I'm a follower of Christ (I don't like that "Christian" term. I just used it to get your attention) and a Dudeist. I see a lotta similiarites between the two, and I that's cool, man, that's cool. So here are some of my thoughts on the whole dern human comedy. But remember, this is just like, my opinion, man...
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Abiding in the Moment
First post, dude! I’ve had this blog up for like, a month, and haven’t posted anything yet. But, whatever man...
Anyway, I talk a lot about abiding in the moment. I tell my wife to just chill out and take things as they come. I tell my Sunday School Class at Church to not worry about what’s gonna happen next and just enjoy the ride (yeah, Christians, that’s scriptural, check it: Matthew 6:34 [within context] and Philippians 4:6-7 just to name a couple). And, as most closely applies to this post, I talk about it at work to my coworker.
A little background here: I’m a group lead for a staffing agency that works with a chocolate factory. That means that part of my job is to make sure that we have enough staff to run the production lines so that the candy gets packaged and shipped out to you.
Some days, that’s easier than others. When things go according to plan, it’s easy to say that things work out the way they should. To a Christian audience, I always say that God pulls things together, to a non-Christian audience, I say that the universe has a way of working itself out (to me, that’s basically two ways of saying the same thing, but that’s an entirely different post to make). When things don’t go according to plan, it’s not so easy to do...
Example: Bosses say that I need 42 people to run the shift. I had 36 show up for work. I start scrambling to make calls, and nobody’s answering or calling me back.
There’s no way I’m making the requirements today. In that situation, I’m not so quick to say “The universe works itself out...” But, *spoiler alert* it still does, whether I’m thinking that way or not! Things end up not running the way they thought, people show up, even though they didn’t bother to call me back, everyone gets their breaks on time, and the candy gets in the bags. And I look back, and think “Why the hell did I get so stressed out?”
I don’t have some big, guru-ish reveal for you here. Just a reminder, to myself and anyone else reading this (because I’ll be honest, I’m doing this more for myself than anything else...): Just Abide!
No matter how big something may seem at the moment, it’s just the moment. It’s gonna pass. I’ll leave you with a song I think captures the Dudeist ethos very well: This Too Shall Pass - Danny Schmidt
Like I said, no big reveal. No mind-blowing revelation. Just my thought. Just, like, my opinion man. Take it for what you will.
Just abide. That’s it.
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