{"id":4344,"date":"2020-01-03T16:15:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T16:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/?p=4344"},"modified":"2020-01-06T03:23:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T03:23:30","slug":"goals-in-2020-just-do-the-next-right-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2020\/01\/03\/goals-in-2020-just-do-the-next-right-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Goals In 2020? &#8220;Just Do The Next Right Thing&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/just-do-the-next-right-thing-e1578241065803.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4345\" src=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/just-do-the-next-right-thing-e1578241065803.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What is ahead for you this year? You may be contemplating resolutions, worthy goals, or even detailed plans. You may also be sensing a familiar uncertainty about foreseeing the future. Our lives are strikingly vulnerable to unexpected illness, trauma, broken relationships, financial chaos, legal ruin, and more. But into the unknown we must proceed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Frozen II<\/em>, sisters Anna and Elsa have become hopelessly separated. Anna is attempting to defend their hometown from destruction, and mourns the loss of Elsa&#8217;s prudence and courage. Despite her weakness and anxiety, Anna determines to:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Just do the next right thing<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Take a step, step again<\/em><br \/>\n<em>It is all that I can to do<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The next right thing<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In these lyrics is wisdom! Whether termed <em>value-based decision-making<\/em> or <em>principled planning<\/em>, the concept is identical. When creating a blueprint for an uncertain future, begin by implementing right actions. Express proven, timeless values through your activities. And as you proceed with doing <em>right things<\/em>, occasionally the unknown will appear less obscure. The future will become more clear.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By what standard shall we determine which are <em>right things<\/em>? To this complex question, allow me to offer one suggestion voiced by the Christ in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+25%3A31-46&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew chapter 25<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe King will say to those on his right, \u2018Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was <em>hungry<\/em> and you gave me something to eat, I was <em>thirsty<\/em> and you gave me something to drink, I was a <em>stranger<\/em> and you invited me in, I was <em>naked<\/em> and you clothed me, I was <em>sick<\/em> and you looked after me, I was <em>imprisoned<\/em> and you came to visit me.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What is ahead for you this year? At the very least, take a step and do some right thing on behalf of one around you who is most vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; What is ahead for you this year? You may be contemplating resolutions, worthy goals, or even detailed plans. You may also be sensing a familiar uncertainty about foreseeing the future. Our lives are strikingly vulnerable to unexpected illness, trauma, broken relationships, financial chaos, legal ruin, and more. But into the unknown we must proceed. 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