Today I had a realization. I was sitting at my desk at the end of an incredibly trying week. When my boss came out. He said that we got a lot done in a short amount of time. He said that he was proud of us and that we should feel proud as well. I really needed to hear that. See, I was feeling pretty bad about the week. I didn't think I did a very good job. But I did actually. And my boss let me know. It meant a lot to hear it from him.
and it got me thinking....
This summer I did something pretty great. I helped someone who I really care about. I went above and beyond the call of duty. I was able to share the company of a beautiful soul, and I assisted then in reclaiming their life. Their independence. I did this pretty selflessly. Sure, I had hoped that in return, I would be given her love. But she was incapable of giving this, she was in survival mode. She needed all of her energy to regain normality.
This is not something to be hurt by. This something to be proud of. And I am. I know that the bonds that existed before, are now stronger. There will be a time when she and I can look back and know that for a moment. It was....
But now, it's time to be proud. Be strong. Be alive.
"Whatever you choose to focus your attention on, you will get more of it. If you often think of everything you lack and how sad you are that you don't have it, you will tend to receive prolific evidence of how true that is. As you obsess on all the ways your life is different from what you wish it would be, you will become an expert in rousing feelings of frustration and you will attract experiences that assist you in rousing frustration.
If, on the other hand, you dwell on the good things you have already had the privilege to experience, you will expand your appreciation for their blessings, which in turn will amplify their beneficent impact on your life. You will also magnetize yourself to receive further good things, making it more likely that they will be attracted into your sphere. At the very least, you will get in the habit of enjoying yourself no matter what the outward circumstances are. "
Rob Brezney- PRONOIA Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings
and it got me thinking....
This summer I did something pretty great. I helped someone who I really care about. I went above and beyond the call of duty. I was able to share the company of a beautiful soul, and I assisted then in reclaiming their life. Their independence. I did this pretty selflessly. Sure, I had hoped that in return, I would be given her love. But she was incapable of giving this, she was in survival mode. She needed all of her energy to regain normality.
This is not something to be hurt by. This something to be proud of. And I am. I know that the bonds that existed before, are now stronger. There will be a time when she and I can look back and know that for a moment. It was....
But now, it's time to be proud. Be strong. Be alive.
"Whatever you choose to focus your attention on, you will get more of it. If you often think of everything you lack and how sad you are that you don't have it, you will tend to receive prolific evidence of how true that is. As you obsess on all the ways your life is different from what you wish it would be, you will become an expert in rousing feelings of frustration and you will attract experiences that assist you in rousing frustration.
If, on the other hand, you dwell on the good things you have already had the privilege to experience, you will expand your appreciation for their blessings, which in turn will amplify their beneficent impact on your life. You will also magnetize yourself to receive further good things, making it more likely that they will be attracted into your sphere. At the very least, you will get in the habit of enjoying yourself no matter what the outward circumstances are. "
Rob Brezney- PRONOIA Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings
scorpio_:
That's a really great quote. Was it a good book? It sounds like it. And sure...I'd love to be your friend.
