Hello everyone,
Sometimes I just wonder if I should ever worry about anything. Anything at all. One way to get round it is to ask yourself "is it a matter of life or death?" I guess you have figured out where I am going with this. Then again there are those amongst us who are born worriers.
The other night I was in bed and, as has been the case for sometime now, could not fall asleep. Then it was like after midnight and I turned to the trusty TV to somehow set me up for a couple hours of sleep. I flipped and flipped. Channels of course. On the knowledge network I saw a familiar figure - non other than Dr Wayne Dyer. He was midway through his presentation and said something like this. I want you to think carefully about what I am going to say now.
"If you change the way you look at things, then the things you look at will change".
Impressive stuff. I wondered what things I would want to 'change the way' I look at. The Power of Positive Thinking.
I may be totally losing it. Better try to get some sleep. Balm of hurt minds.
Goodnight, and lets chat again in a couple of weeks when I come back from my highly anticipated trip to cottage country Ontario. Let me warn you though. I may be a changed man then. I may find a way, in the wilderness, to re-light that fire in my soul that will return me to being a caring, loving, peaceful and forgiving person I have always known myself to be.
I promise the Creator that I will train myself to "change the way I look at things.............................." My newly found anger, restlessness and senseless worrying is just a phase at this time which the Genie (in the bottle) that I will find on the beach at Nippissing Lake will take away from me and replace them with peace, vibrant colours, fun and laughter in my life again. And in the lives of all that I have touched and will touch as I will move forward with my journey on this Earth. I will never ever forget to write how blessed I am, to have a family that loves me and I love most dearly, in every piece I pen on this forum.
Sleep tight.
Abdul
A personal thank-you for this insightful and well-timed post. To make the exercise of changing the way I look at things truly meaningful to me, I have begun to write out how I currently see a situation, evaluate the benefit to me of seeing a situation that way, then I change my perspective on the same situation until it has a positive impact on myself. Writing it down helps to make it more concrete and more manageable for me.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous time "Cottageman"...I miss you tonnes already and yet, I am so thrilled for you. I hope your mind and soul benefit immensely from the colours and beauty of Northern Ontario. And I have no doubt that seeing the warm and inviting faces of our dear friends will lift your spirits.
I love reading your blog. It is very inspirational and very relevant to whoever reads this. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteKarim