Is there someone in your life that you haven’t spoken to in awhile- after having a silly disagreement?
Maybe it was an argument years ago- nobody eve n remembers what it was about, you just know you’re angry about it and so-and-so never should have said or done what they did.
But still it goes on- you never call this person anymore. You never stop to visit them or drop them a line. You miss them- and sometimes you think that you should reach out. You want to…but then you don’t. “Let them call me,” you say to yourself. And then you go on feeling bad.
Today- right now-this is it- your sign. Yes, I’m talking to you. Call that person today. Make amends. Life is too short. You’ll be happy you did.
Stop…and notice the beauty around you. A sunset. A flower. A child’s laughter. A good cup of coffee, even.
So often, we are in a hurry…all the time. Even when there’s nothing pressing we’re in a hurry because we’re so used to running around we forget how to slow down.
So, let me ask you- do you need to be in a hurry all the time?
Nurture it…your dream. Protect it. Think about it, write about, talk about it. Let it be the first thing you think about in the morning and the last thing at night. Keep pictures of it where you can see it and be reminded of what you dream about.
Don’t let anyone else pull your dream apart or try to get you to embrace a different dream. if someone doesn’t support your idea, that’s their privilege but change the subject to something more neutral.
You have your dream for a reason. It’s sitting there right now, next to you, just waiting to come true. it might have been sitting there for a long while but it is patient.
Reward your dream by helping it be born. Do it today.
Accept yourself-as you are, Okay, so you’re not perfect but no one is. No matter what you think you see when you look at another person- they are not perfect. Their life is not perfect. They have their ups and downs; they have challenges to meet- we all have.
Accept yourself with all your “quirks” and be happy to be you. No one can do “you” better than you can. Don’t look at others and wish you had their lives- it has been said that if we all threw our problems into a hat, when we saw what some of the other problems were that we’d take ours back gladly.
You know, you really can only live today. In our heads we spend time in the past- reliving past mistakes and worrying about things we can’t change. Or we fast forward to the future to worry about things that haven’t (and probably won’t) happened yet.
And we let today go. We let the here and now go. And then we wonder where it went.
Follow your heart- you heart and not your cousin Bob’s, or the guy up the block who seems to have all the lights on in his house no matter what time it is- does that guy ever sleep?
Follow your own heart. You’ll know when something’s right for you and you’re not just following the crowd.You inner voice will help to guide you there.
Do You Know What’s Important?
Do you know what’s really important in life? Or do you get so caught up in the moment that you forget?
Are you focusing on all you have to be grateful for, or are you too busy fuming that your coffee is cold or that you had to wait an extra two minutes in line to get it?
Do you remember throughout the day that there are people who love and care about you, and just having you around makes them smile, or is your focus on the fact that the bus is five minutes late?
Let me ask you this- what thoughts do you think will brighten your day? Think more of those.