Tuesday, October 25, 2011

If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now...

      Life is a culmination of choices. Some good...some not so good. We've all made mistakes that we wish we could go back and change. We may even have a regret or two.  Choosing  a career path you weren't passionate about or staying in a relationship that you knew deep down was no good for you. Things like that can easily give you a bad case of the "Woulda...Coulda... Shoulda's." 
      Now believe me when I say that I've searched and I've search, but I have yet to find a time machine for sale. Not even on Ebay!!! But what if there was? What if you had a once in a lifetime opportunity to either go back in time or ahead to the future? To be honest with you, that's crossed my mind a lot lately. Would I go back and change a few things around; correct some of the mistakes I've made? Or, would I fast forward to the bright future I know I have ahead of me?   
      That's a toughy!! As much as I would like to go to the future so I could enjoy the fruits of my labor, I wouldn't go there.  I wouldn't be ready to receive what was in store for me. There's still some learning and growing I need to do.  I would go back in time. However, as tempted as I would be to shift a few things around, I wouldn't change a thing.  The wisdom and knowledge gained during what I refer to as my "Character Building Phase" (a.k.a. "Rock Bottom"), is far too valuable for me to lose. No way!! I'm much stronger and wiser now for having  gone through the things I went through. What I would do though, is go back and give myself some sound advise. I would simply relay this message:

 

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” ~Steve Jobs


QUESTION:  If you could go back in time and give yourself a word of advise, what would it be?

Monday, October 24, 2011

Unplug and Wash Your Cares Away

:A TIP FROM ME TO YOU: After a long hard day, draw yourself nice bath with lots of bubbles and epsom salt. Relax for a while, then begin to scrub off all the stress and negative energy you managed to pick up throughout your day. Allow the salt to absorb all of that negativity. When your done, sit and watch as every drop of stress...every drop of negative energy...every worry, care or concern washes down the drain. Close up the drain. Breathe a huge sigh of relief. Smile. Then simply walk away...{{Please share other creative ways to relax and unwind .}}