First it was Brexit. Then in a stunning upset, Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States. What we are seeing are rejections of the status quo and ordinary people saying they want their countries back.
At some point, we too, need to regain control of our lives, by eliminating those things that distracts us or holds us back. We need to look at everything that's on our plates and decide what must be cleared.
No matter how much we want things to stay the same, life is all about change. Sometimes change is for the better, and sometimes its not. Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future. The past clogs up the future. Whether it’s the death of a loved one, a painful breakup, a business failure, or a treacherous betrayal, holding onto past pain and resentment will only hold us back.
Richard Paul Evans puts it this way: The ship releases its anchor not for the anchor's benefit, but for the ship
Everyone has problems. Some choose to be whiners - some choose to be winners. Some choose to be victims - some choose to be victors. Stop using past pain as currency to buy out of present living. In the end, the victimhood mentality simply is not worth it.
The things we often think we need are sometimes the things that keep us trapped in an unfulfilled life.
We can never know how long we are here for or how long those we love will be. Now having been through what I have, I know how valuable old and loyal friends were in carrying me through. Most people have friends but when it comes to the crunch, there are not a lot of friends who can be there through the absolute hardest times.
Life gets busy and friendships fade away. There will always be people who come and go in life, friends included. But those who truly matter, those who you love most dearly, are worth every ounce of effort to stay in touch with.
In the end, what matters to people is how much happiness they have brought to those they love and how much time they spent doing things they themselves loved. Life doesn't allow us to go back and fix what we have done wrong in the past, but it does allow us to live each day better than the last.
At some point, we too, need to regain control of our lives, by eliminating those things that distracts us or holds us back. We need to look at everything that's on our plates and decide what must be cleared.
No matter how much we want things to stay the same, life is all about change. Sometimes change is for the better, and sometimes its not. Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future. The past clogs up the future. Whether it’s the death of a loved one, a painful breakup, a business failure, or a treacherous betrayal, holding onto past pain and resentment will only hold us back.
Richard Paul Evans puts it this way: The ship releases its anchor not for the anchor's benefit, but for the ship
Everyone has problems. Some choose to be whiners - some choose to be winners. Some choose to be victims - some choose to be victors. Stop using past pain as currency to buy out of present living. In the end, the victimhood mentality simply is not worth it.
The things we often think we need are sometimes the things that keep us trapped in an unfulfilled life.
We can never know how long we are here for or how long those we love will be. Now having been through what I have, I know how valuable old and loyal friends were in carrying me through. Most people have friends but when it comes to the crunch, there are not a lot of friends who can be there through the absolute hardest times.
Life gets busy and friendships fade away. There will always be people who come and go in life, friends included. But those who truly matter, those who you love most dearly, are worth every ounce of effort to stay in touch with.
In the end, what matters to people is how much happiness they have brought to those they love and how much time they spent doing things they themselves loved. Life doesn't allow us to go back and fix what we have done wrong in the past, but it does allow us to live each day better than the last.
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