Day 149: Why do I want to create an extraordinary life?
This is a question in a course I’m taking. I guess the word ‘extraordinary’ should be defined, besides meaning extra ordinary. My dictionary didn’t say much about it, which surprised me. It defines it as “unusual as to be remarkable”. That was it. I thought there would be, should be, more.
We were to list ten steps to clarify our Why. We were given only a few minutes to do this, though, we could pause the session and take more time, if needed. But, this was the live version of it, so I didn’t get much time to think about it. Possibly, as I use the week to go through the exercises more slowly, I will expand on my thoughts.
- Why do I want to create an extraordinary life?
Because I want to fulfill God’s plan for me, my reason for coming to earth.
Then the rest of the questions centered on this question that kept repeating itself:
2. Why is that important?
Because I don’t want to waste anymore of it, and I can die in peace knowing I did my best.
Because I want to feel the joy of using my gifts to enhance other’s lives.
Because it will bring about a better world when all are empowered to use their gifts to enhance other’s.
Because then it will be a world of creativity and love.
Because then other’s will see and feel that they can do the same for themselves, and others.
Because then love and joy will spread.
Because forgiveness will happen.
Because peace will come when we are fulfilled.
Because unity will abound.
I literally spent the next eight hours watching Hulu, The Haves and the Have Nots. This wasn’t a planned thing. I guilted myself after about four hours that I should be doing something more productive, at least reading. I spent this time refreshing myself on Season 5 because I could never get to Season 6 last year as I didn’t have OWN, which is where it moved to.
I sat down to eat lunch after my webinar, and I always watch my iPad when I eat. It’s too hard for me to eat and read, and for some reason I feel like I must do something when I eat. Then I saw it. I clicked it on, and saw that I could get to Season 6 and 7. It was true. But, because it had been so long since I had watched it, I went back to Season 5, and was trying to ‘page’ through episodes to refresh my memory. That was the mistake. I became hooked, all the while thinking this was a bad drug for me to addict to.
I especially like Crystal Fox and her character of Hanna. She is such a spiritual woman in the show, that I just love hearing her quote biblical phrases. When she is in grief over her children, especially Candace, I like to watch how she stays in tune with the Lord for her guidance. She never falters in her faith with the exception of one SLIGHT moment when they were at the funeral home of her grandson, and how Candace blamed her mom for his death. Candace is in total denial of her wicked life and how it has destroyed so much. I have to keep watching to see if somewhere she gets redeemed.
But, even in that SLIGHT moment that Hanna couldn’t even pray for her daughter anymore, she was actually praying for her daughter, and for her faith to be restored, and it was. Her prayers are so profound to me. And, they come from her soul, and Crystal does a really good job of portraying that. I have to wonder if it is real, and not acting. I may see what else she has acted in to see if she is that deep.
I needed to nap, I was watching so much, and I am still not through paging through Season 5, because I found myself watching most of each episode, instead. So, I woke up to come down here to write, and as soon as I print a copy of this off, I am going to resume the season so I can get to Season 6.
I don’t think that this is why God put me on earth, to binge watch shows. I’m trying to figure out why I am doing it. Addiction? Possibly, but I like Tyler Perry’s writing. I could binge watch Madea, too…
I promise I won’t waste tomorrow.
