Happy New Year! Another year over, and a new one just begun. Last year what I had on my white board was the phrase "focus on - letting go." You have to let go of that which no longer serves to allow that which will in. This is an iterative process that we go through over and over and over again through many layers - for we have layers upon layers upon layers of experiences to pull out into the light, examine, take the nuggets out of for safe keeping and let the dross go.
This year the phrase is "focus on - becoming; prove the devil otherwise." You also need to focus on what it is you really want in your life and becoming the person who draws such things to you. The devil is that evil little voice inside that is full of the "you can't, you aren't good enough, you aren't enough period" type phrases, the one fueled by your insecurities and old patterns of thinking - those things you need to continue to focus on letting go of through the iterative process noted above.
As I believe I've said before, no one said this path was easy - you'll hit walls, fall into wells, tumble and tremble and want to give up many times along the way - however, it is worth it in the end. YOU are worth it in the end.
I'm going to share with you now some of the things that help me keep going, particularly at times when I feel like nothing more than a battered and broken toy not even fit for Santa to rescue from the island of misfit toys. They are the quotes I retweet on Twitter (@bethane13, if you're so inclined to find me there). These quotes lift my spirits and remind me I am not alone on my journey through this world, and I hope they do the same for you. And I give thanks to all the folks I follow on Twitter for sharing these with me and others.
Where the heart is willing, it will find a hundred ways. Where it is unwilling, it will find a hundred excuses. - Arlen Price
Don't be afraid if people leave, be afraid of not being yourself to please someone else. Be authentically you no matter what. - Mastin Kipp (The Daily Love)
Most human beings have an infinite capacity for taking things for granted. - Aldous Huxley
The 3 C's of life = Choices, Chances, Changes. - Dr. Marion Ross (shiftyourlife.com)
Our wounds are often openings into the best part of us. - Dr. Marion Ross (shiftyourlife.com)
Free yourself from fear, guilt and regret. The past exists only in your mind, your future also. Let go. Forgive. - Valacier
The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger. - Dalai Lama XIV
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus. - Tony Robbins
If beating yourself up worked, you'd be thin, rich and happy. Try loving yourself instead. :) - @coachoncall
Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth. - Ludwig Boerne
Watch your language; by altering a few words we can create different results. - Lopez (@Lopez_nlp) This one was a reaction to a saying on a Starbucks cup - The Way I See It #283 - The most important thing in life is to stop saying "I wish" and start saying "I will." Consider nothing impossible then treat possibilities as probabilities.
There are many more of these that I have shared over the time I've been on Twitter, and I may share more of them here in future blogs.
Until then, I bid you Namaste!
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