Move

What moves you? What's your motivation? When was the last time you moved? When was the last time you were moved? Movement requires action. Motion. Forward motion. I recently moved and the whole packing and unpacking process has required a lot of reflection. I had to decide what I should keep and what I should throw away. What can I give to someone? What have I outgrown, but I'm still holding onto? What still works, but is unnecessary in my new environment? Moving required physical activity. Moving allowed me to see the space I existed in for years and truly see how blessed I really am. It also let me see the hidden mess. Moving exposed the things that were tucked in corners and crevices that were untouched by a surface clean. It's time to move. It's time to shake up some things in your life. It's time to get rid of some stuff. It's time to deep clean and give away things that no longer serve a purpose in your life. Move! 

Contribution

I sat in church yesterday and listened to the guest speaker, Sam Collier say, "there's a difference between a moment and a movement." He spoke about the conversion of Paul being a moment that led to a movement. I began to think about all the moments in my life that could have led to a movement. I thought about the moments when fear and doubt paralyzed me. Then, I thought about all the times I moved. I thought about all the times I finished. I finished starting the business. I threw that show. I wrote those books. I sold those t-shirts. I made those cards. I wrote those poems. Those are my contributions. Those are my movements. It's easy to focus on what you didn't do, but what have you finished? What did you accomplish? What's your contribution? Maybe it's that little boy or little girl you are raising. Maybe it's that overtime you are putting in at your job. Maybe it's those ideas that are keeping you up at night. Whatever it is, you have something the world needs.