"I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change."
Jim Rohn
This is a scary thought, because it is so incredibly true. A person must continue to grow and change or we simply exist in a kind of zombie state of mind. We all seek escape from things, but the most certain and lasting freedom comes from facing the things that are inspiring our need to get away.
Ignoring something does not make it invisible. The truth is that the longer you avoid facing something the larger it grows. It feeds on the fear it produces, and flashes into mind just enough to keep you irritated. I have come to accept the fact that if a worry is thought of even one time, I better solve it or get used to hearing it again and again. Sometimes the only solution is acceptance of a bitter fact, but until it is faced there is no way to get any peace of mind.
I have been knocked down more times than I can calculate, but so far I have gotten up one more time than I have hit the dirt. Hell, to just lay there means the other guy wins. I demand the right to fight on. The experience of being hyper aware of what goes on inside of me during any crisis has given me a clear understanding of my strengths. I know with certainty that nothing on earth will ever make me hopeless enough to just turn belly up in surrender.
Change is brutal sometimes, but if the alterations are positive the final fit is flawless. It does not happen overnight, which takes the pressure of time out of the endeavor. What rate of speed matters hardly at all, if it is forward. The road to change has the most marvelous people on it, so finding someone to walk beside is a simple matter. When your soul sings in perfect harmony with a fellow traveler then the journey gets much easier. Those who walk as one should treat it as a blessing and take comfort from its unconditional qualities. Sometimes that is all we have to hold onto, but its strength is always equal to the task.
I want to use this space to thank all the people that people my life and make my journey easier in troubled times and joyous at every interaction. I got something special in my email and put it here, under the title. I want to echo its message. It made me ponder my own personal battlefield in a whole new light. Thank you, all the many warriors I know. One's like me who fight on even when weary beyond exhaustion. It is an honor to share the field with such as your mighty number. It's a hell of a battle isn't it??
THINK ABOUT IT
LET IT GROW
THEN DECIDE
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SOMETHING INCREDIBLY MOVING
