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| I can't remember how many times I have read or been told, when things are going wrong in your life look in the mirror.
Recently there were several sequences of events that had me totally frustrated. Why were people being such jerks with me? Why were they screwing up when it came to my stuff? Maybe I am just in a bad cycle, I thought. I would just have to put up with it until it passed.
Then I remembered the proverbial mirror. Was it me? Could it possibly be me? Hey, everybody else was being mean, they were the ones messing up, so how could it be me?
I decided to run a little test over a couple of days. I was going to do everything in my power to forget about all the customer service nightmares I had just been through. I was going to expunge them from my thoughts. Every time these thoughts would enter my mind, I would flush them. Moreover, I was going to be happy and nice. Not just on the outside. I knew that everyone deserved to be treated with real love and respect without any expectations on my part.
The results were phenomenal. What I learned was what I already knew. When things are going wrong in your life, look within. Look at yourself. You may not like what you see. You may not even want to admit it. Unless you do however, you can't move forward because, Change begins with YOU! That is the first level of change that must take place if you want to change your world. The next inevitable level of Change begins at HOME! Then and only then can the third level of change begin. That is in the people around you.
Smile and Enjoy!
Allan
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| I love the concept that if I want to change what is happening to me and even around me then that Change begins with Me! I like it because it puts me in control of my own destiny. Everyday we have people pulling our strings, pushing our buttons and we, not them get to choose how we react. Get mad, even if you don't show it, and they win.
Remember this. He who gets mad first loses.
If I am driving too slowly and the person behind me honks his horn, I can get mad and salute him in unfriendly ways or I can just let it slide. The choice is mine and mine alone. If the other person chooses to get mad, that is his choice. I didn't make him angry. How can I, when he is in control of his own destiny and emotions just as I am.
Ultimately Change is all about Choices! Choose to be in control of your own emotions. Choose to be Happy! Choose to be Nice! Choose to associate yourself with positive people! Choose to be a Giving person!
Choose to monitor and control your thoughts for your thoughts become words. Words can cut or they can heal choose to use them wisely. Your words become Actions. Understand your actions for they become Habits. Study your habits for they will become your Character. Develop your Character, for it becomes the beacon of change for all, in the corner where you are.
Allan Marston
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| "Stand back and view the whole painting. If you stand to close you will only see the dots, the blemishes, and the brush strokes."
Allan Marston
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| "If you let your feet get tangled in the weeds of detail you might fail to see the glorious picture that lies beneath the surface."
Allan Marston
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| Close your eyes,
Open your mind and
Listen with your heart.
Allan Marston
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