Picture yourself sitting in your backyard or at the park, picnicking on a nice sunny day. Everything is perfect until the bugs start flying around. We all know what it's like to have a fly or mosquito hover around us. At times we apply lotion that we hope will repel the bugs. When lotion isn't available, we find ourselves in the position of having to swat @ the insects in an effort to make them disappear; to move on to their next victim(s). We swat the bugs to keep them from attacking us, our food, etc.
This swatting process can be compared to our lives. We want to swat at, get rid of or kill off all the lying words, thoughts or voices we hear. The lies we hear take the form of false beliefs, untruths, convictions, emotions, etc. We hear these lies from family, friends, bosses, even from ourselves. Comments such as you're to old to change; stop dreaming, get your head out of the clouds; that's a silly idea, no one will be interested in what I think, etc.
Why is it so easy to "buy into" the baloney that people sling at us? Self-doubt creeps in and we start to believe the negativity. In order to free ourselves from the bugs that keep us shackled to the negativity or the disappointments, we have to apply our "lotion". We have to determine the causes that make us receptive to being attacked. What is your role in the sabotage? How and what, if anything, are you responsible for? Determine what habits, thought patterns or false beliefs you continue to hold onto. Ask yourself what purpose is being served by supporting the negativity?
Once you are able to identify the internal and external sources that are binding you to the lies, you will then be able to begin the grooming that will provide you with protection from being attacked. Overcoming the lying voices, words and thoughts will transform you. You'll be in a position to focus on the positives. You'll develop a thick skin that will allow negativity to "roll off" of you. Difficulties will begin to ease. Self-doubt will disappear. Take charge; celebrate each change you make. When you are honest and live in truth, you will no longer have to worry about swatting @ the flies in your life.
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