I've been thinking a lot about this topic lately.
What I know...today is:
Our motivation, inspiration, creativity, energy, resourcefulness, focus...etc...is DIRECTLY tied to our "Level of Acceptability". LOA
When our "level" is not being met...all these things kick in.
Think about these areas in our lives where our LOA drives us:
1 - Home Organization/Clutter - (notice what happens when company calls and they are 5 minutes out)
2 - Health/Weight/Looks (size of clothes..or what the scale says)
3 - Budget/Money (how much many you earn/save/spend)
4 - Recognition - Prestige (Do you always win? Are you driven to be the best?)
5 - Communication (Do you talk? do you hide out? Do you expect people in your life to talk or not?)
6 - Intimacy (How often?)
7 - Skills/Talents (if you build, play tennis, sing, play an instrument, bake, write, scrapbook, shoot photography, paint, fix cars...)
And this list can go on and on...
Here's an example in my life:
I am a choir/theater director (or I have been for most of my life). My LOA in this department is VERY high. So when I am rehearsing, I hold my performers to a very high level. Until my LOA is met, they don't go home.
But it's not just about working people to death...it's about motivating them to do their best; It pulls on my ability to make it fun so people WANT to give me what I want. I discover ways (resourcefulness) to help them know how to do things better...so I get what I want to satisfy my LOA.
EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES IS DICTATED BY OUR LEVEL OF ACCEPTABILITY!
I would like to hear from you about specifics in your life regarding YOUR
Level of Acceptability.
Wanna share?
Nite,
Kim
This is a great topic to me. I see direct correlation between all the "topics" you mentioned and the degree to which I strive to follow the Lord. If I take serious the Lord's commandment to "be ye perfect" and "deny yourself of all ungodliness", my world completely changes. I don't think there could be a higher level of acceptability.
ReplyDeleteHI Kim
ReplyDeleteFunny, this has been on my mind this week too. You just explained it far better.
The LOA, that i will mention is parenting, and my relationship with my adult children.
My boys are adults now, so I had to learn a new role. Though when they were younger my passion was to raise moral, confident, loving young men that were the best they could be and were an asset to society. (with hopes that when they were 30 they wouldn't need to lie on a psychiatrist's couch) HA!
Now it is about maintaining the relationship. Being the parent of adult children is so much different than being the parent of a 2 year old.
Though Kim, you know me pretty well, I bet you know that my LOA is very high in just about everything I do.
I love that example, Terri. And even the difference between what's acceptable to me...and what's acceptable to Joe...regarding all of our kids...can create an interesting dynamic.
ReplyDeleteWe are constantly living with and somewhat at the mercy of our family's LOA, as well. The family is God's training ground...heavenly sandpaper, so to speak.
Thanks for the comments!