So last night I had this dream that I was running down the tarmac after a plane I had to catch and it was -20 degrees! Needless to say it wasn't just a dream... it was a nightmare! In my dream I caught the plane, who new I was such a fast runner? I boarded the plane and once I got inside I remember feeling soooo incredibly happy I was; A) no longer running and B) no longer out in that awful sub zero cold! That I totally forgot the feeling of being afraid to fly!
Do you ever find yourself in that position? When you really dislike something; maybe it's that you have to confront someone, let go of a job, start a diet or new exercise program, start counseling for yourself or with your spouse. Maybe you have been putting off seeing a dr. because you don't want to know the outcome. Then you finally get the courage to do it or something forces you to go through it and after it's over you breath a sigh of relief that it's over! It may not always be the outcome you desire but none the less you went through it.
Guess what? That's growth..... That's what we are designed to do. There is nothing in the book of life that states we are to sit exactly where we are. That we are to live an unfulfilling life, getting through day by day. In fact it's just the opposite we are to grow; emotionally, spiritually, physically in all directions and if you mess up in one area.... it's okay! This is the awesome part, YOU have a reset button!
Just because you spent 15 years being overweight does not mean you have to live the rest of your life being overweight. Just because you were born into a Muslim or Buddhist or without faith does not mean you have to live your life in that same spiritual direction. Just because you had an awful event in your life that caused you to be emotionally unstable or fearful or isolated does not mean you have to live the rest of your life that way.
............ you have a reset button
I know, because I found mine. And guess what? I use it ALL the time! I mess up and then all of a sudden I realize that I just not truly happy I ask myself what's missing? what am I doing wrong? the old Jen always pointed fingers and said what everyone else was doing wrong. I find it and I reset it.
It's simple now, but it wasn't in the beginning. It was so hard, I had this thing called ego that kept getting in the way. Now I know where to stuff him and really listen to the people that I have carefully selected to be mentors to me in my life.
I encourage all of you to find your reset button....... test it out, you may just be happy with what you find!
Jen
