 As we begin the Christian period of Lent, a 40 day window leading up to Easter Day in which we are given an opportunity to devote each day to committing to giving a negative up, or reaching for a more positive. What are you going to do? You don't have to be a follower of the Christian faith to make this commitment, you just have to be a human being experimenting with the choices you make on a daily basis.They say it takes 21 days to break a negative habit or pattern of behaviour, so this is a good opportunity to use this time to experiment on whether you can see if you can survive 40 days without something that does not serve you positively any more, or replace the "something" with something new, and, hopefully by the end of it you will have accomplished an achievement. Big or small, it doesn't matter, it's a change for the better, and this positive change is something that we can celebrate. Commitment is such a loaded word with huge connotations of denial, or loss of liberty or freedom. We shy away from commitment as we may feel that it's too demanding or it will be something that will not increase value into our lives, or we will be stuck and imprisoned and obligated. But, hang on, if these thoughts go through your mind on hearing the word commitment, I suggest that you have a think about who is making the commitment and ask yourself what the motivation is behind it? If I commit to something that I know will bring a positive value, then I know that this will energise me, but if I feel I am making a commitment to deny myself something out of guilt or resentment, or even martyrdom, then this certainly will not increase the joyful flow into my life. Do not do anything out of duty or obligation without asking yourself the question of why does this duty or obligatory gesture not feel joyful? Then sit with the answer that comes up for you, and then ask again, can I turn it into a joyful action and allow the duty aspect to fall away. This is always an empowering moment when we remember that we are always in charge of our choices, of our thoughts, of our actions, and always in control of our lives, and we can use this reflective time to celebrate the choice we have. The freedom of thought. We choose our thoughts, and not the other way round. Thought, leads to inspiration, which leads to action, which leads to change. Enjoy the transformation from your chrysalis to a beautiful butterfly and grow your wings. You have forty days to learn to fly. |
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