Journey

 Life is a journey, each moment is a gift that will never be recreated in the same way again. Life is a series of 'tasks' that are checked off but that list is constantly added to, or it least it should be. 

Think about that for a second from a baby's view point. They have a 'to do' list, they just don't know it. They go from just laying around to creating a smile, that smile leads to a laugh. The laying around goes from turning over to to crawling, to walking. I guess I'm getting a little off track here. 

I heard a series of struggles others had in their life, that were intertwined with other people as well as myself.  How odd it is to think that my struggles are so different than theirs.  They are all the same wrapped in a different design of wrapping paper.  What the outcome from these struggles is entirely up to oneself.  Positive thoughts will play a really big part in it. What have you been telling yourself all day?  That he or she is a pain in the butt, well guess what? You just told yourself that YOU are a pain in the butt. Self talk is powerful. Being mindful of those thoughts is something you can cultivate.  Is your  life a series of unfortunate events? Day to day crap that you wish would end. It can end....change the way you think and you will change your life. Stumbling upon this insight was a complete act of serendipity, 'fortunate accidents'. I remember the exact moment of this and how my life has unfolded since then. The coincidence's and thinking maybe there is a reason for why and how life happens. Stepping back and looking at life events with the realization that life is merely a series of events that we shape with our thoughts. Okay, okay, this is sounding pretty bizarre for you right?  That being said, how many of us stubbed our toe then dropped something in the toilet then find the internet was out and on and on and on.  Yes, it was your thoughts, well the internet thing may have been caused by the storm last night.   Anyway,  life is a journey. It's not about what happened in the past or what you think might happen in the future, it's about the ride. The ride is created by oneself.  If we feel like we're 'stuck' on that ride, it most likely is because of fear. What self talk are you having with yourself? Our you trying to predict the future by telling yourself that you 'can't'. Well guess what you won't be able to because you just told yourself that you can't. Telling someone "Don't forget your lunch (or whatever) is heard by their brain as 'forget'. Try it sometime and watch what happens. Telling yourself to 'remember' something is a much better way of remembering it. 

Okay, we're all thinking but...and yes, I can see that.  The word 'but' should be one of many words taken out of our vocabulary. Say a sentence right now with the word 'but' in it.  What came after that word?  I'll bet it was based on fear or trying to predict the future, right?  We have to recognize what we have control over and what we don't and be okay with that.  The next time something happens in your life that is unpleasant, sad or whatever, ask yourself if you have any control over it? Are you actually capable of doing something about it? If so than do it, if not than let it go. Remember that your response, good or bad will come back to you. You get what you give. Whatever your thoughts are, will come back to you. Our thoughts are literally creating our lives.

Wishing someone well or wishing someone ill.  What ever it is will come back to you. This great gift of knowing this came to me by accident, serendipity.  I saw a glimpse of this from conversations with two other people.  One said she couldn't explain it, we had to find out on our own, the other delved deep into this concept with me.  Both acknowledging the mere idea of our thoughts being mirrored back to us would seem a bit strange to most people. The friend that shared this profound concept with me, said this positive mindset, would be seen, I wouldn't need to explain. Let me ask those of you who caught something in my last sentence. The word 'wouldn't'. I just told you that I 'would' need to explain it because our brain only recognizes the word before 'not'. Okay, way to much information here.  My whole point of this lies in hope that we all know how unique and different we are at the same time. How our life unfolds in unexpected ways as a journey, not a destination. Matching our thoughts to what we want our own life to look like, and that embracing gratefulness for the things money cannot buy. Stay positive and be kind to others. We get what we give.