I have been diligently seeking what it means to “unleash the masterpiece” in my own life and the lives of those I care about – which extends out from my family and immediate friends to the community and world around me. 
I have learned that there are many external factors that can be barriers to “unleashing the masterpiece” in one’s life. These include but are not limited to: physical slavery, economic slavery, racial bias, lack of physical resources to provide for the daily needs, lack of access to mentors/role-models, education, training, networks, etc.
I believe there are many ways we can come together and make significant strides in each of these areas on a progressive, ongoing basis. I love brainstorming, executing and measuring results to get better next time around with all of these things.
However, I have come to discover that the foundation for “unleashing the masterpiece” comes from within – it’s an internal battle we all face daily – and it is not what we would expect it to be.
The “within” or “internal battle” I am talking about is the moment by moment control of our lives – our thoughts, attitudes, words and action. Each of us have two choices we will make every moment of every day until we die
- We are in charge of our lives – what we think, say and do on a moment to moment basis
- We surrender control of our lives to God (and others we trust on the journey) – we surrender what we think, say and do on a moment to moment basis.
You can have a million consecutive, successive moments of surrendering control in your life, and then experience a couple moments of wrestling that control back, and completely blow up your life in a NEGATIVE way. Fully constraining the “unleashing of your masterpiece”
On the flipside, you can have millions of consecutive, successive moments of NOT surrendering and being the god of your life, and then experience a couple moments of surrendering that control to God (and others you trust on the journey) and completely blow up your life in a POSITIVE way. Fully “unleashing your masterpiece” in those moments of surrender.
That is very powerful. I want to dedicate my life to removing the external barriers to “unleashing our masterpiece” – but at the same time I want to double-down on fighting the internal battle myself and helping others do the same.
We are all addicted to being our own gods for our own lives. It will never go away. We need the same 12 steps that physical addicts need – we need the same recovery.
Hi, I’m Bob. I am addicted to being god in my life.
I need help.
I will go to my grave with this condition.
I can only mitigate it with ongoing surrender and the loving support of others who care about me!
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