Balancing Act

Balancing responsibilities is easier when two things happen:

  1. Commitment 
  2. Practice 

When you commit to something, priorities become automatic. Decisions are already made, there are no questions. The more you practice something, the better you become at doing what you practice. If you practice commitment, you will get good at making and keeping commitments. Plus, you can then help others do the same. 

F (orgive) – Yourself

Often giving others second chances are really not about you being compassionate towards others, it is you applying the principle of forgiveness to yourself. Forgiving yourself for getting angry and judging, forgiving yourself for allowing yourself to become hurt. Once you forgive yourself, it is much easier to see others as human too.  This new vision creates an equal playing field, not of the need for compassion, but one of love and care. 

Imagine How It Feels

Our imagination creates emotions. Emotions leaad to feelings. We can create the feelings we want. 

When we imagine something good or desirable we can start to feel excited or happy.

When we imagine something bad or scary we can start to feel sad or afraid. 

Imagine what you actually want and you will feel the way you want to feel. 

True Success Includes Others

Sometimes we get confused by misleading labels. Labels like “independent” or “self-sufficient”. While nice words, they are not true. We are not alone and never have been. Those words do not mean what most people think they mean. We need each other. Our independence and sufficiency are only valid based on our interactions with others. Without others, there is no success.