Sometimes we want to be told lies...

Sometimes we want to be told lies…

Lies are the opposite of the truth and often, we want to be told them so we aren’t wrong.  Gosh, its hard to be wrong sometimes isn’t it? Being proved wrong or the feeling of not knowing can be what keeps us from moving towards truth. So we fight trying to prove ridiculousness to be true so that we can be, right. Becoming susceptible to the tension that truth brings can be feel overwhelming and unsafe. Truth can often present us with a dilemma; to choose comfort or to choose growth. I can stay right where I am, decide what I’m capable of, determine my own capacity, and put an expiration date on my growth. I can abandon what I know and what I think I know, and to step into the unknown… now THAT sounds like an adventure doesn’t it? A bit dangerous, risky and exposed. The unknown can be an incredible place. What are you choosing for your life?

So, I challenge you to contemplate what it is you’ve concluded about yourself. Is there more in you that you haven’t discovered yet. I challenge you to explore new things about yourself and begin to wonder again or for the very first time. Where do you start? I thought you’d never ask!

Our lives need a wrestle. I encourage you to move towards the tension. Participate honestly and humbly in the wrestle. Acknowledge the things you are good at and level those things up. It doesn’t have to be new, it can be something you’ve done before and you’re upgrading it. For example, I carried a sandbag this week. It was heavy and I carried it uphill. It was hard, really hard. I’m really good at carrying heavy sandbags and guess what, that doesn’t mean it was easy. I picked a weight I didn’t know I could do. But, what I did know was, “I’m good at this.”

Ok, lets stop for a second. Some of you need to hear this. With all the authority I have in your life, I give you permission to make mistakes. It is an absolute necessity in the process of growing. Learn from our mistakes don’t live in them. Fail and fail fast. So, whatever it is, go big. Bet on yourself. Don’t be satisfied with just making it work or finishing something without making a mistake. Making mistakes is just fine and a part of the process. If your not failing, go bigger.