Begin Again For The New Year!

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Today let's expand on a good quote for new years. The Buddah is one of my favorite wisdom filled sages.

“ No matter how hard the past was, you can always begin again “

Buddha was referred to as “the awakened one”. He was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher.

What I love about this quote is that it doesn't just apply to a new years resolution but to daily goals. Each day we are still breathing, we have another day to move forward in a direction that is led by our soul. Every person on the planet has a story. Everyone’s story has negative chapters. Everyone's chapters have different subject matter. Our stories shape who we become. When we become more conscious human beings, we learn how to shape our stories by letting go of the old negative stuff and replacing it with new positive things. If we do not learn how to let go of our old negative chapters, they play an unconscious active role in how we respond to life as it happens.

Remembering that every human on the planet has their own negative experiences, can help us not fall into the victim role of “ why did that happen to me?” ,kind of mentality. I was once having a conversation with someone about my late brother. My brother struggled in life with his negative chapters and never quite worked through them. They haunted him, He was a gentle soul who suppressed his past pain. I was expressing to my friend at the time how sorry I felt for my brother and how hard it was to witness him suffer. I told my friend that I recalled a time when my brother said, “ my life just sucks “ , my friend then replied to me, “ compared to who’s? “ WOW, that hit me in such a profound way. It instantly made me think of other people's lives who were battling and struggling with unimaginable things compared to my brother and it really put things into perspective for me. It helped me realize a very important reality, we all have struggles and how we view them is the key to solve them.

When we stay in the victim mindset of “ why me” , we stay stuck in wonderment instead of empowerment. When we stay in the victim mindset we feel sorry for ourselves and seek relief from suffering instead of inspiration to create a different reality minus the suffering. .We can literally suffer the same old past event in our minds over and over and over again. There is no limit to how often, with death being the last time we can.  So back to the quote. “ No matter how hard the past was, you can always begin again “ my brother allowed his past to stay active in his present daily reality. No one can thrive when we are carrying around a burdensome past. It eventually devours our joy and motivation. Sometimes when we do not remember that our life can be much less worse than what others are going through, we allow self pity, and we all know that know one wants to be invited to a pity party, well except other people who embrace self pity. If they only knew that there are other parties to join. Parties where the focus is not on “ poor me “ but “ lucky me”, God has me here another day, whoo hoo, I get to create my desires and live the life that I want.

Having a hard past can be an excellent opportunity to build courage, spiritual strength and determination, depending on how you view your negative past. When we can humble ourselves and remember that no one escapes suffering and hard challenges and that it's actually needed in order for us to learn how to navigate life and create positivity. How can we know what we really want until we experience some of what we don't want? I heard it once said that a paralyzed man in a wheelchair said to a person who said to him, “ gee, I wish I had a handicap pass on my rear view mirror and get front row parking, he said I would trade places with anyone who has the use of their legs in exchange for my pass. I would gratefully walk a mile to the store's entrance if I could. Ok enough said right?

Do you swim in self pity at times and don't know why? Do you lack motivation? Backpack therapy can help you uncover the negative chapters that are weighing you down. Make a free discovery call today. Peace be with you, Dawn

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