Are you a creature of habit, or do you delight in change? Do you love routine or variety? I, personally, take great comfort in routines because I feel like there will be
fewer surprises. With time, I learned that things often don't go as planned no matter how hard you try! A friend of mine loves variety so much that he takes a different route to work every day.
In the last few months, I've challenged myself to alter my routines and make new choices. That can be as basic as where you shop or what work out you do, or it can be a little deeper in how you direct your attitudes and emotions. Sometimes that choice can be choosing to stop eating, choosing not to get angry or over react, choosing to be happy in the midst of trial, choosing joy and health over grief and despair.
Most of us have an idea of how we think life should go. We have dreams and goals and we try to manage life in order to achieve those things. It's fantastic to be
goal-oriented and have visions of where you want to be and envision the things you want to achieve in life. The power of visualization is a great tool to help you reach your goals. It is force in life and a major tool in the law of attraction.
As I've been working towards my goals, I've also noticed that sometimes I get stuck thinking I should get there in a particular way. I've thought people should have acted a certain way, believed the same things I did, or reacted the way I expected them to. I took far too long to realize that I can't control it all. I know...It's so sad that I'm coming to accept the things that are out of my control so much later in life than I believe I should have. I guess being a control freak and trying to manipulate the environment around me must have given me some sense of safety from the unexpected. Well, the unexpected happens anyway.
Have you ever wondered what other people were thinking around you? How was the restaurant? How was the movie? What's this vacation like? What's this particular culture feel like? How's the work environment? What does everyone thing of the new person who started hanging out with our friends?
Sometimes we're in a situation where people feel comfortable being vocal, yet other times people tend to be tighter lipped with their opinions. They can be at first, anyway. With time, as people grow more acclimated with their surroundings, they also grow more comfortable voicing their opinions.
You'll often discover with time that what you thought about that person or client or culture or experience, it is likely that everyone else was thinking the same thing. It just took someone finally speaking up to discover the mutual opinions.
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