Lately I've felt a little constrained by the requirements of the past several weeks. I've been at the hospital almost every day, spending hours to help my mom and sisters take care of my dad. I'm not that crazy about hospitals, but I've been able to take this one in stride without the painful judgments (really, condemnation) I harbored in the past. But lately I've been Really Not enjoying my time there. Once I noticed this, I started asking myself what else I could think that would allow me to not feel stuck in this situation.
The answer came from my meditation, again. The only way you ever feel like you're spinning your wheels is when you feel like "Oh, I've already spent weeks here doing this same thing, in this same room, for all this time." The new thought is, "Today when I go to the hospital, it is a completely new experience. It is a new day, I am a new person, and everything that happens today has never happened before." This has helped immensely, and I'm hoping that by sharing it with you, I will be able to utilize it again when and if I am in this kind of situation again.
Renae
Hi, Renae!
ReplyDeleteThanks, for that insight!
Someone once called science The Art Of Stating The Obvious. Maybe they got that confused with wisdom, or something! Hahaha!
But, it sounds obvious, when you put it out starkely like that: every moment is brand new. I'll try to remember that.
I send you my greatest admiration and freshest energy, as you continue to uncover the joy and the goodness within you, around you, and that is you.
Sunshine & Blessings,
Giovani