Pretend you are a helpless, little creature in the bottom of adeep bucket with the rest of your family.
For some, this won'ttake much imagination as it is an all too familiar scene.
Okay.
So you are on this journey of life...
your adventure onplanet earth.
You learn a few things and forget a few others.
You take a few steps forward, take detours, you go into deep cavesand finally, one glorious day, you actually find your way to the topof the bucket.
Wow!You can see out.
The view looks so much different from here.
Free, open space.
Fresh air.
Wide, expansive view.
Youlike it! Uh-oh!The family doesn't take too kindly to your making it to thetop.
Does it remind them of their inability to get out?Are theythreatened in some way?Do they just want your company to share in their misery?Are they jealous of your success?Whateverthe reason, they do everything in their power to pull you back downto the bottom where you belong, by golly!No climbing out into anysunshine for you.
No sir!Stay right in the dark with the rest of thecrowd.
No rising above your station in this life-time.
Who do you think you are anyway? Sound familiar? So, for now, you sink back down into the deep, dark abyss with theother tortured creatures.
Every now and then, you remember what it felt like to make your way to the top and the feeling of sheer delight when you got thereand felt the sunlight on your face!The vision haunts your dreamsand you feel a pull to go back to the top and see the light again.
You do!This time, you take a jump right out into the clear, openspace and experience such freedom and happiness that you havenever known!Heaven.
You like your new adventure.
Every once in awhile, you worry about how long your new-foundfreedom is going to last.
You worry so much, that you forget to enjoy the beauty right before you.
You literally worry yourself rightback into the bucket.
Your world constricts.
Eventually, you realize that thinking about darkness, problems,negativity will make that reality grow and you will create that veryexperience.
You won't even need those desperate creatures tohaul you back into the hole.
You will put yourself right back in therewith your focus on negativity.
You have the power to create your life exactly the way you want it to be.
Most of us have forgotten how and are locked in a life of unnecessary struggle.
How do you keep yourself out of that bucket and in the sunlight? Here are a few tips: - Follow a daily spiritual practice that really works in your life.
- Start your day with a daily intention and a concrete plan.
- Become an expert at observing yourself and noticing where your attention is.
- Practise kindness to self and others.
- Practise living in appreciation and gratitude.
For some, this won'ttake much imagination as it is an all too familiar scene.
Okay.
So you are on this journey of life...
your adventure onplanet earth.
You learn a few things and forget a few others.
You take a few steps forward, take detours, you go into deep cavesand finally, one glorious day, you actually find your way to the topof the bucket.
Wow!You can see out.
The view looks so much different from here.
Free, open space.
Fresh air.
Wide, expansive view.
Youlike it! Uh-oh!The family doesn't take too kindly to your making it to thetop.
Does it remind them of their inability to get out?Are theythreatened in some way?Do they just want your company to share in their misery?Are they jealous of your success?Whateverthe reason, they do everything in their power to pull you back downto the bottom where you belong, by golly!No climbing out into anysunshine for you.
No sir!Stay right in the dark with the rest of thecrowd.
No rising above your station in this life-time.
Who do you think you are anyway? Sound familiar? So, for now, you sink back down into the deep, dark abyss with theother tortured creatures.
Every now and then, you remember what it felt like to make your way to the top and the feeling of sheer delight when you got thereand felt the sunlight on your face!The vision haunts your dreamsand you feel a pull to go back to the top and see the light again.
You do!This time, you take a jump right out into the clear, openspace and experience such freedom and happiness that you havenever known!Heaven.
You like your new adventure.
Every once in awhile, you worry about how long your new-foundfreedom is going to last.
You worry so much, that you forget to enjoy the beauty right before you.
You literally worry yourself rightback into the bucket.
Your world constricts.
Eventually, you realize that thinking about darkness, problems,negativity will make that reality grow and you will create that veryexperience.
You won't even need those desperate creatures tohaul you back into the hole.
You will put yourself right back in therewith your focus on negativity.
You have the power to create your life exactly the way you want it to be.
Most of us have forgotten how and are locked in a life of unnecessary struggle.
How do you keep yourself out of that bucket and in the sunlight? Here are a few tips: - Follow a daily spiritual practice that really works in your life.
- Start your day with a daily intention and a concrete plan.
- Become an expert at observing yourself and noticing where your attention is.
- Practise kindness to self and others.
- Practise living in appreciation and gratitude.
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