Mending Tears

We all need to learn how to sew.

If you rip, shred or tear something today, we throw it away.  Things are made so cheaply that it is not a good use of our time to try and patch them up.

Not too long ago, EVERYTHING was reused or repaired before it was considered useless.  If you ripped your blouse, you sewed up the hole.  Rip your jeans and we ironed on a patch to cover up the hole and Super Glue was excellent for repairing a cracked or broken coffee cup.

Today, we buy jeans already ripped, use the blouse for cleaning rags if it tears and a cracked cup simply goes into the trash.

That's exactly what we are doing with ourselves.  Throwing ourselves into the trash.

Every time you allow someone to hurt you emotionally without speaking up you are creating a tear in your soul.  Each time you eat food that is unhealthy for you, you're destroying your health.  When you stay at a job that literally makes you sick, you are degrading your mind. Sounds harsh, doesn't it?

We are on a mission to M.O.V.E.    

First step:  Mend your body, mind and spirit

In order to fix the problem, you've got to admit you have one.  In previous posts, we've made lists of things we wanted to fix.  Now is the time to break those lists out and pick the Top 3 things that are causing you the most stress and anxiety.  Once you've identified what needs to be fixed you have to break out the secret weapons: your Justice League.

These are family or friends that you trust with keeping you focused and that you can confide in. These are the people that are going to support you when you falter and cheer you when you succeed. Pray or meditate on those things that need fixing.  Without quiet time to reflect on what's wrong, you will never know what right looks like.  If you are overwhelmed on where to start, start small.  Here's a suggestion: Getting up 15 minutes earlier a day to exercise, write or read something motivational will help you focus.

Whatever you decide to do, try to have a list of 3 things you are going to work on,  Don't get overly ambitious- it's better to have 3 small accomplishments than 3 big failures.  Remember, it's not how many things you fix, just make sure you're taking steps to fix the key things that are going to mend the rips in your soul; tears in your spirit or damage to your mind.

Tomorrow: Optimize your resources and opportunities