I had a conversation about mastering idle time tonight with my love. I said something I don't remember about mastering time and the next phrase loaded on my tongue was "It's tricky to do". I stopped myself. Thank God.
It's a knee jerk reaction for me to say this about life change, after all we have these tenacious habits always demanding our attention. I know I do anyway. But that phrase "It's difficult to do", there is no real truth in it when it comes to change. What's difficult about it? What's difficult about mastering time, getting up earlier, maximizing our innate talents and sharing them effectively? What's difficult about letting love rule, letting light into the heart? What is difficult about changing our habits? Is it at all possible to radically shift from mediocre to excellent? Is it possible to shift without 34 1/2 years of therapy from a negative outlook to a positive outlook? The older I get the more the answer is a resounding "Yes, it is possible!"
So why this phrase following every thing I say about change? I think if I choose to lose the phrase, my life may radically change for the better only because my outlook will have radically shifted. Yes, I can. Those words serve as defense. Blocks. And they are easily removed.
JB
It's a knee jerk reaction for me to say this about life change, after all we have these tenacious habits always demanding our attention. I know I do anyway. But that phrase "It's difficult to do", there is no real truth in it when it comes to change. What's difficult about it? What's difficult about mastering time, getting up earlier, maximizing our innate talents and sharing them effectively? What's difficult about letting love rule, letting light into the heart? What is difficult about changing our habits? Is it at all possible to radically shift from mediocre to excellent? Is it possible to shift without 34 1/2 years of therapy from a negative outlook to a positive outlook? The older I get the more the answer is a resounding "Yes, it is possible!"
So why this phrase following every thing I say about change? I think if I choose to lose the phrase, my life may radically change for the better only because my outlook will have radically shifted. Yes, I can. Those words serve as defense. Blocks. And they are easily removed.
JB
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