Eeyores & Aussies

"We live at the edge of the miraculous.  One step away from a transformation." 
That's how my fortune cookie put it recently.

So often in life, we get caught up in just surviving.  Making it through and still being alive, escaping as much hardship and heartache as possible.  And in our overburdened, weighed-down, survivalist mindset, we lose out on the adventure, the possibility, and the potential that is around every corner.

Think about it.  Around every corner is something.  And depending on our perspective, we hear that and see the potential in one of two ways.

“Around every corner is something or someone lurking…."
This mindset is filled with fear.  Everything is a potential burden, a potential for disaster.  Everyone’s out to get me.  It’s just a matter of time before something breaks down.  I’ll never get ahead.  I’m destined to be stuck.  Someone else always gets the miracle.  This is the "Eeyore” mentality. 

The cup is always half empty, if that.  In this mindset, we begin defeated before we even start. 

“Around every corner is something or someone awaiting…"
This mindset is filled with faith.  Everything is a potential blessing, an opportunity for celebration.  Everyone is a fan and a believer in me.  My best days are still ahead of me.  The best is still yet to come.  In this mindset, we are overcomers before we even start.  This is the mindset I like to call the “Aussie” mentality.  

When I was in Australia a few summers ago, I was both captivated and inspired by the mindset of the people there.  They spoke about everyone and everything with such a sense of hope. Every person I encountered was always speaking to the potential.  It was one of the most life-giving experiences I have ever walked through.  

We live on the edge of the miraculous.  But only if we choose to see it, speak of it, and lean into it.  

We also live on the edge of disaster.  But only if we choose to focus on it, speak of it, and believe it.

Friends, let’s be those that choose the miraculous.  And I don’t just mean choose to live on the EDGE of the miraculous. Let’s be those who think about, speak about, and live FULLY IMMERSED in the miraculous.