Speaker: Vince Klassen

I was at a pub with some friends recently. The server came around and asked what we wanted for supper. I ordered a burger and then she asked me the perennial question:

Would you like fries or salad with that?

We all know that question. It’s said “fries or salad”, but it could be anything:

• Do you want to have that drink or stay sober?
• Do you want to buy that item or be able to pay off your credit card?
• Do you want to blow up at that person or have a nice evening?

It’s a willpower challenge. But when the server asked me, “would you like fries or salad with that?” what popped into my head was:

“I had a salad for lunch.”

I was good. I did what I was supposed to do. And so what do you think I ordered with my burger for supper? You all know the answer.

But why? Why did that little piece of information – “I had a salad for lunch” – change everything?

What this shows us, is there is something evolution has put into our brains that can do fantastic damage to our progress towards a meaningful life, but we are not always conscious of it. Our spiritual ancestors saw this. They warned us; however, I think we missed the message. This week we are going to remember.

Join us this last Sunday in our Stick-to-it Christmas series where we focus on navigating the stressful holiday season with our Meaningful Life intact. If you know someone who could use this teaching, please forward this to them.

No services Sunday, Dec. 25th or Jan. 1st.
Services will resume Sunday, Jan. 8th

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