Sometimes, when the road becomes bumpy, our hearts become weary, and the battles overwhelm us, these are the times to focus on what's really important to us. It's not the time to cling to worn out beliefs about time and failure.
Regardless of our present situations, we are still alive. And while we're alive we are going to spend our time doing something. So, why not spend it doing what we enjoy. Now is not the time to succumb to the vicissitudes of the years.
Someone said to me a few days ago at a meeting for positive thinkers that she was too old to learn anything new. She was pretty much set in her ways. I asked her age and she said in her 40s. Wow! That's heavy.
Nevertheless, there are many of us fixed in our ways: our beliefs and habits. We cling to traditional beliefs and time tested actions. This means there's little space in our minds for anything new.
So we don't attend meetings that offer new or insightful information. Nor do we reach out to explore what's happening outside our small circle of people who think and act the way we do.
Similarly, by reaching out to others to learn about their ideas and beliefs, we create the space for growth within ourselves. We lose our fears of the unknown by releasing our judgments about people whom we don't agree.
Some ways to examine our willingness to go beyond our comfort levels and check out what others believe and how they acquired their beliefs are:
KEY BELIEFS: Religion. Politics. Race. Nationality. Gender. Beauty. Materialism, and Others.
It's difficult for us to discuss these beliefs with people who don't believe the way we do.
So the challenge is to talk with someone with different religious, political, and of different races and nationalities. That's when we get the opportunity to discover the level of our willingness to change.
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