12 Things - What are 12 things your life
doesn’t need in 2012?
How will you go about eliminating them?
How will getting rid of these 12 things change
your life?
There
certainly are things that my life doesn't need. Some of them are more
difficult than others to eliminate. But what matters is that we work on
eliminating those things we don't want or need, as opposed to just accepting
its existence in our lives.
12
things my life doesn’t need in 2012, and that I will try my very best to rid
myself of:
1.
Stress. As a yoga instructor, my job is very stress-less. As the
manager of a yoga studio, my job is stressful at times. As a member of my
family, my life is riddled with stress. Something I have realized is that
we cannot control peoples actions, we cannot control illness or death, really
we have very little control over things that occur in our lives. But what
we do have control over is our reactions to those occurrences, events, and
actions. So to rid myself of stress I plan to work on my own reactions to
the events in my life. Eliminating stress will allow more joy to come
into my life, and it will be such a welcome addition!
2.
Anxiety. I need to let things happen naturally. I tend to become anxious
about love, work, and family. I realize that I need to join the flow of
the universe, quit worrying about what will be or should be, because I am not
the creator of the flow, I am simply in the flow.
3.
Judgement. We all judge, some of us without even realizing, some of us
with full knowledge we are doing it. Either way I wish for myself to
eliminate judgement of both self and others. It is not productive, it is
destructive.
4.
Jealousy. Sometimes i feel jealous of others and their circumstances.
Some people I encounter are very settled and secure in their work life,
love life, family life, and life in general, and I find myself feeling a little
envious. I need to simply allow time to develop and explore myself, and
my world.
5.
Attachments. It is a constant struggle to remember that a persons
happiness is not linked to or identified with anything. Whatever highs
and lows enter my life, I want to remain calm and maintain my happiness.
Knowing that the thing causing the high or low is not linked to my
happiness, and that my happiness comes from inside.
6.
Negativity. There are a lot of people that carry around negativity, and expel
negativity wherever they go. I tend to receive that negative energy very
easily, so I need to eliminate negativity. This doesn't mean ridding
myself of those people that create negativity, just to alter my response to
them so that their negativity does not become my negativity.
7.
Illness. Both with myself and with my family. Unfortunately I have
no control over illness within my family, and I have only some control over my
health.
8.
People who don't cherish me. Enough said.
9.
Control. Instead of planning the future, worrying about the future,
feeling anxiety about the future, I want to simply enjoy the process in
life...then whether I fail or succeed, the result will not weigh heavily on my
happiness level.
10.
Living in the past. Living in the past is deeply destructive, but we all
do it. We need to realize deeply that the present moment is all we ever
have. The future does not yet exist. The past is over and
impossible to change or alter. I want to make the now my primary focus in
my life.
11.
People who drive painfully slow and/or don't signal. Drives me crazy!
12.
Clutter. I need to seriously purge, and seriously organize. I came home
in May thinking that I would be here temporarily and then be off again on
another adventure, so I kept things unsettled and cluttered. I have found
my dream job, became an aunt, and have met wonderful people, and know that I
will stick around a bit longer than expected so it's now time to fully unpack
and un-clutter, and at least semi-settle in to my home again.
I want to live beyond these things. Live
from moment to moment in happiness, health, and harmony. Live my life
with love, energy, awareness, and peace.
Love it! Totally love the positives in this post. I can relate to most of the things on your list and it can be so hard to let them go; nevertheless, we have to try our best. Hope it works out well for you!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! You are very correct, all we can do is try our best. It certainly is a long journey but I believe I will get there. Best of luck to you on your journey as well!
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