I recently ran across a story about some frogs that were making noise all night long but one day decided to stop singing and be quiet at night not to disturb the people living in the house nearby.
One of the frogs rejected the idea in the beginning: "why should we be quiet when they chatter non stop during the day.
" Nevertheless they stopped.
After three days the woman living in the nearby house complained to her husband:" I had insomnia for the last three nights.
I cannot sleep without hearing the noise of the frogs in the background.
" Only then, the frogs realized they can keep on singing for those who constantly need to fill their life with noise.
Are you trying to fill your life with noise? Are you trying to keep busy and occupied all the time, to take advantage of all opportunities and options in this world? Do you always look at what is next, what else to do, what else to accomplish, what else is missing from your life, what you do not have? Do you feel stressed or overwhelmed? Are you running away from what is important by keeping busy ? Consider for a moment the idea that you are complete just the way you are.
You just need to focus on the present moment, and attend to whatever shows up in your life at this time.
Are you comparing to others? What they have, what they do? Can you imagine what do you need to be content, without comparing to others? What is enough for you? Most often, we want to be happy and we look for material things or activities to make us happy.
Buy more stuff, take more classes, get new skills, see more places, get another job, and compete with mother Theresa.
Even after doing all this, we still feel unfulfilled.
It is important to recognize the feeling you are after - is it joy, love, connection, calm, freedom? Instead of adding things, try removing things.
Clean up all the unnecessary items in your life.
Clean up your house, your office, and your car of all items you do not use anymore or that do not give you any satisfaction.
Clean your to do list.
Decide what stays and what could be postponed.
Clean up your life of toxic people, thoughts, and circumstances.
Notice what you have been tolerating so far and deal with it.
Let go of grudges that you hold on to.
You will make space for what really matters to enter into your life.
Action Challenge Choose one feeling and focus on it this month.
Try to feel it and create it for yourself and others as often as you can.
See if your life satisfaction increases.
Ask yourself every day how can you best enjoy this precious gift of life.
Set an intention on living the feelings that you are after and see what happens.
One of the frogs rejected the idea in the beginning: "why should we be quiet when they chatter non stop during the day.
" Nevertheless they stopped.
After three days the woman living in the nearby house complained to her husband:" I had insomnia for the last three nights.
I cannot sleep without hearing the noise of the frogs in the background.
" Only then, the frogs realized they can keep on singing for those who constantly need to fill their life with noise.
Are you trying to fill your life with noise? Are you trying to keep busy and occupied all the time, to take advantage of all opportunities and options in this world? Do you always look at what is next, what else to do, what else to accomplish, what else is missing from your life, what you do not have? Do you feel stressed or overwhelmed? Are you running away from what is important by keeping busy ? Consider for a moment the idea that you are complete just the way you are.
You just need to focus on the present moment, and attend to whatever shows up in your life at this time.
Are you comparing to others? What they have, what they do? Can you imagine what do you need to be content, without comparing to others? What is enough for you? Most often, we want to be happy and we look for material things or activities to make us happy.
Buy more stuff, take more classes, get new skills, see more places, get another job, and compete with mother Theresa.
Even after doing all this, we still feel unfulfilled.
It is important to recognize the feeling you are after - is it joy, love, connection, calm, freedom? Instead of adding things, try removing things.
Clean up all the unnecessary items in your life.
Clean up your house, your office, and your car of all items you do not use anymore or that do not give you any satisfaction.
Clean your to do list.
Decide what stays and what could be postponed.
Clean up your life of toxic people, thoughts, and circumstances.
Notice what you have been tolerating so far and deal with it.
Let go of grudges that you hold on to.
You will make space for what really matters to enter into your life.
Action Challenge Choose one feeling and focus on it this month.
Try to feel it and create it for yourself and others as often as you can.
See if your life satisfaction increases.
Ask yourself every day how can you best enjoy this precious gift of life.
Set an intention on living the feelings that you are after and see what happens.
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