In my life I've had a ton of things happening that have kept me from writing. The hardest part for me is just starting. I work so many hours that sometimes taking a break and writing down my thoughts or feelings is hard. I often need just what I think I don't have time for. Those few precious moments to just let my thoughts flow into words and self discovery. For me, writing has always been a release. I started a journal in high school and have written in it ever since. I noticed through the passing years that every entry is filed with pain and heartache and very few good things. I notice that I wait until I can't contain my feelings any longer.
Why only write the bad, the sad, the mad, etc? Because I live in the good moments, but dwell in the bad. It's a complicated pattern to break. Why is it that you can go on a rollercoaster have a fantastic time and get off n stub your toe and then only think about how much your toe hurts for the next hour.
Why is joy so fleeting?
Changing the way you think and perceive your emotions is a lot like exercise. I started doing the insanity videos with my husband. I had watched him do them by himself for weeks and he finally talked me into it. I didn't go into them thinking that I was just going to try it.. I went in with commitment in mind. That "no one will change my mind" mentality. I work hard at it and often I feel sore and exhausted, but I feel like I am working towards a personal goal that I can reach. Maybe it's easier because you can see a physical difference in yourself while changing mentally is sometimes harder for you to notice.
In order to really allow yourself to be happy you need to jump into the idea and philosophy of it with commitment in mind. You can't jump ship as soon as the first bad thing happens. Shake out your mind and tell yourself that the good will out weigh the bad today!
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