I want to start by asking you a question. What is normality? Was what was normal 5 years ago still the normal now? Sometimes we are that busy with life we let things slip, resulting in our normal then, being not so normal now.
When I moved into the bungalow I currently live in with my little boy, I bought a lot of new household stuff. The 'normal' stuff you would expect to find in a house. Sofa, washer, fridge...
For months my sofa was my pride and joy. No dirty clothes were to come into contact, no food or drink to be consumed on it. A few months down the line I started to let my strictness slip and one night I spilt a little bit of my favourite curry dish on it. The first couple of days, I was gutted and was insistent on calling the sofa people to get it clean. It was horrible to look at. A couple of weeks had gone by and the more I was getting used to the stain the more it just started to blend in and look 'normal'. That normal that before long, I no longer saw the stain or the new ones that would start to appear on a weekly basis.
My sofa is a bit like my life and perhaps yours? Are you living a life that is normal to you now but looking back would have looked completely un-normal a year ago. Have you let stains appear in your life that now just blend in?
I walked away from church just over 4 years ago. I got my girlfriend pregnant, put all my gifts and time into a project that brought me happiness but didn't really result in anything else. I allowed my true self to slip and before I knew it my life looked unrecognisable.
When your living it, it's hard to see it. Do yourself the biggest favour, take a step back, swallow your pride and stay true to yourself and your beliefs.
When your living it, it's hard to see it. Do yourself the biggest favour, take a step back, swallow your pride and stay true to yourself and your beliefs.
Do not allow yourself to get washed out to sea.
The biggest lesson of my life.
Until next time
R
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