As all of us sit up for the remainder of the yr, I do know many people are craving for an easier and selective vary of life experiences — the blissful holidays, the conventional occasions, the settings and experiences that make us really feel extra comfy. And but, the total vary of our actuality usually brings one thing very completely different. The times in entrance of us will inevitably present an in depth array of experiences that evoke emotions starting from unhappiness and battle to progress and pleasure, and extra.
So we now have a selection beginning right this moment. We will revolt in opposition to actuality — the truth of getting to cope with discomfort, of getting to deal with uncertainty, of getting to really feel upset typically. Or we are able to embrace each expertise life offers us, together with all our highs and lows — all of the blissful moments, and irritating ones, and every little thing in between. Life isn’t just blissful and comfy 24/7. It’s well-rounded and it’s ever-changing.
Embracing the total vary of life’s experiences between now and the tip of the yr means embracing each second with our full presence, being open and weak to actuality, being mild with ourselves when moments are more durable than we anticipated, and practising honest gratitude each time potential…
It means accepting life as it’s, and accepting ourselves as we’re.
It means not anticipating the very best to occur each step of the way in which, however as a substitute accepting what occurs with every step, and making the very best of it.
And it gained’t at all times be simple in fact, however it’s value remembering and practising every day so we’re ready when a day comes that’s a lot more durable than we anticipated.
The secret is maintaining the precise ideas on the high of our minds.
Over the previous 15+ years, Angel and I’ve written numerous “notes to self” like those listed under (a few of which are actually excerpts from our books), after which we overview them every day till they turn out to be ingrained in our minds. These memorized notes have helped us keep on monitor in numerous areas of life by empowering us to make the very best and handiest use of the ever-changing actuality in entrance of us. So beginning right this moment, I hope yow will discover some worth in them too. I problem you to memorize a minimum of a number of of those notes earlier than the tip of the yr. Flip them into wallpaper in your cellphone, or just write the phrases down on sticky notes and go away them in areas the place you possibly can see them every day…
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Now it’s your flip…
Though not one of the aforementioned “notes to self” instantly pressure you to do something completely different, they will present a well timed shift in perspective, and good perspective is the place progress begins. For instance, with the precise mindset you possibly can change your posture from one in all rigidity and resistance to one in all acceptance and alternative as you progress by way of the remainder of the yr. In the end, the objective isn’t to do away with all of your unfavorable ideas, emotions or life conditions. The objective is to regularly change your perspective and response to them.
However earlier than you go, please go away Angel and me a remark under and tell us what you consider these notes. Your suggestions is vital to us. 🙂
Which one of many notes above resonated probably the most right this moment?
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