Intensity is different than potential.
God determines our potential, but we choose the intensity and how to apply it. How much light we receive in a given situation depends on the grace we cultivate in creating a place and space for belonging. We must lean towards the new light shining onto a matter to see the options. This takes intention, time, and a willingness to foster staying present within ourselves along this road called life.
Recently, I’ve experienced many transitions that have brought me face-to-face with this principle. The package rolled into view through work, assignments, family, time, relationships, and losses. Each of these, on its own merit, would have been challenging enough but, collectively, could have been disabling.
I value intensity and it has helped me reach through the haze of many a given situation to find new and creative answers. Building a framework for belonging to find those solutions first means getting to know – what and how my part is to be in a given situation. You would be amazed at the added gain and gift of dignity, grace, and ongoing intensity I’ve found through the application of this practice.
A daily 5 minutes to strengthen a place of belonging within activates parts of the brain responsible for releasing dopamine, a ‘feel-good’ neurotransmitter. Dopamine also helps to take action, see options, keep the intensity, and do more things that build new neuropathways of possibilities.
This practice has broad implications for those suffering from depression, anxiety, or a hidden death wish. This month is National Suicide Awareness. Why not start this practice?
Creating a lifestyle of belonging is like having a cache of seeds to plant a harvest of new neuropathways in your brain, faith, strength, and a more profound ability to stay emotionally ‘grounded’ when life events shift off course. The word ‘grounded’ means a person who has a strong connection with who they are at their core. Nurturing more of the essence of our God-given design includes finding new dimensions of wisdom.
Discover more joy in the journey with understanding; God’s plans for you and me are not random. When we learn to lean in, God's plans can enlarge us, change our world, situation, direction, and timing, and empower those around us to do the same.
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