Your Response To Mistakes Defines You

We all make mistakes. We focus on the wrong things. We pursue goals at all costs. We teeter on ethical and moral cliffs. We get too fat down that slippery slope. We steal. We cheat. We lie. We deceive others. We deceive ourselves. We don’t open ourselves up yo our friends. We see Crime and Fraud the don’t speak out.

You can be a good person and still have poor judgment.

It can happen to anyone. We are human we make mistakes.

Just because we’ve lost our way doesn’t mean we are lost forever. In the end, it’s not the failures that define us so much, it’s how we respond.

We all get steered off off course at some point in our lives. What really counts isn’t that we make mistakes but the choices we make following those mistakes.

For example: A teen who gets in trouble with the law, can accept responsibility for his actions, change their behavior, and go on to lead a nation, or they can see only failure and tumble into a vicious cycle of committing even-larger crimes.

It’s not that you stumble it’s that you get back up. It’s not that you did wrong but realizing what’s happening and change. It’s not that you messed up, it’s that you see ways you can be better. Having the wrong priorities is bad enough, but realizing that and refusing to change is worse. It’s not that you never take the time to smell the roses and admire the sunset; it’s that once you realize this, you take the time to notice.

“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts

John Wooden

Mistakes are bad, but not learning from them is worse. The key to learning from your mistakes is to admit them without excuses or defensiveness, rub your nose in them a little, and make the changes you need to make to grow going forward. If you can’t admit your mistakes, you won’t grow.

Forgetting your mistakes is a terrible error if your trying to improve your cognition. Why not celebrate stupidity. A

If anyone rebut me-show me I’m making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective- I’ll gladly change. It’s the truth I’m after and the truth has never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.

The Spiritual Man And Woman

For the purpose of this post I will use man know this is for woman also.

The functions of the spirit,the soul, and the body.

The body is the world-consciousness the soul is self-consciousness and the Spirit is the God-consciousness. There are five organs in the body which enables man to communicate with the physical world. This is why it is called world-consciousness. The soul comprises that part in man known as the intellect, which make man’s existence possible. The part of love generates affection toward other human beings or objects. Affections originate from the senses. All this are parts of man himself they form the personality of man we call this self-consciousness. The Spirit is the part which an communicates with a God, serves Him and understands his relationship with God. We call this a God-consciousness. Just as God dwells in the spirit, the self dwells in the soul, and the senses dwell in the body.

The soul is the meeting place here the spirit and the body join. Man communicates with God’s Spirit and the spiritual realm through the spirit and receives and expresses power and life in the spiritual realm through this spirit. He communicates with the outside world of senses through the body. The world and the body interact with one another. The soul lies in between those two worlds and belongs to these two worlds. On one hand it communicates with the spiritual realm through the spirit, one on the other hand it communicates with the physical world through our body.

The soul has the power of determination- it can make decisions concerning the things related to it in the environment and can choose or reject them. It is impossible for the spirit to control the body directly; it requires a medium. (for lack of another word) This medium is our soul, which was produced when the spirit touched the body. The soul is in between the spirit and the body. It binds the spirit and body together as one.

The spirit can rule over the body through the soul and subject it under God’s power. The body can also insure the spirit through the soul to love the world.

Among the three elements of man, the spirit is joined to a God and is the highest. The body is in contact with the material world and this is the lowest. In between the two is the soul. It takes as it’s nature the nature of the other two. As it becomes the linkage of the other two parts. Through the soul the two parts can fellowship with each other and work together. The function of the soul is to maintain the spirit and the body in their proper order so that they will not lose their proper relationship with one another. In this way, the body with is the lowest, will submit to the spirit, and the spirit, which is highest, will be able to control the body through the soul. The soul is definitely the chief element in man. The soul looks to the spirit for the supply with the latter has received from the Holy Spirit and communicates to the body what it has received so that the body may partake of the perfection of the Holy Spirit and becomes a spiritual body.

The Spirit= The Soul= The Body.

The Promise Of Psalm 91

Everyone has a favorite chapter it verse in the Bible.

Words of promise, words of encouragement, others speak of God’s love and mercy to us. But what does that mean?

Life is filled with promises, some are small and some great and Psalm 91 has been and continues to be a source of strength, hope, promise and encouragement.

I would have lost my mind it if wasn’t for the help and strength of Psalm 91.

Psalm 91

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. ‘Surly he will save you from the Fowler’s snare and from deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers (wings) you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart (earthwork). You will nor fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence (disease) that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand (Sid3), but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. If you make the Most High your dwelling place even the Lord, who is my refuge- then no harm will befall you, no disaster will com near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all of your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike yours foot against a stone. You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. ‘Because he loves me,’ says the Lord, I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him salvation.

When this verse says nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness… this does not mean we won’t have disease or sickness. It means your soul will not be troubled. Many readers confuse this Psalm to mean no harm will come to them. Unfortunately we live in a world of disease and sickness.

We all need a place to go when we’re stressed or sad, tired or lonely, fearful or tempted, disappointed or discouraged. A place where we can unload our burdens and get some relief.

Psalm 91 is an expression of the child of God’s confidence in Devine protection and deliverance.

When we feel insecure and inadequate we need a refuge, a shelter. We need a retreat.

We need to utilize prayer as a way to get away from it all, but there’s much more. As with many passages and verses in the Bible, you cannot claim the promise unless you meet the requirements. These are conditional and unconditional promises ofGod found in the Bible. Most promises that begin with ‘if’ are conditional.

God promises to do something if we do something. There are some passages that are also limited to people who live a certain way. Romans chapter 8 is one such passage. If you live according to Romans 8:1 “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” then Romans 8 is yours.

Psalm 91 is another. If you live according to Psalm 91:1 then the psalm is yours. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

Notice the requirements of Psalm 91:1. He that dwells- not visits, not professes, not wishes, not rejects, Dwells.

Dwell means “abide” to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside. to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing.

God wants us to have a prayer life not a life of prayer. A life of prayer is just an activity you perform. A prayer life is an identity you embrace as a person of God. If you spend time in God’s Word and pray as your days go on. You have a prayer life. If you pray only when it’s convenient for you, this is a life of prayer.

Did you know many cultures pray 7 times a day. No matter how there day is going or where they are. If you’re in the grocery store pray silently, God will here you.

Do We Prevent Ourselves From Finding Happiness?

Two Things Prevent Us From Living In Happiness. Living In The Past, And Observing Others.

Living in the past: when we spend too much time thinking about what we did do or wishing that we hadn’t done. Or focusing on how things did not go the way we wanted them to. I know for me some certain thoughts or triggers bring up the past. Things I wished I did but didn’t. It’s funny how you go back and think of what you should have said or done and dwell on it for days or hours. Why, when you can’t do anything about it. Like if someone is talking about their mother, or someone asks about mine.

It just keeps us stuck in the past unable to move forward. I have learned to practice mindfulness. It teaches you to be in the present moment and over time you spend less time thinking about the past. Rehashing, I for one am guilty of this. We spend so much of our mental energy on our past. Think about all time you would free up by being mindful and the stress you wouldn’t have.

Observing others: trying to keep up with the Joneses. We try to be like everyone else. What they have they have, and what you have you have. Stop trying to be like everyone else and be yourself. We all want to be successful and happy but, we won’t get it is like someone else. We get it by being ourselves. Don’t spend your time watching everyone else spend you time on being a successful happy you. No faking or imitating others. Just because it worked for them doesn’t mean it going to work for you in the same way.

We can be our own worst enemies when it comes to finding happiness. Overthinking and rehashing thing from our past. Comparing ourselves to others and the judging ourselves for not being at that same level. We are too hard on ourselves. Healthy competition is fine, using some one else as a goal post to strive towards in good. However we need to recognize that what’s right for someone else might not be what’s right for you.

It’s time to stop getting in our own way and preventing ourselves from finding the happiness we all want.

Every Challenge Is An Opportunity To Succeed.

The ability and desire to embrace challenge is already ingrained in our minds, whether we realize it or not.

The challenges we face are real, and so is the opportunity not only to overcome then, but to grow and prosper in the process. You maybe faces challenges, your boss is watching you, it may make you nervous but would if he’s not watching you for a bad reason. Would if it’s a challenge for an opportunity? You might have huge college loan depths, children or special issues.

We all have the ability inside of us to succeed. One of the ways I face a personal challenge in the past was to separating the issues and concentrating on them one at a time. When you break it down it isn’t so scary to look at. .

Look clearly and critically at each of your challenges, the things you may have been referring to as problems, and list them on paper, so you can really examine them. Few of us like to look at unpleasant situations in the eye, but that is just what you have to do if your going to change anything you see as a challenge.

But there is one thing above all others, that I encourage you to accept as you begin to turn challenges into opportunities. It is Never compromise who you are personally to become who you wish financially. This is the only rule I have in my life for every challenge I need to overcome.

Attract What You Expect

Attract What you expect, reflect what you desire become what you respect, mirror what you admire.

Anonymous

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothing she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty is a woman is reflected in her soul.- Audrey Hepburn.

“Attract What expect, reflect what you desire, become what you respect, mirror what you admire.”

Let’s take a closer look at this quote.

Attract what you Expect: Your thoughts are powerful they are vibrational and they create movements, revolutions, and global changes. If your thoughts are that powerful. We should begin practicing and choosing to hold ones that are uplifting and will create ripples of love and strength. The thoughts you focus on are what can manifest in your life. You are deserved of good things. Expect good things.

Reflect what you desire: You may be one of those women who have criteria for an ideal mate. I know many women that have done this. None of are perfect. But what is you want a man a man perfectly fit with great abs. Then you need to learn how to meal prep and go to some yoga classes or Pilates class a couple times a week. We become the reflection of whom we desire. If you go to the local bar to find a mate your going to find a drinker there. Would you like a drinker as a mate.

Become what you respect: Surround yourself with motivated, inspiring and loving people. Choose a mentor that can add value to your life. We all need mentorship. All the world’s leaders has a mentor an accountant-ability partner someone’s who will ignite passion in them or encourage them to stay on course when the roads gets rocky. When I see someone I respect I learn from them.

Mirror what you admire: Audrey Hepburn in someone I’ve always admired. My father named me after her sister Katherine. I also admire old films, how the actresses carried themselves. Being graceful, poised, polished and refined are examples of actions I admire. By being mindful of our actions, and authentic self with polite behavior is far more admiring. Then be a reactor who fake and rude.

This can be mirrored by sitting or standing up straight, listening without interrupting, remembering to say please and thank you, choosing an appropriate dinner conversation, being mindful of the company that’s around the table and always having good manners. These are all great habits and behavior is important to how we treat others.

I few years ago I met a lady that was very negative about herself and others. She would say how terrible things were in her life someone did this to me someone did that. Don’t get wrong she was kind and friendly enough. She was just negative. When I told her to think positive she would smile and then keep on with the negative words. After a few failed relationships she began you realize she needed to change. You cannot have a negative attitude all the time and expect positive things to happen in your life. Positive thoughts and words create positive things. Negative thoughts create negative things.