How to get out of your head and into reality!
Flourish Friday
My current reality is shaped by many decisions that I have not always been proud of. Do you have those memories of those nights gone wrong or days that were cloaked in regret?
I have been there. I admit it. I have had some difficult times because of those decisions. But it was a result of decisions I made.
In order to get out of my head, I had to take ownership of these times and the observe the impact the decisions had on my life.
Ownership. Do you remember your first car? Maybe you haven’t had that yet. How about the first outfit you bought? Or your first notebook? The first time you owned something that was yours. You could do whatever you wanted to with it. You could make it your own without anyone else saying that’s not right. Or what are you thinking?
That is the same thing we all have to do with our decisions. We have to own them.
Yes, I decided that I would be a physical therapist at 10 years old. That shaped my future like no other decision I had ever made. I had to own that decision.
You might think that 10 years old is too young to decide on your life’s work. But what age is the right age to make that decision? Should a person be 20 years old? 35? 42?
This is where your own thoughts have to become a reality. Once you own your decisions, taking steps in your life to produce your vision can happen.
You are in control. Your reality is a sum of all the decisions you have made. Every last one of them. Which also helps if you want to change.
Looking around at my reality, there are times I want it to be different. I want to have more peace. Greater access. Further gains.
How can I change that? How can I alter my reality? How can I live the life I want RIGHT NOW? I have to be honest with myself and know that my reality is not going to change in one instant. Like immediately. My view of my reality can change instantly. Once I realized that, my actual reality did change.
Are you asking how can that even be true? How can that happen for me?
Look around you right now.
Where are you? At work? On your couch? In your bed?
Who is there? Your little people? Your husband?
What is horrible about this current situation? What is good about this current situation? What is great about this current situation?
Situations have all 3 characteristics. They key for you is to look at the greatness in every situation.
Yes, life is hard. And is a struggle at times. I have questioned what am I doing here many times. Like why did I decide that I would get married now? Why did I take this job? Why did I go to that event?
But did it take me all the way out? Did it stop me from getting to the next day? No and no. That means my reality can change.
Share with your friends. Everyone can use the added support to get out of their head and into their reality.
Remember to:
Be you, be focused, and be well;
Find Your Flourish!
Shanna
Great post! I like the way you dove into the origin of the term. And yes, reconnecting with our childlike…
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