From the Heart of
Mr. Black by Scott V. Black |
Looking Forward
I love this time of the year. In the beginning of October, I celebrate my
birthday. Then we go into Halloween, which is not the most “Christian” of
holidays, yet I like that the kids get so excited. Then we have Thanksgiving
and football. Christmas shopping and the music of carolers, and jingle
bells. Fireplaces and coats that allow for a nip in the air to open the
eyes and flare the nostrils and smell the pumpkin spice. Aaaahhh… the 4th
quarter, the end of the year… Christmas… The New Year… the holidays.
I was thinking about what was special about this time of year and it hit
me… Looking Forward. I was talking with my best friend Brett and he said,
“Scott, you have to look forward to this situation being behind you. Look
forward that you will bring this bad part of your life to a close… look
forward.” As I was processing his comments, or commands – not sure which – it
struck me: I like this time of the year, because I “Look Forward” to so many
things.
I look forward to the family and friends. I look forward to an excuse to
give to those I love and care about. I look forward to the days off from
work and the time to relax with my three blessings from God. I look forward
to relaxing and some of the diminished stress to “pay the bills.” I look
forward to slowing down and considering what really matters in life; God,
Family, Relationships… Joy… .But most importantly… I “Look Forward.”
But Not Always...
I have been wallowing lately. You probably know wallowing – it's like
floundering. We all know what it feels like at least sometimes. It is like being in
“Emotional Quick Sand.” I have been wallowing in the pain of being used and
abused by someone that I thought was in love with me. And I have been really
struggling with processing through the experience in the healthiest way
possible. I know all the things to do, so why won’t I let go and move on?
Why do I feel the need to hurt and be righteously indignant? It doesn’t
benefit me… .
Now I am sure that nobody else out there reading this article has ever
experienced this before. I am sure you have never been wronged by someone,
never been emotionally used, never made the biggest mistake of your life and
continue to beat yourself up over it… I am sure you have no idea what I am
talking about. However, you might want to still read along. I think you will
still gain, even though you might not have any real life experience in this type of
situation...
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As Scott mentions in today's article, we all get mired in the
past at some point or another. Even though this seems
unavoidable, when it does happen there are steps to take for
breaking free and refocusing on the future we're creating right
now. Your action plan for today is to strongly reinforce the
future goals you have set for yourself every day. Why is this
important? Because when you do find yourself getting stuck,
those goals can serve as anchors to pull you out of that stuck
state and help move you forward into a better future.
It's also important because when you do get stuck, you're
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of your goals, it will be much easier to break free and refocus
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My parents had a
chance to spend time this weekend with a guy that I went
to high school with. He was a star football player, prom
king and everybody liked him. He traveled all over the
world playing rugby in college and got a great job in
New York City after graduation. He was diagnosed with
ALS (Lou Gherig's Disease) at age 26 and will probably
not live to see age 30. He now can't walk by himself and
his speech is starting to slur. It is hard for me to
realize such a big, gorgeous and healthy guy is staring
death, and a very sad and wasting death, straight in the
face. He got married last year and he and his wife
traveled the world and are spending as much time
together and experiencing as much as they can before he
is reduced to a wheelchair and breathing and feeding
tubes.
Oh, by the way, one morning he was running late to work.
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when a plane flew into it - you may have heard about it
in the news. He knows only too well that planes crash
and people die. Within six months of surviving 9/11 he
was diagnosed with a fatal disease.
Use your time
here on earth for something good. When you are about to
do something, think to yourself "If I died right now, is
this the last thing that I would want to be doing... is
this the last person that I would want to be talking
to?" If the answer is No, move on to something that
makes you proud of who you are. Can you IMAGINE what you
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