My mind has been reeling with so many emotions after the long awaited launch of my shop HeirBloom this past Friday. The support and love has been amazing. I feel very blessed and yet I also feel an overwhelming sense of urgency. Funny thing... once you press live and say ta-dah it doesn't mean you sit back and wait for the magic to happen. No quiet the opposite even though the past 3 years have been a lot of hard work it is also the beginning of a new phase. Marketing, advertising, networking, relationship building, seo planning, blog tour implementing... the next steps to growing a successful business. As I am processing how to find the right balance I am faced with a question. How much of my success is by me forging the way and making it happen vs consistency, steadiness, and patience? Hard work is my middle name, and I am not afraid to barrel my way through, but there is something to say about organic opportunity and a state of content. This could really apply to any circumstance you are facing. This morning, I am reminded of one of my favorite scriptures
Philippians 4:11
"I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am in"
Interesting that Paul was saying he had "learned" that in whatever state, to be content. A contented mind. Most of us are naturally impatient and need to train ourselves to remain in a state of peaceful happiness. Paul had been put in situations fitted to produce this, a life of trials, invaluable lessons. He had learned to bear them, without great uneasiness.
So today I offer a story book lesson I learned as a child. A life lesson in fact. The story of the tortoise and the hair? Slow and steady wins the race. A lesson of humility. A wonderful teaching point for me and my kids. We don't always win, we don't always work hard and see results immediately. In fact sometimes even though we are really good at something and maybe even the best, there may be a point to be made or a skill to be learned or a mindset to understand. Character is refined and takes time to produce and even takes pain, hurt and trial, to truly grasp. How are you learning to be content? How have you trained yourself to keep a peaceful happiness in whatever state?
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