THE FLAME WITHIN...

THE HIGHER OUR ULTIMATE PLACE ON THE MOUNTAIN OF LIFE, THE LONGER THE ROAD. HE ONLY GIVES US WHAT WE CAN HANDLE. WE STAND OUT FOR A REASON. I KNOW THAT OUR PURPOSE IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE GREATNESS WE'VE ALREADY ACHIEVED.

AFTER ALL, WE'RE STILL HERE RIGHT? THE FACT IS, IT'S NOT OVER YET. :-)
CHILD OR ADULT, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT OUR ULTIMATE ACHIEVEMENTS AND INATE FLAMING DESIRE TO REACH THEM WERE WRITTEN PRIOR TO THE ENTERING OF OUR MOTHER'S WOMB. BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS HAVE MADE GREAT DIFFERENCES IN THIS CRUEL WORLD. GOOD AND BAD EXPERIENCES IN THE PAST ARE PREPARING US FOR OUR FUTURE. AS MUCH AS WE'D LIKE TO SHELTER EVERY CHILD FROM FIRE, OUR JOURNEY UP THE MOUNTAIN STARTS FROM THE DAY WE ARE BORN. IF WE HAVE A HIGHER POINT UP THE MOUNTAIN, IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THAT WE WOULD NEED AND WANT TO START OUR JOURNEY EARLY, RIGHT?

THE FACT IS, ALL OF OUR PURPOSES ARE DIFFERENT (NOT THAT ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANOTHER), IT'S JUST THAT THE CHALLENGES ARE DIFFERENT. EVERY LAYER OF DIRT, TREE, BUSH, DROP OF WATER AND ANIMAL (YUK!) ON THE MOUNTAIN COUNTS IN OUR JOURNEY TO OUR ULTIMATE SPOT ON THE MOUNTAIN. OUR PERSONAL PURPOSES SOMETIMES DETERMINE HOW LOUD OUR PERSONAL "VOICES" ARE WHEN IT'S TIME TO SCREAM "FIRE". THE MORE WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, THE "LOUDER" WE CAN SPEAK TRUTH WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT IN OUR COURSE OF PERSONAL PROGRESSION UP THE MOUNTAIN OF LIFE.

SORRY, I HATE TO SAY IT; BUT, IT'S OUR DESTINY AND WE CAN'T GET OFF THE WHEEL OF LIFE. THE STRONGER THE FLAME IS, THE BIGGER THE FIRE, THE LOUDER THE VOICE WITHIN. MAYBE THE ANSWER IS TO KEEP THE WHEEL MOVING? WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WHEN IT'S OUR "PERSONAL BEST" TIME TO DO SO. WE ARE ALL HUMAN; BUT, OUR PURPOSE IS HIGHER. THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH CATCHING FIRE AS A HUMAN IS TO STOP & ANALYZE THE SITUATIONS, DROP EVERYTHING OTHER THAN US AND ROLL THE WHEEL TO OUR NEXT LEVEL.

UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT SURE WE CAN PUT OUT EVERY FIRE AT ANY AGE. SOMETIMES WE JUST HAVE TO DRAW THE BOUNDARIES AND LET THEM BURN OUT, MERGE, OR JUST PLAIN BLOW UP. ALL WE CAN DO IS WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE THE DISGUISED BLESSING OF DEALING WITH THE LINGERING SMOKE FROM THAT NEXT LEVEL?

BOTH FIRE AND WATER CAN BE DETRIMENTAL IF WE LET THEM. THEY AREN'T ALWAYS NEGATIVE. THE FEAR OF OUR PERSONAL FIRE IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE. (IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S US OR SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS FEARING IT.) WE JUST HAVE TO DISCOVER HOW TO "WELD", "COOK"", ETC. AND MAKE THE FIRE WORK FOR US. (I'M STILL LEARNING TOO. ) THE RESULTING "INVENTIONS" AND "CREATIVE DISHES" ARE QUITE POSSIBLY BETTER THAN ANYTHING WE'VE EVER SEEN, TASTED, HEARD, AND/OR FELT.

HANDS DOWN, EVEN AFTER THE FIRE DIES OUT AND THE WATER DRIES OUT, THE MOUNTAIN STILL STANDS AND OUR PLACE ON IT WILL NEVER DISAPPEAR.
GOD BLESS AND MUCH LUV!