Post by SunnyGirl on Nov 17, 2003 10:09:54 GMT -5
TODAY'S THOUGHT - MONDAY , NOVEMBER 17, 2003
From the book: The Language Of Letting Go
Grief and Action
Trust in God and do something. --Mary Lyon
It's important to let ourselves grieve as a passage
between yesterday and tomorrow. But we do not
have to be controlled unduly by our grief, or our pain.
There are times when we have grieved, surrendered
to the heaviness, tiredness, and weariness of a
circumstance long enough. It becomes time to break
out. It comes time to take action.
We will know when it's time to break the routine of
grieving. There will be signs within and around us.
We will become tired of the heaviness. An idea will
occur; an opportunity will present itself.
We may think: No. Too much effort... Do it anyway.
Try something. Reach out. Stretch. Do something
unusual, something different, and something special.
A new activity may help trigger the transformation
process. Stay up two hours later than usual! Make
an appointment to do something for yourself that
is different from what you usually do. Visit someone
you haven't seen in years. Do something to encourage
and help the new energy coming your way.
We may not feel like breaking out of grief. It may feel
safer, easier, to remain in our cocoon. Begin pushing
out anyway.
Test the walls of your cocoon. Push. Push a little harder.
It may be time to emerge.
Today, I will trust God and the process, but I will also
take action to help myself feel better.
Author: Melody Beattie
From the book: The Language Of Letting Go
Grief and Action
Trust in God and do something. --Mary Lyon
It's important to let ourselves grieve as a passage
between yesterday and tomorrow. But we do not
have to be controlled unduly by our grief, or our pain.
There are times when we have grieved, surrendered
to the heaviness, tiredness, and weariness of a
circumstance long enough. It becomes time to break
out. It comes time to take action.
We will know when it's time to break the routine of
grieving. There will be signs within and around us.
We will become tired of the heaviness. An idea will
occur; an opportunity will present itself.
We may think: No. Too much effort... Do it anyway.
Try something. Reach out. Stretch. Do something
unusual, something different, and something special.
A new activity may help trigger the transformation
process. Stay up two hours later than usual! Make
an appointment to do something for yourself that
is different from what you usually do. Visit someone
you haven't seen in years. Do something to encourage
and help the new energy coming your way.
We may not feel like breaking out of grief. It may feel
safer, easier, to remain in our cocoon. Begin pushing
out anyway.
Test the walls of your cocoon. Push. Push a little harder.
It may be time to emerge.
Today, I will trust God and the process, but I will also
take action to help myself feel better.
Author: Melody Beattie
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.