This is Holy Week and I'm getting some good pearls of wisdom listening to the radio. I am listening to Relevant Radio. I just heard a profound message from Dr. Ray Benedetto.
His entire segment was profound because this is the first time I heard of him. He promotes character based capitalism, which is something the public probably has a hard time believing can exist.
He talked about "trying to control the world," which we know deep down is a rotten idea, yet we still try to do it. In our own "I can do it better" selves we insist we can control part of something.
We are control freaks. How do you know? When you have a melt down. The melt down is a sure sign of your controlling self.
If we want to live like vacation, we do need to pare down our lives and follow step #4: Knock out the unproductive.
We also need to use the principle of wiggle room.
Also there is one "control factor" that helps you return your life back to you, when we tend to pile our lives full with what other people want. This is the principle of taking control of your plate.
So, this sounds as if I am contradicting myself, but there is a part of control that is actually a self discipline. The principle of taking control of your plate is about not overloading your schedule. It is about prioritizing and not taking on things that are going to be harmful to you and your family because over scheduling is unhealthy.
So, let's get back to the question of the day. Living like vacation means we are not escaping life but enriching our daily lives.
While you are involved in the world, are you trying to control the world or inspire the world?
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