Saturday 18 May 2013

Nature abhors a vacuum. If, therefore, you want to bring something into your life, all you have to do is create a space for it. The trouble is, we don't like spaces. Gaps unnerve us. Absences put us on edge. We don't like awkward silences in conversation. We dislike rooms that don't have enough furniture. So we swing towards the other extreme. We cram in too much and end up appreciating nothing. This allows you to create just the right amount of space in your life. Don't fear the unanswered question.
What do we see when we look in the mirror? We see ourselves looking in the mirror! Usually, we smile back at ourselves. Even if we frown, we do it in a friendly way. If we really want to know how we come across to others, we need to watch ourselves when we are not looking. That's tricky, even in this modern age of closed-circuit TV cameras. Yet the behaviour patterns we are all but unconscious of are only too obvious to those in our vicinity.  You get a valuable glimpse of something that you sorely need to see.
It is never easy to let go. Even when we are tired of something - even when we have had enough of it, rather than move to some new inspiring topic we continue to think about whatever has hurt or upset us. It is as if we fear the loss of something familiar. We feel we ought to remain in control of everything - at all times - even if this obliges us to remain in a state of suffering. There is now something you know you need to put behind you. Don't be afraid to kiss it goodbye. I promise, you will never miss it. Times, though, have to change. No matter how good something may be, it must move on. We can revisit the past and appreciate how wonderful it was, but we must also find a way to relish the present. Right now, you are finding it more comfortable to reflect than to dwell on what lies directly before you. Overcome your fear, concern or disapproval. Learn to love what's happening. This is your moment... your chance!

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