“From the Past”
cji
6/1/18
Many times a reply appears
adding to the thoughts sent
therefore to share with all
blessings to teach truth
small prices to be paid
wanting to be touched
to feel as the child again
from the past to be found
when seeking replies often
touching the subject twice!
Copyright © 2018 – cji
I often wonder how so many people
cannot grasp that their whole existence in the eternities
is for not if they don’t put their
focus on what they need to do to be worthy of being with
Heavenly Father when they leave this
life. They just don’t care because they don’t believe
that what they do or accomplish here
has a direct effect on their life after they leave this
one. Eat, drink and be merry
seems to be their sole desire not realizing or caring that there
is so much more to be had for the
small price of following Christ’s teachings.
How do we help them to change their
lives if they have no desire to do so? Some can and
will be touched by the gospel, but so
many will never give up those things that will keep
them in the power of Satan. He
is their master, and they don’t even realize that they are
in his debt and that debt must be
paid. Christ’s atonement is there, but they must be willing
to ASK for it and therein lies the
rub.
From: Chuck
Ingerson
Sent: Sunday, December 29,
2013 9:38 PM
To: Chuck Ingerson
Subject: 20131230 one goal
(short essay on goal setting)
“One Goal” c/ork cji
12/30/13
Every single person who sets goals should have just one goal! This
goal is predicated upon all others goals one might set in their life. It would
be my expectation that one might meaningfully have thousands of goals. These
could be found as either tangible or intangible goals. They should be in the
six main areas of their life; family, social, physical, mental, financial and
moral/ethical. Thus with goals in each of the six areas however one were to
define them would be a mixture of both tangible and intangible. Secondary to
this these goals should have a blend of short term, medium term and long term
durations. Short term could be as short as one or two hours to up to three to
four weeks. While medium term goals are usually from one month to one year.
Long term goals could be from one year to any number of years especially where
intangible goals are concerned.
Seems like a long way from just one single goal but bear with me a
bit longer. Goals to be efficient need to be written and specific (see Paul J.
Meyers) and be broken down in generally the following way. The initial part of
a goal is for it to be written clearly and understandably so that one can see
exactly what it is that they want to achieve. Part of the written clarification
is whether the goal is tangible or intangible. Next to place it in a specific
area of your life. Some may overlap – i.e. family and social, moral/ethical and
financial – but one should pick the area best identified with the goal. Then
one sets a date for the achievement of this particular goal. This is the date
when you want to achieve the goal – it could be as short as a couple of weeks
or many months or even years. (Note: for very short term goals less than a
couple days – simply identifying it and listed it is usually enough.)
For every goal one has they follow the above pattern – until in
each area of one’s life they’ve as many as ten or more – with some being
tangible and intangible. Next when this initial stage is done – one then has to
prioritize the goals they taken the time to write up for themselves. (Note:
remembering even the list we make for daily things we want/need to do – we
should prioritize them – this is so we get the most important done first – the
less important may either wait till tomorrow or even another week.)
Once we’ve prioritized our goals we go to the next step of the
process and this is to list all of the obstacles which stand between us and the
achievement of each individual goal. Sometimes some are stymied by what this
obstacles might be – i.e. sailing around the world would be easy – while baking
a twenty tier cake might be more difficult. This is where I invoke the Funny
Girl song, “Don’t Rain on my Parade” and allow some others who are usually
negative what it is I’m trying to accomplish and they’ll invariably rain on my
parade by telling me all the reasons I cannot accomplish this goal. Then I
write down what they’re saying and see what it is I’ve missed.
Now that the obstacles are written down – I need to find the
solutions to each obstacle! Again the idea of eating the elephant one bite at a
time works very well in effective goal setting. Once the solutions are written
down – I ask whether this is still a worthwhile goal for me at this time – if
the answer is yes – I validate the date of accomplishment and make any
adjustments which might be needful. Then comes the fun part of writing out each
goal and that is to get photos, make drawings, cut out pictures so that I can
see myself accomplishing the goal(s). With this I then write affirmations to go
along with the pictures and apply the act as if principle.
This may seem like a lot of work for one or even a thousand goals
– however, one will learn that some need all of these step while others do not
– especially the shorter range goals after one gets used to setting more than
just one or two goals in their lives. In addition having all of this written
down allows you to keep track of where you are in your progress – let’s say an
example might be to read 20 books – 15 non-fiction and 5 fiction over the next
six months. This would mean reading just over three book a month – and you just
check them off as you read them. Keeping score is very important for then you
know where you are and not just where you think you are.
Okay back to the one goal which determines all other goals!
Throughout the Scriptures Heavenly Father and the Son (our Lord and Savior) are
constantly referring to each of us with our families coming back to live with
them (if you take the Scriptures literally and haven’t been led astray that
only 5% is really factual the rest can summarized in Greek Philosophy). If this
is the case – which I not only believe but know to be true – then our only real
goal in mortality is to return to our Heavenly Father and His Only Begotten Son
with our family intact (both our progenitors and our posterity). I reference 1
Peter 3:7 where it says, Husbands and wives are heirs together forever! Or one
can review the many Scriptures where the Son talks of many mansions – and there
are many more – which point unerringly to our having the right if we’re worthy
to become like the Father and the Son and inherit eternal life in the Celestial
Kingdom with them. Paul talks of this often and well as many of the Prophets.
Thus we should each have ‘one goal’ i.e. “At the end of my mortal
probation I will return to my Heavenly Father and His Only Begotten Son our
Lord and Master Jesus Christ – with my extended family in the Celestial Kingdom
to dwell with them for time and all eternity as an eternal family.” This is a
tangible goal the Scripture tells us it is so – and we know when it will occur
at the end of our mortal probation. We know the obstacles; i.e. to be found
fully obedient to all of the Commandments, Statutes and Laws as set forth by
the Father, the Son and their representatives here on this earth known as
Prophets and Apostles (called by them only). We know the solutions to the
obstacles begin and end with learning what all of the Commandments, Statutes
and Laws are that were to be obedient in full with in our lives. Pictures,
photos, drawings can all be made representing this return and the affirmation’s
can easily be stated.
Why this one goal? This one goal is the key to the rest of our
mortal lives – in that – every other goal we’ll set will either take us closer
or further away from the accomplishment of this on single goal. Thus as we set
the daily, monthly, yearly goals in our life the one paramount question will always
be – will this bring me closer to the obedience needed or further away. We then
have a simple decision tree whereby we can reject some goals out of hand –
while pursuing those which bring us closer.
Dating, what to do or not do – all become quite clear – our mode
of dress – what music we listen to – what movies we watch – how we obey in
keeping the Sabbath Day holy – all these areas of our lives become much more
simplified based on what importance we place on what the Father, the Son and
the Prophets/Apostles have taught us throughout time and continue to do so
today.
Hopefully this helps one and all as we prepare for another very
difficult year – and our planning and modifications we each need to make in our
lives as we relate to the worldly around us.
In the name of Jesus Christ – amen
- c/ork
“One Goal”
cji
12/30/13
Perhaps just a myth
these lives just time
decaying upon death
without value or love
empty as some teach
without body or parts
without emotion to feel
in total rejections to be
or just perhaps this:
Meaning and loving
Our Father preparing
places for each of us
families to be eternal
as Prophets teach
worthiness/obedience
self-worth and value
moral and virtuous
eternal and forever
with accomplishing
just one goal only
to return to Father!
Copyright © 2013 – cji
'Chuck'
Charles J. Ingerson, CPCM, Fellow (NCMA)
(Do We
Want to Know?)
“Evil’s
Way is to ignore truth in any form as if it did not exist – was never presented
to them – and thus just as the repeated lie becomes truth – the unrepeated
truth becomes a lie!” cji 1/23/13
Winston Churchill wrote that “Socialism is a
philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its
inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.”
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