Worn out? I get it!
A little restorative resuscitation could be in order. No matter what is going on in the outer world, our responsibility is our inner world. The space inside us that creates resilience when we need it most. Imagine sitting back in a hammock with your favorite beverage in hand, taking deep refreshing breaths, with a sigh of relief escaping your lips.
When our core has been resuscitated, so shall we.
Little by little, over time – perhaps not even in our lifetime – we can and will change the world. We must remember: we’re all in this together. Yet, too often, people struggle to coexist, caught in cycles of division and discord. Yes, these have been tumultuous times, and the world can be painfully judgmental. But it’s time to turn the page, to rewrite the narrative—not with conflict, but with compassion. For the good of humanity, let’s choose a different path. I know you feel the same.
Work is important, but so is play – so is truly living. We are meant to embrace life, to savor its beauty, and to hold onto hope. We thrive when we welcome new perspectives, when we open ourselves to the possibility of change. Even the smallest shifts in our mindset can ripple out in ways we may never fully see. Simply choosing peace over angst creates a powerful impact. Imagine the energy you send out – waves of uplifting mojo vibrating across the world. Cliché? Maybe. But it’s real. Right now, whether positive or negative, your energy is shaping the world around you – whether you realize it or not.
So, do you choose to be an upper or a downer?
Let’s be real – those who dwell in negativity (downers) don’t bounce back as quickly as those (uppers) who embrace resilience. Just saying, friends. Try a little restorative resuscitation – breathe in resilience, let it settle in, and notice the difference. When your inner world is in order, you can shape the outer world – yours included – more effectively. For some, this transformation takes a lifetime, but hey, better late than never.
Here is an short story/article written by Vernon Howard sharing two different viewpoints…
People are often puzzled by the idea of making life more enjoyable by changing their viewpoints. Let’s examine it:
Suppose you are not feeling well one day, yet you accompany some friends on a leisurely drive through the beautiful countryside. Someone calls your attention to a lovely lake, but because of your illness, you cannot give it your attention or interest. Someone else remarks about a magnificent mountain in the distance, but you hardly hear him. You pass one lovely scene after another, yet they have no meaning to you. Because your illness has taken all your energy, you have none to spare in enjoying yourself. It is the same to your mind as if these natural beauties didn’t exist at all. In your present ill state, they have neither existence nor attraction.
But the next day you recover. You feel fine. There is no inward attention to anything; you are outward bound once more. So again you go on a drive; you visit the very same places. But now, everything is completely different. You enjoy the lovely lake and magnificent mountain. You respond to them. You enjoy yourself.
How come? It was the very same scenery both times. But on the second trip you were different. You saw everything in an entirely new way. You had the inner freedom to see and appreciate your outer world. Like magic, your changed mental viewpoint changed the world for you.
It is difficult for people to grasp that the very same principle holds true elsewhere in life. Yet it is absolutely so. When we are inwardly ill at ease we do not really see things as they are; we see them as we are. And there is a world of difference – an actual world of difference – in the two viewpoints.
As we elevate our mental view points we also elevate our world. How is this accomplished? Enjoyment results from discard, not from acquisition. Discard of what? Of the very things we really want to lose – our acquired negative attitudes.
Enjoyment of life is not the presence of something outside ourselves; it is the absence of something within ourselves. Gloom is a state of inner blockage of your True Self; enjoyment is its release. Just as a balloon rises to greater heights by discarding weights, so do we ascend as we toss out negativities.
Vernon Howard
From Psycho-Pictography
