Week 23 – life sure can be ARD

There’s a story my father had told me that always brings a smile to my face. You may have heard it.
Two brothers had been behaving badly. So badly in fact that their farmer father had finally had enough and locked them in the barn as punishment. That barn was filled waist
deep with manure.
The one brother was obviously upset and tried to keep as still as possible. The other brother was laughing and jumping and diving and having a great time.
The first brother says “are you crazy?! Can’t you see we are locked up in a barn full of crap?”
The other brother responds “I know! Isn’t it great. With all this crap around here we are bound to find the pony too!”

Both brothers saw the reality of the situation but the second brother also accepted it and made the best of it.

We have now learned the “ARD” of the Law of least effort.
Acceptance. I am accepting of all situations, persons, and circumstances as they come. In doing so I am staying real.
Responsibility. I am responsible for all of my situations. No one else is. In knowing this I have the power to change or improve any situation. I blame no one for I am a warrior not a victim.
Defenselessness. I no longer will defend my position. Others can think what they want. They may agree with me. They may not. I am open to their views and may agree with them, or not. I will not be attached to any point of view.

Applying the law of least effort means creating each day as if I were an “ARDist”

Week 22a- Bad thoughts begone!

Are they still there? Do my Negative Nelly- keep me small- too scared to try- I told you so- it’ll never work-you’re not worthy- it’s too hard – voices still talk to me? Have they abandoned me?
Do they think they are too good for me now?
Nope. It’s more like they know they are no longer running the show. They are not in charge anymore. They’ve got no clout. They really can’t bend my ear these days.
Oh sure, they might catch my attention. And sure, they might dangle some shiny opinions in front of me and throw some “old blueprint” in my face. But I pay them no heed.
I am in charge. And I am rewriting my blueprint. I’ve got some new tools. I’m reading some “old scrolls”. I’ve got some “master keys”.
Yep. Feeling BOLD and ENTHUSIASTIC which is the way to tell my old voices to “talk to the hand”

Week 22 – goodness me (republished)

Good vibrations
Good thoughts
Good actions
Good results
Or is it
Good actions
Good thoughts
Good vibrations
Good results
Or is it
Good thoughts
Good actions
Good results
Good vibrations
Or is it
Good vibrations
Good results
Good thoughts
Good actions
Or is it
Good actions
Good vibrations
Good actions
Good results
Or is it
Good results
Good thoughts
Good vibrations
Good actions

Whichever way you start, the end result is desirable.

Week 21 – look for the North Pole. Not the South Pole

Fear
Anger
Guilt
Hurt feelings
Feelings of unworthiness
They are all so real. And at the same time they are not.
Remember we get to choose.
I choose to look past these feelings when they show themselves. All the way to their polar opposites.
I will look for love in all things for that is what will drive the positivity.
And I will put my ego to sleep for that is what drives the negativity.
Good nite