The Bodacious Blessings of Balance

INTRODUCTION

It’s funny (peculiar) to be writing about the messes I’ve been in because it paints a very unflattering picture of me. Since God has been after me for years to do this, I’m not going to get any peace until I do.

What I hope to do is to share my experience, strength, and hope (can you say twelve steps) that may help you get through something. I have been through what seemed like a meat grinder several times in my life and have learned what does and doesn’t work. Going through something and then coming out on the other side wiser is the best way to learn. It’s then incumbent on you to practice what you have learned.

Paying attention to someone who is sharing lessons learned in the fire of life’s problems is easier by far than listening to a theory someone with no experience is laying on you. If you haven’t done it, please don’t try to teach it. If you have learned through experience teach it. I have read many of Joyce Meyer’s books and Merlin Carothers’ books, as well as other inspiring writers, because they have been through hell backwards learning what they are teaching. What they have to say is life giving, inspiring, and useful.

I do have a lot of experience with what an unbalanced life is like and what a balanced life is like. That would include my life history and situations I’ve seen or been involved in.

I saw a good example of the point I am making in a MountainWings (#11159) email titled “The Secret of Success”:

“Sir, What is the secret of your success?”
a reporter asked a bank president.
“Two words.”
“And, sir, what are they?”
“Right decisions.”
“And how do you make right decisions?”
“One word.”
“And, sir, What is that?”
“Experience.”
“And how do you get experience?”
“Two words.”
“And, sir, what are they?”
“Wrong decisions.”