Growing Up Types – Dominion

Adult Wisdom - Many times we get hurt emotionally because we don’t want to let people be who they are and that is a critical adult moment. People do try to do all kinds of things to get what they want. Things like manipulation etc., but if you just be who you are to you and let others be who they are, those things will eventually become unimportant and you can go on with your life. If you know someone that procrastinates all the time and you want them to change, there is absolutely nothing you can do about that. They have to want that for themselves and decide to correct it themselves. Therefore, if you are willing to let them be who they are you won’t continue to get angry every time they promise to do something and don’t get it done. You just to have to be wise about what you ask them to do and that will keep the relationship good and healthy.

Growing Up Types – Mistakes are teachers!

"Adult Wisdom - Don’t make the same mistake twice. When you find out that something does not work don’t think doing it again it is going to work. It is like dialing the wrong phone number, if you dial it again it is still going to be the wrong number."

Avoid the Opportunity Killer

CV White Quote:

( A Big change is not always better but a change for the better is always Big)

One of the Greatest ways to miss an opportunity that you never expected or did not plan is to not submit to the authority over you.  Most people will admit that they will submit to authority when they have no problem with what is being asked or they agree with what is being asked of them.  Not many, however, will say that they are willing to submit to authority when they disagree with what is being asked or when they actually do not want to do what is being asked.  If you submit when you don't want to with a willing heart, you will find opportunity and favor running you down.  Whether it is a parent, an employer, a supervisor, a team leader, a pastor etc..  Not willingly submitting to your authority will kill opportunities that you never knew were there. You will find that children that obey their parents most of the time get more opportunity than their siblings who do not.  You will find that a supervisor that knows that they can depend on an employee to obey and follow directions even when they do not understand the reasons are trusted with more opportunity to operate in areas that they may not be qualified for, thus positioning them for new career fields or advanced positions that will give them opportunity for more money.  This happens even if the supervisor does not like the submitted employee.  When things get done efficiently and in a timely manner, the supervisor looks good and they will use people that they can trust to do what they need them to do even if they do not like the person.  Opportunities show up from unexpected places when you willingly submit to authority, even if you don't like doing that particular item. By the way, they know when you are sincere and when you are faking it; You can fool some of the people some of the time but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.  Today is a good day to go and get some of those missed opportunities that you never knew were there.  Sometimes beauty is hidden, but other times you can see it in plain view.  Opportunity is like that as well:  You can't see the beauty in it when you are in the process of submitting but over a period of time the beauty of what you receive shows up in plain view.  Just like this beautiful butterfly:  You cannot see the beauty in the caterpillar or the cocoon stage, but over a period of time you get to see its beauty in plain view.

Growing Up Types Habits that Hurt

"Adult Wisdom – Stay away from social habits that lead to addictions especially the ones that seem fun like food, alcohol, drugs etc.” It presents itself as fun and it seems like fun but the result of any addiction is devastating. Do not join those who drink too much or gorge themselves on meat. Monarch caterpillars feed on milkweed, if they become addicted to some other plant they will not be able to finish the metamorphosis process. The milkweed arms the butterfly with the bitter taste from the milkweed that will protect the butterfly from predators; because they hate the taste.  It would be tragic for the butterfly if it became addicted to a plant that tasted good to its predators just for the fun of it.

 

Never say to yourself "that won’t happen to me", you have to wait and see. Why take such a great risk just for fun. If you know anybody that is addicted to anything they probably said it will never happen to me.

Fight With LOVE!

Love Never Fails

·      Does it hurt when people treat you bad?  Yes!

·      Does it hurt when you must apologize to someone who has wronged you? Yes!

·   Is it easy to keep no record of a wrong done to you? No

·      Do you Feel like always rejoicing? No

·   Is it easy to be patient with someone who keep doing the same hurtful things repeatedly? No

·      Is it easy not to seek and rejoice in revenge when you have been mistreated? No!

·      Is it easy not to be self-seeking? No

·      Is it easy to bear all things? No!

·      Is it easy to hope all things? No!

·      Is it easy to endure all things? No

   Then why would you love?  Because if you use love, it never fails. If you submit yourself to any of the bullets above, just because it not easy or it hurts you.  You position yourself to fail. But if you love – it never fails.

Think about it, if you could trade love in for any other thing, would you do it?