Living with Heart: From Birth to Death 52 - The 12 Movements: #2 A Man Faces and Struggles Being a Work in Progress
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A man faces and struggles with being a work in progress by admitting and struggling to accept that “clumsy is as good as we are ever going to become.”
Though we carry eternity in our hearts and the picture of perfection in our hearts, we cannot achieve it.
A man faces four realities and perseveres in the midst of them and in spite of them:
- Mistakes are inevitable and yet a man continues to pursue living fully, loving deeply, and leading well so that he leaves a positive legacy.
- We all have to live life on life’s terms. Life is tragic and God is faithful. We have to struggle with that conflict, without becoming resigned or giving up.
- Everything in life is practice. We never get to stop needing to ask questions and learning how to live.
- It takes a lifetime to learn how to live.
Remember that the movements are not a “twelve steps list.” They don’t work as an ordinal ranking, checking one off and then going to the next, and then assuming that you are done.
The Twelve Movements of a Man’s Life:
- offer a “path” not a “pill.”
- offer a process of how to live so that a man offers his best to who he loves and what he loves.
- require that a man submits to the reality of how life works. No one “beats” life or changes how it works.
Samuel Beckett said, “We are on earth, and there is no cure for that.” However, the courageous struggle to succeed in the midst of life’s realities; therefore, the twelve movements are not about perfection, but about living with passion, intimacy, and integrity.
A man will leave a positive legacy when he is:
- living fully
- loving deeply
- leading well
This man will exhibit:
- passion
- intimacy
- integrity
A man must bring these three characteristics to each movement.
Remember that God controls the process of life. Listen to Episodes 23 and 24, “Trust the Process” Parts 1 & 2 for a better understanding.
A man or woman, who lives with passion, intimacy, and integrity is a competent person; therefore, a successful person.