Comments on: Letting go vs. trying to make things happen

By: Brigit

Brigit — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:31:12 +0000

We live an era where success and achievement have been prime issues supposedly leading to happiness. We plan our lives geared around these desires, we set goals, but somehow we miss something more important, we miss the moment. If we truly live in the moment, we notice opportunities, that often we would not. A bit like taking time to smell the roses. You firstly have to notice them, be aware that they are there. Nothing has changed in my life. My partner is still dead, I’m still in debt, and I still work 2 jobs, 7 days a week. All that has changed I guess is my focus and awareness, from expectation to appreciation. .

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:58:05 +0000

This is such a great discussion. I’m such a “make it happen” girl – it’s hard to just let go. There’s such a difference between forcing things, trying to “control” things, and simply working toward something – just getting your footsteps in line with your goals. I have to waqtch myself to see whaqt I’m doing, and I’ve discovered the way my body feels is the best indicator I could have…when my whoulders get tense, I breathe into them, and suddenly I can feel something, and if it feels good, that tells me I’m going in the right direction…Sarah

By: Barbara Weibel

Barbara Weibel — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:14:14 +0000

Hi Laura Lee:
I found your comments on greater being, etc. to be interesting. I am not a traditionally religious person. I will occasionally use the word God, but to me that means pure energy rather than some entity that we have personified. When I think of God, the image of the Aurora Borealis comes to mind – pure, powerful energy. It is hard for me to believe that our world just “happened” – I have to believe that some greater power directed it all.

As for control and making things happen, as a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, I have a much different view. For years I tried to control things – to put my will against things to try to make them happen. I learned the hard way that the only way to live is to turn over everything to my higher power, asking only to be shown the path I am supposed to be on and for the power to do what’s needed. Now that I try to align my will with my higher power’s will, my life is so much more simple and rewarding. I just know I am on the right path when I turn my will over.

Thanks so much for the link!
Barbara

By: Laura Lee

Laura Lee — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:47:17 +0000

I often remind myself: There is no past, there is no future, there is only this moment.
Live to your fullest and happiest today!

By: Ruthan Brodsky

Ruthan Brodsky — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:30:15 +0000

Hi Laura,
I sometimes get a jolt and think of death because someone I know died or is ill. But more often I think of TIME. I often think of the limits of my time. When I excuse myself from a social event because I have an assignment that needs to be finished or I want to be at a teleseminar where I’m learning about marketing an online business, I ask myself the question: if I keep setting aside what’s truly important to me until I get this or that done, am I just wasting my time while planning for my future when the present is available to me now?
Ruthan