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 Back On Track
No matter who you are, there will be times when life just seems too much. Events seem unfair, the wrong guy or gal always seems to get the break, while you - the deserving one - goes unappreciated. We all occasionally throw those pity parties for ourselves. I have found that sometimes when I am in a funk, re-reading some of the closing passages of my first book, Back on Track can be helpful. I have excerpted a bit for you to use during those 'cloudy' days: You have within you a huge reservoir of strength and talent and abilities. You have worth. Unless you recognize it first, the world will never see it. I have tried to show you how to tap into that reservoir. I've posed the questions. The answers you give will show you the path you should take toward what will bring peace and contentment to your life. Step by step. Bit by bit. You can restore those blocks that have been rattled from the foundation of your life. THE crisis that shook you and the rebuilding you went through are now part of your life. It is part of who you are. If you let it, it can be what strengthens you and helps protect you from more hurt in the future. "Ask not that events should happen as you will, but let your will be that events should happen as they do...and you shall have peace. --Epictetus This has become the motto of my life. I feel at times like Superwoman. There are moments when I am so energized by the good things in life, so excited knowing that I turned a bad situation around and did it myself that I am sure I can leap tall buildings in a single bound. That's usually when reality bumps into me again. The difference now is - reality doesn't leave scars. I take a deep breath and calm down. I do a quick mental rundown of the strengths I have to help me along. I seek advice but use my own intuition as to whether to accept it or not. And - I go forward. I let events happen as they do - and I have peace. I have gotten back on track. You can too. Excerpted from Back on Track ©1997 |
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