The DAILY SPARK Blog

PITY PARTY OR GIFT?

“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself, or treat what has happened as a gift.  Everything is either an opportunity to grow, or an obstacle to keep you from growing.  You get to choose.”

Quote by Wayne Dyer

Wayne Walter Dyer was an American self-help and spiritual author and a motivational speaker. He wrote more than 40 book, 21 of them on NYT Best Sellers list.  His books include: Your Erroneous Zones, Manifest Your Destiny, the Power of Intention and many more.

REFLECTION:

  • What “failures” have you had that still haunt you?
  • What is something that you previously viewed as a failure but now see as a necessary part of your journey?
  • Is there some form of error you are currently experiencing that you can see differently? Write about it.

RENT FREE

Holding a grudge is letting someone live rent-free in your head.

Quote by Ann Landers 

Esther Pauline “Eppie” Lederer, better known by the pen name Ann Landers, was an American advice columnist and eventually a nationwide media celebrity. She began writing the “Ask Ann Landers” column in 1955 and continued for 47 years, by which time its readership was 90 million people. Source: Wikipedia

REFLECTION:

  • Are there grudges you are still carrying?
  • How can you release them – realizing that you can be free and/or at least start charging rent for the space this has occupied in your head.

REPEATING THE SAME STORY

We often repeat stories not because we are forgetful or indulgent, but because there is too much meaning to digest in one expression.  We keep sharing the story that presses our heart until we understand it all.  … Chanting the mantra of your experience until its truth is released. 

Source:  THE BOOK OF AWAKENING  Having the Life You Want By Being Present To The Life You Have by Mark Nepo

 

REFLECTION:

  • Are there stories you repeat time and time again?
  • Is there still too much meaning to digest?
  • What truth needs to be released?