So you screwed the pooch. Get over it. We have all screwed
the pooch at some point, all done things we regret and wish we could take back
that we can’t. Sometimes, you have to realize that there is too much damage
done to continue on with some people. Sometimes that some people is even
yourself. You can either run from it, or learn from it. Then again, maybe all
of these things happen for a reason.
Conquer Water
He told me, “You conquered fire (house fire) and you
conquered heavy metal (car accident), now you need to conquer earth, water and
air.”
Of course, that was before he dumped a glass of water on my
purse that eventually led to my cell phone getting wet and its imminent demise
a few hours later.
Then again, that’s how
I conquer water…I think.
Being without my phone has been maddening. I never really
realized how dependent I was on the stupid thing…or how much of a distraction
it had become. The texts, the calls, the communication can be overwhelming at
times. But, being without my crutch led me to stillness in my mind, it led me
to realize that I have a little too much communication going on in my life
right now. It helped me realize how important communication boundaries are, why
they are important and how sometimes starting over is vital to progress. Being
without it helped me focus on my newest ventures; things that excite me; things
that make me happy.
Time for a Change
I read something last night that got under my skin while
perusing social media. Then I reminded myself that, just like everything else,
I am in total control of my social media life, and my life in general. I don’t
have to interact or contend with anyone I don’t feel like interacting or
contending with at any given point. You don’t either. So, I chopped a few more
people out of the online friend tree and it hit me. Silence can sometimes be a
powerful tool, because silence can never be misquoted.
Everything New is Old
Again….Or Not
In a city of over a million people, there are still so many
to meet, so many to prove right, so many others to prove wrong and a never
ending sea of opportunity to move forward, and maybe even why everything is
leading me to somewhere new in a few years – something I will explain in a
later blog. If actions truly do speak louder than words, mine say that I want a
fresh start, and I’m getting one. I’m moving to a new place soon, I changed my
marketing landscape, I started over with my mindset, and I am choosing to
surround myself with those on the same mission I am. And you know what? Nothing
feels bad about that.
Nothing.
And all it took for me to see it was a little silence,
thanks to a little water that led to me conquering one of my greatest obstacles…self-doubt
and holding on to things, people and places that I should have let go of long
ago, and reminding me that there is a reason you meet everyone. Some will
challenge you, others change you, others anger you, and others open up your
mind in a way that it may not have been opened before. Regardless, if you take
more time to see the good in all you believe to be bad, to learn from all of
those past failed relationships, and to stop caring what other people think and
just worry about you and who you are, happiness isn’t too far behind. But never
forget, sometimes even YOU are the asshole – and yes, that goes for me too.
All in all, I’d say I conquered water. In fact, I would even
say it made a whole lot of things quite clean. So I’m thankful. I’m thankful that
my crutch had to temporarily drown for me to come back to life.
If you go, right now, turn off your phone and leave it off
for 24 hours, what do you imagine you would discover? Are you brave enough to
do it? Or, does someone need to pour a glass of water on your purse?
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