“Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.” Samuel Johnson
So many of us wait for things to be “just right” before moving forward. The secret is to just begin and then all co-operative components will be brought to you through the Law of Attraction.
Make “do it now” today’s goal.
“The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round” popped into my head this morning, as I was considering writing a blog on the subject of mindset. These words, to one of my grandson, Kenny’s, favorite nursery school songs, tell the story of a little bus that travels in a circle but always ends up at the same spot. It started me thinking about “mindsets” and how continually focusing on negative thoughts keeps us from getting what we want in life.
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Yet we go on thinking, believing, and allowing the negative mind chatter to influence us and guide our actions. Then we wonder why we are not getting the happiness we want in our life. The answer is simple: we are standing in our own way.
If you want to see your life change, challenge your mindsets. After all, a belief is just a thought you’ve been thinking long enough to believe it’s true. Allow a kernel of a new idea to come in, and watch things change. Play the “wouldn’t it be nice if game” and create whatever you want the “if” to be. Spend time each day thinking, and dreaming about things that make you feel happy and soon those things will begin manifesting into your life.
Shortly after leaving on a family outing, my young son and daughter would begin chanting from the back seat of the car, “Are we there yet? Are we there yet?” Impatient to get to their destination, they insisted upon knowing when our journey would end.
While most of us have outgrown that stage of life, too many of us are still “destination” focused not realizing that they are missing the fun and joy of life’s journey.
I was 52 years old when my husband of 31 years was killed in a plane crash. He was my childhood sweetheart and my best friend. Unfortunately, fate did not mean for us to reach the destination together, but as I reflect back, the thing I am most grateful for is that we enjoyed every moment of the journey.
We did not wait or put off doing things that brought us joy. Instead we lived in the “now” and found ways to do what made us happy. When our children were young and money was limited, a day at the beach, an afternoon flying a kite in the school yard, or a picnic and badminton game in our backyard brought laughter and fun. True it wasn’t a vacation at Disney World; those things came later. But laughter is laughter, and the happy memories that come with it are the same whether it’s created doing simple, inexpensive fun things together or a grand vacation far from home.
As a Life Coach I speak with clients all the time about what they want in their lives, what makes them happy, and what dreams they would like to see come true. Too often they don’t know, or if they do, they believe they have to wait; wait for more money; wait for more free time; wait for the kids to get out of school; wait for when they will retire.
Life doesn’t come at us it comes from us. The Law of Attraction is continually making a match to the energy we send into the universe and then returns more of the same to us.
Go out and find the pleasure in your “now.” The key is to be willing to give as well as receive. Try brightening someone else’s day and watch your day become brighter. Make someone laugh and enjoy being surrounded by the sound of your own laughter. Go to the playground with the intension of feeling like a kid again. Slide down the slide, soar high into the air on a swing, or take a bottle of bubbles to a park and don’t be surprised if within a few moments people begin gathering around wanting to be part of your playful energy. Nurture your inner child, and your life will take on new meaning.
There are times when we are faced with great challenges, but even in our darkest hour there is a light that shines within each of us. It grows in brightness as our higher power, call it God, Spirit or by whatever name you choose, guides us to the knowledge that we came here to experience the joy of the journey not simply to arrive at the destination.
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