Hello, dear one!
If you have lost loved ones, you will know the feeling. It feels like a dream. You can still see them vividly in your heart, but they’re no longer in your 3D reality.
They were like a hair spray and a mist, and they’re gone now.
This story caught my attention on social media.
Here is the original text from the post:
“This is my dad I talk about him a lot. He was my best friend and hero. He was the greatest man I’ve ever known. Kind, Generous, business owner, and community leader. I never heard him complain and he was always the fun. 3 years ago today he was traveling home from a father’s day trip in Canada and was killed in a car crash. Today is hard, really hard. I’m thankful to be at a company that allowed me to take time to be sad on this day.”
It hit me like a ton of bricks for two reasons.
For one, I know the feeling of losing someone I care about through any kind of relationship. They could be our parents, teachers, children, friends, spouses, neighbors, or ex-relationships.
Pull out a piece of a blank sheet, and draw a line in the middle.
On the left side, name the people who have encouraged you, propelled you, and believed in you; they added value to your life, as your cheerleaders.
On the right side, list the ones who always complain, worry, fear, criticize, and envy. They are your energy vampires, stealing your life force, which is your vital energy.
If this sheet is your bank statement, do you have more cheerleaders as your credit or more suckers as your debit?
How much time are you investing in your credit account with the right people, and how much time do you waste on your energy vampires who hinder your growth?
The second reason this post caught my attention was the company which this writer is working for. It granted a special day to honor her bereavement.
In the business world with fierce competition and number-centered pressure, this company’s act of compassion adds value to its employees.
Many people hate their jobs not because they don’t appreciate their jobs, but because they don’t feel appreciated by their employers. The details are often subtle, but they’re always there.
If you dread going to work, take a day off for yourself.
If the company’s value does not align with your core values, you’re wasting your life.
While you’re debating on which year you should quit your job, the job is your boss and has power over you.
James, one of Jesus’ favorite disciples stated: “You say today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money. Why? You don’t even know what will happen tomorrow.”
What is the definition of your life?
The Bible says that you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes (James 4:13-15).”
Life is a mist, like hairspray and a vapor.
Who are the most important people in your life? What value do they bring you?
How will it affect you if you lose them?
You either live in fear, fearing loss, or live with love, loving who you’re in God.
If you ever wonder if you were created with freedom, here is the confirmation:
When God created men, He bless them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.” He then gave men the power to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds in the air, and every living creature that moves on the ground (Genesis 1:28).
However, God never gave the power for one man to coerce another; God made you the BOSS to lead your life.
God calls us the kings of the King, not slaves of the King. You’re the head, not the tail; you’re the top, not the bottom (Deuteronomy 28:13).
Knowing life is a vapor, and you were born as a leader, what will you choose each day?
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