“Jesus didn’t hide from people.”

A thought by Bob Goff, from his book, Dream Big (Kindle Locations 1128-1129). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

He didn’t and He still doesn’t even during this time that we are in.

Bog says, “He didn’t have any middlemen, and perhaps you shouldn’t either. Sure, He spent time alone, but it wasn’t long before everyone showed up. He didn’t have someone vetting everyone who came His way either. I have a couple of friends who put loads of barriers between themselves and everyone else under the banner of efficiency. That’s fine, I suppose, if that is the messaging you want to release into the world. But what is efficient isn’t always effective. The people you spend time with will play the largest part in the ambitions you achieve, not the minutes you saved each day by avoiding them. Be available. Talk to everyone. Become their student, not their teacher. Love’s goal isn’t ever efficiency; it’s presence.”

He goes on, “You’re going to find the path toward your ambitions as you make yourself available to the people you meet along the way. Being available isn’t about giving yourself away recklessly or wearing yourself down to the point where you have no energy to do your own work. It’s about keeping yourself open to the world around you so you don’t fall back asleep.”

He then says, “One last thing. Remember what you’ve made yourself available to. Write down what you learn. I send myself between 100 and 150 emails a day. When I get home at night, I check my emails and see all the ones from me, and I’m tempted to block myself. Here’s why I don’t. I get a second shot at learning what I’ve written down. I answer the phone with my left hand because I have a pen in my right hand to take notes. The trick for leading a noteworthy life is having noteworthy conversations and writing down what you learn. Do lots of that and opportunities will find you. Availability attracts ideas. Write down the good ones, and you will gain clarity on your ambitions.”

I know, I know, this is a very difficult time to be with people, but we still can reach out to them because we all need it more than ever. And this in an opportune time for us to really reach out, isn’t it?

Yes, yes!

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