“It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the
things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you
lack.” ~ Germany Kent
What brings you life? What helps you feel alive? I am convinced that it isn’t just meaning or
purpose we are searching for in the world, we are longing/thirsty for feeling
fully, authentically, wholly, and holy alive.
We want our senses and souls to be awake and aware. So today, I want to invite you to being to
make what is called, “Life giving list”.
Full credit to Steve Cuss for this idea!
The Life-giving list are small encounters and experiences that
help you feel alive. The list isn’t
constructed with the special or spectacular ~ like once-in-a-lifetime trips or things
that take weeks to plan ~ the list is built for the moments of everyday,
ordinary life. Some examples from my
life:
Tasting ice cream
Holding Gina’s hand
Hugging my family
Writing a sermon and these
daily meditations
Laughing
Taking a photograph out in
creation
The point is to have a
list of things you do and encounter every single day. The simpler the better because we can
practice daily. I recently heard Steve
say he tries to actively cultivate 15 things from his life-giving list each day
starting with smiling when he sees his daughter in the morning or hugging his
wife before going to work. Steve’s list has
over 150 things from his ordinary life.
You don’t have to come up with that many, but start the list today. Try to come up with fifty ways you can
take note of what you are grateful for rather than what you lack. If you want to talk more let me know. Better yet, I would love to share/swipe lists
with you sometime. May you pause and
write down your Life-giving list today and may this be an encounter and
experience of God’s grace. Amen.
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