I have to do it perfectly to prevent bad stuff from happening.”  Perfectionism is a really good way to cultivate misery, especially when the “other” is God Almighty.

The task of life is not to get God to love you or to try and please God.

The task of life is to is to wake up to the fact that God already loves and is pleased and go into the world and make as much noise with that love that you wake up those who are still sleeping.

If you can’t handle that, can we at least give up perfectionism for the rest of Lent.

With a smile
Rob

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Our minds are a lot like knickers...

Our minds are a lot like our knickers. We need to change them frequently to stay fresh. – Unknown

Hi Folks

One of the things the pandemic has taught me so far is the need to change my mind and adapt to the circumstances as we respond to the rapidly evolving situation.

This can create confusion in teams because what we say and do one day may change. Some of us need to “sleep on it.” Some need a sounding board to “talk it through.”

Some need solitude to do their work. Some only share when they come to a conclusion.

What this does mean is that we need to keep each other updated as our shared work unfolds and especially when things or our minds change.

Any one know how to stop a mind when it is trapped in the spin cycle?

With a smile
Rob

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What we focus on becomes our reality

Morning Folks

In many places in the scriptures we are to “Behold” which means to “Look” and see beyond what we see. It can also mean to pay attention.

A core principle of the Appreciative Way is: “What we focus on becomes our reality.” Or What we water with our attention will grow.

Buddhists talk of “right seeing” the paying attention to that which is truly true, timeless or eternal, rather than the temporal things that all will pass away.

In the midst of the virus I invite us all to pay attention to what we are paying attention to.

This is not to deny some seriously bad stuff is happening.

We need to be aware of the suffering, but we can view it through eyes of wonder, that Jesus too weeps.

And eyes of wonder at the people offering caring, that this suffering is bringing out the best in people.

With a smile
Rob    

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