Post by caressa on Oct 13, 2012 11:55:13 GMT -5
Getting Out Of Your Own Way
Each day in our lives, we hope and pray for a better day,
that things should improve in one area or another.
But all too often, all we do is hope and pray.
That is not enough --
We have to think, act and speak differently.
If we don't change how we think, speak and act,
we are bound to repeat the same problems or
mistakes that gives us a situation we want changed.
So how do we change things?
The hardest part of change is thinking differently.
You have to challenge your own assumptions,
including most delicately, the sense of who you are.
You may not be who you really think you are.
Never forget, we judge others by their actions,
but we judge ourselves by our intentions.
Yes, you meant to help someone with a project,
you intended to give charity, you were planning on
inviting your friends over for dinner, but if you didn't do it,
in their minds you had no intention, and you are judged
as such. So start correcting this error.
If you intend to do something - DO IT.
Don't procrastinate, don't delay.
Stop making excuses.
You want to improve yourself, get out of your own way.
Now find someone you completely trust,
who has your interest at heart
and who can give you constructive criticism.
It is often better for a friend to be this person
than a spouse.
And tell the person to try to remove personal bias
(of how you may have hurt them or been inconsiderate).
It has to be coming from a place of true concern for you.
Start with one area.
Don't take on your whole life at one time.
What you may realize is that you may not
be perceived the way you perceive yourself.
So work on correcting the in-balance -
and you will immediately feel more content and
balanced inside...
You that you can start changing your life for the better
by starting to Think, Act and Speak differently!
By: R. Barker
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.