Have you heard about REVERB 10?
I am responding to their daily prompts each day in December to reflect on my life, gain wisdom, and strive for harmony in my future. Yes, I am jumping in late to this challenge but there is always time. There's time for you to join too!
Day 5 prompt: Let Go
What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why?
I needed to let go of negativity in my life, even if it meant the loss of a friendship. I must be naive because it took me years to see what was happening.
I tend to look for the good in people, which IS a good thing, but it prevents me from seeing poisonous aspects of a relationship until I have experienced the angst. Count it as another learning experience.
I wanted to let go. I needed to make more room for the simple joys in life and all the honest, loving people who cross my path . Life is short and unpredictable and there is no room for competition and lack of trust among people who are my friends.
Other thoughts on negativity here and here.
reverb 10 -- reflect on this year and manifest what's next.
Have you ever felt stretched in a million directions, or tried to be all things to all people?
If so, how did you end up feeling?
Do the emotions of frustration, sadness, and inadequacy come to mind?
I have realized, over the years, that I cannot be all things to all people. I am myself, one body and one mind, and cannot possibly do it all, or be it all.
It is an important lesson to learn.
It doesn't mean I cannot have high aspirations and hold myself to high standards. Instead, it means I need to be true to myself and really *know* who I am and live by listening to my heart.
It means acknowledging my feelings, good or bad, and take those steps to make my life happier, more joy-filled. And perhaps some of those steps might be distancing myself from situations that try to bring me down or cause me anguish, you know, negativity.
As life goes forward, there is a larger pool of people I come in contact with, and more I have experienced, and more places I have been. And even more chance that negativity can seep in. But I cannot let it. Life is too short to dwell on anything but the positive.
There will always be those who think you should be one way or another or that you didn't do enough, or this and that, but if you are true to yourself, love yourself with who you are, despite all your imperfections, you can rise above it all and not let it interfere with your daily life.
My friend, Rue, said
"It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks of you when you're comfortable with yourself" and that is exactly what I take to heart.
How about YOU?
happy day!
