Do you ever just sit down and listen? Listen to the sound of your heart? The whisper of your own spirit? Do you know who you are? Do you remember your dreams? Have you ever had a dream? I started my day with BodyBalance, which finishes with a guided relaxation. My current piece of music is Angels of Presence. Its beautiful, and so powerful for me as an educator, a parent, a woman, just to have that time to stop. Stop and think. Stop, think and listen to my internal conversation. Even though Im leading the relaxation, it reminds me to challenge my own thinking. And ultimately my life. You see your mind is like a muscle, and if you dont train it, youll find that life becomes something that swallows up your time and energy, but gives very little back. If you have a head that is full of stinking thinking, your behaviour and attitudes will follow, and ultimately your whole life will suffer. On a really personally note, Ive struggled recently with friends that have let me down badly. Ive been really hurt, thats on top of a really tough year and a whole range of other problems. Ive felt at times I really wasnt going to be able to cope. The urge to hate, to lash out, to extend the same behaviour that Ive received, and then to wallow in my own pain, has been extremely tempting. But I know that thats a slippery path, and just as I train my physical muscles on a daily basis, Ive had to train my mental muscles also; everyday I have to choose to forgive, everyday I have to choose to stay in peace, everyday I have to choose to be thankful for my blessings, everyday I have to choose happiness over pain, every day I have to choose what I allow myself to believe. Happy people find time for stillness. Away from the opinions and noise of the world. They find time to retrain their brain. They will prioritise their training, be it physical or psychological. Happiness will always be an inside job.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 22:21:44 +0000
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