I am gratedul for the comments (the reason being the blog's were'nt moused over as is most of the time) and I'll try to explain what the "doing something for the first time is". We fall into routines, habits very easily and then begins the 'drudgery' with the mundane. But the most ordinary and everyday tasks become 'alive' when we are 'aware' of what we do and the best way to this (I found) is to ask myself this question "when was the last time.." Woke up this morning, not the first time, was acutely 'aware' of being alive and a psalm of praise escapes my lips, involuntarily.Came out to look at the morning, was given a warm kiss by the sun (Son)!! Looked at the trees in the yard, the leaves were 'alive' and glossy green, with a slight upward lift, in silent praise! So 'happy' to give me (us) everything it has, Oxygen, wood, bark, leaves..silently (notice by the evening they seem to be slightly 'stooped' as though ready to lay down) I begin the day, Now I 'walk' not run through the 'chores'/'tasks'.Everyday, Everytime, Everything takes on a new meaning with this one question. The 'fire' is there, its in the obvious, but 'am I just too busy to tell you how busy I am?' Then how will I find it? Soon society comes along and decides to paint a picture for me, (us) 'This is how, when, where...etc. this, that and the other should be done, we meekly followed/swallowed hook, line and sinker. That reduced the 'flames' to 'embers'....Now it is up to me to rekindle it, and only I can.
You can ascribe this as a kind of parable to your spiritual life with profound affect!! and when you lay down ask...when was the last time I did something for the first time...Life in all its fullnes and it is yours 'with joy to draw water from the wells of salvation' because 'you will seek me and you will find me, because you will seek me with all your heart' and when you pray, there will be no pre-meditated 'shopping list' but you will pray as Jesus taught us 'in Spirit and in Truth'
OMG! Im sorry if I shot my mouth off, thank you all for the opportunity to explain more than that I sincerely thank you for asking.
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Spend time with yourself, spend time 'with your back to the wall' I will post more, but I will not give you 'formulas' that will lead you to make it a goal or objective. Life is a mystery, enjoy every step of the way. Happiness is a state of being not doing and can be achieved by living and enjoying the mystery that is life as it unfolds. Become and be a human being, not a human doing.! Be Blessed.