"God gave us two ends - one to sit on and one to think with. Success
depends on which one you use. Heads you win, tails you lose." ~ Unknown
Author
Sometimes it takes people to become sick and tired of being sick and
tired of being sick and tired. Many people are definitely tired and many
people are sick, but most of them have not come to the place of being
sick and tired or they just don't see the connection between the two. It
seems that sickness has become this idea that it just hits you. Like
some invading enemy from out of the blue, sickness invades your body and
pow! you are sick. Whether it is cancer or the common cold, most seem
convinced or just accept the idea that it just happens. These things are
just a part of life and when they happen you just deal with as best you
can. We learn to cope with our sickness, both natural and spiritual,
rather than overcome and conquer them!
It blows my mind how most people don't see or are blind to the
understanding of the simple cliche I was taught in my youth. "Garbage IN, Garbage OUT!"
The principle is simple, whatever you put into your body will produce a
similar effect. It is the idea there is a cause and then an effect that
was created by the cause. Like a rock or a stone thrown upon a pond,
its energy is catapulted into many layered effects. The ripples from the
stone surge outward in a surrounding radius of waves and depending on
the size of the stone will also impact on the size of the effect. Then
there is the unseen side of the rock hitting the surface of the pond and
what happens under the surface of the pond. The rock hits the surface
and we see the surface effects, but what happens after it leaves our
sight, is and could be a whole different story. Maybe it hits a fish or
some other organism. Maybe it crushes a home of one of the organisms.
Maybe the rock or the stone had some micro organism on it that causes
the nearby water it hits to be contaminated. The overall effects are
unknown, but they will eventually reveal themselves in the harvest
somewhere down the road.
To think the average person today eats over processed foods and dead
foods and actually expects or doesn't believe they will face
repercussions down the road is a tell tale sign of a very manipulated
society, or dumb downed as some have termed it. Maybe its just human
nature just to be irresponsible. It seems to be a prevalent mindset
through out our culture to NOT have or desire
to take any responsibility for what happens in one's life. This victim
hood mentality has enveloped our society and woven itself into the
fabric of the mental make-up of our way of life. It is far easier to
blame something outside of yourself for where you are than to have to
'eat crow' and take responsibility for your condition. Whether it be a
spiritual issue or a physical one, the blame game shares equal footing
for both. Sophocles said, "It is a painful thing to look at your own
trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it."
Napoleon Hill said, "If you do not conquer self, you will be
conquered by self." Just because we may choose not be accountable for
our actions does not omit the fact that we are not responsible for those actions. Though we may
live by the motto, "Out of sight, out of mind", this does not mean we don't
reap what we sow! Abraham Lincoln put it this way, "You cannot escape
the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." Its one thing to be
ignorant, its a whole different thing to be 'willingly' ignorant. Denis
Waitley said, "A sign of wisdom and maturity is when you come to terms
with the realization that your decisions cause your rewards and
consequences. You are responsible for your life, and your ultimate
success depends on the choices you make." The blame game only works for
so long. After awhile finger pointing must be fixed to the real culprit!
YOU! "Peak performance begins with your
taking complete responsibility for your life and everything that happens
to you." (Brian Tracy)
This pervasive trend of playing the victim is easy to 'fall' into and
latch onto, especially in a culture seemingly centered around the
superficial and lacking the depth of discussion which is truly needed
for honest growth. For true growth to take place in our lives, we must
be willing to take responsibility for our choices. We have to accept the
consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout that have
occurred during our lifetime. "Within each of us lies the power of our
consent to health and sickness, to riches and poverty, to freedom and to
slavery. It is we who control these, and not another." (Richard Bach)
On a daily basis, we give consent by the choices we make. I know it may
seem like sickness just appears, but you cannot evade the consequences
of eating fast food and junk food plays havoc on the immune system.
But in spite of all this 'eating crow' it must be made known to you,
that God allows U-turns. The beauty of coming 'clean' with yourself is
this fact...YOU can change. You can turn your ship around and sail to a
different port. Only when the finger pointing and blame game stops, can
true maturity and growth begin to take place. "The best job goes to the
person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with
excuses." (Napoleon Hill) You may not be able to change the
circumstances, the wind, or the seasons, but there is one thing you can
change...YOURSELF. Today, you can step up to the plate like never before
and take charge of yourself! No more excuses. There are no more if's,
and's, or sitting on your butt's about it anymore! Today you are going
to hold yourself to a higher standard than the masses. Today, by taking
responsibility of your all your decisions, past and present, you are
going to refuse playing the victim and begin a determined pursuit toward
becoming the victor!
