Stormy Day (the day the tornadoes hit Grand Bahama - March 29, 2010) Photo: Ingrid Welch
“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring
your own sunshine.”
- Anthony J. D'Angelo
___________________________________________________________ Parenting Card of the Week: "Misbehavior in
children is an attempt to communicate, when all else has failed. Children have
a drive to love other people and to be a contribution to the people around
them..." www.naturalchild.org
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he first
step to getting what you want in life is knowing what you want. This may
sound obvious, but a surprising number of us are going through life
without really coming to terms with the truth of what we want. There are
many reasons for this, and they range from parental influences that
curb our imaginations to external factors that curb our ability to take
action. We may feel that getting too caught up in exploring our deepest
desires is wasted energy when it seems we want things beyond our grasp.
This is a very practical attitude and has its benefits, but it can be
safely balanced with a more imaginative and unlimited approach to the
question of what we want.
Perhaps you are 40 years old and find within yourself a desire to be a
ballet dancer. You see the impracticality and seeming impossibility of
this idea, so you reject it without exploring it. But perhaps you should
allow yourself to feel this desire and perhaps even take a dance class.
Allowing yourself to participate in ballet in small ways may provide
inspiration that leads you in a new direction in life. And time spent
doing what you want to do is never wasted because it generates energy
that can fuel the rest of your life.
You can begin to uncover and discover what you want by doing a simple,
timed writing exercise. Set your timer for 15 minutes and write without
stopping, starting every sentence with the words “I want.” Writing
without stopping for a set period of time enables your inner voice to
override your inner censor and helps to unearth buried dreams. It also
creates a feeling of relief in the mind, heart, and body. This exercise
can also be practiced orally, alone or in the company of a friend. You
might try doing this exercise every morning for a week, looking back at
the end of the week to see what has come up. Sometimes the simple act of
expressing a want actually releases it, while other yearnings retain
their energy, asking us to pay attention. When we pay attention to what
we want, we are that much closer to getting it.
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