Goals
- closer relationship with God- Romans 14 today. This chapter discusses how some of the decisions we have to make are not clearly spelled out in the Bible. Many things we know are wrong, other things we have to pray about and make the best decisions. Paul continues to talk about the 2 types of Christians, those weak in faith and still consider works as a way to salvation , then the other set that are totally in belief that we have all been saved by Grace and our works will never save us. We can never be good enough and have to rest in the Grace that Jesus gifted us. The Bible is like a big love letter that God gave us!
- Get fit- today is a semi rest day, no lifting but 20 minutes of cardio and body weight exercises, push ups, reverse crunches, pull ups and body weight squats. I did 3 sets of 10 for all, these body weight exercises take 17 minutes for me so they are easily incorporated in my schedule. I am going to get a tape measure and do a weekly measurement to see progress. I do have weight to lose but I have decided to not focus on that and work out daily. I know for some that daily is too much, but for me I have to do something daily to get that habit ingrained. Then I will concentrate on eliminating items from my diet that interfere with gains. I will weight monthly instead of weekly. I am still doing intermittent fasting.
- house organization – worked on garage for 20 minutes after workout and got 2 trash cans of stuff to throw out
- write- wrote for 20 minutes today
- camper reno- still watching videos
Is comparing yourself to others stealing your joy?
Have your ever heard that comparison is the thief of joy? This is a quote by CS Lewis, although it has been attributed to many. I’m old, so years ago this was referred to as keeping up with the Jones. Yesterday’s topic of expectations led me down the path to this one. In today’s connected society, I feel we are programmed to compare our lives to others . Then we find something lacking and are possibly prompted to buy more. Sometimes, we are prompted to give up or become depressed because ” I will never look like her/him. Maybe you were feeling good about your work out and get on FB scrolling through the feed and oops, there is a picture of an acquaintance at the gym and she is fit. There goes all your joy at your progress and you give in to a craving, because are you ever going to get there? Stop. All you have to do is look at FB to know that this is true. We all have that one friend that posts multiple selfies of them vacationing, or something their perfect child has accomplished or the fabulous meal their husband made them. You know the type. Does this prompt you to compare your life and find it lacking? In my experience the people with the perfect FB life are the ones whose life is falling apart.
We should only be comparing ourselves to ourselves. Where were you last year? Where were you yesterday. I strongly believe that we are called to always improve ourselves , and only you know where you need to make changes. We are human, as a human there is always room to improve. Comparisons to others is damaging to our self esteem and it does not help with relationships with others. If you are comparing yourself to another then that person automatically becomes a rival. I think comparing yourself to someone sours that relationship and builds jealousy. Comparisons do not help you attain goals and mostly impede you. I think, if it is something that you admire in a person than this could be helpful if it is something that you want to do also. For instance, I follow my local dog rescue on FB and I see they have volunteers that walk and play with the shelter dogs. I am interested in volunteering so in this instance I guess comparison could be useful. I put a YouTube video below by the minimalist it is a 7 minute listen. If you have never seen these guys check out their documentary where they go on a journey to become a minimalist. And don’t forget to do something nice for yourself today!
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