Quit the Deadly 3C’s Club (And Live a More Fulfilled Life)

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.- Carl Sandburg

Your life is a reflection of the quality of the decisions made this far.

To turn your thoughts into support rather than a sabotage system, you need to catch the little foxes. These little deceivers are deadly. They have the capacity to destroy the blossoming vineyard of your life.

You can arrest these little foxes now by quitting the 3C’s club where they thrive, that is:

Comparison

Comparison is a natural human instinct that can make or break you. It can be harnessed as a tool to assess progress made in life and to enhance your motivation to excel. But driven to the edge, it’s a lethal weapon that leads to a dark inner world.

Comparison is a sinkhole that sucks the air out of life. This may lead to the sudden death of a sprawling vine. It turns a victor into a victim, and plenty into lack.

In spite of the tight grip of comparison, it is possible to avoid its booby trap. “Don’t bother trying to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself” – William Faulkner

Complaining

Constant expression of dissatisfaction or annoyance about aspects of life drains life away.

Imagine a hot summer day. You are longing for a cooling drink. Your mind is already conjuring the cooling sensations as it flows down your throat. Opening the fridge door, all you get is a bottle of gall!

Complaining turns you into a faucet that flows with bitter waters. And like gall, no matter how thirsty the wayfarer, no one wants to drink from it.

The cure for complaining is gratitude. John Henry Jewett likens gratitude to a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic. Every moment you choose to count your blessings rather than your troubles, you become immune from the wasting effects of complacency.?

Contempt

Contempt disregards or dishonors that which should be esteemed. This move is self-sabotaging as what you despise can never yield its value to you.

In honoring the law of seedtime and harvest, seeds of contempt, yield contempt. Michal held King David in contempt and reaped contempt by remaining barren all her life.

The cure for contempt is honor for all persons no matter the status, and your decisions no matter the size. The Bible charges us against despising small beginnings. Celebrating your small wins makes you more grateful which builds your self-esteem.

Final Thoughts

Your thoughts when expressed in words are a powerful duo. They can change the course of your life from sitting in the dust to dining with kings. More so, if they are affirming.

Yet, the change is not automatic. You must desire to change much like caterpillar desires to get out of a cocoon. And like the monarch butterfly, the skies will be yours to rule.?