Push-to-Start

What a great invention! The push-to-start button in my car makes it sexier, and it was one of the primary sources of joy when I drove out of the dealership with my new car in April 2011. I was excited! You may be used to it now, but the push-to-start button is an amazing technology. With a simple push of a button, I can empower my car to fulfill its purpose, which is to move me from point A to point B. When the engine is turned off, the car won’t go anywhere…I might as well get out and start walking. When I turn on the engine, the car is alive and ready to go anywhere I want to take it.

Now imagine that you had a push-to-start button and that you could empower yourself to fulfill your life purpose with a simple push. How would you feel about that? Believe it or not, there are several similarities between human beings and cars. God created men, and every time we have a problem or are going through some difficulties in life, we go back to God through prayers to look for answers and get back on our feet. Men create cars, and when they break down, they are taken back to their creators to get fixed. In addition, we get sick every now and then and go to the doctor or the hospital. Every now and then our cars need an oil change or a tune-up. As time goes by, we get older and so do cars. If we do not sleep, we will eventually run out of fuel. When we pursue our dreams and try to get through life, things and people get in our way. Similarly, as a car gets to its destination, it goes through red lights and traffic. Our lives may end unexpectedly, and accidents happen on the road where cars are totaled.

I believe that the push-to-start button is yet another similarity between human beings and cars. Our push-to-start button is the choice we can make at any time to start living up to our fullest potential. People choose different ways to push that button. I like to start my day by saying “Thank you Lord for another day and thank you for helping me be the best version of myself today,” and this allows me to go right into a prayer session during which I try to travel to that place inside where my push-to-start button is located. Others choose to meditate. No matter what you do, the first most important thing is to realize that it’s not as easy as a simple push; it’s a process, and until you master that process you will not always succeed. The second most important thing is to make sure that you allow your true self to connect with the Energy of the universe. Just like an automotive battery is used to supply electronic energy to power the car’s engine, you have to allow the Energy of the universe to flow into your system.

If you wake up in the morning and go through your daily activities without making the decision to enjoy every moment and without consciously working on the accomplishment of some goals, you are not living up to your full potential; you are existing. You are letting other people run your life; they are in the driver’s seat and you are a passenger. When you get in your car, the first thing you most likely do is start the engine, because you already know that the car can’t take you to your destination if you don’t do so. And you don’t open the door and sit in the passenger seat and expect the car to take you to your destination, right? You sit in the driver’s seat. When you wake up in the morning, the best time to push your start button is within the next five seconds in order for you to constantly be in the driver’s seat during the day, because it only takes a few seconds for you to get lost in your thoughts about your financial problems, a disturbing event that occurred the day before, something that has been bothering you, an annoying task at work, or people in your life who have been acting like vultures feeding off your failure.

Fulfilling your life purpose starts with you. Push that button every single day and start living the life you were meant to live. Strangers, coworkers, friends, and family members will get in your way; some people want you to do well as long as you are not doing better than them, and others will misunderstand you because your thoughts, your mindset, and your vision are different. Eventually things will shift in your favor and God will place the right people in your path. He will remove all distractions at the right time: His time combined with your willingness to accept it. Life will happen no matter what. You can’t stop time, but you can choose to stop letting life happen to you and start making big things happen in your life.

OC