Swine flu.
Road rage. Falling markets. Rising prices. Bailouts. Job elimination. Kids in
trouble. Marriage failing. Cancer.
Get in the
same room with three of your girlfriends and have them line item their personal
list of fears and disappointments and I bet you'd all be tempted to crawl under
the table. The point is: bad stuff happens. Life is increasingly difficult and
these days, for many of us, it feels like it is spinning out of control. Out of
our control.
And because
we feel vulnerable to the world, our employers, and even those we love the most
- our families, we sometimes begin to operate in a state of panic; or a state
of fear, jealousy, greed, or rage. In a nutshell: we've lost perspective. And, because
our state of mind is focused on the negative, we've lost the concept of hope.
But we can
get it back.
Over the
next few months I'd like to open a dialogue with you regarding the state in
which we choose to operate, what's behind our negativity, and how a shift in
our thinking can bring us clarity, peace, and confidence.
Miracles do
happen. Fortunes can be remade. Love does come again. Children do return.
Hearts are mended. Purpose is realized. And joy awaits us all when we choose to operate in a new state of
mind.
Being
mindful of my state,
Ellen
Posted by Ellen on May 4, 2009 2:23 PM
| Category: A State of Mind
