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MajestyJo · 09-25-2017, 05:28 PM

MAKING LIFE OUR OWN

"Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways."
-- Stephen Vincent Benet

What's needed for a new relationship with time and life?

Intention -- Get really clear about what you want.

Desire -- How much do you want something new for yourself? Know your motivation. Desire brings the energy for change.

Belief and/or willingness to trust you can have what you want. If belief is lacking, can you believe in the possibility that you can find a new way of living?

Perseverance, discipline -- It takes time and effort to change attitudes and habits. We can't expect a new life overnight.

Acceptance, both of what's happening now and of who we are. Until we honestly and openly accept our present situation, we cannot change it.

A willingness to try something new.

"It is so easy to waste our lives: our days, our hours, our minutes. ... It is so easy to exist instead of live. Unless you know there is a clock ticking. So many of us changed our lives when we heard a biological clock and decided to have kids. But that sound is a murmur compared to the tolling of mortality."
-- Anna Quindlen

09-25-2017, 05:28 PM	#99
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,085	MAKING LIFE OUR OWN "Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways." -- Stephen Vincent Benet What's needed for a new relationship with time and life? Intention -- Get really clear about what you want. Desire -- How much do you want something new for yourself? Know your motivation. Desire brings the energy for change. Belief and/or willingness to trust you can have what you want. If belief is lacking, can you believe in the possibility that you can find a new way of living? Perseverance, discipline -- It takes time and effort to change attitudes and habits. We can't expect a new life overnight. Acceptance, both of what's happening now and of who we are. Until we honestly and openly accept our present situation, we cannot change it. A willingness to try something new. "It is so easy to waste our lives: our days, our hours, our minutes. ... It is so easy to exist instead of live. Unless you know there is a clock ticking. So many of us changed our lives when we heard a biological clock and decided to have kids. But that sound is a murmur compared to the tolling of mortality." -- Anna Quindlen __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.