Trying to get in motion

Motion is a funny thing. Getting into it is even funnier. How do you describe it? "Something moving". That just doesn't seem to cut it.

There is a real shift, at least for me, when life is in motion, and when it is not. Being stalled, with no change, no growth, no goal on the horizon - that is a really hard thing. Having a purpose, a reason, a destination, a dream - well for me, life doesn't get much better than that.

My work as a life coach is almost always about helping people get in motion. And there is nothing miraculous about the work, but miracles happen when we dare to take steps forward. They don't have to be the right steps or the perfect steps. Heck, they don't even have to be steps forward. But putting an object (or a person) into motion changes things. It creates energy, it creates enthusiasm, purpose, a reason to get out of bed in the morning. A man moves a hammer that hits a nail that builds a wall that makes a house. Simple motion creating dramatic results.

But the honest truth is that we have little to do with where that motion takes us. Our part is to put it in motion, even if it is wrong. We are supposed to swing the hammer - that's our part. We may end up pulling that nail out again, but movement is happening. And with movement comes energy, and with energy, creativity. And with creativity, the image of The Creator is reflected in our lives.

Isn't that what this journey is all about - somehow reflecting the image of our Creator? So go create. Go do. Move. Put life into motion, and trust Him to steer it where He wants it to go.