Life of a puppet? - Who's pulling your strings?

In life we can find people who want to pull our strings and make us dance to their tune.  It is good to be reminded however that, rather than letting others control our thinking, that we take charge of our own.

Society, media and fashions want to sell a life to us......is this a really good life or one that is just being sold as good? 

We are sold the lie that money and fame can make you happy, that material things equals success and that beauty on the outside is everything!  We are sold specific types of music (to make a certain Simon Cowell a very rich man!!!!!), certain labelled clothing, certain car badges, the list could go on.  

On a more serious note though, through TV and media we are also swayed with certain ideas and values regarding the way we ought to live out our lives. Are we just going to go along with all that is presented to us? Unfortunately we often usually listen to those with the loudest voices (it's human nature).

When everything is shifting and changing around us what absolutes are you going to hold onto?   I look to my faith as a Christian and one thing I know for certain is that I believe in the values it stands for.  They are like standing on a rock that cannot be moved.  When we're in sinking sand and we're getting into trouble we can find a safe place of stability and grounding.  More than ever today, I'm running to that safe place.

May I ask, what values are you standing on today, not what others are selling to you or believe; not those who pull our strings.....but what do you say? 

Lv Caroline x