Wednesday, August 31, 2011

PUSHING OUR CART THROUGH LIFE

You see that guy in the picture? A common figure in the tapestry of life... the bigger and smaller tapestry of our collective and separate lives. Aside from the apparent message it pushes out to our brains i.e. dignity of labor... it holds a far more stronger symbolism of ourselves.

That's us pushing our own cart and inside our cart is heaped a dozen or more of our hopes, ambitions, goals, aspirations, or dreams and the nitty gritty details of having them. We carry these with us in our cart pushing hard along the path of our journey. Pushing hard, harder, hardest.

You think that we'll make it?

Unlike the guy in the picture who won't think of losing any of the contents of his cart for some apparent reason I would presume, we can and must do better than that. Cause certainly that's a heavily laden cart we're pushing through life. And it's a long tough journey we're taking no doubt.

So then what's to do? The logical thing.... meaning relieve some of that burden or load.

You see, not all of that load is necessary. Some in there are just there for the ride and then some pretend to be important and again some are downright extra baggage. So you sort through it all and extricate those you don't need or which tend only to hinder your progress. Now this is the part when you have to think... and think hard. What you don't need is the wrong attitude... lack of discipline... hanging on to old comfort zones.... unwillingness to adapt.... fear of change.... weak faith... and other unessential stuff or undesirables you are better without. You know them all.

Because unless you lighten your load it's going to be a huge struggle pushing a gigantic cart with only your mere puny strength.

And when you have done all that and still the pushing is hard. Well, there's nothing like having a good strong friend to help you push. And that's what God is there for. Bring Him along; you won't regret it.

Note: Picture is courtesy of a friend. Thanks, Perry.



8 comments:

  1. @ Cause certainly that's a heavily laden cart we're pushing through life. And it's a long tough journey we're taking no doubt.

    Smartly said Ellen..good thought :)

    Well, we become dependent at times, but can do many things on our own and we do owe a lot to our own life by making all the things that can be done by us, alone :)

    Best wishes,
    Prams

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  2. Hey Prams, so nice to see you. How are you? Been to your blog. That was a nice tribute to your laptop. :-) All so true. Thanks for dropping by and I like your thoughts on the subject too. Blessings to you and your loved ones.

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  3. And my that freind is 'You', Ellen!

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  4. You made me smile with this one, Pearl. :-) But you always manage to do that with your every visit to the blog. Thank you so much. I needed that today. God bless you.

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  5. Awesome post Ellen, Can't tell you how much I liked it... It's one the real motivating stuff. I'm going through a phase of self discovery and this would help me a lot.

    'What you don't need is the wrong attitude... lack of discipline... hanging on to old comfort zones.... unwillingness to adapt.... fear of change.... weak faith... and other unessential stuff or undesirables you are better without. You know them all.

    Because unless you lighten your load it's going to be a huge struggle pushing a gigantic cart with only your mere puny strength. '

    AWESOME

    Thank You.

    Smiles
    Aby

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  6. Well, you are awesome, Aby. Because anyone who sees change and embraces it is awesome. Thanks for your lovely visit. Blessings to you and your family.

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  7. Ellen,

    What a simile! So beautifully put. We surely need to prioritise what we need to carry and what we can either leave or defer for later date.

    Take care

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  8. Wow, Jack, you've gone through every post in one sitting! Amazing. Delighted by it. Thank you! :-)

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