LifeSightsSound

Today as always, I got into the 6:05 train heading to Manchester Airport, as always, my mind travelled as the engine of the train started, and it drifted to the place where it has been going for the past couple of days. My mind seems to manufacture all manner of fears, probably as a way of teaching me life lessons and helping me to overcome daily unseen mountains.

For 2 weeks now, I have been having this fear of ticking the box, I do not want to be seen as just ticking the box, am I just ticking the box? is that the way people around me see me?

One of my colleague is rounding off his secondment, ready to go back and take a new role, I hear others say fantastic guy, life of the party, no worries kinda guy, then you hear words like, He got what he wanted, not the rock the boat kinda guy, he is laid back, never giving too much information, bla bla bla bla, Summary is that he ticked the box, not bringing anything new for people to hold on to, just the fact that He is a fantastic guy.

I begin to wonder, what will people say about me? what will be my testimony? He has been put in the box of fantastic guy but will not be driving change..

I do not want to be known for just how fantastic I am, I want to be known for something more tangible, how I effected change in my environment, how I have a great work ethic.

I want to be known for making a difference, I just do not want to tick the box.

How about you? are you content with just letting sleeping dogs lie? don’t rock the boat? live everyday as it comes…

My prayer to this fear is that I want an excellent spirit to be found in me like Daniel, I know it is a lonely road and often painful, but the prize of an excellent spirit far out weighs the pain.

Wherever you are today, this week, don’t just go through the week ticking the box, go through this week effecting change within yourself and your environment. Read that book, learn that new word, stand up for the right things at work, don’t throw that paper on the floor, put it in the trash, start to write that book.

Pray for an excellent spirit like Daniel