Mosquitoes

Those doggone mosquitoes. I’m certain they serve a purpose; buy my goodness they can be A-nnoying!

And speaking of annoying, those mosquitoes are just like some of the ‘stuff’ that gets in our way. Stuff that prevents us from tapping into our brilliant self to make the decisions that best serve us.

Things like past experiences, what we perceive as our individual differences as compared to others, the belief system we grew up with, the interpretations we make (both accurate and inaccurate), and so on. All of these ‘mosquitoes’ are distractions, swooping in and buzzing around our brain to the point of us not being able to see ourselves and/or others and/or the world as they Truly are. Citronella anyone?

Now, keep in mind, all of this is quite normal and part of the human experience, but if you find your past experiences, past thoughts, past perceptions and/or past beliefs are taking over your present, then it can become extremely challenging to focus on today.

So, when you find yourself living in the past, to the detriment of self, maybe the question you should be asking yourself is, “What do I want to do about it?” Because as David Richo shares, “What we are not changing, we are choosing.”