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You Were Created for a Purpose: DREAM Like it!
Becoming Perfectly Yourself
You Were Created for a Purpose: DREAM Like it! – Matthew Kelly
“Before the beginning of time, when you were just a dream, your purpose had already been assigned. Purposefully created, and created for a purpose, you are here at this very moment to become the-best-version-of-yourself—not to become some poor imitation of your parents, your friends, your siblings, or your colleagues— but to become perfectly yourself.
Life is not about doing and having; it is about becoming.
Could you have a better dream for your children than to want them to become the-best-version-of-themselves? Could you have a better dream for your spouse than to want him or her to become the-best-version-of-him-or herself? It is the ultimate dream— and when we turn our attention to living this dream, our lives are flooded with energy, enthusiasm, passion, purpose, and a real and sustainable joy. It is time to start living this dream.
When we are healthy in a holistic sense, or in any one aspect of our lives, we are driven by this dream to become the-best-version-of-ourselves. Why are there so many products and programs available that help people transform different areas of their lives? Because there is an enormous demand for them. Marketers know that people have this insatiable desire to improve themselves. This desire is what drives us when we are healthiest.”
Minute Meditation – The Touch of Jesus
The touch of Jesus. How it burned! And how sweet the sensation of this love in its searing penetration. Francis lay upon the cold ground of his hut at St. Mary of the Angels and felt nothing but the touch of Jesus in his feet and hands and side.
He would die with the brothers witnessing the way a traveler with Jesus dies. Poor. Broken in body. Radiant in the light of the Spirit glowing from his eyes and from the marks of Jesus’ touch. And the peace of his departing would seal the genuineness of their own vocations as Lesser Brothers of the Lord.
To be real at the end. In that the brothers would be sure they were also authentically on the road with Jesus. They need only persevere as Francis had and Christ Himself would touch them with his perfect Peace.
He looked around the hut and prayed for everyone he saw dimly standing above him and for the Lady Clare and her sisters. The Dream was theirs, the Journey lay before them.
—from the book Francis: The Journey and the Dream
by Murray Bodo, OFM
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Dynamic Catholic – Want to Feel Amazing Again?
Want to Feel Amazing Again?
5 Ways to Increase Your Enthusiasm – Matthew Kelly
Here are five concrete things you can do to infuse your daily life with enthusiasm:
1. Prioritize your legitimate needs. Diet, exercise, sleep, and prayer all increase your capacity for enthusiasm. Take a walk today, make a healthy meal, get to bed early, and watch your enthusiasm begin to grow!
2. Schedule 15 minutes every day to do something you love doing. Why are children so consistently enthusiastic? Because they do so many things every day just for the joy of it. You don’t have to spend all day doing something you love, start small, fifteen minutes a day.
3. Say “no” to people, activities, and things that drain your energy and enthusiasm. Develop an awareness of who and what drains your enthusiasm. Protect your enthusiasm by learning to say, “no.”
4. Spend time with enthusiastic people. We rise or fall to the level of our friends in most things. Who are the most enthusiastic people you know? Are you spending enough time with those people? Your enthusiasm is probably the average of the five people you spend the most time with. If you wish to raise your level of enthusiasm in life, surround yourself with enthusiastic people.
5. Dream. Your dreams are your dreams for a reason. Our dreams animate us, they literally breathe new life into us. So, what are your dreams and what are you doing about them? Start pursuing your dreams and they will fill you with new passion, energy, enthusiasm, and vitality.
It’s time to rediscover your enthusiasm and flourish. And just remember, everyone who really cares about you wants you to flourish.”
Minute Meditation – Herald of Christ’s Dream
Some faces seemed to fix upon him the searching, expectant look of those whose journey had no end, of those who wandered aimlessly through life because they did not know what else to do, or because they were fleeing from something rather than toward something. For these Francis had the most compassion because they had no dream and because the dream would have to come from within themselves where all was barren desert. Or could someone else find the dream for them? He began to wonder if everyone heard an inner Voice as he had, or whether some heard only human voices.
If his Dream were something very special, then perhaps he would have to become a voice from Christ for others to hear. He would have to become the Herald of Christ, singing aloud the glory of the Dream that God had made for everyone. As he walked about the countrysides and through the streets of all the world, he would imagine that he was taking each face from the anonymous crowds and breathing hope and love into it. He would share the Dream.
—from the book Francis: The Journey and the Dream
by Murray Bodo, OFM, pages 26-27
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60 Second Wisdom: It’s Time to Dream. What’s Yours?
“One of your most amazing abilities is your ability to dream. You can stand here, look into the future, imagine something bigger or better, and then chase it down and make it happen. That’s an amazing ability.
So, here’s my question for you today: What are your dreams?
The question takes most people off guard, because at some point most of us stopped dreaming. We get into survival mode, get absorbed with the daily realities of life, put other people’s dreams ahead of our own, and wake up one day and wonder what happened.
Today is that day. Time to wake up. Your dreams are your dreams for a reason. Time to dream again. Grab a piece of paper and make a list of ten things you would love to do. Don’t judge your dreams, just write them down. Then pick one – big or small – and get after it.
The future can be better than the past, and you can do something today to bring that about. So, whatever your dream is, get after it!”
Dynamic Catholic – God Loves Collaboration
Teamwork makes the dream work. On a great team or with a great partner, so many things became possible you couldn’t have done on your own. Today, Matthew discusses how God wants to take that to a whole new level in your life. He has a dream for you. Together, you can make it work like never before.
This week’s Gospel reflection is on Mk 6:7-13.
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Daily Reflection – Dream Big!
