Curiosity leads to learning.

Learning leads to experience.

Experience leads to wisdom.

Things change, accept that.  When you understand that nothing is forever you realise what your brain is for – to learn, learn more, learn again – and never think you know it all – because you simply never will.

There is SO MUCH wonder in the world, yet we focus our rat-race lives on a survival level, forgetting that nature provides abundantly.

There is more to life than the temporary satisfaction of a cleared inbox.  Don’t wait until life has passed you by and you sit at the end of nowhere…!

Step forward with action.  No action = no result.

“Everything is farther away than it used to be.  It’s twice as far to the corner – and they’ve added a hill!  I’ve given up running for the bus too – that goes faster than it used to.  Steps are steeper than in the old days, and have you noticed the smaller print they use in the newspapers and telephone books?

There’s no point in asking anyone to read aloud either – everyone speaks in such a low voice I can hardly hear them.  And what about the material they use in clothes?  It’s getting so skimpy, especially around the waist and hips!

If you ask me, even people are changing.  For a start, they’re much younger than they used to be when I was their age.  On the other hand, people my own age are so much older than I am.  I ran into an old friend the other day and do you know she’d aged so much she didn’t even recognise me!

I got to thinking about the poor thing while I was combing my hair this morning and I glanced at my reflection.  Would you believe, they don’t even make good mirrors like they used to …“

An obvious statement:  If it weren’t for sorrow, joy would be insignificant because we would have nothing to compare it to.

When we lose the thing that gave us joy, dark and depressing thoughts of what we have lost tears a hole into the soul.  This hole serves as a release, it allows what’s inside (a buildup of depressing thoughts) to be released.  It also allows what’s OUTSIDE (new and revitalising ideas) to replace the loss.   If we try and seal this hole before this exchange is complete, we would be trapping the release and blocking the in-flow.

We need to allow the ripping pain to heal in its own time, using healthy methods.   Each of us have our own pace, don’t rush it what is unique to you, but be aware of holding on to what you don’t need…

Sorrow – the emotionional result of loss.

Joy – the emotionional result of freedom.

Realising we have everything at our disposal when we need it is a powerful feeling.  It’s almost addictive, we want it all the time.  We’re eager to get to that point and it’s easy to pretend we’re ‘ok’ – easy to say “I’m fine”.  Remember that you can’t fool youself as easily as you can fool others.

Be honest with yourself, even if you show a different face to the world.  If you heal yourself properly you WILL emerge with different feelings and new opinions you might never have owned had your soul not been ripped by sorrow.

New things become the norm, newfound boundaries lead us to become comfortable again.  The cycle, for now, is complete.

We can all spot that fine line between letting things be and proactively changing it!  The challenge comes in acknowledging that line for what it is.  This is where instinct should take over.  However, due to peer, media and other foreground influences we tend to cup our hands over our eyes, blocking out what’s beyond the line.  If the entire line is obscured, it leads to us believing that we took the only option we had.

A clear mind is easy to achieve, although it often means going against our rebellious desires and swapping it for self-discipline.  Aspiring for self-discipline is a test of endurance and strength far beyond any prize winning competition.

Self-discipline, in my opinion, is the most powerful skill to master.  It ranks way up there with unconditional love.  Once mastered, it no longer feels like effort and the result is, surprisingly, freedom.

What is your powerful skill?

Most of the time we don’t bother shaping ourselves to be anything beyond how everyone expects us to be – simply because it’s not expected! Occasionally we discover that when viewed from another angle we can double up on ‘who we are’ and when we do we marvel at the simplicity of it.

How would you change what you are without changing who you are?

Sometimes it feels like being patient can drive one to the crazy bin. Just how much patience is one meant to sit through before one has to make an alternative arrangement?

There’s always that niggling thought that it might change as soon as one’s made a move. So you wait a little longer, hoping, biting nails.

More time passes and you start getting edgy. Patience? Nervewracking! Worth it? Yes!

Remember the little voice you learnt about from Walt Disney’s Jiminy Cricket?  That little voice will tell you when it’s no longer worth waiting.  That little voice sometimes screams that you need to make a move and indeed STOP waiting.  That little voice is easily suppressed by laziness:  “What voice?”

You DO know the answer – you just don’t always feel like listening.

I tend to jump into things without properly researching them. This is strange because I’m quite good at research. Initially an anything-is-possible attitude assists my actions, then analytic thoughts wander in. The what-ifs creep in too. Nasty little buggers those – but necessary within reason!

So where is the line…?

Perhaps there are Powers-that-Be influencing all, or perhaps you are the only one holding the reins.  Perhaps it’s a bit of both, perhaps the Powers-that-Be wait on your call before acting.  Whatever The truth may be for others, my truth is obvious to me – and I will remain faithful to myself because in the long run, if my spouse dies or my house burns down- there’s only me left to take care of me.

Who do you rely on?

April 6th, 2008 by ulla | No Comments »