Scrambled cities: If you're not gonna do the work(on your soul), then you might as well work til you die

 There are two tiers in normal life. Those who are survive and those who thrive. 

But nothing is a mistake in life: Nothing comes by chance. You have to prepare for it. 

If you thought life was about making money and beating out the Jones's, you've lost already. 

Life is: Desire for connection. All unhealthy competition is isolating. We live in an isolated-enough world already.

This connection comes from a surprising place: Self-acceptance. A lot of us need to go back to the classroom. A lot of us need to take a silent breather and check in with what we need. This takes serious work. It's the real work. It relies on respect for others and self-respect. 

A lot of people in the self-help community try to push the self aside: Manning up is the only side of it they see. But there are certain non-negotiables in this life. Certain things we can't cheat ourselves out of. We are not a piece of meat being acted on. 

 

However, this is where God comes in. Some of us are too self-loving to do what matters. Some of us cannot face our fears. This is where we need to feel the fear and do it anyway, but it's a tricky balance. What helps is knowing that God is on our side. But that doesn't absolve us from doing the work on our soul necessary. 

We have become body and spirit. But what about the missing middle? Why aren't we working on our souls in modern times.