"Angels have the ability to fly because they
take themselves lightly."
~Unknown
Good
morning!
I found today's quote in an email signature
from Donna. As we move through our days we are often
consumed by some issue or crisis and it becomes a weight on our
shoulders. What might be a "little thing" becomes a "big thing" because
we make it so. Our ability to "let go" is weak, while our ability to
"blame ourselves" (or someone else) is strong.
A number of years ago I was going through a
difficult situation with some very negative people. I couldn't
understand why they were doing some of the things they were doing. I
found myself "wound
tight" about their behavior and analyzing it with others in search of
an explanation. I quickly realized that discussing or analyzing their
behavior was a drain of my energy and the person I was talking with.
The situation was beyond our control and instead of "letting go" we
were "holding on" by feeding it with our time and energy.
Shortly after that I realized I had two choices
(1) Continue discussing it with others, drain my energy (and theirs!)
and lose ground in moving forward with what matters, or (2) Make a
conscious decision to "let go" and focus on something positive where I
could make a difference.
I chose to let go. It wasn't easy. Sometimes I
found my mind drifting back to the negative situation or it would keep
me up at night. I continually, over an over, had to remind myself --
"LET GO!" The more I reminded myself to let go, the more able I was to
do so. I found that the more I let go of the negative, the
more space I created for living the positive.
Your Turn:
As you go throughout your day treat your
energy and thoughts like gold. Before you invest time and energy into a
situation ask yourself, "Does this truly matter?" If the answer is no,
make the conscious choice to "let go" and focus on something positive
in its place.
Your Affirmation:
I turn away from the negative and put positive in its place.
And as always,
don't forget to
start your day with a heartfelt: "Something great is
going to
happen today... I can't wait to see what it is!"
And when ending
your day ask yourself: "What is one more thing I can do
to
make today matter?
