Good morning!
How much time and energy do you spend trying to attain
something, whether emotionally or physically, which you believe you
need in order to be happier, more fulfilled or make life easier? Common
examples of where we get caught up in the "chase" include:
Believing we need someone's approval
Believing the next "planner" will organize our lives
(instead of organizing it ourselves)
Believing that some better-than-botox cream will make us
beautiful
Believing that our child needs a specific brand item or
toy to be happy
Believing that we are responsible for "fixing" problems
beyond our control
Believing that we are responsible for someone else's
happiness
If I were to stockpile all the time and energy I have put
into endeavors like these in the past, surely I could take the month of
April off -- and maybe May, too. How freeing it can be to realize that
maybe we don't "need" everything we think we do--instead, what we need
to do is scale back on perceived needs.
Your Turn: Create a list of things you
have spent time and energy on that you felt you "needed." What needs
can you scale back on so that you can enjoy today more?
Your affirmation: My energy and
time are spent only on life's true needs.
