Finding Meaning in Everyday Living
Liberian Literary Magazine
Finding Meaning in Everyday Living
Promoting Liberian Literature , Arts and Culture
have dilly-dallied more times than we want to admit or count .
The important question is , “ How do we stop from vacillating and make the needed changes ?” “ How do we get rid of these “ two ” minds in our head ?” It takes extreme focus . Ask yourself , “ How well do you pay attention ?”
This is what you need to do to be steadfast and practice steadfastness . You need the ability to pay attention . We all have this ability . We just don ’ t always use it .
Janice Almond
MAKE A CHOICE TO BE STEADFAST MAKE A CHOICE TO BE STEADFAST .
Make a choice to be immovable . Make a decision to stand firm and remain firm . Why do we , much of the time , dilly-dally , vacillate , and keep from making a decision ? Or once we have made one , don ’ t stick with it ? Where does this indecisiveness come from ? Why won ’ t we stand our ground ? What are we afraid of ? I ’ ve heard it said , “ You must stand for something , or you will fall for anything .”
There has never been a truer statement . Make a determined effort to stand up for what you believe . Don ’ t be intimidated . As a Christian , I stand up for my beliefs . James 1:8 says , “… a double-minded man is unstable in ALL his ways .” Can ’ t have “ two ” minds . If you are not steadfast , you will always be unstable , unsteady , and unsure .
Whatever you have decided to do with your life , you have an allotted amount of time . We need to admit that we haven ’ t always been steadfast . We have wavered . We can ’ t and won ’ t get anywhere with our dreams by vacillating . Let ’ s face it . We
Take a minute and think of someone you know who started something ; a career , a sport , a relationship , a marriage , a family , etc ., and didn ’ t finish it ? What happened ? They lost focus . They stopped paying attention . They decided for some reason that it just wasn ’ t worth it to keep pursuing what they thought they wanted . It happens every day .
I remember when I lost focus . It was during my first six months of marriage . My dream of becoming a news broadcaster was changed by my circumstances . I had changed my mind because now all I wanted to do was to be a wife and a mother .
At the time , my husband was attending Los Angeles Community College . While there , he came across a radio producer who wanted to interview me for a radio station in Hollywood . I told my husband , “ No .” He couldn ’ t believe it . He thought I had lost my mind .
You know why I changed my mind ? I was three months pregnant , and I didn ’ t want to work . I no longer had that dream of becoming a news broadcaster . To this day , my husband tells me , “ You could have been the next Oprah Winfrey !” Just think of it , I could have her billions now if I had remained steadfast .
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