Are you sleepwalking through your life, waiting for the next thing to happen only to react when “it” inevitably does? You see, there really are two ways to face the future; with apprehension or with anticipation. Let’s throw in avoidance and we are looking right into the yawning face of fear, fear that we may lose control, fail and more. It’s an old and familiar story. The pursuit of control actually, the illusion of having control, is the consummate time waster. We create multiple ways to manage what is yet to happen and spend so much time living in the future that we may miss the present entirely and that is the place we live.
Who do you want to be? Who are you choosing to be?
It has also been said that there are three kinds of people in the world. 1. Those who wait for things to happen 2. Those who make things happen 3. Those who wonder what happened
Who do you want to be? Who are you choosing to be?
The analysis paralysis is a common default behavior. Consider the following: Five frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? Answer: Five! It’s the difference between deciding and doing.
Who do you want to be? Who are you choosing to be now!
Our thoughts determine our feelings and hence, our actions. When we remain in the present and not the future land of worry we can refocus our energies to better serve us: • Each day make a list of 5 things you are grateful for • Speak them aloud • Carry the list with you as a reminder!
©2014 Maureen Weisner