I have a thirst for self-improvement. I also have a healthy love for audiobooks. In this manner, it allows me to follow many great teachers – Cheryl Richardson, Dr Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay, etc. Any tidbits I can soak up and retain in my daily life will serve me for the better. We can always enrich & improve our lives…taking things from here and there, that we can apply to ourselves.
Liken it to walking through a beautiful garden, overflowing with flowers of all kinds. We approach those that catch our eye, or capture an appealing sense of smell, and put each into a basket.
After a while, we’ve got a bouquet. If we’re not improving the quality of our lives by watering these flowers, we go dormant and stagnant. Our petals wilt, and that once gorgeous bouquet becomes bare and lifeless, drained of its vibrant colors.
I find that every time I stray from my path for betterment, I’m stuck in a muddle of quicksand. It saps my positivity and brighter outlook on life. It’s very easy to wander off the path…much like that squirrel who continues to venture out when it thinks better things are elsewhere, instead of being mindful and grateful for what it already has in front of him – that bounty of nuts.
We can easily get mired down by that sludge in the quicksand, when we feel complacent and slip back into old patterns. I’ve done it countless times. We’re all creatures of habit…but we’re also just as capable of forming new ones. Yes, it takes practice, persistence, and a conscious effort to keep the motivation going.
