Lead, Letting Go, Level, Live, Long-Lasting
Do you dare to risk letting go and starting anew? Holding on to what’s no longer there holds too many of us back. Some of us spend the majority of our lives recounting the past and letting it steer the course of the present. Don’t waste your time trying to live in another time and place. Let the past go! You must accept the end of something in order to begin to build something new. So close some old doors today. Shut them not because of pride, inability or egotism, but simply because you’ve entered each one of them in the past and realize that they do not lead to where you wish to go.
When we continue to repeat a story in our head, as all of us do, we eventually believe that story and embrace it, whether it empowers us or not. So the question is: Does your story empower you? Don’t place your past mishaps on your mind and keep replaying them. Their weight may crush your current potential. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as a platform to view the horizon. Remember, all things are difficult before they are easy. What matters the most is what you start doing now.
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By Mary Backes October 1, 2018
Where can I find all the ABC’s of Living Well in one place?
By Barb Cady October 1, 2018
You can find all of the ABC’s of Living Well at https://blogs.tops.org/monday-moment-of-truth/tag/back-to-basics/
By Neeltje de Groot September 22, 2018
Thank you Barb for this blog. It is very encouraging.
By Rebecca Achilles September 19, 2018
Our chapter just started “Day One” last evening! We are all ready to leave the past behind us & move forward! Your Letter “L” message was just what we all needed to get started! We have been using your ABC’s letter every week & look forward to your next letter “M”…thank you Barb!
By Barb Cady September 24, 2018
I am so glad so many of you are enjoying traveling through the alphabet with me to create your own perponal positive vocabulary to empower your journey!
By Mary Fischer September 16, 2018
I love this Barb
By Robin @rkosully September 16, 2018
I do have a tough time letting go, but you’re right that we all need to release parts of the past that no longer serve us. Asking “does your story empower you?” is excellent advice!
By Mary Flood September 15, 2018
Thanks for a very inspiring blog. I enjoy reading them and look forward to more.
By Wanda Jewett September 15, 2018
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Barb!! I needed this message and I needed it right now.
I’ve been ill this summer and it is an autoimmune disease, MG, which I will deal with for the rest of my life. I need to let go…of the belief that I must be in perfect health, of the things i now cannot do for myself, of some of the plans I’ve had….and I need to let go of my need to be totally self sufficient because I need to admit when help is needed. Big changes in my life! I’m going to print this blog and read it often….because I’m going to be just fine after I’m made a few changes in my attitude. In TOPS we say “Together we can”; everything is not up to me.