Change your circumstances. Reprogram your thinking by switching “no” to “ON”.
When someone tells you “no”, think game “ON”. List ways to overcome or get around the no. Use your imagination, step outside your comfort zone, there is always a way to get where you want to go.
Sure, there may be times when no is the appropriate answer and abiding by it is the correct response. But more often than not, “no” can be an obstacle tossed out by life to see just how much you really desire an outcome and test just how much effort are you willing to contribute to the pursuit of your purpose. Obstacles can only hold you back if you allow them to. Faith can move mountains of “no” when you are “ON” a focused mission.
If you can believe something is possible, you can achieve it.
Honey child Your energy introduces you Before you even speak Un-hurry yourself
In this age of speed Where we are bombarded With information It is invigorating to Slow down Rest your brain a minute Or longer
In this age of distraction Turn off the noise and chatter Focus on this moment Hear the whisper Of your own soul Bask in the luxury Of awareness
In this age of constant Movement Where being busy is idolized Allow yourself to hit pause Find a comfortable place to sit “Do” nothing Just “be”
High speed internet, busyness An overfilled schedule Are all obstacles to attaining Whatever you are seeking It’s counterintuitive but it works Take time to do nothing And something will occur
Uncomfortable Yes, sitting with yourself With your own thoughts Disconnected from the Digital world Listening to your soul Can be very uncomfortable
The more uncomfortable it is The more you need it So take time for yourself Let go of the pressure to be Constantly busy Disconnect To truly connect
Honey child You are enough just as you are But if you insist on being more Un-hurry yourself
Autumn The third season of the year When crops are gathered and Leaves show us Just how beautiful Change can be And then the trees Set an example of Letting go
Autumn A period of maturity or Incipient decline Aging has this same season And some of us are in it Daily deciding how we age Gracefully, poorly, radically The choice is ours Radically sounds good to me
The Autumn air is brisk Invigorating Motivating Heralding transformation Reminding us how quickly Time is passing It’s imperative to get serious Release old ways of thinking Let go of societal programming
Reframe the meaning Of growing older Break boundaries Tear down old beliefs Bulldoze through Pre-conceived notions That create mental obstacles Stagnating, holding us back From living our best life
We are valuable and capable We have lived through Everything life has thrown at us We are courageous We have untapped talents Waiting to be explored Let us explore them and Fully embrace the season of Autumn
Once upon a time a farmer was riding his horse up an old road. Suddenly the horse shied when they came to a sawed off stump in the road. From that moment on, every time the horse came to that same stump, he shied. Even though he had safely passed it many times, he still shied. Finally, the farmer dug the stump out, burned it, and leveled the old road. Do know what happened? That’s right, still, every time the horse passed the place where the stump had been, he shied. The stump lived on in the horse’s memory long after it had been removed and was no longer real. Yet in the horse’s mind the fear of the stump was as real as the first time it had startled him.
We are like the horse when something gets stuck in our mind. Fear, past failures, or worry can become our stump, creating a stumbling block on the road to success.
We are also like the farmer, we can be optimistic, look for solutions, remove the stump, and level the road.
The horse’s fear did not diminish the farmer’s optimism that there was a solution to the problem. Likewise, the optimistic solution of the farmer did not alleviate the fear imbedded in the mind of the horse. Two different mindsets. Fear on one side, optimism on the other. They cannot exist at the same time.
Is an old fear, failure, or worry holding you back? Has it gotten control of your thoughts? Which mindset will you choose this day? Hold onto fear or let it go, dig it up, and level your pathway?
You can change your mind. The stumbling block that you think is blocking your path to success is not really there. It is only a thought.
Take action now. Replace fear with faith. No whining or complaining just believe that you can do it and you can. Say to yourself:
“ I have made mistakes and learned a lot from them. My faith replaces fear, right now. It’s time for me to move on. I am ready to reach my full potential. I believe in the power of my creator and the mind I have been blessed with. I choose the right thoughts for me to achieve my desired results. All things work out for my highest and greatest good.”
E. A. Fussell 