Your wound is probably not your fault, but your healing is your responsibility. At some point you need to let go and move on, and look at what you can change in the present.- Kate Orson
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
What’s the greatest hurdle you’ve overcome ?
Here is what I wanted to tell you today. Get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Do you think you’d care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon, or found a lump in your breast-? Anna Quindlen
Positively Purging–I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
King Canute was one of the most powerful men on earth in the eleventh century. In a now-famous tale, it is said that he ordered his chair to be placed on the shore as the tide was rising. “You are subject to me,” he said to the sea. “I command you, therefore, not to rise on to my land, nor to wet the clothing or limbs of your master.” But the tide continued to rise, drenching the king’s feet.
This story is often told to draw attention to Canute’s pride. Actually, it’s a story about humility. “Let all the world know that the power of kings is empty,” Canute says next, “save Him by whose will heaven, earth and sea obey.” Canute’s story makes a point: God is the only all-powerful One.
Canute’s story is good to reenact when we begin feeling too clever or proud about ourselves. Walk to the beach and tell the tide to halt or try commanding the sun to step aside. We’ll soon remember who is really supreme and thank Him for ruling our lives. —Sheridan Voysey
God is great, we are small, and that is good.
_________mother called me today, enraged. It was hard for me to interrupt her. She started telling me children are too young to learn about my workshop. That my workshops were too generic, and how I do not have the credentials to be discussing finances. She went on about how I will never get ahead if I keep up my negative attitude and sending negative emails. The only positive thing she said was “Just because you teach your kids doesn’t mean they will learn.” It is clear I hit a hot button with her.
Reading this excerpt, I remember that it was post graduate school. I was thinking about starting my own nonprofit. It goes to show everyone is not going to buy into your dreams, and that is okay. That is often just a branch you need to prune to grow, as some individuals have long ago placed you in a box. I have also learned when someone is pissed off about something you said or did it’s worth pausing, reflecting, and asking, “Why are you so upset?”
