dailydatewithgod

It is easy to measure ourselves by our output.  It can be witnessed and others attest to it. Accomplishments are usually agreed upon constructs which provide a value level to the world around us. In a world driven by success what one has accomplished is the only thing that matters. If we cannot list it on our resumes or have things to show for them, did we really accomplish anything?  If that is the last word then what do we call all the things we cannot measure or that are not visible?  Why is it when we acknowledge a kindness extended to another human being it is not considered an accomplishment? It is considered part of the deal. If we do things expected of us we are told we cannot see it as an accomplishment.  What would we be accomplishing?  Being human?  Given the number of people who harm others, maybe kindness should be considered an accomplishment.  What about the insights we have about our own growth?  If we manage to react differently towards someone with whom we have a repeated ineffective pattern of reaction, isn’t that accomplishing something?  At what point does how we see ourselves not in comparison to others but in comparison to ourselves become enough of a reason for accepting accomplishments as real?  What if God’s definition of accomplishments is different from the world’s?  What if being versus doing became a sign of accomplishing something?  God invites us to look not just at what the world is ready to tell us are accomplishments but what our hearts are telling us.  We have an internal guidance system that works effectively when we listen to it.  Listening requires a level of quiet and slowing down which can be hard in a world moving very fast very loudly.  Perhaps getting quiet and slowing down to check in with one’s heart could be considered an accomplishment . . . perhaps.