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As a person who resists change until it actually occurs, I know how it feels to be put in an unfamiliar environment and being unsure of the next step.  It can be tough letting go of the reigns sometimes and embracing change.  While it’s always important to be alert and aware of where you’re going, isn’t it also good to keep up with the moment and enjoy where you are? I know it’s all been said before, but I truly believe that it’s important to let go once in a while and let beauty surround you. Sometimes, it’s healthy to give yourself a bit of leeway and take small risks to make life more interesting: a break from the routine. Embrace your surroundings when you’re somewhere new.  Sometimes it’s fun to make memories that you wouldn’t normally make, and never let someone take your memories simply because they aren’t making any of their own.

I suggest you mix it up once in a while. Change up your routine and go walk around your city or town after work.  Go somewhere you’ve never been and live in the moment.  Just do what feels like it would make your life more interesting.  Be strong, independent, and adventurous!  Cheers to change.

It’s not always easy to “let it go”.  When people say “Let it go,” what they really mean is “Get over it,” and that’s not a helpful thing to say. It’s not a matter of letting go—you would if you could. Instead of “Let it go,” we should probably say “Let it be”; this recognizes that the mind won’t let go and the problem may not go away, and it allows you to form a healthier relationship with what’s bothering you.

That’s what mindfulness is all about: Paying attention—without judgment—to whatever is happening in the present moment. You can do this by thinking of your mind as an ocean. Just as waves are affected by weather, our emotions can be blown around by the winds of change and circumstance, and our troubled thoughts can create turbulence in our minds. However, if you went below the surface of the ocean, you would find calmer, gentler undulations. You can achieve the same thing with your mind. When you begin to feel anxious, take a moment to feel the breath in your body. Imagine your thoughts as waves; see them rise, linger, and pass. Keep breathing deeply and slowly, and keep watching your thoughts. You’ll be able to live in the moment, even when it’s difficult and scary, with greater calmness and balance. That is letting things be.

This exercise isn’t easy, but the well-being that can come of it is huge. It lets you come to terms with reality—the good, the wonderful, and also the bad
and the ugly—without being completely torpedoed by it. This doesn’t mean that if your worries turn out to be justified, you’ll hurt any less. But it will
keep you from losing not only your mind but your common sense, just when you need it most.  Remember “Let It Be”.  Cheers!

Lately, I have been pondering the idea of failure and considering that maybe there really is no such thing. What we perceive as a failure may simply be our inner being’s way of telling us that we are ready to move to a new level of growth.

No matter how well we think we know ourselves, we all have blind spots. And we all have an inner being that connects with something much wiser than ourselves, that sees the larger picture of our journey toward wisdom and wholeness. All too often, when we rely only on our conscious mind, we resist or overlook opportunities to grow. So our spirit has to get our attention. Failures are a very efficient way of doing just that. Personally, I desire growth, wholeness, fulfillment, peace and all the joy I can stand!  How about you?  Cheers!

You’ll never come upon a mistake that doesn’t contain within it a lesson, so make sure to grasp hold of it.  Ask yourself, “What did I learn from this ‘failure’?” “What did I learn from this experience?”  How valuable is the lesson?

Think about how this lesson will benefit you in a month, year, or decade ahead. Now sit quietly for a moment in a state of gratitude, giving thanks for the wisdom imparted upon you by what you call failure.  From this state of gratitude, you emit a positive vibration that attracts your most wonderful desires.  This is the perfect place to start again.  Remember the lesson so that you won’t have to visit the same situation again.  Cheers!