TODAY'S QUOTE:
Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul... Samuel Ullman
Measuring maturity is such a tricky business. Paper age is what society uses to classify, identify, label, and rate us as if we are simply one dimensional beings. Once we are grown using age as a guide to direct our thoughts, passions, behavior patterns, or emotions just naturally stunts personal growth. Sometimes you'll have to testify to your paper age to satisfy a question on a form, but never define yourself solely by the length of your life so far.
Being more than a number demands that you be willing to step outside of the box in which both custom and society tries to keep you contained. And if you really want to live you'll be eager to be as ageless and unmanageable as possible for as long as possible. Just because your paper age guarantees you a special day and a cake with candles once a year doesn't give it the honor of dictating much else. And if it does you've given it power it certainly doesn't deserve.
Age is a dry fact next to an ocean of delightful details. The space between birth and death is filled with more than the ticking of a clock. The landscape contains mountains and valleys and everything in between. The width and depth is never definable by its length. And what is invested in rising again after a fall does not depend on age; determination to survive and the power to thrive are what fuels a successfully firm regaining of control of your three feet of personal space.
I use to wonder what it would be that finally altered my mind and heart to feel a bit closer to my paper age. I don't wonder anymore... losing two of my children pushed me past that point at a speed that slammed me face first into a reality too vivid to ignore. But it didn't end there... for their sakes as well as my own I had to keep living. And in all ways possible I have to thrive, or death wins while I'm still breathing. Now isn't the time for me to give into the demands of acting my age. I'm older inside than I was, but I'm still younger than it says on paper. And no matter what you face you should choose to be whomever you are no matter your age. Think about it... let it ride... then decide!!!
Sunday, August 07, 2016
Wednesday, August 03, 2016
You Decide
TODAY'S QUOTE: You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be. Wayne Dyer
Feet don't take root in any given location or situation, holding you hostage against your will. But the mind can and certainly will if it's allowed the freedom to do so. An idle mind is anything but; let it wander without direction and it will single-handedly create more, "oh shit" moments than you can imagine. If you suddenly find yourself drowning in an ocean of issues that never occurred to you before it's not time to rest in place... it's time to kick ass.
Why be satisfied to be stuck on stupid? Why donate your home to squatters? Why collapse in confusion and lose control by default? Why not get angry enough at every uninvited negative notion to clean house and man the door against any future invaders? Anything that pushes you down, either mentally or physically can't be allowed a foothold inside of your three feet of personal space. If it's a person who's bringing you down at least be able to boast the fact that it isn't your doing.
It's hard enough to untangle yourself from a bad relationship with someone else, but it's harder still to get free from yourself. Wherever you are, well there you are... wherever you go, well you're there too. There is no getting free; there is only getting control. Even after you know better there will still be times when you have to regain control. That gets easier with time and practice, but there will never come a time when it isn't necessary to think more then you speak and brake in mostly equal proportion to how much you accelerate.
Negatives hold you back, while positives push you forward. Negatives are drains, while positives are fountains. And there is nowhere on earth where they do more damage than inside a brain left unattended. Use your mind in a way that feeds your soul and makes your heart sing. Direct your thoughts to calmer surroundings and decisions will come from a position of power. Direct your actions and they'll come from a wiser position. Give your soul the deciding vote and gain some portion of grace. It all begins with mindfulness of what is allowed access and what is denied. And that my friend is for you to decide. Think about it... let it ride... then decide!!!
Feet don't take root in any given location or situation, holding you hostage against your will. But the mind can and certainly will if it's allowed the freedom to do so. An idle mind is anything but; let it wander without direction and it will single-handedly create more, "oh shit" moments than you can imagine. If you suddenly find yourself drowning in an ocean of issues that never occurred to you before it's not time to rest in place... it's time to kick ass.
Why be satisfied to be stuck on stupid? Why donate your home to squatters? Why collapse in confusion and lose control by default? Why not get angry enough at every uninvited negative notion to clean house and man the door against any future invaders? Anything that pushes you down, either mentally or physically can't be allowed a foothold inside of your three feet of personal space. If it's a person who's bringing you down at least be able to boast the fact that it isn't your doing.
It's hard enough to untangle yourself from a bad relationship with someone else, but it's harder still to get free from yourself. Wherever you are, well there you are... wherever you go, well you're there too. There is no getting free; there is only getting control. Even after you know better there will still be times when you have to regain control. That gets easier with time and practice, but there will never come a time when it isn't necessary to think more then you speak and brake in mostly equal proportion to how much you accelerate.
Negatives hold you back, while positives push you forward. Negatives are drains, while positives are fountains. And there is nowhere on earth where they do more damage than inside a brain left unattended. Use your mind in a way that feeds your soul and makes your heart sing. Direct your thoughts to calmer surroundings and decisions will come from a position of power. Direct your actions and they'll come from a wiser position. Give your soul the deciding vote and gain some portion of grace. It all begins with mindfulness of what is allowed access and what is denied. And that my friend is for you to decide. Think about it... let it ride... then decide!!!
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