When you think about it, most of the things that cause us stress are things that we have not accepted; when we resist what is. The moment we accept the things we cannot change, we find peace and a burden is lifted. The key is to know when we can change something and be courageous enough to make the changes, or become willing to accept the things we can’t change.
Often we have more power then we realize to make changes in our lives. One of the most important things that we can change is our attitude or prospective about something. We have a choice in how we see things, half full or half empty. When we change our attitude towards our situation or circumstance, change has already begun to take place.
Things that we have no control over, such as the weather, choosing who our parents are, the decisions that other’s make etc., are things we can come to accept. Accepting something does not necessarily mean that you like it, but rather you stop trying to fix manage or control it. We decide to just let it be. It becomes somewhat easier to accept people and circumstances once we began to see that all of our circumstances and the people that we have encountered along life’s journey have all played a role in who we are. There were lessons in all our experiences. Did you get the lesson or do you have to take the class again?
Some things that we endure are harder to accept then others, like the death of a loved one, divorce, loss of a job. Even in these circumstances we must come to trust our creator and come to the place of acceptance. This is an individual process and happens quicker for some than others. I believe that one of the reasons I am able to function through my grief is because I came to accept the death of my husband relatively quickly. I did go through the why God phase, the denial, the anger etc. however I realized early on that I could stay in that place or LIVE. I chose to accept and LIVE as my husband would have wanted me to and as God instructs me to do.
It’s all summed up in the Serenity Prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can and the wisdom to know the difference.
As the prayer states, serenity comes with acceptance. Change takes courage.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Get Out Of That Rut!
The saying goes, "if you do what you always did, you will get what you always got." What is it that you need to do differently?
Most of us are creatures of habit. Routine has it's place and is a discipline in and of itself. However when routine stifles life to the point that we are not allowing ourselves to experience new things, it could be time to take a fresh approach.
Challenge yourself to do a new thing or an old thing a new way. Start small, take a different route to work. Change your hair color or style. It does'nt have to be drastic, if you wear the part on the right side change it to the left. Rearrange the furniture in one room of your house or the entire house. Are you preparing the same ole meals? Try a new recipe, a new food, a new restaurant. Wbat about that perfume you have been wearing for the last several years. Try a new frangrance. Try watching a television show you never watched or you thought would not interest you. Take a trip to a place that you have not been.
Studies show that when you make changes, it forces your brain off of "automatic pilot". Change encourages your brain to work harder and even helps to prevent dimentia. And more importantly it allows you to LIVE and experience life from a new and fresh prospective!
What will you do differently? Follow your heart into new and exciting experiences!
Most of us are creatures of habit. Routine has it's place and is a discipline in and of itself. However when routine stifles life to the point that we are not allowing ourselves to experience new things, it could be time to take a fresh approach.
Challenge yourself to do a new thing or an old thing a new way. Start small, take a different route to work. Change your hair color or style. It does'nt have to be drastic, if you wear the part on the right side change it to the left. Rearrange the furniture in one room of your house or the entire house. Are you preparing the same ole meals? Try a new recipe, a new food, a new restaurant. Wbat about that perfume you have been wearing for the last several years. Try a new frangrance. Try watching a television show you never watched or you thought would not interest you. Take a trip to a place that you have not been.
Studies show that when you make changes, it forces your brain off of "automatic pilot". Change encourages your brain to work harder and even helps to prevent dimentia. And more importantly it allows you to LIVE and experience life from a new and fresh prospective!
What will you do differently? Follow your heart into new and exciting experiences!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Welcome to my Heart Speak Blog!
Welcome to my Heart Speak blog! This is a forum to speak from the heart. To speak from the heart means to speak in a way that others' can relate, not necessarily agree, but relate. It is speaking the truth as it is felt from the heart!
The purpose of my blog is to inspire, motivate, educate, to critic books and literature that I find to serve these purposes, all of course in keeping with my theme of speaking from the heart.
I would like to invite you to share your thoughts, ask questions and provide your suggestions. There is but one rule, you must "speak from the heart".
The Vocal Heart
"Let Your Heart Speak"
The purpose of my blog is to inspire, motivate, educate, to critic books and literature that I find to serve these purposes, all of course in keeping with my theme of speaking from the heart.
I would like to invite you to share your thoughts, ask questions and provide your suggestions. There is but one rule, you must "speak from the heart".
The Vocal Heart
"Let Your Heart Speak"
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