Taking Care of Yourself

I can take care of myself. Not always an easy task. When we were born we were in diapers and totally dependent on others. When we age and are near our end of life, we also become dependent on others, and often back to the diapers as well!

However, the older I get the more I realize that we are each able to take care of ourselves during life much better than we think we can. Hardship teaches valuable lessons. We stretch our abilities and sensibilities. Here are few things garnered from the Internet that may guide our thinking:

Anonymous:

“Seven Lovely Logics:

1.      Make peace with your past so it doesn’t spoil your present.

2.      What others think of you is none of your business.

3.      Time heals almost everything; give the time some time.

4.      No one is the reason of your happiness except yourself.

5.      Don’t compare your life with others; you have no idea what their journey is all about.

6.      Stop thinking too much; it’s alright not to know all the answers.

7.      Smile. You don’t own all the problems in the world.”

Amazing how helpful each of these is if we actually implement them in our lives. It is not easy to do, but well worth the effort. I can’t move into the future if I’m rooted in past worries or resentments. Move on. Learn from the past but move on to a new place. What others think of you is their problem. Eventually they will learn how wrong they were, or maybe right; but then it truly doesn’t matter to you. Move on.

Getting over something painful takes time. You have to give it the time needed for the work to get done. Sometimes it is a deep breath. Most often is it a night’s sleep. But in the main, time will tell you what is right about the problem and what is wrong. Knowing that, learn the lesson and move on. Move on!

I cannot possibly understand everything. Nor can another person. Or anyone. So? Don’t measure your life with another’s. It’s also OK not to know the answers so don’t lose sleep over it. Together we can tackle the issue. And finally, you cannot solve all the problems. You are not responsible for driving the bus just because you paid a fare for a ride. Leave it in the hands of someone else. Let the team work. Move on. With peace. In team, too!

Seven brilliant quotes:

1. Shakespeare: “Never play with the feelings of others because you may win the game but the risk is that you will surely lose the person for a life time.”
2. Napoleon: “The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence of bad people but because of the silence of good people.”
3. Einstein: “I am thankful to all those who said NO to me; it’s because of them I did it myself.”
4. Abraham Lincoln: “If friendship is your weakest point then you are the strongest person in the world.”
5. Martin Luther King: “We must learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools.”
6. Mahatma Gandhi: “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
7. Dr. Abdul Kalaam: “It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone.”

Each one of these quotes stands on its own merit. Read them carefully. Think on them Meditate on each if you find this helpful. But heed each one. There are treasures within.

From the Dalai Lama comes this statement:

“The world belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader, kings or religious leaders. The world belongs to humanity. Each country belongs essentially to its own people.”

Is that so? Yes, I think it is. So what are we to do about it? Define our own leadership and get moving, that’s what. Who’s ready to do this?

From Anonymous:

“Don’t carry your mistakes around with you. Instead place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones!”

That’s enough for one day. Probably too much! If so take the time needed to digest it all.

August 2, 2012