Staying Afloat
Staying Afloat
Staying Afloat
All negativities are caused by an accumulation of psychological time and the denial of the present moment.
Having a fear of maybe will get in the way of your living the certainty of Now. You may have heard this sentiment expressed before – All that Is, is Now. The past is nothing more than a fleeting memory; the future but a vision of possibilities.
There comes a time in your life when you realize that if you stand still, you will remain at this point forever.
Regret and rue and remorse are all from the past, and this is why you don’t want them to stick around. They hold you to the past, and in the past…
It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and unhappiness. But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past in the light of experience, acceptance, and growth.
The past is history;
The future, a mystery;
The here and now is a gift;
That is why it’s called the present!
Many of our problems come from within our own minds. They aren’t caused by events, bad luck, or other people. We cause them through our own poor mental habits.
The words change and transition are often used interchangeably. In truth, they have very separate and different meanings.
1. See things from the positive perspective. Unhappy events may be similar to ugly scars that we want to remove given the opportunity. But in life, there are things we just cannot do anything about, such as the miserable circumstances we may have experienced before. In that case, what we need is a healthy disposition to see these “ugly” scars as inspirations to persevere more in life.