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18 Dec 09 Lay down your burdens
In a world full of adversity and setbacks, it is easy for people to become embittered, angry, cynical or even depressed. Or you could use adversity to find inner strength and growth.
I recently suffered a setback that could have beaten me down to my knees. But instead I chose to find opportunity and strength from the situation. The results? I have bounced back with a sense of new-found strength, and the aspects of me that took a beating are reborn, re-opened to opportunities I had not been open to in a long time.
Anger, bitterness, sadness, cynicism, sense of loss are all negative feelings that will poison your mind if you let them. If you think about it, what do they achieve for you? Do they change the past? Do they get you what you might once have wanted? If you are angry or bitter at someone, does it poison your mind or theirs? As you read this text and as you contemplate these questions, I think you will find that these feelings that poison your mind and your mood are of no use to you, and if they are of no use to you, you can just let them fade away and disappear.
If you just chose to lay down your burdens and put them in the past, you will find that everything will start to feel a little better. And as you start to feel better, a sense of happiness and ease will slowly return. Now, isn’t the minds ability to heal, learn and grow stronger through directed thought amazing?
