Living up to your full potential

When you enter this life, you do so with everything you need already. All the knowledge and wisdom, beauty and compassion, love and understanding that fills the world with joy. So, who told us that we needed a college degree to go far in life ??? Better yet, why do we believe it ?? We already have everything we need, it's just a matter of accessing it. It's taken me a long time to understand that, I was always wanting to use big words to sound smart and know about geography and politics to try and make a point. Why ??

If you woke up tomorrow with the understanding that all your needs were met, what would you do with your life ?? Your time left here on this planet in human form ?? We already know that there is no "time" it's just what one person decided to break down into seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years. Why do we focus on time so much, if were on time or late for "work" (also something else someone made up and society abides by) or how old we are, how fast a week goes by (the calendar system that someone made up) and how you mature (or not in most cases) as you get "older".

I've noticed that me living up to MY full potential means just making everyday a good day. Things as simple as taking the time to take deep breaths when i get frustrated, to set the intention each day that going forward for that day i'm going to have a open heart and an open mind, to not look in the mirror too much as to not focus on physical appearance and to help remind myself that I (we) am (are) much more than a physical being. Small things like reminding myself (ourselves) that everyday is a journey and it's up to me (us) which way I (we) want to navigate it. We come from a divine and perfect idea held in the mind of spirit.

I recently read something from Eckhart Tolle's, A New Earth, it was a story of a king who wanted to "buy" peace and stillness and the wiseman who he asked, gave him a gold ring with the phrase "this too shall pass" engraved on it and told him to always wear that ring and when something happened to him, before he reacted he was supposed to look at the ring and say out loud "this too shall pass". That hit me like a load of bricks, for all the times we freak out or snap and get pissed before evaluating the importance (or non-importance) of the situation we could all stop, take a deep breath, and say "this too shall pass". I have been practicing that since the day i heard it and let me tell you, something as small as that makes all the difference in the world. If you haven't read that book, please do it changed my entire outlook on life and i constantly remind myself of the teachings in that amazing book!!!

When life throws curve balls at you don't duck, take it straight to the gut, it will help you learn. Every situation in life whether viewed "good" or "bad" is a lesson and if you look at it and take what you can from it and then leave the rest behind you will notice yourself evolving into someone you never thought was possible, or you did and are now just happy to recieve it. The important part of that is to take the lesson and LEAVE BEHIND the rest, by holding on to unnecessary anger and hurt doesn't get you anywhere except with less of your power. By holding onto all that negative energy you give that person your energy and your power, why would you want to do that? If you remember nothing else please remember this: nothing happens to you, things happen and you CHOOSE to take them personally. Life and every situation is a choice, you can choose to let it or not let it affect your life. Either way if your in a bad mood because someone did something to you, your actually in a bad mood because someone did something and your CHOOSING to let it affect you. Think about every situation you encounter everyday and then imagine you detaching yourself from taking any of those "things" personally, how would that affect your life ???

First of all all those "things" you think are important, take a moment think how really important they are. When your time here on earth ends, is it gonna matter how much money you made or how much time you spent with your kids?? How you made your way to the top of your company or what a good husband/wife/partner you were?? What a nice car or house you had, or how much you shared with others?? How much you bitched and complained, or how you took time to appreciate the small things in life ?? How angry you were or how grateful you were ?? I am always grateful. Thoughts are things, choose the good ones :)