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You have to give up complaining part 1..
This is what i've read in a book by Jack Canfield, author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series..
In order to complain about something or someone, you have to believe something better or someone exists. You have to have a reference point of something you prefer that you are not willing to take the responsibility for creating. You have this image of something better - more money, a better job, a better house, a more loving spouse - and you know you would prefer it, but are unwilling to take the risks that would be required to create it.
The circumstances that you complain about are, by their very nature, situations you can change, but you chose not to. You can get a better job, find a more loving partner, make more money, eat better and healthier food and live in a nicer house. But all of these things will require you to change.
But you know.. To change is to take risks. You run the risk of being unemployed (ditto), left alone (ditto), or ridiculed and judged by others (ditto). You run the risk of failure (ditto), confrontation (ditto), or being wrong (ditto). Making a change might take effort, money and time. It might be uncomfortable (very), confusing (ditto) and difficult (true). And so to avoid risking any of those above, you stay put and complain about it.
You know there is something better out there for you. So make a choice.. Either accept that you are making the choice to stay where you are, take responsibility for your choice and stop complaining... or... take the risk of creating your life exactly the way you want it to be.
"You know what you will get if you stay the way you are, but you'll never know what will come to you if you take the risk to change for the better" -
Quitting??
One day I decided to quit...
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
"God", I asked, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me...
"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.
"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I t ook very good care of them.
I gave them light.
I gave them water.
The fern quickly grew from the earth.
Its brilliant green covered the floor.
Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.
In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.
And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the
bamboo. He said.
"In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed.
But I would not quit.
In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would
not quit." He said.
"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared
to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant...But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.
It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.
I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."
He asked me. "Did you know, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots".
"I would not quit on the bamboo.
I will never quit on you."
"Don't compare yourself to others."
He said.
"The bamboo had a different Purpose than the fern.
Yet they both make the forest beautiful.."
"Your time will come", God said to me.
"You will rise high"
"How high should I rise?"
I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.
"As high as it can?" I questioned.
"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."
I left the forest and brought back this story.
I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you. Never, Never, Never Give up.
For the Prayer is not an option but an opportunity.
Don't tell the God how big the problem is,
tell the problem how Great the God is! -
Faith of the Heart
It's been a long road
Getting from there to here
It's been a long time
But my time is finally near
And I can feel the change in the winds right now
Nothing's in my way
And they're not gonna hold me down no more
No there not gonna hold me down
Cause I've got faith of the heart
I'm going where my heart will take me
I've got faith to believe
I can do anything
I've got strength of the soul
And no one's gonna bend or break me
I can reach any star
I've got faith
I've got faith
Faith of the heart
It's been a long night
Trying to find my way
Been through the darkness
Now I finally have my day
And I will see my dreams come alive at last
I will touch the sky
And they're not gonna hold me down no more
No there not gonna change my mind
Cause I've got faith of the heart
I'm going where my heart will take me
I've got faith to believe
I can do anything
I've got strength of the soul
And no one's gonna bend or break me
I can reach any star
I've got faith
Faith of the heart
I've known a wind so cold and seen the darkest days
But now the winds I feel, are only winds of change
I've been through the fire and I've been through the rain
But I'll be fine
Cause I've got faith of the heart
I'm going where my heart will take me
I've got faith to believe
I can do anything
I've got strength of the soul
And no one's gonna bend or break me
I can reach any star
I've got faith
I've got faith of the heart
I'm going where my heart will take me
I've got strength of the soul
And no one's gonna bend or break me
I can reach any star
I've got faith
I've got faith
Faith of the heart
It's been a long road
Please wait...
