Just Breathe

"You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass." ~Bruce Lee~

Good evening dear ones. Tonight's quote along with a few others that were similar stood out to me, so it seemed this was needed. I believe that it doesn't just mean what others say to you, but what you say or think to yourself. As a chronic overthinker I know it is difficult to let things go. It is something I have struggled with for as long as I can remember. I tend to make mountains out of molehills by letting my mind take over all rational thought. I have found that if I stop a moment and let the thoughts flow without reacting they will eventually leave me. Admittedly, I'm not always able to do this, but I do try.

I have spent many nights worried about what others thought of me. I have spent many more nights disliking myself... no that isn't right... I hated myself. I spent hours wondering what was wrong with me. I was in a very dark place and it took me years before I found the path that lead to the exit. This path has had many twists, and turns as well as other obstacles that have given me pause. However, I am still moving forward and I have no intention of stopping. I am slowly learning to love myself and with each positive change I make I create a stepping stone out of the dark place that I have been residing in for the better part of a decade. Perhaps it's been longer, but it's not something I dwell on.

My loves, if you find yourself in a dark place with your mind telling you hurtful things or someone else saying hurtful things to you, stop a moment. Stop and remind yourself of how far you've come and that what others think of you is their problem, not yours. Those that are meant to be in your life will find their way to you somehow, or you will be lead to them by way of the path you tread. Your tribe is out there!

Be good to yourselves and each other. Never let a day go by without telling your loved ones how you feel. Yesterday is past and tomorrow isn't promised. Live and Love for today. Be Kind, Be Peace, and Be Love. You never know what the future holds. Much love to you all! Live as if you had only today, Love as if you had forever. Namaste