Showing posts with label perception. Show all posts
Showing posts with label perception. Show all posts

Monday, November 23

PART 4 GOOD LUCK? BAD LUCK? GRATITUDE

It seems appropriate, this being the week of Thanksgiving, to pause and look at life from perhaps another set of eyes. Seeing things from another angle… a new perspective can turn what appears to be Bad Luck into Good Luck!

First and foremost, we need to let go of control! Scary huh! But once we can let go of how we think things should be and say yes to how they are, then we are free to live in a state of gratitude. And when we can be in gratitude… for everything... we begin to live life filled with passion and joy.

Secondly, if we can stay living in the moment, there can be nothing but gratitude because we have no expectations and no regrets and so it is easy to be grateful for everything… just how it shows up. We can begin to turn what could be perceived as Bad Luck into Good Luck! It's all a matter of perspective.

I'm grateful for YOU!

Friday, November 7

THE SKY IS FALLING…THE SKY IS FALLING!!!

Do you have any friends that live for drama? They seem to be addicted to negativity. If you ask how they're doing they give a litany of complaints and end with, "It is what it is!" 

OMG! Kill me now! 

It's so draining to be around this negative energy. I've been able to identify a couple of reasons for it. 

I understand it, I used to be one to a degree. There was guilt associated with things going well or my being happy. Why? Because other people aren't? Because I was about working and there couldn't possibly be space for feeling happy. I was a martyr and look what I was giving up and doing for others… How could there be room for me to be happy? Can't you see what I've given up for you?

While finishing up my next book, A Year in a Suitcase, it brought back to my attention of my stay in Ireland. I noticed that most of the older people I stayed with had "The Sky is Falling Syndrome!"Theirs was based on their past fears.

It doesn't really matter why one thrives on drama but the truth is that negative or positive  energy attracts more of the same! So if you want good things to come your way one has to change their energy vibration and that can be as simple as changing what you watch on the boob tube, what you read and who you hang around with. 

The Sky is Falling…. it's simply a matter of perception! Keep calm… and carry on! And have FUN while doing it:)