This morning I woke up, got on my bike, listened to a sermon, and felt empowered and uplifted.
As I walked Jackson, an awareness surfaced and I began to think about the correlation between feelings and thoughts.
In a time, such as this, uncertainty is like a thick fog, and our inability to see through the cloudiness, leaves us feeling fear, anxiety and worry.
Like all of life’s experiences, this experience will be shaped by our perspective.
Every circumstance, encounter, relationship and experience, grants us with an opportunity to become.
To become more.
To become stronger,
more resolved,
braver,
more grateful…
Uncertainty has a way of showing us who we are and what we’re really made of.
So, how can we grow during this time?
I thought about the things that make us human – mind, body and spirit.
When I think about the mind, I think about discipline.
What are we thinking about?
How are we allowing those thoughts to guide our experience?
Do we allow our minds to wander down roads of worst-case scenarios?
Do we constantly complain?
Do we think about the things we’re missing, or how much we dislike our circumstances?
Do we lack gratitude, and focus on the things that we don’t have?
Or….
Do we lean into uncertainty, accepting reality, while still choosing faith and optimism?
Do we do what we can do, just for today?
Do we look for opportunities to find silver lining? …Is there something productive we can do that will benefit us and/or the people around us?
Next, our physical well-being.
There’s never been a better time to view exercise as a celebration of what our bodies are capable of.
If you find yourself strong, and healthy, celebrate.
We are reminded, that health is not to be taken for granted.
That if we have nothing else at all in fact, but our health, we are still blessed.
Be good to your body during this time.
Move.
Stretch.
Fuel it well.
I’ve been telling our youth players, “see this is a chance to get faster, stronger and sharper. Come out of this better.”
And last, from a spiritual standpoint, few things cause us to question our beliefs more than uncertainty.
Uncertainty invites questions like:
Is there a plan?
Why is this happening?
Will we be ok?
Is someone or something in control?
We discover what we believe and who we believe during these times.
And, regardless of what you believe, I hope you find peace and reassurance in those beliefs.
For me, history has shown me that God always provides.
History has also shown me, that nothing has ever taken place in my life outside of God’s sovereign power, and that nothing has been wasted. He uses everything.
Look back on your life.
Have you found your way out of impossible situations?
Have you managed to find good in the bad?
In the times when everything went awry and life defied your plans, what happened next?
For me, those were some of the most meaningful and valuable experiences. They were my teachers.
No one could have imagined that 2020 would be dampened with a global pandemic.
But here we are.
How can we shape our experience, and leave better than when we entered, mind, body and spirit?
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