When you just don't care anymore

November 11, 10:57 AMLife Purpose & Calling ExaminerGloria Rose

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Sometimes we lose our way. We feel flat, empty and without purpose. We don’t care much about anything anymore.

We get caught between two themes:

If only: if only I’d make that decision instead of this one, taken that path, made this choice…things would be different; and

What if? What if I can’t pay rent? What if she leaves? What if I can’t ever find a job?
What if my future doesn’t get any better, only worse?

Regretting the past and fearing the future pulls us down. Like a car in mud, we are stuck.

To get going again we must grab ourselves by the figurative nap of the neck and:

1. Believe God is and rules over His creation. He will lead us forward, out and up. This is more than positive thinking or a technique for managing life. It is a letting go of our selfish desire to control our lives and, instead, place ourselves squarely in the hands of our Creator. We decide to move out of self—which has run us into the ground—and move toward God. We transact this in our will—that deepest part of us where we decide who we will be and what we will do. We decide. Then, as best as we can, we begin to direct our thoughts and move toward faith, toward God.

2. Return to the present moment. We see that where God is, is right here, right now. Today is a gift to be lived one minute at a time. We forget and forgive our past; believe we are safe; and shut out what other people are doing or saying.

We go to our desk, workbench, computer, or easel…and be who we are and do what we do. Gently. Small step by small step.

In time, our small movements—within and without—bring traction and new life again.

For a great read on this topic, see: Finding Water: the Art of Perseverance by Julia Cameron

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