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Time Change

The time change has messed me up. I have a very strong internal clock. This is still true even though I am late to everything.

I have decided that I need to go with Newton's law of the "object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon". This is the Newton's law that I am going to attempt to live this week and see how it goes for life.

When I was a child, my favorite book was the Little Engine That Could. I don't know if  I loved it for the story itself or for the message that determination paid off. My Grandma was always trying to convince me that my stubbornness was a bad thing. That I needed to stop being stubborn. I feel as though this story shows that if you put your mind to a task, you can accomplish it.

I think about how this works in relation to faith. We are called to give up control and trust in a Power that we can simply put faith in that exists. But the "I think I can, I think I can" American, pull-yourself-up-by-your-boot-straps is contradictory, if not polar opposite of a faith relationship.

How does a person reconcile a desire for self-improvement and also needing to give up oneself to a higher Being? Is it black and white or a gray area? Do the two ideas go together or does one need to be given up?

I believe I can, I believe I can...

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  1. MariMarch 14, 2010 at 8:50 PM

    I think your puzzle can be solved by this lovely Kenyan proverb: "Pray while moving your feet."

    <3

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