To avoid pain at all costs forces us to reject half the lessons life can teach. --Jan Pishok
If we could remember that every experience we'll ever have is unique and offers us a lesson we will grow from, we'd accept them all with far greater ease. What's there to be afraid of anyway? God is never absent. In fact, God is present during every experience. Remembering this makes us courageous as we walk through the turmoil that interrupts the peaceful times.
Before, we feared most of the situations that called to us, and understandably so. We were often trying to do the improbable without the wisdom or the guidance that might have guaranteed success. By doing what has has been suggested, we can positively influence the outcome of every experience we'll have.
I will not avoid any experience today. I'll simply remember that God is present and that I need to know what calls to me.
Many of us, whether we are conscious of it or not, create much of the unhappiness we experience. Our disappointments are the result of our own negative or limited thoughts about ourselves and our world. What are some of those limiting thoughts, those subconscious beliefs, which keep us from experiencing joy and wholeness?
One of those beliefs is that we cannot be fulfilled unless we are loved and accepted by those who are the victims of our past experiences, that we are too old or too set in our ways to change. Still another false idea is, "It's a catastrophe if things don't go my way!" Then, too, there's the self-defeating attitude that to love is to lose, so "I'd better prepare for the worst to happen because it will."
Two more irrational beliefs are, "I have no control over my happiness and I want life to be easy and without hassles; therefore, I'll avoid discomfort or any new commitments."
TODAY I will see each disappointment in my life as a challenge to discover the negative or limited beliefs which keep me from seeing myself as a person of unlimited resources and potential.
PS......If I am not here when you arrive, the coffee is right next to the pot & I will be back directly.. My doors are never locked, I don't live in fear..
HJFinAZ Forum Posts (17,068)
Drive on down & I well let you take me out..
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SO THERE!!!!!
Yes, I am....But that is what happens with us old & senile guys..
On the other hand, in a relationship it is BRAND NEW every day..
Ever see the movie "Last, First Date"???