Ever find yourself so engrossed in everything that is troubling you that you cant seem to see a way out? Like walking through each day with all of the worries of the world on your shoulders and you can’t see the positives going on around you. I was talking with a friend tonight, and I realized that I do that all of the time. As if I have blinders on and cannot see anything but in front of me. So wrapped up in the now, forgetting the “all of the times” surrounding me. How am I supposed to see the sunlight on the other side, if I cannot even see through the weeds of my mind?
Forest of Leaves
I was doing okay these last couple of days. Work is getting busier and everything around home was settling into place. But it wasn’t until I started to talk to my friend, I realized I was still hiding. Trying to ignore my true feelings inside. It started with my friend telling me I was a good person. That statement led my mind down a path that was uncomfortable. Through the conversation I became more acceptant that I am more liked and loved than I want to admit. When I really started to think about it and pick apart those in my life, I do have more than I believed.
It is very easy to get pulled into the events around us that we miss so much going on. You are pulled in to do work, school, take care of the family, and so much more. When was the last time you stopped just to breathe? When did you last do something to take care of you? Life is going to move fast. There is no way to stop it. But there is a way to control how you handle living through it. As long as you first focus on you.
Rays of Sunshine
My friends are a big support to me and helping me through each day. The friends I have nearby and those I have across the world. Each one gives me the chance to see that I am something special. I am strong to be able to keep moving forward. They celebrate my achievements, and build me up when I fall down. And most importantly, they are there when I don’t realize I need them the most.
Who is around you
I like to watch some of the videos online from Dhar Mann and came across one that a young girl was so blinded by what she wanted from everyone around her, that she didn’t realize they too were going through things too. In one scene, she was mad at her teacher for not being able to stay late to help her fix her grade, only to find out that her teacher was dealing with cancer. Or when she was mad at her boyfriend for canceling a date to work, only to realize that he was working to pay the bills since his parent lost their job. Unfortunately, this video had a sad ending. The girl learned this from an online friend as well. But as the girl checked in on everyone close to her, she didn’t get a chance to check on the online friend before it was too late.
Clearing the weeds
Life is going to throw everything it can at us every day. And there is nothing we can do to stop it. The one thing we can do is continue to focus on ourselves. To take just a moment to stop and breathe. Give yourself a chance to settle the mind. Use the time to check in on the loved ones in our lives. Recenter the mind and be able to strengthen. Because by stopping, we can then begin to see that ray of light through all of the weeds in our lives.
Enjoy this video.
With great warmth,
