Sometimes, when you speak, you feel your
words are hitting against a wall and disappearing in space. Have you felt that?
I guess when we were growing up, such things happened all the time. The words
of elders or even friends just went over the heads. Of course, words are airy.
They escape. Unfortunately, the feelings they inspire do not disappear that
easily. And therein lays the core issue. We live and relive the feelings. And
instead of examining why these feelings came up, we start to blame the words spoken
by the opposite person. No one is to blame. Feelings come out of a certain
negative perception.
But actually, feeling a certain way is
always a choice YOU make. And so, you can make a choice every morning by
looking into the mirror and saying "I love you" to yourself and that
" I am happy “. " I am going to have a great day". And smile
widely at yourself.
I know sometimes, you just wake up not
feeling good. People ask me, “if I don't feel happy, how can I say I am happy?"
True. Very human but ironically, these are moments you should say this more and
more to change the mind. We tend to give up too easily. "CAN'T" looms
very large in our vocabulary, inspired by an inability or helplessness. How
much we must overcome and how much we need to work to overcome to hit the
straight road to growth can turn off many. Too much work. But then, this path
is for the passionately determined because it is not a tangible path.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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