Monday, February 2, 2015

"Never do something for the sake of it being right.  Be mindful of the reason it is right and do it for that reason instead." 2:30 mantra, 7:50 contemplation.

Never do something for the sake of it being right.  Be mindful of the reason it is right and do it for that reason instead.  You are a beautiful diverse person.  What you think and believe is right for you.  And, I'm talking about what is deep inside you, the part of you that makes you who you are.  We all have different values and different perspectives on what makes things right and wrong.  A problem we all struggle with is the things that other people tell us are right and wrong and what we learned as being right and wrong growing up.  These things get ingrained in us as absolutes and we follow them without reason, only because we have been told they are right or wrong.  Our choices have consequences and it should be in those consequences that we decided what our choices will be, not because someone told us which choice is right or wrong.  We give power to them and take it away from ourselves.  Each of us knows better than anyone else what is best for ourselves and what we value.  But, we often hide our sense of what we as individuals value for the ease of letting someone else make our choices for us.  It is hard to break through all the lessons we've be taught by rote.  They become of voice in our heads that direct us away from our own mindfulness and towards the wants and desires of others.  Take a stand and decide what is in your best interest, the path that follows your values and not what has been dictated to you as unquestioning right and wrong.

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