FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS…..

I am interested in any feedback from those of you who took the Self Awareness Test.


I put it up as part of my blog more for a focus on the STEPS needed to stay in balance as you journey into more awakening within yourself. Notice that the word is within –that is where it begins, right inside all the inner parts of you.

Think of the life you are living as a constant opportunity to focus on paying more attention to yourself and how you interact with the world around you in each of the five areas of the STEPS. Like any journey, it begins right where you are…at home and it starts, NOW. The goal is to enjoy the Journey of Your Life so you are free to be you.

In the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life”, the main character, George, is depressed about his life and is even, suicidal. The theme of the story is that it takes an angel to help lift him out of that pit and show him what things would have been like if he never existed. Most of you have seen the movie as it is such a favorite. If not, try to see it sometime. Just like George, you may need a wake up to show you how important your life really is and how important you are to others.

Sometimes, it does take someone to wake you up, like George’s angel, and help you gain awareness of yourself (to see WHO you REALLY are and what your existence here is about). The saddest lives are those who never understand how important they are to the rest of us. We are all connected and each life has great potential to touch others. Sometimes, people do not open their eyes to this and miss out on the greatness of who they are or they just don’t have a perspective that others have about them. Either way, it is a tragedy because many end up in a pit of depression or very anxious about their existence and miss the joy each day brings.

Living life in the present, and letting the past integrate into your being allows you to appreciate your Story. Focusing on the past and living as though there is no hope is depressing. Many of my clients come to therapy because they are depressed. Mostly what they uncover is that they are depressed about lies they are believing about themselves. For example, they may be focusing on a “mistake” they made years ago or some of the awful experiences they have endured. Since their focus is stuck in trauma and distress, they are naturally depressed. The way out of that pit is to heal those horrible memories instead of going over and over them. While healing, it is possible to wake up to the awareness of the positives available in the present.

So, for today, just ask yourself, “What do I focus on most?” (past, present or future worry). See if you can do what I mentioned last week, try to use the STEPS aspects of yourself and check in to see where you are out of balance. More help next time.
Stay Present and focus!

Happy Martin Luther King Day! He was a great example of someone who believed in the VALUE of having a DREAM and using his life to the “max” to share that dream with many others. You can have a dream and call it into existence. It is NOT too late!


See you back in a couple days,
Susan

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