| A friend of mine Brian wrote the following article and I though I would share it with you. The Disease of Me There are many things I enjoy about technology—it has greatly improved our quality of life, especially when you consider how people lived and worked 2,000 years ago. However, I can’t shake the feeling that something else is at play, something not entirely good. I believe technology is fueling what I call the “Disease of Me.” When we sit looking at reels and looking at the things we want to look at, the algorithms keep feeding more and more things that we like. So our phones and tablets become a “feeder” for things we like. And that keeps us focused on ourselves. If we are not careful, we may spend our days focused on just ourselves, what we like, who we like, and we can lose sight of the fact that we are not on this planet for us. The world does not exist for us, individually. Never has. We try to teach our kids that the whole world does not revolve around them, but in our quiet times and our adult lives, how much time are we spending thinking only about us, what we want and how we can get it? This focus on self actually goes against what the greatest teachers and prophets and preachers and even God Himself says should be our focus. Jesus gave the great commandment and in a nutshell it said, “love God, love others”. There is no “self” in that statement. In fact, His main message was “die to self” if we really study seriously what He said. WHAT IF WE DID IT? What if we wake up in the morning asking God what HE wants from us. What if we drive to work and let people cut in front of us because we are more concerned about them getting to work on time then ourselves? What if we seek to meet EVERYONE else’s needs and just let God take care of our needs? What if we really lived this way? The world would be a different place if we all did it. And that is Pollyanna to think that the whole world will do that at the same time, but what if WE live our lives that way? What if we really lived the ways Jesus told us to live, loving God first and others second. Not on a cute key chain but actually in our actions, the little things, all day long. I tell you, you will feel much more fulfilled and joyful. Focusing on ourselves has never been the best thing for us. We teach it to our kids, but go out as adults and do it just the same. Check yourself today, how much time and mental energy do you spend on things that matter to you and how much time do you spend thinking of others first and seeking to help them. Why not try that for a week. Cut off the reels for one week and focus on others…it might just change your life! God bless…. Give us a call today to discuss your commercial finance needs or get started by filling out this form! Karen Schimpf (512) 358-1511 karen@applycommercialloans.com www.ApplyCommercialLoans.com P.S. Our private money fund has a LOT of money to lend out. We can go from $100,000 to $20,000,000 but we are most aggressive under $2 Million where there is much less competition. We can go to tertiary markets, we can go to commercial properties that are special use, like hotels, memory care, assisted living etc. to apartments. We have money to lend guys…send us your deals. I will underwrite it quickly and give you an approval or tell you why we can’t within 48 hours. We give every deal a serious look…the keys to us are the asset, the story and the exit strategy. So send us the deals you need to close quick or the ones that are just a little too hairy for the banks and we will try to help YOU get it done! Call Me today to run your deal by me at 512-358-1511 or go here to get started https://applycommercialloans.com/apply-now/ |