Friday, September 1, 2023

Random Building Thoughts - 2023-09-01


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 For Light:


For More Light:
 

For Further Light:

 
-------------- MASONIC EDUCATION -------------- 
 
 
-------------- ENOUGH SAID! -------------- 
 
 
 -------------- HUMOR -------------- 
 

-------------- CHARACTER --------------  
 

My Journey in Masonry 
is Spiritual. 
I would not do It any other Way 
or for any other Reason. 
 
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Hey! 
Didn't those Obligations say, 
"No Madmen or Fools!?!?!?" 
 
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Every Brother 
can Only Develop Specific Skills 
Through His own 
Diligent Personal Investment.
 
This is Why the Word
Cannot be Handed over 
From One Man to Another.
 
For Further Light:
THE WORD

 
 -------------- INVESTMENTS? --------------  
 
 
 
When you want a better Grasp 
as to what's Most Important to you 
regarding Building yourself Better, 
check to see if you're looking for 
Further Light or More Glitter. 
 
What's the difference? 
 
The former demands Betterment Work 
earned by the sweat of your Brow 
and the investment of your Heart;
 the latter requires little to no true Brow Sweat
 and an investment from your wallet. 
 
Your investment tells you 
and the world 
where your priorities are.
 
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Steps Toward Builder Success!
 
1) When you're Serious about your Faith, you Work on your Foundation and you Build your Understanding only upon that Strength. 
 
2) When you have no clue what is Required, seek someone who does. 
 
3) When you know what's Required, hold yourself Accountable for doing what's Required.
 
4) When you find holding yourself Accountable difficult, find someone who can help you hold yourself Accountable and Empower them to help you face yourself, no matter what!
 
5) When in Doubt, Get a Coach that can Walk You Through the Steps and Empower them to DO SO!
 
 -------------- PASS... --------------  
 
 
Pass any still Burdened Brother 
and you encourage him to drown 
in waters no man should hazard. 
Just because it was done to you 
doesn't make it acceptable. 
Are you a perfect example 
of a disconnect 
between knowing better 
and behaving better? 
 
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Sometimes 
You Must Travel To Foreign Countries 
To Find Your True Self.

For Further Light:
 
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Know Your Steps: 
Beyond the 15th Step; 
The Word
(And the reason SHOULD be obvious.)

For Further Light:
 
-------------- RECALL --------------
 

FILED UNDER: 
Why there are so few earned Masters 
and so many bestowed misleading labels
 
Mastery is More 
Than Recalling a few lines in a Play 
of which you have 
only a Superficial Understanding.
 
Fur Further Light:

-------------- MYTH --------------  
 
""This is what Joyce called the monomyth: 
an archetypal story 
that springs from the collective unconscious. 
Its motifs can appear not only in myth and literature, 
but, if you are sensitive to it, 
in the working out of the plot of your own life. 
The basic story of the hero journey involves 
giving up where you are, 
going into the realm of adventure, 
coming to some kind of symbolically rendered realization, 
and then returning to the field of normal life."
-- Joseph Campbell, Pathways to Bliss
 
re: "...and then returning to the field of normal life." 
 
And should you be so fortunate 
to make it to the top of the mountain, 
unless you come back down off it, 
you'll not live your life authentically.
 
-------------- INVEST! --------------  
 
 
 
 The Thought Door is ajar... 
Think Harder!
 
-------------- KNOW!!! -------------- 
 
 
Your Common Gavel 
will do you no good whatsoever 
if you don't know 
of what to divest from your Ashlar.
 
-------------- GOOD! -------------- 
 
  
Good Thoughts court our gray matter. 
Good Perceptions caress our souls. 
Good Writings hug our hearts and minds. 
Good Talks improve our wealth. 
 
-------------- YEP! -------------- 
    
 
If you want to know 
what my Building Better Builders Workshops are like, 
just read my FB Wall for 11 hours 
with a 10 minute break ever 50 minutes. 
 
That'll give you a good idea 
of what I provide to those who attend.
There's only one major difference. 
I'm there 
and I cover the same amount of material
 in 5.5 hours with Q&A included.
 
Ask anyone who attends,
 it ain't for wimps or wussies.

http://www.coach.net/BuildingBuilders.htm

 
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 Be Well and Travel Light!
-- Coach Nagy ;-)

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