I find it highly fascinating that life gives me exactly the circumstances I need to practice and apply everything I'm learning on my enlightenment journey. Recently, I've been studying how our thoughts can change our lives. It's amazing how easy we can ruin our day by the story we allow our minds to make. Since becoming much more Zen, it takes quite a bit to ruffle my feathers. I've become quite strong in areas I was once weak. However, I find it beautiful that life has this perfect way of always taking us to the next level. We get to see that there are still rats in our cellar.
My current work position provides me with plenty of trying situations. I'm having to negotiate new relationships, deal with politics, policies, and different personalities. All of it is challenging and not always sunshine and rainbows, but because it is hard, I know it will be worth it.
Plus, I've learned that you can't really run from difficulties. What we try to avoid comes up later for life will teach us what we need to learn and when we refuse to learn it, life sends us the same lessons. We came here to learn and progress and since running away is just a form of delay, I'm forcing myself to stay and learn the lessons now.
If I want to really become a master at using my thoughts to change my life, then I need to stay and practice. I'm not going to get any stronger at my planks if every time I feel my arms getting burned out, I drop to my knees. I somehow seem to understand the importance of pushing through and sticking with intense workouts, but sometimes when people, or work, rub me wrong, my instinct is to move on. That's obviously not the best way to become stronger.
So I'm excited for the current challenges I'm facing. It's providing me just what I need to practice my lessons. I can change the story I tell myself about not so awesome encounters and I can put myself compassionately in the shoes of others. I'm learning how to perform lots of mental gymnastics that will make me all the more better. I'm not going to bail on this hard, life practice. I'm going to push through, endure, and most important, become a master.
My current work position provides me with plenty of trying situations. I'm having to negotiate new relationships, deal with politics, policies, and different personalities. All of it is challenging and not always sunshine and rainbows, but because it is hard, I know it will be worth it.
Plus, I've learned that you can't really run from difficulties. What we try to avoid comes up later for life will teach us what we need to learn and when we refuse to learn it, life sends us the same lessons. We came here to learn and progress and since running away is just a form of delay, I'm forcing myself to stay and learn the lessons now.
If I want to really become a master at using my thoughts to change my life, then I need to stay and practice. I'm not going to get any stronger at my planks if every time I feel my arms getting burned out, I drop to my knees. I somehow seem to understand the importance of pushing through and sticking with intense workouts, but sometimes when people, or work, rub me wrong, my instinct is to move on. That's obviously not the best way to become stronger.
So I'm excited for the current challenges I'm facing. It's providing me just what I need to practice my lessons. I can change the story I tell myself about not so awesome encounters and I can put myself compassionately in the shoes of others. I'm learning how to perform lots of mental gymnastics that will make me all the more better. I'm not going to bail on this hard, life practice. I'm going to push through, endure, and most important, become a master.
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