Recently a friend said, "Tomorrow will be the first day of the rest of my life." It brought to mind how many times I've said the same exact thing. I also know that many other people I have met have said this as well. Recently I saw a little video on how studies have been done throughout the years on our inability to walk a straight line when blindfolded. What kept happening, study after study, test after test, was that when blindfolded or walking in fog etc. people would start to curve right and would end up walking in circles and they would end up in the same place they started. Hummmmm. I know I've done the same thing with my eyes open. Making mistakes, poor choices, dating the same person in a different body, continuing to repeat these situations because I didn't correct my course. It was only when I fessed up to my role in good and bad situations that things changed. I'm not talking about BLAME, that doesn't do either party any good, and only adds drama and victim hood to our lives. What I am saying is to just ask ourselves which part of this I am responsible for or that I have the power to correct. When we take this action then we give up our position that someone else is responsible for all our problems or that we are just victims of the time. Now let me clarify something, many times I've heard the metaphysical hogwash that everything in our lives we asked for or happened because of our Karma, but this is where I personally disagree. Sometimes, as the bumper stickers says, "SH%@ Happens!" That's right the child born with a rare disease didn't choose that. The accidental death in a crosswalk. Being robbed or murdered. Sometimes we just end up in the wrong place at the wrong time and we get caught in someone else s life struggles. We can't control that, except to stay alert and don't walk down dark alleys with four guys standing on the sides with bats. But what we can control is how we think and how we see the world, and how we treat ourselves and others. What we can do is to make every moment a special one and to correct course every now and then so we don't keep walking in circles.
Life is wonderful, and sometimes life is difficult, this is the way it is and it is also the way we learn. As others have said, if we don't experience some bad things how will we enjoy the good. And when we do learn a wonderful life lesson or survive some devastating tragedy, some of us are able to take what we have learned and help others. We also know when to step back and let someone learn on their own which is equally as important. (Don't forget this.) So today, I repeat what my friend said, "Tomorrow will be the first day of the rest of my life!" and I will add to that, "Today is the beginning of something Wonderful!" Now have a great day and don't forget to OPEN YOUR EYES and correct your course from time to time and remember the most important thing, that it is the journey and not the destination that is life. Now Breathe, relax, and love this life with all your might.
This wonderful inspiration, thank you Richard!
ReplyDeleteI would like to comment on the part about karma, and whether we choose the terrible things that happen to some of us, or choose to be victims. Of course, we would never choose these things on purpose. But perhaps some of it comes to us because we are not aware of what we are thinking, and by default, other more powerful thoughts or energetic forces take us over, without our even knowing it.
Sort of like what you said about not walking down the alley with four guys with bats. In the same vein, how about not even entertaining thoughts about bad things happening, about being a victim? This may not stop it all, but my bet is it would stop a lot of it.
:) Have a great week Richard!
I agree, a lot of what our subconscious is saying plays a great role in what unfold in our lives. The more aware we become the less problems we have, but at some level Sh&# does happen and we just use it to fertilize our gardens. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Amigo, I'm excited that I'm doing this.