The cornerstone is the most important part of my home remodeling project. The cornerstone is the part of the project that is the most visible, the part of the project that can be found anywhere. The cornerstone is the part of the project that is made of solid stone, the part of the project that stands up to the most abuse.
I guess the cornerstone remodeling of your home is the best example of the self-awareness necessary to move toward becoming self-aware. If your home is covered in dirt, there isn’t a single thing you can do to make that dirt disappear. If your foundation is crumbling, there is no way to fix it. If your brickwork is crumbling, you can’t fix it.
You know what? I hate that analogy. Dirt is dirt. Brick is brick. The part of the project that is not solid stone (or, as they say, the foundation) is crumbling. And the foundation is, well… the part of the project that is crumbling is the foundation.
The first step to self-awareness is to recognize that you are not who you think you are. I mean, it all sounds easy, but if you take a good look at yourself and ask yourself, “What is wrong with me?” it may be that you don’t feel like you belong here. You don’t feel like you have the right to be in this world, and you don’t feel like you have the right to live.
And that is why some people go to rehab. They are taking responsibility for their problems and fixing them. A person needs a little more self-awareness. Because when you fix yourself, you fix your relationship with God so the problems you have or want to fix can be solved.
And because the problem is that we feel it’s not our place to fix ourselves, we don’t. It’s not that we don’t want to fix ourselves, it’s just that we’re too busy to. A lot of us are the very ones that choose to stay in the same old rut we’ve been caught in for years.
A lot of people who want to get themselves into a better place are the ones who are busy doing things just so they can fix their own problems. Some of us have a problem with the idea of fixing things, but not the act of fixing things. We can fix ourselves, but we can’t fix God. So we choose to stay in the same old rut weve been caught in for years.
This is the exact opposite of the spirit of Jesus. We can fix our own problems. But we cant fix God. So, we choose to stay in the same old rut weve been caught in for years.
In the spirit of Jesus, if people are looking to help themselves, rather than helping others, they might consider seeking counsel from someone who has already been there and done that.
So what does this mean? It means that the cornerstone of your house isn’t just your home. It is a symbol of how you’ve lived, and how you’re going to live. It is your home, and your family, and your friends. It is the foundation of your life. It is the foundation of your dreams and aspirations.