The Judgment Box

Well, I figured I better write something already...I know, it has been a while. Nonetheless, things are moving along very well these days. I have been hard at work on a handful of different projects and I am very excited about this year.

That said, here are my usual, deep, thoughts:

I have to admit that as I have been pursuing this craft over the last few years, I have allowed myself to slip into that trap of cynicism and jadedness.

It's the kind of thing where your ambition becomes twisted and you start to see more obstacles than opportunities? It's a paralyzing psychology because you sorta become expectant of rejection. Sometimes, you actually find yourself seeking out the pain. This process can eventually lead you to a place where you border on martyrdom and apathy - Definitely not the best place to work from!

In fact, I realize now that it is the WORST place to be in ANY situation/point of your life. Without that feeling of hope/inspiration, work/life becomes laborsome and can begin to feel meaningless...

...This state drains you of any sense of momentum and you end up walking around criticizing and projecting a negative attitude toward everything in general.

Now, I know part of this has to do with being realistic (the world IS screwed up right?!) but realism never really created anything. Being realistic is not an action; it is merely a commentary about something that formulates a limited judgment or opinion.

Hope and inspiration, however, have the power to change. You feel completely different when you are connected to you're "inspirado". There is an unlimited feeling of power and rather than moving ahead "hell or high-water" you begin to step out in faith; things happen with more ease.

I think the hard part with the whole faith thing is that it is tough to give up control. We seem to have a need to balance every equation and then put it away in our little judgment box, never to be dealt with again.

Well today I say NO the judgment box. I will choose to have hope/faith. I will make this choice every morning as I recognize that it is a WILLED feeling that I can manifest with my mind. The mind: that same powerful mind that wants realism - I will use it?s powers for GOOD!

Wow, doesn't all this sounds so, soo...New agey? At least that's what my churched upbringing would call it anyway?

Call it what you will, but a positive and hopeful outlook is really the ONLY way to breathe purpose into our easily jaded and "expecting-the-worst" lives.

My new theory is that living life by faith can and should be quite simple. In fact, I think one of the biggest lies around is that life is supposed to be hard or a struggle. That lie is an excuse for apathy and/or laziness. The path of least resistance is to judge and criticize; the path to happiness and in-the-moment fulfillment comes to us free of charge via the work of a simple choice. A choice that costs nothing; it is a free gift that we must daily remember to re-accept.

Hmmm. That sounds a lot like another theology I know?