Today my bro Tam posted this image:
I appreciate all of the above.
- Making peace with your past is something I’ve always struggled with. Being able to forgive myself for the bad things I have done. This strange feeling of guilt when I see someone else experience something I have in the past. You gotta let it go because it will effect you moving forward which only keeps you stuck in the past.
- I can’t say I really care what other people think of me. At times, of course but generally I don’t have enough headspace to allow other people’s opinions bother me. I just do me.
- Time – if it’s something big then a lot of time is needed. Granted, not everything heals but in the moment you may think it’s too big to heal until the right amount of time passes. Yet another thing I learnt the hard way.
- If you react to things more often than you respond to things then your happiness will absolutely be controlled by other people. Think of all the times you have reacted to something someone said before you even thought about what or how they said it. Then realise it’s not as bad as you thought. That’s a common one that is easy to fix and not let it effect our happiness. Respond don’t react. On the whole we are in control of our thoughts and state of mind but we all slip up every now and again.
- I definitely find myself doing this sometimes with no real reasoning to it except maybe envy because of how I may perceive someone’s life. I can honestly say I do judge people randomly but the thing that stands out to me about this rule is that I or we don’t know someone’s journey or what path they have chosen. We are all trying to find our own way.
- I think a lot. Like a lot. I’m going to action this rule most of all. But I think the answers will come to you when you’re ready to accept them.
- Smile – You don’t own all the problems in the world. That’s a great way to look at things. I always think – it could be worse and just move on.
Sound advice. Take note.