Monday, November 02, 2009

Memory

My memory
Often it fails me.
The things that I just heard or said.
Even those I wrote down.
It can be irritating when you need the information.
You grope within your mind
Grasping for the right words.
Reminders don't always function.

Yet, these days
The challenge I face
Is trying to forget.
Why do I recall the little details?
Words, actions, places
Clothes, food, activities
And the hardest
Mistakes I said
Wrong decisions I took.

What I want
To remember the things that I must
And forget those that should be forgotten.

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Lion Chaser Manifesto

Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Set God-sized goals. Pursue God-ordained passions. Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention. Keep asking questions. Keep making mistakes. Keep seeking God. Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution. Stop repeating the past and start creating the future. Stop playing it safe and start taking risks. Expand your horizons. Accumulate experiences. Enjoy the journey. Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can. Live like today is the first day and last day of your life. Don't let what's wrong with you keep you from worshiping what's right with God. Burn sinful bridges. Blaze new trails. Criticize by creating. Worry less about what people think and more about what God thinks. Don't try to be who you're not. Be yourself. Laugh at yourself. Quit holding out. Quit holding back. Quit running away.

Chase the lion.

In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day by Mark Batterson (www.evotional.com)