Sigmund needs to take a long walk around the block.

Was reading thru Switch (Chip & Dan Heath) about the psychology of organizational change on the metro this morning.  Really its aimed at future leaders and CEO's and such, but its just as pertinent to my small life.  One thing really stuck out, they talked about behavioral change.  They said once the experiment has taken place, go back and investigate the Bright Spots.  In the people that did make a change, what the heck were they doing that worked so well?  Look into it and see how you can apply it directly.  
Basically don't get too far away from the source of what works.  Solution Oriented.  Find out what works and duplicate it.  Rather than a Freudian approach of analyzing the history of problems and working your way backwards for a shred of good helpful info.  


Believe it or not, this has a legit place in the psychological community. Its called Solutions-Oriented Brief Therapy (SBT); "finding solutions rather than developing explanations for problems".
Its premise is that, "Most problems are solvable …"  SBT asks: "What do you want to become?" and "What are the necessary steps to get there?"

Must have been missing girls Bible study for real too.  Read thru an old friends blog this morning.
She posted 2 Corinthians 5.7 "We do not live by sight, but by faith".  Yes!
Really struggling with things unseen, but you know what I am lining myself up and trying to stay right in the path I belong.  Got to let God do the rest.  Remember to trust that He will and He absolutely is the Perfector.


2 Corinthians 4:7-9 refreshed my mind too:

 "Let light shine out of darkness, made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. ⁸We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; ⁹persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

I have definitely worked myself into a Freudian dither.  It has made me forget what is right in front of me.  Realizing I don't have to keep digging deeper to find the answers is a huge relief.  

Life is tough and I am sure this will not be my last bought with self doubt and wonderment at my messes.

The plain truth is I am hugely blessed and largely thankful for such a sweet existence and a second chance to live beautifully in faith.  I am not disparate in anyway, shape or form and remain fully confident in my unseen future.  Bright Spots, I am on my way!