From a place of Strength

If you come from a strong place, you have the tools to keep things simple, and find constructive solutions to the problems of circumstance and opinion.

Un-clutter your ear for what your intuition says, and you will be able to tell when you are doing something that your principles agree with, when you are making excuses, when you need to push yourself that one extra mile, and when a break wont hurt at all. But to be able to really tune in to it, you will want to get rid of all those outside opinions and judgments that bother you and stick like Velcro to your self-esteem.

Don’t victimize yourself, stop wallowing in self pity. The hard truth is, that it doesn’t move things along, just intensifies the inertia. If you want out of the problem, the only person who can get you out, is, well, you know. At the end of it if you’re stuck, unhappy, disappointed, unsuccessful or not where you want to end up, you may have a valid reason, you may have someone other than yourself to blame. But its still you, where you don’t want to be. 

You have to find the solution. Happiness, or success or whatever works for you, comes usually from hard work, perseverance, and a whole lot from your ability to get up every time you fall. Mental strength is defined by not giving up when things seem insurmountable. Another one of those marathon analogies that recurs in my mind like a misbehaved alarm clock, is that while it matters how consistent your efforts are in your running, what really gives you the edge is how well you recover.

Let go of all those limits that you think you have, find some new ones and then push them. Don’t cage yourself, yourself.

 

 

Or, you could just be a cat and sleep. All day. 🙂 🙂

 

 

 

 

Labrynth

Behind your Broadway show
I heard a voice say, “Please don’t hurt me”

You’ve carried on so long, you couldn’t stop if you tried it
You’ve built your wall so high
That no one could climb it

I don’t think this is an issue in just the United States! Sure, we have more raging issues as a ‘developing’ country, but maybe this is where some of our social problems take root.
What is this constant difference highlighted between men and women?
Why cant we look at people as just that?
Why do we have to create labels, and boundaries and fit circles into square slots?
Does an environment like this enable men and women who cross boundaries of personal space and molest, rape, eve-tease? It doesn’t excuse their behaviour, but if we are looking to change, then maybe this is where it starts.
Why is it, “Be a man” or “behave like a girl” and not, “be yourself” or “be fearless”?
Are you saying fear is a feminine attribute ? Have you seen a tigress protecting her cubs? We don’t even need to look beyond our mothers to find courage, strength, patience and selfless love. Do we need to limit these characteristics to a gender?
Lots of questions.