This morning I threw myself a pity party. It doesn't happen often because I don't really like whiners; therefore, I try not to whine myself. However, this morning I went there. Nothing too dramatic, just a little discontent with where my life is. Part of it has to do with wanting to do so much in the world and really make a difference - part of it has to do with not having enough money right now and really desiring to be financially free - and the other part would simply be losing perspective and focusing on the negative instead of the positive. So a little while into this "party of one" I stopped myself and thought - whoa! This is not me! Pity gets me nowhere so I decided to go for a run and get rid of this negative energy.
Running is always good for me. It clears my head. So I started focusing on all the good things in my life. The good definitely outweighs the bad and it instantly puts me in a better frame of mind. However, there are some areas in my life that I want to change and move forward in, so instead of complaining I started putting my energy into how to change things and do better in life. As I have said before, one of my goals is to get the book I wrote, The Journey, published. I know this is going to take a lot of work and I have been contacting a few publishers but I need to try even more. I did hear from a friend of mine who gave me a name to contact that might be able to give me some great advice so I'm looking forward to hearing back on that. Another idea I have involves YouTube and starting to put some videos on there that would allow me to be even more creative as well as fulfilling a dream to have my own show! I am going to start working on those and seeing how they turn out. I do like the sound of - The Kevin Buchanan show!!
As I kept thinking about these things and coming up with ideas and what I can do next, my entire attitude changed. Instead of a pity party, I was motivated and excited about pursuing goals and believing that it would become a reality. I am a firm believer in visualizing your dreams and I can see the end result. All of this also ties into my focus times the past few mornings. In The Purpose Driven Life I am reading about our unique gifts and abilities and what we are truly passionate about and using that to fulfill the calling in each of our lives. I know that I am most happy when I am helping others to make the most of their lives. My goals in life center around that - it is one of the main motivations for having my book published.
I'm not sure that I have conveyed everything that I thought about today, but the main point is that what started out as a pity party quickly turned into motivation and more positive energy - and that is a much better place to be! Because of the type of dreams I have for my life, I think it lends itself to being discontent because I always want to do more. But when I focus on what I do have in life and the good things in my life - I have much to be thankful for and I can continue to be motivated to do more, accomplish more, and life the better life that I know God has for me. Jeremiah 29:11 is a great reminder of that.
Today I am grateful for: 1. Another beautiful day outside 2. Remembering the good things in life 3. Going from pity to gratefulness 4. Encouragement from friends 5. Refining the vision
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