Listen . . . not to the mental graffiti and emotional traffic staining your thought process, and not to the persistent and ever-present vocabulary of the naysayers and ne’er-do-wells. It is only noise. Listen, past the clutter that distracts from your true thoughts and intentions, and find solace by being, seeing, and believing in your self. Your voice counts. The voices of others — at times knowledgeable and appreciated — still do not speak earnestly to who, or what, you need to know. Only you can do that. While it may become difficult deciding, or culling through the options and potential solutions to personal predicaments, only you can find the answer. You. Only you possess the knowledge and thoughts that are best for your self. Consult your memory; remember how it was or how it could have been. Utilize the wealth of wisdom built up over your time on this planet. Yes, you’ve made bad decisions in the past, and these should also be referenced. Remember. It is important to be aware we all cannot survive in isolation, that we live in world requiring us to deal with a wide variety of people and personalities. In this diversity we find ourselves. We are individuals. Avoid the trash talk and melodious bafflegab of the soul-sucking corporations trying to steal your persona by turning you into somebody else, or be like all the others. Be yourself. If we buy into the marketing and messages of timeworn merchants of confusion, or the chatter of threadbare zealots, you cannot, and will not, see past the borders they set up before you. Establish your own boundaries. Remain as individual as you are, listen to your self, and be reminded it is a voice of value. The opinions and attitudes of others often invade plans of where you want to go. Heed the good advice offered, take it with grain of fault, and make sure it is good for you. Don’t let the noise steal your piece.
It is not past tense. I have a mother. How can I say she is no longer with me when I feel her light most days, but especially today. It is more than DNA. Everything I know about compassion, forgiveness, and generosity, are learned behaviors. I had a wonderful teacher. Still I make mistakes and they are my own. I believe she would understand. It is what mothers do.
A note from afar, a note from a friend, something in the mail that’s not a bill, or a reminder, or a pizza menu. Correspondence. A surprise, something personal and appreciated. Snail mail, you get less and less in this age of instant. Too many people are too busy to drop a note to let you know what’s going on. It takes time. Of course, an e-mail is immediate but it does not have the same effect as a letter, or it will get lost in all that clutter and confusion in your inbox. Snail mail is an unexpected smile. Send a letter to someone today, just because. It may take a while to get there, but some words are worth waiting for.
Aren’t we are all working on something, whether we admit it or not? What’s to question? Can you, will you, make the changes you feel you need right now to support your intentions — or your plans — for the future? Don’t go any further until you can answer honestly. If the answer isn’t what you expected, remember it can be changed. Questions change. Expectations should be changed. Change them to intentions, Go easier on yourself. Be good to yourself. Be honest with yourself.
