We’re always searching for something. What are you searching for? We may not think about it often, but I believe we’re searching for meaning. We’re searching to discover why we’re alive and what we are supposed to do with the life we have. Searching for life’s meaning is not meant for the faint of heart. It takes courage to commit to this search. We may discover that what we were searching for is not where our search is leading us. Our search for meaning may be leading us down a road we’d never choose, yet, once it takes us down this road, we have no choice but to continue the search. What we will discover will change our lives. Our search will lead us to our life’s purpose and a deep understanding why it is meant for us and us alone.
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Today’s Good Word ~ Thinking
I’ve heard the phrase, “What were you thinking?” We’ve heard phrases such as these from parents, teachers, and others. I’ve asked myself a similar question, “What was I thinking?” Thinking implies we have some forethought on the consequences of our actions. Another way of looking at the word thinking, is to see it in relationship to real events that immediately impact us. Here’s a simple example. Let’s say you decide to replace the roll of toilet paper and put it on the roller with the paper falling out the back side. Your partner discovers this a bit later and confronts you, “Why did you put the toilet paper on backwards, you know I like it falling off the front.” If you’re reacting, you may say, “What difference does it matter?” If you’re using forethought (thinking), you may say, “I forgot. Can you explain to me again, why you like it that way?” Thinking before reacting stops many a problem before it takes root.
Today’s Good Word ~ Understand
Have you ever felt frustrated when people don’t understand you? I have. We can try to use logic, different ways of making our meaning known, but to no avail. We are not understood. What do we do when we’re not understood? If what we have to say is important, then it is important that we continue to speak it. Where our message goes it will fall on some who understand, probably a lot more who don’t understand, and some who refuse to try to understand. Don’t be discouraged, continue to speak what your heart urges you to speak. The right people will understand.
Today’s Good Word ~ Words
We all use words to express our feelings, and communicate. Our words have incredible power to heal, love, hurt, and destroy. How we use our words can erase despair.. Our words can express our love. Our words can convey our belief in another to accomplish a tough task. Our words can build or break another. If you’re like me you’ve experienced words that heal and words that hurt. The pain from the hurting words leaves a scar that is always visible. How do you use your words? Do you use your words to heal, build, inspire or harm and hurt.?
Today’s Good Word ~ Adventure
We go an adventure when we do something new. It may be a trip to a foreign land, large city you’ve never visited, new job, move to a new location, or a challenging project. Adventures are waiting for us. When we choose to play it safe we miss out on discovering new insights, meeting new people, learning new skills, and putting our knowledge and skills to the test. There are nearly four months left to 2022, plan an adventure. Begin planning for it and feel your excitement grow.
Today’s Good Word ~ Hello
Hello is a simple greeting. It is expressed in different ways. I can speak the word hello. I can offer a friendly smile as my greeting. I can wave to you. These simple greetings are ways of acknowledging each other and implicitly confirming the world is a friendly place. When we follow up our hello greeting with a “how are you” or “have a great day” and offer a smile, we enrich our greeting. Imagine how you will make someone feel when you give them this super-charged greeting. You’ll be changing the world one greeting at a time.
Today’s Good Word ~ Little Things
I like the little things. Little things like a baby squeezing my finger. Little things like a rainy Sunday morning. Little things like a phone call from a loved one. Little things like my favorite song playing when unexpected. Little things like a text from a friend wishing me well. Little things like hearing my three favorite words, “I love you.” The little things are really the big things, don’t lose one of them.
Today’s Good Word ~ Participate
When I was growing up I played sports. It didn’t matter the season, I enjoyed playing. I didn’t like sitting on the bench. I wanted to play. For me, engaging ins sports is a metaphor for life. If you want to enjoy the game, you have to participate. If you want to enjoy life, you have to participate. Sitting on the sidelines lets the game and life slip by. Before you know it, it’s all over. What have you got to lose? Join in the game. Participate.
Today’s Good Word ~ Direction
What direction are you moving toward? Is it a direction that will make you more fully human, more authentic? Is it a direction that will make you more loving and compassionate toward others. Sometimes we’re not moving, we’re stuck trying to figure out what direction we should move toward. In my experience, it is the stepping out in any direction and trusting that it is the right direction. We can have no certitude what we choose is the right direction. We can trust, if we put our heart into our journey, make an honest effort to do good, that the direction we choose will end up being the right direction.
Today’s Good Word ~ Who, What, Where, When, and Why?
Who, what, where, when, and why. They are often referred to as the 5 W’s. These words hold the key to gaining information or solving problems. They are the starting place to our investigation into the unknown. If we use the words wisely, we frame questions that gather the information we desire and lead to further discoveries. The words can also be misused, for example, “Why did you do that?” In this case our statement doesn’t seek information as much as it accuses another. Instead, one could ask, “Why did this happen?” There is a big difference. The former leads to defensiveness, the latter leads to a cooperative search for truth.
