I went for a walk today… it was warm… in the 70’s… quite balmy for New Year’s Eve… even in Alabama. But… I quickly remembered that in a couple of days… the temperature will drop 30 degrees… and be in the 40’s. Bertha jogged up beside me… she’d actually lapped me a couple of times… but that’s another story… and I began to bemoan the upcoming weather change. This… was Bertha’s take on the weather patterns.
It will be hot until it’s not… then it will be cold until that get’s old. And… no amount of whining on my part will make any difference to Mother Nature. But… she said that actually… there is something I can do… I can cuddle up in my cozy house when it’s hot or cold or rainy outside… or… I can dress for the weather and go out and play… it’s always a choice.
Hmmm…
Of course… she didn’t stop there… she is… Bertha! She related it all to my life… and how every day… every minute… even every ten seconds… I get to choose… choose who I am… choose how I show up in my life.
I must have wrinkled my brow… because… she reminded me… about… choosing what feels good… and… she said… it’s not the same thing every day. Today… it might feel good to cuddle up with my blanket and a nice cup of tea… tomorrow… I might choose to put on my water-proof shoes… and go puddle jumping while searching for rainbows. She said what I actually choose is not important. What is important is… how that choice makes me feel.
What can I say? She’s right… she’s always right. And… that feels pretty good to say!
Jane
PS… Where the Joys Are: Bertha’s Guided Journal and Coloring Book has just come out in paperback. It’s a great way to choose more joy in your life. So… grab a copy today and start 2022 out joyful!
PSS… Choosing every ten seconds is one of the many amazing and powerful tools of Access Consciousness®. Check out their website… Bertha and I love them!
Good advice…as usual!
Thank you so much… glad you chose to play with us!