What if?

Well another year is coming to a close.  I was fortunate to experience some new highs as well as some new lows.   I simply call that, a life in balance.

I continue to be amused by folks that send their “Christmas letters” to once again inform the world of their perfect lives! 

It’s easy to assume in a world of social media that you are the only one “not” living a perfect life! 

…I can assure you, they are not and neither or you! 

If you have known me for long you may have heard me say “normal people are simply people you don’t know well!”

Soooooooo give yourself some grace…no one’s life is all cake and ice cream!  Even if they want you to think it is!

In order to move forward consider its “ok” to have “issues” in your life.  Tomorrow is another day and soon this year will be over and it’s time to “wonder” once again “what if?”

What if… your life was entirely up to you, not contingent on what others are expecting or needing from you?

What if…whatever you attempted you will eventually succeed!  Would you continue to try?

What if…this is your life to live and not "performance based" in order to achieve salvation?

What if…you knew no matter how hard you try you cannot change someone else’s destructive path unless they agree to be part of the plan?

What if…the act of giving is repaid tenfold and perhaps even more?

What if…money was always available when truly needed?

What if…there was a good reason for all things to happen the way they do?

What if…the way to change the world relied entirely on the change you create in yourself?

In 2015 I wish to you and all the folks that I am privileged to be associated with, a wonderful New Year.

And my answer to “What if?”  is simply “Why not!” 

It’s a whole lot better to believe in order to achieve!

NobleOne

Do you seek the message or the messenger?

Why is it that 8000 people attend a particular Church and 200 attend another, yet both are preaching the same message?  Clearly the messenger matters!

For some, a manual will do just fine; others require it placed in a pretty package and delivered with a big red bow.  The information is the same however the packaging is different!

I would love to give my son a manual that he can refer to whenever he needs to consider the wisdom of his next move.  The message he needs to hear is clear, however no matter what delivery the message takes it doesn't always get through.

Wisdom is always readily available at our finger tips; however we often are not ready to receive it.  It first needs to be sought after.

You need to know that you need to know!  Think about that for a minute…

If everyone needed to know the same things at the same times, perhaps it would be easier. Life comes at you at different speeds and no life is the same. 

In my life I have faced some pretty large obstacles.  For me, the answers were not always clear or available.

Questions and answers come in all shapes and sizes.   Some folks simply read from the “good book” every day and find most answers there, while others are still seeking on their death bed.

Yesterday I discovered the best way to sync my smart phone to my smart truck and found the answer in the manual in the glove compartment.  I also need to lose 10 lbs. gained over Thanksgiving and couldn't find that answer in the same location.

I just googled “losing weight” and received this response...42,300,000 results (0.43 seconds) yet I am no closer to losing 10 lbs. than I was a few days ago.

Some solutions require a better package just like some messages are learned from different messengers!

Are you seeking a message or a messenger? 

The persistence of the pursuit will always lead to the best answers.  

NobleOne