PlACE:
In literal terms, your PLACE is synonymous to your location, but it does not explicitly restrict itself to a satellite navigation hotspot. It widely represents a place you occupy be it in geographic, emotional, relationship or family terms. Think about it as your place in someone’s heart, or your place in the family, at your workplace, in the society, etcetera.
The issue of place is not the most straightforward to explain. What I have found out is that, people get into a lot of trouble because they do not know their place, specifically; they do not know where they belong. As a young boy growing up, I try to brainstorm on different issues, and one of these is when husbands and wives have mini arguments most commonly related to the husband’s job. Majority of the time, what I don’t understand is why a wife will be comparing herself to her husband’s job. Sometimes I think if I was the husband, the question I will ask the wife is “do you want me to treat you as my “job” or as my wife”. This particular example is a delicate one and I would not want to go into to much detail, but I hope it has driven home my point on “PLACE”
Recently something happened that really put urgency on me to write this. There are times in life we expect a lot from people who do not think about us the way we think they do. It brings a lot of disappointment especially when we get to find out. A wrong perception of “PLACE” brings a lot pain. Many relationships have been broken because the members of the relationship do not know their places. In everyday life, if you know your place in every situation, the right attitude to have will not be a major problem; you can increasingly mind your own business, save time and energy and whenever it matters, throw all in for a worthy cause.
Where is your right PLACE? Your right place is anywhere that matches the expression of your identity. This statement explains in a few words but with great detail why so many people struggle in life.
As typical humans, we try to place ourselves in areas that match what we think our identity is. This could come in various forms e.g. social class.
The truth is, as long as we have a false identity, finding that “PLACE” where we belong will be a constant struggle.
Thriving and growth is subjective to a defined location, so knowing your place in every situation and circumstance gives a stress free life and improves focus on what is important. Remember, the onus for having wisdom is to know what things to leave undone.
The final part of this series is called SPACE. A common saying is
"You are encroaching into my space". To be continued. . . . . . . . .
In literal terms, your PLACE is synonymous to your location, but it does not explicitly restrict itself to a satellite navigation hotspot. It widely represents a place you occupy be it in geographic, emotional, relationship or family terms. Think about it as your place in someone’s heart, or your place in the family, at your workplace, in the society, etcetera.
The issue of place is not the most straightforward to explain. What I have found out is that, people get into a lot of trouble because they do not know their place, specifically; they do not know where they belong. As a young boy growing up, I try to brainstorm on different issues, and one of these is when husbands and wives have mini arguments most commonly related to the husband’s job. Majority of the time, what I don’t understand is why a wife will be comparing herself to her husband’s job. Sometimes I think if I was the husband, the question I will ask the wife is “do you want me to treat you as my “job” or as my wife”. This particular example is a delicate one and I would not want to go into to much detail, but I hope it has driven home my point on “PLACE”
Recently something happened that really put urgency on me to write this. There are times in life we expect a lot from people who do not think about us the way we think they do. It brings a lot of disappointment especially when we get to find out. A wrong perception of “PLACE” brings a lot pain. Many relationships have been broken because the members of the relationship do not know their places. In everyday life, if you know your place in every situation, the right attitude to have will not be a major problem; you can increasingly mind your own business, save time and energy and whenever it matters, throw all in for a worthy cause.
Where is your right PLACE? Your right place is anywhere that matches the expression of your identity. This statement explains in a few words but with great detail why so many people struggle in life.
As typical humans, we try to place ourselves in areas that match what we think our identity is. This could come in various forms e.g. social class.
The truth is, as long as we have a false identity, finding that “PLACE” where we belong will be a constant struggle.
Thriving and growth is subjective to a defined location, so knowing your place in every situation and circumstance gives a stress free life and improves focus on what is important. Remember, the onus for having wisdom is to know what things to leave undone.
The final part of this series is called SPACE. A common saying is
"You are encroaching into my space". To be continued. . . . . . . . .
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