Life Is It What You Think It Is

What Did You Expect 

When your mind tells you that what you are looking for is somewhere else, you will not see it where it is. Likewise, you will not know what a thing is if you expect it to look one way and it does not. And, yes, as I am sure most have come to know, it is this way with people as well. Life. Live it.

Some things exist that you do not see. We cannot see what we do not know. How would you know it when you saw it? An open mind wants to know. There is never so little time that you have no time to learn.

There are times when you may think wistfully of the past and entertain in your mind what will happen in the future. This is an urge to be where it is not possible for you to be. One time has passed, and the other is yet to come. The mind is focused on a time and place where it should not. You can only get there from here, not from where the mind is.

There is not a thing the mind can do without you. You should focus on that part of your life that you can do something about. Today is the day. What you can do for the future is face it. For the past, you have what you have done. You learn from it. Life.

Life Step by Step

The best way to reach your life goals is by a step-by-step process. There are only three different steps you can take to get there. They are the first, next, and last. Going backward will not get you there unless you then go forward. And going sideways will only keep you at the level that you are on. You take the three steps to reach where you are going, a step at a time, until you get to where you want to go. This way, you know how to do it, and it will help you reach your next goal.

The more you think of the past and future, the less time you have to think of the present. Do not concern yourself with time you no longer have and a place you will not be. You should do what you can with the only time you have. Time for the past is no more. The future, when you get there, will be the present. You should not use the time you have where there is no measure. We travel with time, not past it. Nor can we go back to it. Our minds can go there, but we cannot.

Life and Where to Go From Here

When you do not do all the things you should do to do what you want to do, what you do will not be enough. Any skipped step leaves a void, and you will not be sure how you got to where you are. And it is a place where you could easily fall through. There is no way you would know all that it takes to get the job done. You can only get there from here. It can be done no other way. The distance to our goals is not as critical as the steps we take to get there. How you think your thoughts decide the path that you take in your life.

When you think you have done all you can and know to do to be all that you can be, there is more thinking to do. I describe this as not knowing your full strength and worth. How can you ever know how much more you have to give? You cannot. It is simple—though—some will not see it because they are not willing to believe. You can learn if you listen.

Do You Know How to Listen

You must listen to learn and learn to listen. Now, what do you believe? Are you listening to the words that you read? If you are not, you must learn how to listen, and listen to learn to know what your world is telling you. You have to listen to what you read if you want to “think” what you read. Listen to what is said to you and listen to your Self. When we are born, we do not know how to listen. It is an acquired skill. You first hear, and then you listen. When you listen, you feel the sound of your thoughts.

To hear is not to listen. It is not the same. It takes no effort to hear. This is if you want to or not. To hear is one of the senses. It is there by nature and has no on-and-off switch. To listen is not a sense. It is a skill. To listen, it must be what you want to do. What is being presented, and who is doing the presenting, of course, must be capable of capturing your attention.