I was recently browsing through an online antique shop when a poster from the 1960's caught my eye. And after I got over the shock that stuff from the 60's actually does qualify as an antique, (yikes!) I took a moment to revel in its pink and green day-glo daisy message:
" I pray for the strength to accept what I cannot change, the power to change what
can be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference"
Apparently, it's not just chandelier earrings and peasant skirts that have stood the test of time. Indeed, if ever there was a moment when a plea for wisdom was apropos, it is surely now.
But world politics aside :) seeing that poster also served to remind me of something else – namely, how many of us really use, or even recognize the innate wisdom we posses?
What's that you say . . . you're coming up a little short on wisdom these days? Not to worry –finding it may be easier than you think.
In fact, all you really need do is take a moment to pay attention . . .and listen for that little voice inside your head.
Oh, you know . . . it's the one that whispers " Get out now" when that partner/ boss/ best friend is treating you a whole lot worse than you know you deserve.
It's also the one that screeches, "Don't listen to her", when Mom pushes the buttons that leave you feeling as if you'll never make it on your own.
In fact, even during your darkest, loneliest, scariest hours, when all you can see is cheesecake…. well if you listen very close, that voice is there, gently trying to nudge you away from the light at the back of the fridge.
The problem is, too often we drown out that inner voice, sometimes with fear, but more often with the chatter of someone else's opinion of how we ought to live our life. And all too often that means we stay the course with the bad job/partner/friend. Or we begin to believe maybe Mom is right . . . and those dreams we cherish don’t' have a chance of coming true.
But all this can change – and so can you. How do you begin?
The next time you're stuck at a crossroads, not sure of which way to turn, don't ask your best friend, your mother or even your shrink what to do. Instead, stop, take a breath . . . and ask yourself. Then listen, for that wise little voice inside your head.
Not only am I certain it will guide you in the right direction, it will give you the strength to accept that which you cannot change, as well as the power to change a whole lot more than you ever dreamed you could.
And yes . . . the wisdom to know the difference, too.
can be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference"
Apparently, it's not just chandelier earrings and peasant skirts that have stood the test of time. Indeed, if ever there was a moment when a plea for wisdom was apropos, it is surely now.
But world politics aside :) seeing that poster also served to remind me of something else – namely, how many of us really use, or even recognize the innate wisdom we posses?
What's that you say . . . you're coming up a little short on wisdom these days? Not to worry –finding it may be easier than you think.
In fact, all you really need do is take a moment to pay attention . . .and listen for that little voice inside your head.
Oh, you know . . . it's the one that whispers " Get out now" when that partner/ boss/ best friend is treating you a whole lot worse than you know you deserve.
It's also the one that screeches, "Don't listen to her", when Mom pushes the buttons that leave you feeling as if you'll never make it on your own.
In fact, even during your darkest, loneliest, scariest hours, when all you can see is cheesecake…. well if you listen very close, that voice is there, gently trying to nudge you away from the light at the back of the fridge.
The problem is, too often we drown out that inner voice, sometimes with fear, but more often with the chatter of someone else's opinion of how we ought to live our life. And all too often that means we stay the course with the bad job/partner/friend. Or we begin to believe maybe Mom is right . . . and those dreams we cherish don’t' have a chance of coming true.
But all this can change – and so can you. How do you begin?
The next time you're stuck at a crossroads, not sure of which way to turn, don't ask your best friend, your mother or even your shrink what to do. Instead, stop, take a breath . . . and ask yourself. Then listen, for that wise little voice inside your head.
Not only am I certain it will guide you in the right direction, it will give you the strength to accept that which you cannot change, as well as the power to change a whole lot more than you ever dreamed you could.
And yes . . . the wisdom to know the difference, too.
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