Easter Phenomena

Happy Holy Week and Easter!!! Late Friday night I was able to watch The Passion of the Christ. Which got me thinking about life lessons from these last couple of days. All of life teems with dying and rising again (Paschal Mystery for those who speak church). But the lesson of Christ's passion, death and resurrection surrounds us in our daily lives. Suppose, you want to get into better shape than you have been. To make that happen something has got to happen. You need to stop doing some things (suffering and dying) and start doing other things (more suffering and dying) to the get the results (resurrection) that you want. The typical person wants to lose 20lbs. Their diet is crap, you know the Standard American Diet (SAD), which it really is. But the SAD food tastes so good... and the sedentary lifestyle feels so comfortable... Well, now the change begins... said typical person gives up the crap food, and goes through sugar, caffeine, High Fructose Corn Syrup etc withdrawl. They then put themselves into an uncomfortable situation by going to Zumba, bootcamp, or kickboxing class. This change in lifestyle is not easy. There is temptation to go back to the old lifestyle... However, trust, and a belief that a difference, a change will happen is what keeps Typical Person on track. And when they persevere to the end, and achieve their goal, they experience a resurrection. They will have a different lifestyle than the one before. There will be better food choices made, more activity in the week, and other parts of life will change as well. Because success overflows in to different areas of life. Another example can be seen in finances. Said Average Family has $10,000 in consumer debt. They decide that it is time to be debt free and start building wealth. So, they create a budget, (suffering and dying) and now refrain from certain spendings. They write that check to the Credit Card company each month paying more than the minimum to knock out that principle. The suffering of watching a big chunk of change go to the Credit Card company speaks for itself. However, with the belief and trust that they will achieve a new financial lifestyle of living within one's means, and saving for the future, they plug on. Then one day... Boom! They write their last check to the Credit Card company and suddenly.... Financial Resurrection!!!!!! A new life! So, while you are celebrating Easter and eternal life, don't forget that God has given us daily reminders of Easter through the year. So look for the mini paschal mysteries in you life and until then... Live Holyistic!