If only life and box where all the that were looking for could be found ...
Even if the box existed, how would we find it?
Enter Professor Solomon. He is, according to his biography, a magician with a
Something’s lost, and your first thought— your basic instinct—is to look for it.
You’re ready to
To hunt for it in a random, and increasingly frenetic, fashion.
To ransack your own house.
This is the most common mistake people make.
And it can doom their search from the start.
I know you’re eager to find that lost item. But not yet. Don’t look for it yet.
Wait until you have some idea where to look.
You can check out the other 11 principles and make up your own mind if it works. I was enthralled with the first principle, especially as it relates to Finding the Good Life.
We all want the Good Life. We all are seemingly searching for the Good Life and so few of us are finding it. Perhaps, Professor Solomon is onto something ... Don’t look for it yet. Wait until you have some idea where to look. Maybe in our zeal to find the Good Life ... we all have started looking for the Good Life without any idea of where to begin the search? Thank you Professor Solomon for the reminder and the practical advice.
Now before you going telling everyone about how wise the professor is, let me remind you of the words of the Great Master Teacher:
Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things (The Good Life) shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33 (my addition)
Not only did Jesus tell us how to find the Good Life, but he also told us exactly where to look.
See you Sunday ... I'll be the one smiling ... good to know in my search for the Good Life that I am looking in the right place! How about you?
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