Facts of life we all forget
By savypat
@savypat (20216)
United States
March 21, 2013 6:11am CST
Pick up a small glass of water, it doesn't even need to be full, hold it in your hand. At first you are not aware of the the weight, but continue to hold it fifteen mins, an hour or more and soon you will find it weights more and more. Pretty soon all of your attention is focused on this small glass of water and it is very heavy. Now think about the worries and concerns in your life. Even if they start very small, if you don't train yourself to let go of them they grow and grow, soon your whole life is ruled by them.
So when things come along, as they will in everyone's life, pay attention, fix what you can and then let go of the rest, focus on what you want in your life and leave the rest to just go on. These are the choices that rule each life. Blessings
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13 responses
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
27 Mar 13
As for life, there are some things I will never let go. That is the way I am made. I cannot help that. I hold grudges and I never forgive. But even though they are in me all these years, I never let them take over who I am. I need these things inside of me because thats how I form opinions and how to read people. I keep it all inside. I call it my experience. To me it is more like life training.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
3 Apr 13
I was like you for many years, even had pride in my ability to never forgive. And then I was old, all of a sudden I had to stop my hurry, and take note of what i had done in my life. I was successful, I had raised my children, kept my marriage together, but what had I done to contribute to the world? Painful as it was I had to admit that when the choice came to negative or positive energy, I leaned toward the negative for protection. So since I had time to think, I also had choices to make and now I work toward the positive, it's an up hill climb, old habits are hard to change, but I am a much happier person and I seem to attract much more pleasent people. Am I wiser? who knows, you live and then you die. Blessings.
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@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
10 Apr 13
I understand what you're saying here. but the grudges and things that I hold onto are for my evil ex. Everything she has done to me and how she made the children feel. Those are things I will never forget and never forgive. And it still continues to this day with her. Since she has a new guy that doesn't like my children. So I am fuming. Why the hell should I ever let go of this is beyond me. I am also a spiteful person, so being the way I am is only making her life miserable. And my son and daughter are also making her miserable. No one likes this guy she is with, so the more she clings to him, the more people walk away from her, including my kids. I am who I am and I will never change.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
25 Mar 13
I like the analogy of holding the glass of water in your hand. I always say if you sit in a room for ten minutes and worry about something that is worrying you solidly for the whole ten minutes, then come out, and what has changed? The worry is still there, you haven't changed anything by spending ten minutes on that worry, only wasted time, energy and effort. I just wish I could practice what I preach at times.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
22 Mar 13
That was really interesting and it's a fact. The more time we dwell on things especially to our woes the more it will affects us. So we should learn to let go if we can not do something about it and moves on with our life. Life is too short to waste, there are other challenges out there that needs to be win. 
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@cherigucchi (14876)
• Philippines
23 Mar 13
I strongly believe that in life there is no such thing as short cuts if you want to have things in their proper places. Things must go through a certain process. Letting go might be difficult to others but in due time, they would reach a point of accepting what reality offers.
We learn lessons in life in different ways.
@jonastabuena (2307)
• Philippines
21 Mar 13
I agree. We must learn to let go. Lucky for me for i have an attitude of being a positive thinker, when I make a decision and the out come is failure, i don't get depressed, i right away think for option, i believe ever since that time is gold, i don't like delays, and so i don't hold on problems for a long time. i must see to it that I have fixed a problem today for tomorrow is another day.
It is already proven that if we act slowly on problems that we encountered, the problem will trap us and hold us. And if it gets worst, we can't move on. I always think that,what is the use of today and tomorrow? We always have a choice in our life, we can choose to be a failure forever if we want to.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
21 Mar 13
Hi savypat, A great example and excellent advice for life. Letting go of the past never seems easy for most people but others have little problem with it. Maybe your post will get more people thinking of the futility of continuing to focus on things we cannot change. Blessings.
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@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
21 Mar 13
Thanks for sharing this. This is truly one great reminder on how we should handle all our struggles and pain. We should not linger on the thought when we are hurt. We get hurt, yes. We feel bad, okay. But we must strive to learn to move on and hope for a better life, not only for ourselves but for the people around us.
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@roshigo58 (4859)
• Pune, India
21 Mar 13
Hi,
I like your explanation about life with the example of glass of water. We make our all worries and concerns big even if they are small in the beginning.We should try to do one thing at a time with supreme excellence. We should focus our energies to answers to solve the problems and not on the excuses.
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@elenaliu (149)
• China
21 Mar 13
what you said are very philosophy,exploding the true meaning of life,thanks for sharing.Sometimes,we put too much attention on our life,we really feel very tired,we don't know the meaning of life.So just as what you said we should learn to let it go,we need to have a rest sometimes.
@extremefun4fun (2908)
• India
21 Mar 13
everybody says think about what you really want? but when it will come true? I also have many wishes and waiting for them to come true.
