dailydatewithgod

One of the things that scientists have determined about behavior motivation is our inclination to avoid loss.  We are more likely to do something to keep loss from happening than to gain something we don’t already have.  We are described as being loss averse.  Perhaps it is because we are not aware of what we are adhering to until we lose it or are threatened with losing it.  What might it look like if we cherished the things we were adhered to whether it is our identity, things, experiences, or people? Perhaps loss occurs so we can become aware of the things we are adhering to. Which things or ideas do we adhere to with our minds but not our hearts?  I am interested in knowing more about the adherence of my heart because I know it is closest to the truth of who I am.  When I experience a loss I am made aware of my adherence to what I have made that thing, person or experience mean about me than the thing itself.  This is where we discover the adherence of our hearts.  Loss is challenging and to the degree to which we have adhered the thing to our sense of who we are according to our mind, is the degree of challenge. Our ego does not like to question our sense of self. What if in any moment of loss, we were given the gift of evaluating its adherence to the truth of who we are instead of who we think we are or who we think others think we are?  God invites us always to get to know the truth of who we are at our core and everything including loss can tell us something about the adherence of our hearts if we let them.