Thank You Morgan Freeman for this Opportunity to Blog
Wow.
A few weeks ago I saw the movie Evan Almighty and was just floored by a definition of prayer as described by God (Morgan Freeman). Incidentally, if we could ever hold an election for "GOD" I'd enthusiastically nominate Morgan Freeman and, maybe, John Travolta if only for the Male Warrior's Dance and for his role in Welcome back, Mr. Kotter...
It, it's, it's just so we-erd
Anyhoo, back to the movie...
In this clip God, disguised as a waiter (he he he, very cool, "Gotta go, many people to serve") talks to Evan's wife. At this point Evan appears to have gone over the deep end, he's building an ark, growing a long beard and hair, wearing robes, prophesizing about "a flood" and masses of animals, two by two are gathering around the boat. God sits down next to Evan's wife and says this (fast forward to 41 seconds into the clip) Deep Profound Stuff.
I have been upheaved by this since I first saw it two weeks ago. My focus, spirit and mind all racing and zig-zagging around one another until it is all just a blur that appears motionless.
It messed me up good.
How long have I missed and miss-used my opportunities? How completely this thought changes the meaning of, well, everything,...
Today I have been battling cravings and binge-urges ALL DAY LONG. To compound the problem, I've also had a small migraine, unable to drive due to visual field changes and nausea. The cure to this has been for twenty years: Eat, Sleep, Eat, Sleep until I am completely numbed or medicated and I feel better.
Today I didn't Eat/Sleep/Eat/Sleep, I did take a nap but I have stayed on course nutritionally. Each moment of challenge was met with me stating (out loud) something along the lines of: Thank you for the chance to say NO. Thank you for the opportunity to grow my will power. Thank you for the chance to set the right example for my kids.
Maybe this is a little goofy-sounding but it has worked all day long. I think I just avoided a binge, and a BIG one at that. The confluence of events form the classic binge triggers for me: money concerns, work concerns, health concerns and constant pain (lower back and shoulder i've been rehabbing). And the most important trigger: SUCCESS. I have been doing a really good job, progressing and being disciplined for several weeks now.
Weeks worth of working hard has always led to a big binge and nothing brings on a binge like success.
God Bless,
Jeff
A few weeks ago I saw the movie Evan Almighty and was just floored by a definition of prayer as described by God (Morgan Freeman). Incidentally, if we could ever hold an election for "GOD" I'd enthusiastically nominate Morgan Freeman and, maybe, John Travolta if only for the Male Warrior's Dance and for his role in Welcome back, Mr. Kotter...
It, it's, it's just so we-erd
Anyhoo, back to the movie...
In this clip God, disguised as a waiter (he he he, very cool, "Gotta go, many people to serve") talks to Evan's wife. At this point Evan appears to have gone over the deep end, he's building an ark, growing a long beard and hair, wearing robes, prophesizing about "a flood" and masses of animals, two by two are gathering around the boat. God sits down next to Evan's wife and says this (fast forward to 41 seconds into the clip) Deep Profound Stuff.
I have been upheaved by this since I first saw it two weeks ago. My focus, spirit and mind all racing and zig-zagging around one another until it is all just a blur that appears motionless.
It messed me up good.
How long have I missed and miss-used my opportunities? How completely this thought changes the meaning of, well, everything,...
Today I have been battling cravings and binge-urges ALL DAY LONG. To compound the problem, I've also had a small migraine, unable to drive due to visual field changes and nausea. The cure to this has been for twenty years: Eat, Sleep, Eat, Sleep until I am completely numbed or medicated and I feel better.
Today I didn't Eat/Sleep/Eat/Sleep, I did take a nap but I have stayed on course nutritionally. Each moment of challenge was met with me stating (out loud) something along the lines of: Thank you for the chance to say NO. Thank you for the opportunity to grow my will power. Thank you for the chance to set the right example for my kids.
Maybe this is a little goofy-sounding but it has worked all day long. I think I just avoided a binge, and a BIG one at that. The confluence of events form the classic binge triggers for me: money concerns, work concerns, health concerns and constant pain (lower back and shoulder i've been rehabbing). And the most important trigger: SUCCESS. I have been doing a really good job, progressing and being disciplined for several weeks now.
Weeks worth of working hard has always led to a big binge and nothing brings on a binge like success.
God Bless,
Jeff
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