First of all. I always intend on writing here more than I actually do. I’m not organized and always have so much going on in my head I have a hard time articulating in words what I’m thinking, experiencing, learning, feeling, etc.
Over the last month I have been listening to a book on CD in my car called Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Dr. Wayne Dyer. This book goes through all 81 verses of the Tao Te Ching (Book of life virtues) and breaks them down giving you a better understanding and also application ideas. Listening to this has hugely impacted the way I see things in life and has offered me a whole different perspective. I have recently been going through a transitional period in life. Making changes at my job, school starting for Malachi (my son, 7), people coming and going out of my life, getting a new roommate, etc and I’ve found that these virtues are helping play a huge roll in how I am responding. I have felt more calm in situations that in the past I would have handled very poorly, keeping my eyes focused on the end goal, and trusting that I am safe, loved, and ultimately responsible for my own happiness and well being. I have learned to appreciate the good AND the bad because it’s good to feel alive and I have found the power to choose not my situations but how I respond to them. I’m working on just allowing things to be and not try to understand them at all. I am learning that I am the only THE ONLY person in charge of my whole-ness. I’m starting to feel like a contributing human. I am able to give because I am whole. This... is a game changer. I am able to be a better mom, a kinder coworker, an encouraging friend, a relaxed driver, an investor, a forgiver, and a lover. I don’t always succeed but I don’t beat myself up and I make a plan to be more successful next time.
