Spiritual hypoglycemia?
I just read this e-mail from self-promotion guru, Molly Gordon. It struck me, given the "super-human" demands I've been placing on myself lately:
Fortified, the spiritual hypoglycemic takes on real life like a comic book superhero. Limited funds? Ka-POW! Low self-esteem? BAM! Lonely? Sad? Holy hyperbole, Batman, we better wipe out those self-defeating thoughts.
Being a super-hero is hard work even for a comic book character. For a human being, it's soul-crushing. When the spiritual hypoglycemic inevitably crashes, he lands in reality with a vicious thud.
Bills, weeds, traffic. His brother needs a ride to rehab (and a loan), his cat left a hairball on the bathroom rug, and his mom believes her caregivers are concealing microphones in their scrubs.
To top it off, the spiritual hypoglycemic blames himself for this depressing scenario. His unhappiness is clearly a manifestation of his poor excuse for a belief system, an indictment of his lack of faith.
There's Truth in that. But like 100% cane juice or 100-proof vodka, Truth consumed immoderately can cause heart palpitations, high blood pressure, even hallucinations.
What's my point?
Simply this. Whatever your preferred brand of insight and inspiration, the Truth you are seeking is a lot bigger than you are. Try to swallow it, or manipulate it to get your way, and it will swallow you, chew you up, and spit you out.
It's nothing personal, just Reality doing It's thing.
And the Good News is that the same Truth in small doses really does set you free. ;-)
Publication and Reprint Info:
U.S. Library of Congress ISSN: 1530-311X
The above material is written and edited by Molly Gordon, MCC. Copyright (c) Shaboom Inc.(r) 2007. All rights reserved. Archives at www.mollygordon.com
Fortified, the spiritual hypoglycemic takes on real life like a comic book superhero. Limited funds? Ka-POW! Low self-esteem? BAM! Lonely? Sad? Holy hyperbole, Batman, we better wipe out those self-defeating thoughts.
Being a super-hero is hard work even for a comic book character. For a human being, it's soul-crushing. When the spiritual hypoglycemic inevitably crashes, he lands in reality with a vicious thud.
Bills, weeds, traffic. His brother needs a ride to rehab (and a loan), his cat left a hairball on the bathroom rug, and his mom believes her caregivers are concealing microphones in their scrubs.
To top it off, the spiritual hypoglycemic blames himself for this depressing scenario. His unhappiness is clearly a manifestation of his poor excuse for a belief system, an indictment of his lack of faith.
There's Truth in that. But like 100% cane juice or 100-proof vodka, Truth consumed immoderately can cause heart palpitations, high blood pressure, even hallucinations.
What's my point?
Simply this. Whatever your preferred brand of insight and inspiration, the Truth you are seeking is a lot bigger than you are. Try to swallow it, or manipulate it to get your way, and it will swallow you, chew you up, and spit you out.
It's nothing personal, just Reality doing It's thing.
And the Good News is that the same Truth in small doses really does set you free. ;-)
Publication and Reprint Info:
U.S. Library of Congress ISSN: 1530-311X
The above material is written and edited by Molly Gordon, MCC. Copyright (c) Shaboom Inc.(r) 2007. All rights reserved. Archives at www.mollygordon.com