Keep your eye on the ball

Hello my name is Paul, as I begin this journey I do so with a certain amount of trepidation. To share your thoughts with an unknown audience is an interesting process. What I hope to do is to share life with you as I travel "One day at a time". It is such a privilege to walk a journey with fellow travellers.

At the minute I am learning to "abide" which comes from the Greek word meno: to remain, to dwell, to stay in a given place/relationship/expectency. This is such an intersting concept in an age where we are encouraged to move on and move on again. Where change is progress and progress is good, but is that entirely true? I think there are many things that work well and actually probably don't need to be changed for the sake of change. It may well be that we are to go deeper in the place where we are, rather than skim the surface and move on.

It occurs to me that what the world needs now is deep people rather than people who appear to be very gifted and innovative, but are shallow in the things that may have eternal or generational value. Keeping our eyes on the things that matter, the things that we believe in, the things that will bring long term value; family, spititual faith  serving others rather than being so easily diverted and amused by things that bring immediate gratification. That does not mean that there is no fun to be had in our journey, in the sharing, the caring and the challenges. Abiding, "keeping your eye on the ball" makes the difference and the difference is significant.