Sunday Story...Inane, Insane and Profane

Sunday Story…Inane, Insane and Profane
Inane
The trivial stupid stuff that passes for important today
Insane
The amount of space given to the extremes of any group
Profane
The proliferation of amazingly unacceptable material that we allow into our homes and our brains

All of these things take away from being our highest and best. Are you doing your highest and best work? Have you given your very best effort? Are you moving toward the highest reaches of your goals? Do you even know what your highest and best would be? Think about it.

Inane, Insane, and Profane…these things make it OK for us to stop being in the arena and getting things done. It is much too easy today to be a self-styled “expert” on anything. I can watch a few videos try out some ideas and BOOM I am the expert in the field. We often call this the green belt syndrome…when someone knows just enough to say they know something but nowhere near enough to really know anything. This is a dangerous place to live, a place where it is easy to get hurt, easy to hurt others without knowing why. Yet for many people this is their perpetual dwelling, this is where they permanently reside.

Inane, Insane, and Profane…all too often I see people quit or go away from something rather than getting in the middle of it and participating. Often times they don’t even complain about it…they just quit. When what they should be doing is digging and figuring it out and then trying to contribute and make it better. If you are complaining without suggestions for improvement all you are doing is whining. STOP IT. STOP WHINING.

Inane, Insane, and Profane…then there is the twisting of things to shape and mold them into your own little reality. A reality, which, by the way, is based simply upon what you want to see. It has no objective place in the world. Just like an infant whose entire world is made of 1 or 2 people and 3 or 4 bodily functions. That is all you can recognize and all you want to deal with…when in fact there are billions of people and billions of things going on moment to moment.

Inane, Insane, and Profane…the time we spend on the truly trivial. The day to day things that no one will ever remember tomorrow or often even 10 minutes after we have done them.

Inane, Insane, and Profane…where we allow our brains to reside all too often.

Your Highest and Best.

Think on that for just a moment. What would your life look like if you could spend it in pursuit of your highest and best in every arena?

If every workout, every physical pursuit, every golf game, every race, every kick, every punch was reaching toward the highest and best. And at the end of any one you could say “Today I have done my highest and best”? What would your physical condition be? How good could you be?

If every sales call, every letter every contact you made today was made in the highest and best way you could make it? What would your career trajectory look like?

If every time you talked to someone, every contact you made in a grocery market or convenience store or on the street you gave your highest and best to that person in that moment. What would your life look like?

If every time you communed with the divine source you could say with conviction:”Today I gave my highest and best in every endeavor to every person I came into contact with.” What would your soul say to that?

We all know we should be giving our highest and best. Yet we spend so much time in the Inane, Insane, and Profane places. They are easier, not so demanding, and normal places to be. Most of our friends are there. If we are going to be in the highest and best mode we will need to make some new ones. Not everyone wants to go here. It is hard work.

It is hard to dig in and contribute rather than whine and complain.
It is hard to be constantly vigilant against terminal mediocrity.
It is hard to change. And this is the bottom line. We, as humans, are resistant to change. We would rather put up with a very bad status quo than change. If you don’t believe me just take a look around at all the people who keep doing things to hurt their health. Smoking comes to mind. This is a bad habit…pretty much a recognized fact. It is hard to change...you have to want to, you have to be willing to endure some pain, and you have to shift your thinking. And for many people it is just too hard. And it is better to continue what I am doing the venture out into the unknown, even if I know that the unknown has to be better than what I am doing.

But you can’t get to the highest and best without shifting and changing and moving into a new gear. The old track can’t take you to this destination. You will need to forge a new trail. But…what if (go read last weeks’ story!)…The fact of the matter is it is better to fall short of reaching for your highest and best then never pick yourself up out of the swamp of the Inane, Insane, and Profane.

You know you really want to and I know you are really scared to try. Look the Inane, Insane, and Profane will always be there waiting for you, you can go back. But I suspect that once you attempt shooting for the stars you will never again be content aiming into the dirt.

This week’s recipe:
A classic!
Shrimp Scampi
I like this for its simplicity and ease of preparation.
Get a pound of fresh shrimp…big ones not the bay shrimp and not the ones already cooked. Clean and devein them or ask the fish monger to do it.
Use 1tbsp of butter and 1 tbsp of olive oil in the pan and heat on med til melted. Yes real butter. It tastes better and isn’t related to petrochemicals in any way.
Chop 2 cloves of garlic and 4 scallions (green onions).
Throw into the hot oil for about 1 minute and add the shrimp.
Stir it is done when the shrimp is a nice white color instead of translucent…maybe 5 minutes
If you want to add a little cayenne pepper…go ahead. Serve it with a nice fresh green salad, maybe garlic bread, and a crisp white wine.
Enjoy with people you like!

Namaste
John
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