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[success]Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgement of others. ~ Wayne Dyer[/success] Have you ever wondered why life isn’t working out quite the way you imagined?  You expected to have something great happen…but it didn’t?  Or at least it didn’t seem to. Maybe it’s because you were doing the same thing I did. I’m about to share a story that doesn’t leave me covered in glory or smelling of roses…more like the stuff that makes roses grow so sweet.  Hmmm maybe there’s a story right there.  Dig beneath the dirt, you never know what sweet thing you’ll uncover. If you’d rather not hear about me being a miserable little toad…then read no further…but for all you brave souls..this is the rest of the story. You already know that each evening, my Darling One and I write down our assumptions for the next day.  They can be anything from…

Tracy’s been having some lousy days lately. Her latest and greatest deal fell through, her clients were less than pleased, and her little cat had been sick.  Having a happy thought probably wasn’t top of her to do list. What were you aware of today?  Did you notice what you were thinking?  Maybe what you were feeling was more obvious?  If you’ve been reading my posts (and I just want to say thanks for all your encouragement) you’ll know I’ve been aware of some oddly and decidedly unfriendly thoughts this past week. My friend Tracy, must have decided to join the same club.  She shouldn’t have bothered…it’s not much of a group…I should probably get a sign, beware…for your own benefit keep away.  Or maybe if I shine a light or two no-one else would get caught on those twin cliffs of despair and despondency. Lighthouses don’t go running all…

[socialpug_tweet tweet=”I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following. ~ Mahatma Gandhi” display_tweet=”I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following. ~ Mahatma Gandhi”] Looking back on life, it’s pretty plain that I’ve been a serial controller. Can anyone relate, or am I here on my lonesome? Hello…anyone there? Have you ever tried to control life, just a little…never? I didn’t only want to control my life, I needed to rescue other people from what I absolutely, one hundred percent knew were choices from hell. Amazingly enough, that wasn’t always how they saw it at all. Weird, I know. Intellectually, I knew I wasn’t able to control everything in life, but my role…

We all have our little secrets. And today I’m about to air one of my little secrets. I got to read what I like to call the ‘rubbish’ magazines at the local hair salon. I was reading about an actress (a hint as to what the rubbish magazines are) of whom it was said she would always worry about what people thought about her. And I remembered when.  I remembered when it used to bother me what people thought…in fact…full confession… I have been and still have moments of actually being a people pleaser! Don’t allow others to determine who you are What a waste of my precious time.  It took quite a few years before I fully realized that what was really important wasn’t what other people thought of me, but what I thought of myself.  My very own self concept. You have to decide who you actually are, before…

[success]Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem.  We all have twenty four hour days. ~ Zig Ziglar[/success] If I could just control my imagination and my attention…ahh what then? I found myself asking this question as I sat on the tarmac, our plane having landed much earlier than expected. It was okay, we had cold air, music and the loos worked just fine, and yet, insignificant as it was, I wouldn’t have chosen the experience…purposefully.  I have issues, I think you all know that by now! In the grand scheme of things…it didn’t matter at all…and yet…I know that a controlled imagination and steadied attention,  repeatedly focused on any idea I want to materialize, is the beginning of all magical operations. How cool to experience that, not just for the big things in life, but all the little things too.  Such as ease and grace in travel…

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