Abandoning our Goals

In the overarching theme of keeping commitments, the most relateable analogy I can think of is the one lie most people have made in regards to their fitness plans made on New Year's. Every now and then I will renew my vow, that this will be the year my six pack will reveal itself to the world; I have yet to see those puppies. But the problem of words speaking louder than actions extends far beyond the scope of daily gym attendance. Quitting bad habits like smoking cigarettes or starting new ones like regular studying suffer from our habitual self deceptions as well. At the root of long term commitments of stopping or starting anything are the individual choices we make on a daily basis that ultimately determine if we are taking steps forward or backwards.

Why Church Does Not Work

Who really wants to go to church? To listen to some religious nut ramble on about whale survivors and an ark that stored enough food to sustain the entire animal kingdom for a year. To worship a false sense of hope amongst self-righteous, hypocritical, and judgmental Christians. Churches brainwash the feeble minds of the weak to give them hope with stories of heaven all while taking 10% of their money. These stereotypes did not form out of thin air, they have some truth to them, and the sad reality is that this is what some churches are like. 

But you should still go. You may not believe me or the 2 billion other Christians but isn't it worth seeing what all the hype is about? Is it not worth further investigation into a place that claims an eternal suffering in hell and knowledge about the creation of the universe? Whether you are afraid of heaven and hell, ponder the origins of life, or seek purpose, the church is a place with answers you may want to know.

Find Your Life Calling

A question I used to dread being asked was one we are all too familiar with growing up and sometimes still find ourselves struggling with. What do you want to do? It sounds so simple, like it is something as easy as a want. An impulse we find ourselves indulging in like wanting a drink of water. But a topic could never be more not simple. After all our future does not ride on simply doing what we want to do but is dependent on various factors that need to be considered. Do I want to be a poor street peddling musician that is pursuing passion or a wealthy surgeon sacrificing time for money? Do I even have what it takes to do the job, the ability to fuse words into a relateable message that connects deep with the audience as a blogger? We ask ourselves these impossible questions and find ourselves with no answer to the original, what do you want to do. Sometimes the answer is more simple then we had previously imagined.