ENCOURAGEMENT FOR TODAY WISHES.... If wishes were horses, beggars would ride is an English language proverb and nursery rhyme, originating in the 16th century, which is usually used to suggest that it is useless to wish and that better results will be achieved through action. What then is a wish? A wish can be defined as a desire or a hope that something will happen. The unfortunate thing about wishes is that no matter how much you wish or hope for a change in your situation, nothing will change until you take some positive steps towards making that thing you are wishing for a reality. Yes many of us wish this flab would just disappear of its own volition, as in how I wish I would just wake up and see that my tummy is as flat as a board. In your dreams maybe, Lol. Reality check is that you are required to put in some effort to achieve or gain what you are wishing for. NO PAIN NO GAIN NO SWEAT NO GAIN NO BITTER TASTE NO GAIN etc. Which simply put translates to No action no results. Our wishes always start with a vision of what we desire to see and or achieve which is then followed by speech. What you wish for in your heart is usually expressed with your mouth. Many times we have spoken the words Oh how I wish I could fit into a size 14 dress.... we express that wish to ourselves and to any one else who cares to hear and even to those who dont want to. Lol. Year in year out we keep on wishing and never get past the stage of dropping the coin into the Wishing well. After the speech/expressing stage, what will make the wish become reality is when we begin to map out and or draw out a plan for how to make that wish a reality. The bible in the book of Habakkuk chapter 2 encourages us to write down the vision. When you keep before you a picture of what you want to achieve then its easier to keep your focus. So- Step 1- Write down what you wish to achieve and or keep it constantly in your mind if you are someone like my daughter who hates writing things down. Lol. Some people have photographic memories and all. The important thing is to keep it constantly before you (visualise it). Step 2- Map out your plans/strategies for achieving your desire. Thats one great advantage of belonging to a dynamic group like this where we rub minds on a daily basis and brainstorm on different ways and techniques for maintaining a healthy life style. Step 3- Take positive action by chosing whichever method you feel is most suitable for you in achieving your dreams and turning your wishes into reality. Now this is where a lot of us end our journey. This is the stage where excuses begin to roll out. This is the stage of indecision. This is the stage of procrastination etc name it. The difference between a wish and reality is when affirmative action is taken. Genesis chapter1verses 1-5 New International Version (NIV) The Beginning 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God calledthe light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. Here we see the tree stages between the wish and achieving reality unfold. 1- The earth was formless and empty and darkness covered the surface of the deep and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. This for the purpose of our discourse is the wishing stage. The Lord saw that there was confusion every where and wished for everything to be in its proper place. 2- God said let there be light this can be regarded as the plan mapping/working out your strategy for achieving stage. When you begin to rub minds with like minded people. When you begin to vocalise your vision/wish/desire etc. 3- God saw the light was good and He seperated the light from the darkness- This is the affirmative action stage where some definite steps were taken to produce reality from the wish. I pray that today someone out there will be challenged to step out of their comfort zone and take action. A saying goes thus- The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. Many of us here are at diffferent stages of our achieving a healthy lifestye journey but the beauty of it all is that we all have the capacity to make choices. Wherever you are in the Three Stages you can choose to turn your wish into reality right where you are Right Now!!!! See you all at the top. Bless you.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 06:41:05 +0000
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