Part 2 or Solutions

I realized that this entry really needed to have two sections to it. I didn't like how ending made me feel. I felt kinda bummed so I wanted to end on a happier note. You tell me if this works.


Random thoughts on change, adventure, and risk:
1. Take a day off of work. Somewhere in the middle of the week, preferably when it makes absolutely no sense. Have a blast! Realize that life will still go on without you, people will still go to work, come up with creative solutions to problems, and life will go on without you. In my profession this means realizing that God will do amazing things in the lives of people without me.

2. Add risk and adventure to your weight loss diet. nothing adds a challenge to weight loss like starting your morning off with 4 pieces of bacon, two donuts for a late morning snack, and a slice of cheesecake for desert. This may seem counter productive at first but relax, belch, then focus on your workouts because you need to maximize them never before!

3. Sometimes the Christian life is boring. It just is. I really believe that is our own fault and not God's. Jesus didn't say, "Hey, come follow me and I'll lead you to the most boring, insignificant life filled with lame rituals that will cause others to make you feel guilty for completing them." If this is your mindset, I'd encourage you to change. Here are a few suggestions. Pray boldly for big things to happen! Seriously, try it, see what happens. Try a different spiritual disciple, one that will stretch you. Some might include, fasting for a weekend, memorizing whole chapters or even books of the bible, taking a Wednesday off of work just to sit in silence with God. Experience what it like to be homeless for a night. If you really want to try something different, try living like Jesus for a week. Talk to the people he talked to (prostitutes, tax collectors, hungry, sick and the outcasts of society).

4. Revert back to childhood. Build a tree-house. What's that, no tree? Plant a giant tree so that you can build a tree-house. Make forts in your backyard or in the mud. Camp outside in your backyard. Make popcorn and soda and stay up all night watching your favorite movies on VHS. Get up early to watch the sunrise. Climb something tall. Anything, your house, a building, the local movie theater. It really doesn't matter.

Lastly, DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT! be daring, make people question your sanity and then invite them to go along with you for the ride!

Please leave comments with your own suggestions on how to add adventure to your life.