I am sitting with your statement desire comes from outside ourselves. I am not sure I understand. I have experienced desire from with in. Perhaps desire is ignited from outside ourselves as I interact with the world, I begin to experience the emerging of desire from within. I resonate with your perspective of focus on your giftedness, talents, experience as a focus for what is next. You sound like what Paul is talking about in Romans 12, as he mentions we are a body with various functions. Your words ring true to focus on how I am formed, gifted with my experience and talents to guide me in the next phase.
Thanks for sharing this, Joel. It seems we tend to focus on negative things such as what we lack way more than positive things about ourselves. I do, anyway! My friend and collaborator Lyle Enright had to practically force me to ask for blurb comments for the back cover of the new edition of my book-- from friends, mind you! But getting such quick and positive feedback from all of them has been uplifting! My thoughts went from not sure if all the work was worth it, to gosh darn it, I'm proud of what I've done!!
Our self-esteem is inextricably tied to the response we get from others. I hope I can internalize this moment so that I am less prone to negative feedback when it comes. I hope you can hear from me, dear friend, that you have incredible gifts and well-honed strengths that equip you right now for whatever you set your heart and mind to do! Please internalize that!
I am sitting with your statement desire comes from outside ourselves. I am not sure I understand. I have experienced desire from with in. Perhaps desire is ignited from outside ourselves as I interact with the world, I begin to experience the emerging of desire from within. I resonate with your perspective of focus on your giftedness, talents, experience as a focus for what is next. You sound like what Paul is talking about in Romans 12, as he mentions we are a body with various functions. Your words ring true to focus on how I am formed, gifted with my experience and talents to guide me in the next phase.
Thanks for sharing this, Joel. It seems we tend to focus on negative things such as what we lack way more than positive things about ourselves. I do, anyway! My friend and collaborator Lyle Enright had to practically force me to ask for blurb comments for the back cover of the new edition of my book-- from friends, mind you! But getting such quick and positive feedback from all of them has been uplifting! My thoughts went from not sure if all the work was worth it, to gosh darn it, I'm proud of what I've done!!
Our self-esteem is inextricably tied to the response we get from others. I hope I can internalize this moment so that I am less prone to negative feedback when it comes. I hope you can hear from me, dear friend, that you have incredible gifts and well-honed strengths that equip you right now for whatever you set your heart and mind to do! Please internalize that!