…That confidence is an incredible confidence booster?
Sure beats the crap out of frustration or paranoia.
The art of surrender and the path towards the attempts for breaking of habits is filled with potholes and diversions. Each day can be a challenge and a field trip in acute awareness. It should not be a negative journey… not by a longshot. It can and should be a practice in discovery and adventure. It can be some of the better days in the life experience as a result of living on a higher plane. Being aware of the things you are doing, saying, reacting to and being is a magnificent way to learn how to honestly live in the moment.
Living in the moment has always been very difficult for me. I am a Pisces. We dream. We are forever in some form of fantasy or another. I am always planning and plotting. What will I do later? Where would I rather be? How will I get there? When is it going to happen? By moving ahead in any way, shape or form I am successfully pissing away the moment. I lose sight of what is around me and what could even be potential pieces of a puzzle that would answer the very daydreams I am conjuring up.
There are tricks in surrender and the ultimate goal of changing behavior and habit. I cannot claim that they are always successful but the fact is if one is working well with living in the moment and becoming aware enough of the world around them (and their reaction to it) there is a great success rate. Even if one does not do what is best for the success towards a goal, it is the awareness that allows us to accept the mistake or regression and move on very quickly. Mistakes need never be detrimental unless dwelled upon, thus letting go or giving up on the challenge. Mistakes are a part of the process.
Creating honest, real characters that present the better parts of your personality will always provide a better reaction from others as well as a better feeling about yourself. This is not about creating false characters. People can sense a fraud very easily. Anyone with the strength to change habits or work through surrender has a personality that is going to shine. If there has been anger or resentment I would be willing to bet that this willingness for self-improvement means the negative was the habit while the positive is the reality.
Confidence is a true positive. Believe in yourself and the things you can and will do. Confidence builds confidence builds confidence. Doubt is a deal-breaker. If I doubt that I am able to be or do anything I will probably not be or do it. If I believe that I am able to walk through fears, habits, changes and challenges… I will. I have done this before and I am going to do it again. Even if the process is an endless cycle until there is an honest result providing success and happiness… It is worth it 100%.
Today I felt confidence from the moment I awoke. I knew it was going to be a busy day but I decided that throughout it would be nothing but successful. This knowledge does not guarantee that end result… but even if something wasn’t what I might have wanted the confidence was all that was necessary. In the end I felt good. That is success. The true definition of surrender is to stay out of the result… today I can honestly claim a victory in that arena. I am not concerned about the future. I am oddly free of expectation. I am not a fool, I know that is not how the world will look with each waking day. I am reminded, however, that it is possible… and how I can get there.
Be Happy. Be Well. Be.