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Louise
"The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play." --- Arnold Toynbee
The major gift-giving holidays are only a few short months away. As much
as I hate bringing it up, I think it's time to choose how we want to spend
the holidays. Do we want to have a leisurely relaxed holiday season,
surrounded by loved ones in peaceful, serene, beautifully-decorated
settings? This usually allows us to really enjoy the people in our lives,
which should be even more of a focus for us this year. Well, if that's
the choice we make, then we need to take action now. At the very least,
start thinking about gifts, menus, decorations, whatever it will take to
produce the picture you see in your head. When you're in stores, have the
people on your shopping list in mind. Opportunities abound if you pay
attention to them.
It's just applying the success formula to every event in your life, this
time the Holidays: vision+plan+action = Relaxed, Stress-free life (or
Holiday season!)
"Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his
calling, never fails of employment." - Thomas Jefferson
"Drive thy business or it will drive thee." - Benjamin Franklin
"Define your business goals clearly so that others can see them as you
do." -- George F. Burns
"Everyone is in business for himself, for he is selling his services,
labor or ideas. Until one realizes that this is true he will not take
conscious charge of his life and will always be looking outside himself
for guidance." -- Sidney Madwed
I've made a lot of big mistakes in my life. I've hurt people, I've broken
things, I've neglected to fulfill responsibilities, I've said stupid
things, I've hurt people by saying stupid things--you name it, I've been
there. Fortunately, as I grow older I recognize situations that are just
waiting for mistakes a little earlier than I used to, and I'm able to
avoid making many of the same mistakes that I've made before. Many, not
all. But one of the most liberating aspects of my life these days is the
fact that I'm now able to accept my mistakes for what they are--mistakes.
Not crimes (in my case, anyway), and not horrible actions that will lead
to complete social stigmatization, but just mistakes. I used to beat
myself up over them, and my own mental beatings after the mistakes were
much worse than the mistake itself, or anything that anyone else could
have done to me as a result of the mistake.
It used to be that if I said something hurtful, I'd feel that the person I
hurt never would want to talk to me again, that the person would reject me
completely for the rest of my life. The reality of the situation, though,
was that most of the time, the other person forgot about it pretty
quickly, and I was still agonizing over the response of someone who wasn't
even thinking of what I did any more.
I'd also be afraid that once someone saw me make a mistake, that person
wouldn't trust me any longer. It was pretty awful, because just like in
the previous example, most people forgot about my mistake pretty
quickly--or at least, they weren't holding it against me.
The time and energy that I wasted agonizing over what were almost always
minor mistakes could have been spent much more effectively on pursuits
other than making myself miserable.
Nowadays, though, mistakes are an important part of my life, for they have
a very positive effect on me now--at least two very positive effects that
I can think of.
First off, they help me to learn. Once I make a mistake now, I own it--I
admit it and I look at it to figure out what went wrong. As a teacher,
it's very important for me to know what goes into a mistake, both for my
sake and for the sake of anyone that I'm able to teach about mistakes. I
learn a lot from my mistakes--I learn how things shouldn't be done, I
learn how I often misjudge situations or people, and I learn that I can't
foresee all results of my actions.
Secondly, mistakes keep me humble, for they always provide me with an
opportunity to offer a heartfelt apology. Apologies are an invitation for
forgiveness, and forgiveness is a positive aspect of anyone's life. Once I
apologize for a mistake I've made, my relationship with the other person
or people strengthens, as long as the other parties are willing to accept
the apology.
I no longer agonize over mistakes, and I recognize now just how harmful my
own thoughts were when I used to do that. I kind of wish that I had some
of the lost time and energy back, but I know that the agonizing was
another mistake, one that took me a little bit longer to learn from.
Take risks and make your mistakes--you're human, and you're bound to make
mistakes. When you do make them, learn from them, and accept them as a
part of your life, a part of who you are and who you'll be. My guess is
that nobody gets through this life without making an extremely high number
of mistakes, and you're no exception. Another guess of mine is that the
wisest among us are those who have made the most mistakes and who have
owned up to and learned from them all. Your road to wisdom isn't in a
book--it's in your own mistakes!
____________________
tom walsh is a student of life who does his best constantly to learn, and
he devotes quite a lot of time to his two websites at www.livinglifefully.com and
www.fulllifeonline.com . Drop
by for a visit sometime!
Louise L. Hay is a metaphysical teacher and the best-selling author of 27 books, including "You Can Heal Your Life" and "Empowering Women". She has recently created a set of 64 Power Thought Cards, with beautifully illustrated affirmations. Each newsletter, I will share one of these wonderful thoughts.
| Power Card: | I trust my inner wisdom. |
| Affirmation: | As I go about my daily affairs, I listen to my own guidance. My intuition is always on my side. I trust it to be there at all times. I am safe. |
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