Are you Deliberate?

Have you ever visited the ocean in the spring? The temperatures are just beginning to rise. The water still too cold for swimming but the sun feels oh so glorious on your skin. It is easy to spend an entire day sitting or laying enjoying the still crisp breeze and the suns rays.

Unfortunately, it is also easy to acquire sunburn on these days. It is not that we are unaware of the strength of the sun or the possibilities of later pain.  Nevertheless, it is easy to be lulled into inaction. The gradualness with which we become burned lends itself to complacency in allowing it to happen.

Madeleine Kunin, former Governor and author is quoted as saying ‘Inaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.’ While her quote is most likely referring to inaction in a political sense, it can also be applied to a personal sense.

Have you become complacent in your life’s quest?  Are you on the lookout for the gradual comfort of where you are in life? Are you moving toward your goal or have you accepted the status quo for your life?

You should be asking yourself these questions every three months (minimum). Inaction is an action, a non-deliberate action. I challenge you to make your actions deliberate.