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Some thoughts on symbolism
SOME REFLECTION ON SYMBOLISM. Things don’t just come with inherent meaning, but rather we assign meaning to the things, or someone before us has assigned a meaning and we are made aware of it. Perhaps the symbolism has been passed on and gained traction over time as...
Just for today
JUST FOR TODAY. It's how each of the five reiki principles begin: 'Just for today' - I will not worry, I will not anger, and so on. It’s also the mantra of many in the recovery and 12-step community, focusing diligently on staying sober from their addiction one day at...
When they didn’t even ask you about it
SOMETIMES WE CAN GET UPSET THAT SOMEONE ELSE ‘DIDN’T EVEN ASK ME ABOUT [X situation]’ or ‘they never mentioned [X issue that is so important in my life right now]’ – perhaps even allowing it to be a signal that we’re ready to give up on the friendship or relationship....
You’re not like anyone else
YOU’RE NOT LIKE ANYONE ELSE. Stop trying to be like someone else. Stop comparing your progress, your performance, your attributes – to theirs. You’re not perfect. You’re imperfect, but everyone else is imperfect as well. Even the person you think has it all together...
Not everyone is blaming you
NOT EVERYONE IS BLAMING YOU when they are bringing up a problem. Often we can jump to that expectation and get defensive. Maybe we’ve experienced or observed that before, and it’s become our automatic reaction. But someone discovering a problem is more likely just...
If not now, then when?
IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN? IF NOT ME, THEN WHO? Reminders today for the procrastinators, and for the people who wonder if what they could say or do might even have any value, or any other ‘mights’ or ‘shoulds’ or ‘why bothers’ or ‘too lates’ or ‘what good will it do,...
Time itself might not heal all, but…
TIME ITSELF MIGHT NOT HEAL ALL, but time does provide distance from whatever happened - which might serve to… ~ help us gain or clarify our perspective on it, once it’s not to be the biggest thing in our world (as it might have been right after it happened) - as we...
We are always changing
WE’RE ALWAYS CHANGING. Sure, you might say, of course we’re getting older: the molecules that make up our bodies are always moving, and our cells are being impacted by the environment and the food we eat and stress we experience, and it’s all happening so subtly we...
Wishing for different actions or reactions
THE LESS WE HOPE OR EXPECT OR ATTEMPT TO WILL A PERSON TO BE OR ACT OR REACT A CERTAIN WAY - even if we think it would be the ‘right’ or ‘proper’ or just the ‘reasonable’ way to do so by our standards, and... …the less we say to ourselves: I wish they would just [do...
Impatience and frustration come from somewhere else
IMPATIENCE AND ITS BRETHREN FRUSTRATION, ANGER, RUDENESS – THEY ALL COME FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. That co-worker or boss or friend or family member who is frantic and upset and frustrated that [the thing] isn’t done or isn't working out – their impatience, their...
On seeking the approval of others
ONE MIGHT SAY THAT SEEKING THE APPROVAL OF OTHERS IS A FOOL’S ERRAND. But we actually spend much of our lives - particularly our early life - trying to fit in, which involves seeking approval and acceptance of others. It’s a natural part of the human experience....
The decisions of others
THE PERSON WHO MAKES THE DECISION WE THINK IS STUPID or ill-conceived made it using at least some of the same processes we use to make our own decisions (the ones that we think are sound and, well, really great ideas). They likely used a little bit of the following: ~...
If someone didn’t invite you
IF SOMEONE DIDN’T INVITE YOU TO THEIR PARTY or that special event, and you’re starting to feel (or maybe already in full-swing of feeling) upset, left out or disappointed, perhaps even going so far as thinking this tells you that you’re not ‘liked’ or ‘needed’ or...
Whether things are difficult or great for you right now
IF THINGS ARE DIFFICULT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, please remember that it (whatever 'it' is for you that is weighing so heavily on you) will pass, or will alleviate - if even a little - and the figurative (and literal 😉) sun will shine again over your world. Trust that there...
Be OK with not knowing
BE OK WITH NOT KNOWING. On an intellectual level I think most of us know that we don’t know what will happen with certainty. It’s part of the joy of life, isn’t it? If we knew it all, already - where would be the fun in that? But nevertheless we try to control...
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Carla Grundison
carla(at)intuitioncontinuum.com
Calgary, AB, Canada | Mountain Time Zone
