We create our own messes as well as our own successes.

We are the absolute creators of our own world. We do what we want, even when we say we want something else. That we didn't do the other thing is a clear indication we didn't really want it, and only said we did to satisfy some other agenda. Maybe we thought it would make us look good. Maybe we were avoiding something. Maybe we don't even know why we said it. The fact remains what we did do is the thing we were really commited to doing. So no more excuses, no more rationalization, no more justifications. If you're a victim, you're also the victimizer! What you got going on is what you created. Get off your shiznit, admit it, and do something else if this current thing ain't your "real deal".

:-) Phew... glad I got that off my chest. Did I mention I was speaking to myself?

Oh, and not that I'm running out of topics, or anything, but does anyone out there have any suggestions?!? Come on peeps! Speak!

wow. two weeks... but I have an excuse...

It's been a couple of weeks since I've posted. Forgive me. I had the flu, which brings me to the topic of excuses. Isn't it great that there are so many of them available? As human beings, we do what we want to do, then we hunt for reasons to justify our actions. And many times we're clever enough to set up our excuses even before doing what we use them to justify. We call them values. We call them our political views. We call them culture. Whatever form they take, they're just excuses, justifications, rationalizations, and ultimately, constructs. They're not real! We make them up! Or we inherit them. Same thing. Someone, some time, made them up. They work for us so we keep them. Isn't it more honest to just say I did such and such because I wanted to do such and such? Maybe not easier, but certainly more honest. Of course, sometimes we believe in our logic so much that we don't even realize it's all in our heads and not necessarily real. So what's my point? Nothing. I wrote this because I wanted to write it.

Psychosomatic self motivation

Ambition and laziness are a deadly combination. Who knows, maybe I'm projecting, but I think most people possess both of these attributes at different times to varying degrees. When they coincide, we have great desires for which we're unwilling to work. We're just talkers. And if we've talked long enough without attempting any movement, the people in our lives begin to doubt us. Worse, we doubt ourselves. Guilt, shame and regret take over. We feel lethargic, melancholy and drowsy. Our head aches. Our bodies feel fatigued. We are even less inclined to put into action what we previously declared the future would hold. So we develop excuses. It all seems logical. The world is against us. We're victims. We have bad luck. We don't have enough training or money. We don't know the right people. Fill in your blank... what stops you!??!? What reason do you tell yourself for not having attempted the thing you said you wanted?

More on this in future posts. For now, let's not worry about where all of it comes from nor why we prefer to be stopped than to be moving. For the time being, consider that the solution is simple and available right now. Choose not to do this any more!!! Yes, simply choose! I did it the other day. I was laying on my floor with a headache, convinced it was from getting my wisdom teeth extracted and not from fear of my great big overwhelming to do list. I felt justified in doing nothing. This was a physical ailment, not me being irresponsible. But I caught myself. I reminded myself of everything I've written here today, and I got up and attacked the rest of my day. And wouldn't you know... my headache disappeared! We bring the lethargy on through our thoughts. Through our thoughts we can heal it as well. The great thing is that we CHOOSE our thoughts, every last one of them, even if we don't think we do!