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The Awakening
Sonny Carroll
There comes a time in your life when
you finally get it ... When in the midst
of all your fears and insanity you stop
dead in your tracks and somewhere the
voice inside your head cries out "ENOUGH!
Enough fighting and crying or struggling
to hold on." And, like a child
quieting down after a blind tantrum,
your sobs begin to subside, you shudder
once or twice, you blink back your tears
and through a mantle of wet lashes you
begin to look at the world from a new
perspective.
..........This is your awakening.
You realize that it is time to stop hoping
and waiting for something or someone to change,
or for happiness safety and security to come
galloping over the next horizon. You come
to terms with the fact that there aren't always
fairytale endings (or beginnings for that
matter) and that any guarantee of "happily
ever after" must begin with you.
Then a sense of serenity is born of acceptance.
So you begin making your way through the
"reality of today" rather than holding
out for the "promise of tomorrow."
You realize that much of who you are and the
way you navigate through life is, in great
part, a result of all the social conditioning
you've received over the course of a lifetime.
And you begin to sift through all the nonsense
you were taught about :
- how you should look and how much you should weigh,
- what you should wear and where you should shop,
- where you should live or what type of car
you should drive,
- who you should sleep with and how you should behave,
- who you should marry and why you should stay,
- the importance of bearing children or what you owe your family,
Slowly you begin to open up to new worlds and different points of
view. And you begin re-assessing and re-defining who you are and what
you really believe in. And you begin to discard the doctrines you have
outgrown, or should never have practiced to begin with.
You accept the fact that you are not perfect
,and that not everyone will love appreciate
or approve of who or what you are... and that's
OK... they are entitled to their own views
and opinions. And, you come to terms with
the fact that you will never be a size 5 or
a "perfect 10".... Or a perfect
human being for that matter... and you stop
trying to compete with the image inside your
head or agonizing over how you compare. And,
you take a long look at yourself in the mirror
and you make a promise to give yourself the
same unconditional love and support you give
so freely to others. Then a sense of confidence
is born of self-approval.
And, you stop maneuvering through life merely
as a "consumer" hungry for your
next fix, a new dress, another pair of shoes
or looks of approval and admiration from family,
friends or even strangers who pass by. Then
you discover that it is truly in "giving"
that we receive, and that the joy and abundance
you seek grows out of the giving. And you
recognize the importance of "creating"
and "contributing" rather than "obtaining"
and "accumulating."
And you give thanks for the simple things you've been blessed with,
things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about - a
full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, the freedom of
choice and the opportunity to pursue your own dreams.
continues....
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