{"id":6781,"date":"2012-06-19T13:51:36","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T20:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/andre\/?p=6781"},"modified":"2013-06-03T14:03:32","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T14:03:32","slug":"45-things-to-live-well-11-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/andre\/sole-significance\/45-things-to-live-well-11-15\/","title":{"rendered":"45 Things to Live Well (11-15)"},"content":{"rendered":"
We continue on with 45 simple things to help us live a deeper, more authentic life! \u00a0Again, don't feel like you need to employ every suggestion - just pick a couple that seem to resonate with you. \u00a0The adventure is to reflect and learn about yourself and take a series of\u00a0deliberate\u00a0step towards being the most authentic person you can be! \u00a0This journey all starts with a decision to begin and then taking the first step. \u00a0Remember, God is for you and to truly discover ourselves we begin and end in Him.<\/p>\n
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Don\u2019t waste your time on jealously<\/strong>. \u00a0Jealousy focuses our attention on what we don't have instead of what we do have. \u00a0We find meaning in being the best we can be not in unhealthy\u00a0competition\u00a0with another. \u00a0In the end, life is not about winning or losing - it is all about living well - becoming who you really are with integrity and character.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Whenever you're trying to look better than others or get the better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at the others' throats. ~ James 3:16 The Message<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Create relationships<\/strong> with people whose skills and gifting complement your own, and with those who your gifts and skills\u00a0complement.\u00a0 As a relational cohort you can each be free to\u00a0contribute\u00a0to the tasks at hand in a synergistic way. \u00a0In humility you can accept help from those who may be better suited for a task and in turn, in humility you can return the favor. \u00a0This moves the task from\u00a0personality\u00a0centred to task focused.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In this way we are like the various parts of a human body. Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around. The body we're talking about is Christ's body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body. But as a chopped-off finger or cut-off toe we wouldn't amount to much, would we? So since we find ourselves fashioned into all these excellently formed and marvelously functioning parts in Christ's body, let's just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren't.~Romans 12:4-5 The Message<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Deal with clutter.<\/strong>\u00a0Not just the closets and the garage but relationally, mentally and emotionally.\n
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Some relationships are chronically toxic. \u00a0They consume more time and energy on a\u00a0consistent\u00a0basis than the life they produce. \u00a0 Remember though, we all have rough seasons, be kind and supportive of a friend in those seasons.<\/li>\n
Some of us have too much clutter mentally, we are trying to spin too many plates at once. \u00a0Maybe it's time that some of these plates fall to the ground with an OPA! of celebration!<\/li>\n
Emotional clutter will zap ya faster than anything. \u00a0Don't be afraid to deal with some of the guilt, shame, and unhealthy obligations. \u00a0Some of us are carrying toxic emotions - emotions that no longer contribute to a full life (if they ever did). \u00a0Don't be afraid to explore these issues with a\u00a0competent\u00a0trained professional.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious\u2014the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. ~Philipians 4:8 The Message<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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If you don't know, Ask<\/strong>. \u00a0This will save you tons of time by finding out what needs to be done it and can save you a whack of trial and error. \u00a0There is no shame in asking legitimate, sincere questions, and most people would prefer you ask. \u00a0You may need to be tenacious and creative in finding answers to your questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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People Pleasing Paralysis<\/strong> is such a common challenge for us. \u00a0In living to please other people, we actually always end up unhappy. \u00a0In our pursuit to please everyone inevitably we will find ourselves in double binds where pleasing one person will be contrary to pleasing another. \u00a0Be true to yourself, recognize, prioritize and care for your legitimate needs and desires. \u00a0By taking care of these personal needs, we are better equipped to serve others in a more healthy way. \u00a0In the end it is you who needs to be pleased with you. \u00a0Just do what you know is right, what God has placed on your heart to do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\"The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.\" \u00a0~Anne Morrow Lindbergh<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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We continue on with 45 simple things to help us live a deeper, more authentic life! \u00a0Again, don't feel like you need to employ every suggestion - just pick a couple that seem to resonate with you. \u00a0The adventure is to reflect and learn about yourself and take a series of\u00a0deliberate\u00a0step towards being the most authentic person you can be! \u00a0This journey all starts with a decision to begin and then taking the first step. \u00a0Remember, God is for you and to truly discover ourselves we begin and end in Him.<\/p>\n