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Assuming we've an idea as to what a "good life" is; then, how do we live it out? What active verbs might best describe how to "learn to live?" My brainstorming exercise resulted in the following twenty-four active verbs: Abide, Ask, Be, Blog, Build, Encourage, Enjoy, Forgive, Imagine, Invest, Leave, Listen, Love, Plant, Pray, Read, Receive, Sense, Sing, Stretch, Thank, Trust, Wail, and Water. It took awhile to build a longer list and then reduce it down to 24 - my favorite number. Yes, living can be overwhelmingly complex or as simple as...
Somebody asked me to volunteer to help out with a youth mentoring organization in July 2023. A good friend of mind encouraged me to say yes. I entered too much information on the application and met with the program director. Their mission is to mentor at-risk kids to increase the likelihood of them living a good life. It's a worthy mission, I'm available, it seems like it'd be part of a good life, so I said yes. Is my decision part of God's Will? Yes, saying yes was a reasonable and good response - good life building results seem likely.
People will have opportunities, within the only church in town, to engage in a life that's bigger than self. Yes, there'll be opportunities to exercise all twenty-four active verbs. God's Will is certainly worked out beyond the boundaries of the church so I expect that our opportunities to apply these active verbs are endless.
Just for today...
"When my thoughts are centered on learning to live, I will be less tempted to involve my mind with the thoughts of how others live." One Day at a Time (p. 215)
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