The other day I read something about detaching that couldn't have been more true. The article basically stated that in order to focus on your goal, you have to say yes 100% to having what you most desire - as well as NOT having what you most desire.

This is just saying that you have to be totally aligned with what you want - but on the other hand, also be totally willing to let go of these goals.

The example the article gave is how we struggle with remembering a name, and the more we struggle, the more we can't remember. But as soon as we let go of trying so hard, the name comes to us.

Detaching from the outcome is much like this, and will definitely get easier with practice. So be true to your visualization - focus...but don't struggle so much with the outcome. Let it go and let it come to you.

I believe in setting goals, planning, and spending time trying to figure out how to create a better future. The problem is, life can change in a heartbeat. I will guarantee that every person reading this - yes you – that your life has not turned out every way you planned it, hoped it would or thought it would.

If you would have told me when I was 25 years old, that by age 65, I would have written 65 books, traveled to over twenty countries and spoken to over a million people, my response would have been, “you must be talking about someone else.”

You And I Have Done Things...

We never planned to, both positive and negative, and we have not yet done some things that we have planned to, thought about or worked toward, for many years. Am I right?

Each of us has done more and less that we thought we would have years ago. Each of us will do more and less than we want to in the future. That’s life!

We can each whine about what we have not been given or we can be filled with gratitude with what we have been given. Not everyone gets the same stuff – adversities, failures, problems, achievements, successes and gifts. But in the end we each received in proportion to our;

desires

dreams

effort

knowledge

plans

attitudes

behaviors

courage

beliefs

So why not just relax and enjoy the life journey. Why not just say 'thank you' whether you are given adversity or success. Why not keep dreaming, hoping and planning but while you are doing these, be careful not to get too attached to your desired outcomes. I am not suggesting by any means here that you settle - only that you accept what crosses your life path with dignity, gratitude and poise.

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