Designer's Original

So far, I have been a few of my A-Ha moments from "The ME I Want To BE" reading. I think I have read the epitome of all of my A-HA moments. Well, at least for now, :) I never knew what FTT meant until I started reading this book by John Ortberg. FTT means Failure To Thrive.   To Thrive means to grow vigorously, FLOURISH; to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances If you fail to thrive, then you fail to grow. It, also, means that you are not willing to fight, to take a stand. You will give up at a moment's notice when things seem hard or if there's a bump in the road. J ohn Ortberg said it best. Languishing is Failure To Thrive. "Languishing is the condition of someone who may be able to function but has lost a sense of hope and meaning. Languishing is not the presence of mental illness; it is the absence of mental and emotional vitality." This is good time to pause and ponder. From there John...

Hello Everyone! I finished reading chapter 1.  I have read some of chapter 2 up to page 26.  I read about a few MEs that are God's version at all..... The Me I Don't Want To Be The Me I Pretend To Be The Me I Think I Should Be From what I read so far, I concluded that some or even most of us strive very hard to be everything and anything we want to be instead of what God wants us to be.   I think the reasoning behind that is because we want to please people, fit in, or be a part of something so that we can have a sense of belonging.  Peer pressure can, also, hinder the God's best version of us. "We do not drift into becoming the best version of ourselves." We are not going to be THE ME WE WANT TO BE overnight.  It's a process.  You're not going to stumble upon the best version of yourself.  It takes direction from God.  He directs our paths and shows us the way. "When I am growing toward the ME I wan...

    In my previous post, I talked about beginning the journey of becoming God's best version of ME by reading "The ME I Want To Be," by John Ortberg.  I started reading it last night.  So far, I've read chapter 1, pages 11 - 17.  I want to make sure I take my time to read and comprehend every word.  Sometimes, when you rush through your reading, there's a possible chance that you may miss a key point. There were a few quotes that caught my attention.  I like to call these quotes my A-Ha moments. "You are not your handiwork; your life is not your project.  Your life is God's project.  God thought you up, and He knows what you were intended to be." I thought you else knows their creation better besides the Creator. No one.  Only God knows the master plan for our lives.  He knows our purpose.  "Flourishing is not measured by outward signs such as income, possessions, or attractiveness.  It means beco...