At times it seems like despite your best efforts bad things
still happen to you and sometimes it's not even your fault. As humans we tend
to look for someone to blame for our negative experiences and most times than
not we blame someone close to us, be it a parent, a sibling, a friend, or a
significant other. Other times we blame ourselves. Truth is, it is inevitable
that bad things will occur at no fault of your own or anyone else's for that
matter. The trick is not to become so boggled down by those negative
experiences to the point that it keeps you from enjoying life or allowing it to
cause a rift between you and the people in your life. No one is perfect, although I like to think I
come pretty close, and as long as you have life you will be faced with challenges. Most of what happens to us is out of our control,
i.e., job lost due to company downsizing, falling behind on some payments, getting
molested as a child, getting raped as an adult, getting shot while waiting in
line at the bank, recording deal falling through because they went with another
artist, significant other cheated, significant other took you for everything
you worked so hard to accumulate including the kitchen sink, got rear-ended by
someone while driving, someone near and dear to you died unexpectedly, etc. The
list is endless, however while you may not have chosen the circumstances you have
experienced and will experience, you do get to choose how those challenges/circumstances
will impact your life. 
You can choose to be broken hearted and hold negative
thoughts to the point it cripples your very existence, i.e., your health, your
relationships, etc.; or you can choose to let it go and embrace life and all it
has to offer and trust that it will all work out for the best eventually. Regardless
of what has happened to you in the past you only have today, because tomorrow is not promised.
I once read some place that there is no such thing as tomorrow because when it comes it's actually today. The only way you
can visit tomorrow, or yesterday for that matter, is in your mind. Your mind is
the bridge which keeps you trapped in your past or propels you into your future
without actually being there. It is your mind that keeps you from enjoying
today. 
Think about it for a minute. What thoughts are going through your mind
that keeps you up at nights? It may be thoughts of your inability to pay a bill
that is not yet due; thoughts of a spouse who may have cheated in the past and
the possibility that they may do it again in the future; thoughts of how you
can secure a nicer car or a bigger house base on your earning potential, thoughts
of something that happened in the past or something that can possibly happen in
the future. We are held hostage by our thoughts. I challenge you to shake up
the monotony in your life by forgetting about the past and focusing on today. Live
for today and don't waste time dwelling on yesterday or tomorrow because you
can't do anything about either of them but you have total control over today.
Nothing else matters except today, i.e., what you will eat today, what you will
wear today, who you love today, who loves you today, etc. Do yourself a favor
and let the past go.
Right now where you are, take a moment to reflect on your
state of mind right now. What ill feelings are you holding on to? What negative
experience has sucked the joy out of your life to the point you lost your zeal
for life? What’s keeping you from embracing the people in your life completely?
What negative experiences are you attributing as someone else's fault or even your
own?
Now take a deep breath – hold it – one, two, three, exhale slowly and with
it let go of all the negative energy that you have been bottling up for so
long. Make a conscious effort to release those negative thoughts and feelings.
Release yourself and whoever else you might be blaming for those negative
experiences as well. 
Give yourself permission to forgive yourself and whoever
else you have been blaming for those negative experiences. Let go of those
negative thoughts and think happy thoughts. Your thoughts shape your life and draws
whatever you are thinking to you. If you want love and prosperity, then think
those thoughts and leave the negative thoughts out the equation. I'm just
saying - I got issues. What about you?)i( #IGotIssues #LetItGo #ForgiveOthers #ForgiveYourself© Copyrights All Right Reserved
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