~0. [WHEN YOU STOP SEARCHING AND START CHOOSING YOUR LIFE.

[THERE COMES A POINT IN A MAN’S LIFE WHERE HE STOPS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS…. AND STARTS MAKING DECISIONS.

FOR A LONG TIME, I WAS IN A PHASE OF SEARCHING.

SEARCHING FOR:

– DIRECTION  

– CLARITY  

– PURPOSE  

– SOMETHING THAT FELT RIGHT. 

I TRIED DIFFERENT PATHS.

I TESTED DIFFERENT IDEAS.

I MOVED THROUGH PHASES OF:

– UNCERTAINTY  

– QUESTIONING  

– TRYING TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT  

AND FOR A WHILE… THAT WAS NECESSARY.

BUT THERE COMES A MOMENT WHEN SEARCHING STOPS SERVING YOU.]

~1. FOR THE TURNING-POINT.

[THE SHIFT DOES NOT COME WITH A LOUD MOMENT.

IT COMES QUIETLY.

IT SOUNDS LIKE:

> “I’M NOT LOOKING ANYMORE… I’M DECIDING.”

NOT BASED ON WHAT IS AVAILABLE.

NOT BASED ON WHAT FEELS GOOD IN THE MOMENT.

BUT BASED ON:

WHAT ACTUALLY ALIGNS WITH WHO YOU ARE BECOMING.]

~2. [WHAT REFINEMENT LOOKS LIKE.]

[REFINEMENT IS NOT ABOUT ADDING MORE.

IT IS ABOUT REMOVING WHAT DOES NOT BELONG.

IT LOOKS LIKE:

– SAYING NO TO THINGS THAT ONCE FELT GOOD  

– WALKING AWAY FROM OPPORTUNITIES THAT DON’T FIT  

– CHOOSING PEACE OVER CHAOS  

– CHOOSING DEPTH OVER ACCESS  

IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE RECOGNIZING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN:

– WHAT FEELS GOOD FOR A MOMENT  

– AND WHAT BUILDS SOMETHING REAL OVER TIME.]

~3. FOR THE COST.

[REFINEMENT HAS A COST.

YOU WILL EXPERIENCE:

– LESS DISTRACTION  

– LESS INSTANT GRATIFICATION  

– MORE STILLNESS  

– SOMETIMES… MORE ALONENESS AND LOSS OF EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE YOU HELD NEAR AND DEAR.

BUT WHAT YOU GAIN IS DIFFERENT:

– CLARITY  

– STABILITY  

– DIRECTION  

– PEACE.

A PEACE WITHIN, THAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW WAS POSSIBLE.]

~4. FOR THE POWER-WITHIN.

[WHEN YOU ENTER THIS PHASE…

SOMETHING CHANGES.

YOU STOP BEING AVAILABLE TO EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY.

AND YOU BECOME:

AVAILABLE ONLY TO WHAT MATCHES YOU AND IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHO YOU ARE BECOMING.

THAT IS POWER IN A POSITIVE WAY FROM WITHIN.

THE TRUTH:

LIFE DOES NOT CHANGE WHEN YOU FIND THE RIGHT THING.

IT CHANGES WHEN YOU STOP KEEPING THE WRONG THINGS.]

~5. [THE REFINEMENT PHASE IS NOT LOUD.]

[IT IS NOT FLASHY.

BUT IT IS WHERE THE MAN IS FORGED.

IT IS WHERE HE STOPS ASKING:

> “WHAT WILL LIFE GIVE ME?”

AND STARTS DECIDING:

> “WHAT WILL I ALLOW INTO MY LIFE?”

THE REFINEMENT-IS WHERE THE MAN  

STOPS SEARCHING…  AND STARTS CHOOSING.]

FOR THE MEMORY-MINDER.

: LOVE HAS NO CONDITIONS.

: FACTS HAVE NO FEELING.

: HUMILITY HAS NO EGO.

FOR THE LOVE AND HONOR IS WITH YOUR LIFE’S-JOURNEY AND SOUL’S-EVOLUTION BY THIS GRID-WALKER AND POSTMASTER: Ephraim-H: Troyer.

: ANCHOR.

: PILLAR.