\u201cSo, how are you?\u201d you are asked, to which you answer, \u201cGood! I\u2019m good!\u201d Then it happens. The person raises an eyebrow, perhaps smirks ever so slightly and asks, \u201cThen why don\u2019t you look\/sound like it?\u201d<\/p>\n
I hate to be busted. I\u2019d like to think I can keep my emotions to myself, but the truth is I\u2019m not nearly as good at hiding my feelings when I\u2019m upset or angry about something. I was serving on a board one time and in the middle of the discussion another board member said, \u201cTerry hasn\u2019t said anything yet. I want to know what he thinks, because it\u2019s been my experience that it\u2019s not when he\u2019s talking that I need to worry, but when he\u2019s quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n
What\u2019s going on with us when our life is seemingly okay on the surface, but something still seems amiss? It\u2019s a puzzling situation. We can\u2019t put our finger on what\u2019s eating at us, but we\u2019re well-aware of something being \u201coff.\u201d For me, it feels like the ground is going to fall out from under me, or the world around me is going to explode, or some little gnarly critter is nibbling at me in an unrelenting manner. Whatever it may be in your experience, it\u2019s unpleasant and stops us from being truly happy.<\/p>\n
If everything\u2019s \u201calright\u201d but something still feels wrong, then things aren\u2019t nearly as right as we\u2019ve convinced ourselves to believe. It reminds me of two ministers I know discussing their respective relationships. The one was going into extensive details about his marriage, defending all the reasons why he was in and should stay in his relationship. When he paused, the other said very gently, \u201cIt sounds like you have what I call a \u201cgood enough\u201d marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n
The question we can all consider is, Do we want to be in a good enough marriage, job, house, or any other situation? Don\u2019t we, each and every one of us, deserve to have an amazing life worth living? I\u2019m talking about a lie that so excites us that we just can\u2019t imagine how today can be so amazing, yet we know tomorrow is going to be even better. We live in a user-friendly universe, designed and created to support us in all sectors of our lives. So why would anyone settle for less than s\/he deserves?<\/p>\n
I hope you are as uncomfortable reading this as I am writing this. Understand, please, that I\u2019m being sadistic. I bring this subject up because I know that addressing the problem in your own life can create the atmosphere for the discussion, decision and motivation necessary for change. I\u2019m not suggesting you quit your job, leave your spouse or move across country later this week. I am suggesting, however, that the next time you feel like you\u2019ve settled for a good enough anything that you make sure you are really happy in doing so. Being content is not the same as settling. A sense of calm contentedness has its foundation in an empowered life. But if we settle in our present situation while at the same time forever reaching for something to replace what we have, then we are not living in strength. We are living in spiritual poverty as victims.<\/p>\n
None of us deserve to be victims. You have within you the power to create the life you desire. No matter how small that power may feel, know that there is a universal power greater than any situation and you can use that power to affect change in your life. If I can be of any assistance in that regard, please let me know!<\/p>\n
In Spirit, Truth and Playfulness,<\/p>\n
Terry<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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