Your attitude about things in general and in particular affects your perception of situations and where you go in life.
If you choose to see the world as a dark, dreary, or even evil place, you will interact with others and your environment as a whole from that perspective.
If you choose to see the world as a bright, vibrant place full of hope, love, and goodness, you will then interact with others and your environment as a whole from that perspective.
Only you can control your attitude, which means you control where you go in life.
So where do you choose to go? To the dark side or to the light?
Since it is now December, we will be focusing on celebration for the remaining posts of 2017.
Until next time, Namaste!
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Friday, December 1, 2017
Sunday, November 8, 2015
MaxIMIze - Being Thankful
As I sit at my home desk looking out over a damp street, thankful for the rain that dampness means, I wonder how many people are complaining about the rain instead of being thankful for it.
How many of us complain about things that change our plans, our world, our lives, instead of finding the good in these things - hard as that can be sometimes - and approaching them from a place of gratitude instead of impatience or anger?
Yes, there are things that truly suck - loss of a loved one or dealing with a potentially deadly disease for example. Many of us, however, complain about things that, in the long run, really don't matter. Yes, I know it is annoying, even maddening right now, whatever it is in your life. But - will it matter five years, one year, six months, a week from now? Will it matter tomorrow even, or a few hours from now? I mean really truly matter in the grand scheme of things?
The next question I have is: what energy is your reaction to this thing putting out in the world? Will the energy generated by your reaction help you or hurt you in the long run?
The last question I have is: why are you reacting negatively to this thing, whatever it is? What fears is it stirring up in you that you need to face and overcome? Is it reminding you of an incident in the past that turned out badly?
Then we flip this all on its head and change the focus to what can you find to be thankful about in this situation? What good can come from it, even if the worst of the worst happens?
Find the kernel of good and focus on it, and watch your attitude go from complaining to proclaiming, or at least accepting and moving through to the other side.
If you need an example of this, look at what former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is going through in his life right now and how he is handling his situation.
Next week, we'll discuss Sharing Thy Bounty - until then, Namaste!
How many of us complain about things that change our plans, our world, our lives, instead of finding the good in these things - hard as that can be sometimes - and approaching them from a place of gratitude instead of impatience or anger?
Yes, there are things that truly suck - loss of a loved one or dealing with a potentially deadly disease for example. Many of us, however, complain about things that, in the long run, really don't matter. Yes, I know it is annoying, even maddening right now, whatever it is in your life. But - will it matter five years, one year, six months, a week from now? Will it matter tomorrow even, or a few hours from now? I mean really truly matter in the grand scheme of things?
The next question I have is: what energy is your reaction to this thing putting out in the world? Will the energy generated by your reaction help you or hurt you in the long run?
The last question I have is: why are you reacting negatively to this thing, whatever it is? What fears is it stirring up in you that you need to face and overcome? Is it reminding you of an incident in the past that turned out badly?
Then we flip this all on its head and change the focus to what can you find to be thankful about in this situation? What good can come from it, even if the worst of the worst happens?
Find the kernel of good and focus on it, and watch your attitude go from complaining to proclaiming, or at least accepting and moving through to the other side.
If you need an example of this, look at what former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is going through in his life right now and how he is handling his situation.
Next week, we'll discuss Sharing Thy Bounty - until then, Namaste!
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