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What's Your
Choice?
If you had a choice, would
you rather go upstream or downstream?
Think about it for a moment. On the one hand, we may feel
negative emotions, struggles and dissatisfactions with life. With the
downstream hand, there's a sense of feeling lighter and being more
positive, confident and trusting.
It's amazing how hard we work
to go upstream when what we really want is to take the path of least
resistance. Since you always have a choice, what's it going to be? No
excuses or qualifiers, please. We don't need to know your tale of woe
or why you can't do anything to change it. It just is. We can't
always make it go away, but we can shift the way we feel about it,
talk about it and think about it.
Most of us would prefer doing
a 180 degree turn to go downstream if we truly believed we could.
Instead we may feel lost about the "how", paralyzed by the
unknown or afraid of endangering life and limb, our own or someone
else's. It's time to muster up our courage. It's time to let go of
everything but the desire to be happy and have the kind of life you
want.
Are you ready to take the
plunge into the depths of happiness? If so, take a big breath and
exhale slowly. Now let go of the oars and trust that the boat will
turn effortlessly; soon you'll find yourself flowing with the
current. "Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily..."
I love this quote by Abraham-Hicks excerpted from the
book Money and the Law of
Attraction, Learning to
Attract Health, Wealth and Happiness,#463:
"Whenever you are
feeling less than good, if you will stop and say, 'Nothing is more important than
that I feel good; I want to
find a reason now to feel good,' you will find an improved
thought."
If you find yourself going
upstream again, even with all your good intentions, simply look for a
happier thought. When you have it, allow yourself to focus on it
until you're once again going gently down the stream.
As you continue going with
the flow, you'll have more energy to love the things you do and do
the things you love. Quiet contemplation, inner listening and a
joyful spirit will become your trusted guides on your journey.
Love the things you do, and do the things you
love!
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