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Building Yourself Brick by Brick
It’s one thing to try to build but it’s another entirely when the foundation is strong.
Would you rather build your house on a mountain of sand or on rock?
The waves and the wind and the storms of the world will disrupt and destroy one house; the other house will remain strong and sturdy.
“It’s necessary to invent yourself. The earlier the better.” — Joe Duncan
Everyone has different things that they do to remain centered and maintain their foundation. Some people call their parents every day, others will read the Bible, some people will workout on a daily basis. What do you do?
Each of us has bricks, we have foundations that we can lay within our lives. We have the choice to use these bricks for constructive purposes or to break down and destroy.
We all have different goals in mind, some of us want to use our bricks to build a fortress around us, others want to build a home that can host others, and still, others want to just throw their bricks around.
When you look back at the past week, where did you focus? What did you fail at in the past 7 days?
Then, how close does that failure feel? Does it feel like you could be there in…