Make A Difference

... your own difference.

Get rid of the frustration, stress, and anxiety.  Turn all of it into inner peace. Breathe deeply, slow down, think only in the moment. It takes a whole life change and total commitment to put stress, anxiety, and frustration out the door.

Getting pulled three directions at once?

* Protect your personal space.
* Know when to say when.

It's the acceptable norm you're up against. The frustrations: the pressure to be on that committee, be at your child's 7th game this week, get the house cleaned, make dinner, put in overtime to pay for the cable bill, another techy gadget, and a non-efficient vehicle, to up your cell phone minutes because you're never home ... Where are all the positives in this sea of negativity? How do you make a difference? How do you choose your commitment?

Just stop. Realistically, how much of that is detrimentally important? Wouldn't it be smarter to enjoy the time we have right now? Be committed to right now? Play ball with your child yourself, at home, instead of driving all over town to get to the game? Turn the TV off? Skip that committee that gets nothing accomplished? Turn off the phone and be with your lover? Take a walk or go to the beach with your family? When's the last time you looked up at the stars?

Put saving the world on hold, and save your Self first. Make a difference in your life. Make a commitment to your Self.

Not enough time? Then you are trying to do too much. Remember it takes commitment. Discipline your Self. You are the only one who is stretching your Self too thin. You are doing your Self and your loved ones no favors. Be responsible. Take on only that which you can do and do very well. And practice with these personal boundaries everyday.

Every step you take, is in direct relation to your commitment to your Self. How can you be committed to someone else, if you are not committed to your Self? Feel what is in your heart just as often as you hear what is in your mind. That's nearer to commitment.

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