It’s Friday! Lots of good stress in my life right now. And some of the regular kind as well.
I turned 51 this week. Birthdays are a good time to reflect on blessings. I am truly blessed.
Linking up with Kate Motaung and the Five Minute Friday community to write for five minutes on the word prompt adapt.
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When you adapt, you make adjustments to your environment.
I’ve read recently that the frog in the boiling pot of water is all wrong. That doesn’t really happen.
I don’t know.
I do know it’s easy to make adaptions to culture and eventually blend in when you should stand out.
“Don’t be conformed to the world.”
It has to be a conscious choice, because the path of least resistance is conformity.
It’s a continual choice. Which path are we taking? Whose voice are we listening to?
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After I finished writing for five minutes and was looking for an image, I remembered the modern translation of that verse, “Don’t let the world squeeze you into it’s mold,” and contrasted that with the potter’s hands skillfully creating beauty.
What a difference.
P.S. I had somewhat of an epiphany this week thinking about the image of pulling up stakes at a campsite. It so parallels the transitions I’ve experienced personally.