Yesterday's 'DAILYOM'

i don't usually post these in my blog, but i get them via email everyday. i just thought this one seemed fitting. enjoy! ~ namaste ~

August 9, 2007

Begetting Change

Same Choices, Same Results

Repeated bouts of adversity are an unavoidable aspect

of human existence. We battle against our

inner struggles or outer world forces, and in many

cases, we emerge on the opposite side of struggle

stronger and better equipped to cope with the

challenges yet to come. However, we can

occasionally encounter trials that seem utterly

hopeless. We strike at them with all of our

creativity and perseverance, hoping desperately

to bring about change, only to meet with the

same results as always. Our first instinct in such

situations is often to push harder against the

seemingly immovable obstruction before us,

assuming that this time we will be met with a

different outcome. But staying power and stamina

net us little when the same choices consistently

garner the same results. A change in perspective,

behavior, or response can do so much more to

help us move past points where no amount of

effort seems sufficient to overcome the difficulties

before us.

Whether our intention is to change ourselves or

some element of the world around us, we cannot

simply wish for transformation or hope that our

lives will be altered through circumstance. If our

patterns of thought and behavior remain

unchanged, our lives will continue to unfold much

as they have previously. Patterns in which

fruitless efforts prevail can be overcome with self

examination and courage. It is our bravery that

allows us to question the choices we have made

thus far and to channel our effort into innovation.

Asking questions and making small adjustments to

your thought processes and behaviors will help

you discover what works, so you can leave that

which does not work behind you. To break free

from those unconscious patterns that have long

held sway over your actions and reactions, you

will likely have to challenge your assumptions on a

most basic level. You must accept once and for all

that your beliefs with regard to cause and effect

may no longer be in accordance with your needs.

Stagnation is often a sign that great changes are

on the horizon. Courting the change you wish to

see in yourself and in the world around you is a

matter of acknowledging that only change begets

change. The results you so ardently want to

realize are well within the realm of possibility, and

you need only step away from the well-worn

circular path to explore the untried paths that lie

beyond it.