Are you nuts?
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."
- Albert Einstein
I love that saying. Have you heard it before?
I think another way to say it is to ask the questions, "What is not working in my life? Where am I overwhelmed? Where am I stressed out?" These are probably good indicators that I need to make some changes. I make a habit to look at my patterns in life and ask myself if they are working. If I keep on doing what I have always done I will get what I always have gotten.
Where am I beating my head against the wall and nothing is changing? Am I repeating something over and over and expecting different results? If so I am acting insane. Something as simple as staying awake ‘til 12AM and setting my alarm clock for 6AM doesn’t work. I feel like crap all day. How many days do I need to feel like crap in order to stop the insanity?
Einstein also said, "The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them."
Sanity means having soundness of mind and body… healthy. I if am getting results in my life that I don’t like, then there is a good chance that I need to change not only my behavior but my thinking as well.
I think I can learn alot from Albert Einstein.
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I once heard Todd Hunter say, and I think it applies, esp to the church,
"Your systems are perfectly designed to achieve the results you are currently getting."
He may have been quoting Dallas Willard, but either way, it has been something that has stuck with me for a while
My favorite saying is... "As punishment for my contempt for authority, fate has made me an authority myself." -A. Einstien
Oh how good to know where this quote comes from. It is used a lot in AA, but I never knew who said it. One of my all-time favorites quotes. Anj
"Something as simple as staying awake ‘til 12AM and setting my alarm clock for 6AM doesn’t work. I feel like crap all day."I had to chuckle when I read that because it's the insane thing I'm doing right now!
Love the ideas expressed here.
One thing that I have been facinated with lately is how humans are so good at lying to themselves. We dont just lie to ourselves, we believe those lies with our whole heart. What an astonishing thing! We really need a better handle on reality. Sometimes I think that if i could just understand myself as well as God understands me I would be a much better problem solver.
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