DO NOT QUIT . . . ever!
“Stop looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love – you have a treasure within that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.” - Eckhart Tolle
So, get rid of these naysayers and believe that you can do it. Yes, believe that you can live your life without playing it safe. These people are everywhere.
They are piranhas in your midst.
They love to kill your dream, your goal or your aspiration. Most of all they absolutely love to enable you. These people show up as you’re so called friends, parents, associates, acquaintances, relatives etc.
In addition, they might be well intentioned, however in the long run they prevent you from growing intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, physically and financially.
Depending on circumstances, they might show up as enablers or co-dependents. Regardless of the term that is used, these people prevent you from growing towards your potential in this lifetime.
Basically, they are well-intentioned and wonderful human beings however they believe that their mission in life is to enable or to be a co-dependent to someone.
Do not get sucked into this scenario.
If you do, you will never leave your comfort zone or this play it safe syndrome.
Playing it safe always leads to the possibility of quitting.
“When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, when the road you're trudging seems all uphill, when funds are low and the debts are high, and you want to smile but you have to sigh, when care is pressing you down a bit, rest if you must, but don't you quit.” – John Greenleaf Whittier
Most people quit just before the blessing.
We're not talking about religion or dogma. We're talking about spiritual awareness. We're talking about receiving what has already been intended.
Quitting acknowledges that you have a belief that you do not deserve the blessing and that is absolutely absurd.
It is only when it’s unimaginably difficult that you must not quit.
Essentially, get yourself out of your way so what must come to you will come to you in perfect alliance with the universe.
The universe does not have a sense of humor as it will deliver exactly what you are thinking and feeling 24/7 and 86,400 seconds of each glorious day.
There is more grace, more peace, more light, and more happiness in this world because of you.
At this moment, you should clearly realize and understand what a blessing you are to the people in your life.
DO NOT QUIT!
Not quitting allows one to dig deep in the reservoir of their incredible mind and discover something amazing.
“In the last century, science and technology have grown so fast, but psychology has stayed far behind. It’s time for psychology to catch up with science and technology. It’s time for us to change our beliefs about the human mind, and what I see right now is almost an emergency, because with computers and the Internet the way they are right now, lies can go all around the world very quickly and get completely out of control.” – Don Miguel Ruiz Don Jose Ruiz
Emotional intelligence and mental toughness are the pillars towards promoting intelligent ideas throughout the planet.
Emotional intelligence creates responsive thinking, feelings, actions and results. The opposite of this creates reactive thinking, feelings, actions and results.
The latter is rampant throughout media at all levels in our society.
Thank God that we are not all the same otherwise humanity would have a very boring experience.
However, if more people understood the true power of the human mind and its ability to solve issues or problems, then there just might be fewer uncontrollable and out of control lies going around the world.
What we need to do is to attract these four friends into our existence. They are dopamine, endorphin, oxytocin and serotonin. Attract these four friends and one has the ability to manage excuses, no goals, no energy, no health, apathy, anger, hatred, distrust and no love.
Guard your thoughts with this script by Dr. Joseph Murphy in order to quell the toxic intruding thoughts. “Be still, be quiet. I am in control. You must obey me. You are subject to my command. Get out and stay out.”
Your deeper mind has no clue what is real or imagined and only executes the marching orders.
I will leave you with Winston Churchill’s quote on quitting.
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference.” “Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.” “If you're going through hell, keep going.” "Everyone has his day, and some days last longer than others."
Carpe momentum.
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