The Seed Blog: Brain Chains

How many here today have an issue you are dealing with right now? And you are just kind of fighting and holding on until things change; things get, better; things turn out okay; until you can find answers to the questions and fears in your mind? And you are just living in a kind of holding pattern until then? A state of anxiousness, waiting for the moment you can exhale and relax? Welcome to the mindset of the vast majority of Americans today who have been trained to feel unfulfilled and incomplete so we will desire what they are selling; who have been taught to feel victimized and wronged so we will join in their fight; who have gotten so tired trying to keep everything going, keep everyone happy and make ends meet in a world that is mean, unfair, and confusing that we literally get stuck in anxiety mode. We have created a pattern of thought that is as real as a beaten down path through the woods, returning to it naturally again and again, making it a way of life. We forget how to disengage, how to be happy in a moment without guilt, no matter how many things may be going well, we always come back to why at least that one thing in life needs to be different before I can be content and happy. Two of the worst words put together in the English language are “why” and “can’t”! Why can’t they just be different? Why can’t I make more money? Why can’t I be healthy, better looking, smarter? Why can’t I have someone like that? Why can’t I have more time for me? Why can’t I still have all of my loved ones with me? Please pause a moment and take in these words. How much of your life is simply wasted away and missed; how many moments, how many wonderful days never happen while we are waiting for that perfect time? How many cherished moments with loved ones, with God will never happen because we are living for “that day” when all will be well? That day that never seems to come. One of the greatest unknown sins many of us commit daily is missing the joy of God and others in our lives because of our discontent. By far, the majority of our lives will be spent in struggle, conflict, or uncertainty over something. So, is it good to wait for those times when all is well to be contented and happy in the moment? Or maybe we need to see that we have it all wrong and learn that true joy and contentment is something we can and should have at all times. And that it is a condition of the heart and mind, not dependent upon outside factors at all.

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