Thursday 8th March 2018
Morning Vibes With Dr. Jerry - the First
Hello and welcome to
#MorningVibesWithDrJerryTheFirst-Episode 176
Title: The Time Has
Come For You To Move on
Life is dynamic, the world
we are living in is changing on minute basis and whether we like it or not we
are also changing along with the world. Just about everything around us is changing.
Just because something was
good for you in the past doesn’t mean it still is. This could be a job, a
home, a habit, a relationship, a friend, etc.
“The amount of
happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your
heart.”
People believe that
strength comes from holding on and hanging on, but sometimes knowing when to
let go and continue seeking is something that requires a lot more strength.
You discover more about
yourself. It happens to you slowly as you grow. You find out who you are and
what are your desires.
And then you realize, the
lifestyle you’ve been living somehow no longer fits, but still you don’t want
to change and you try to hold on to things. You are afraid to lose them, but
often times moving on is the right solution.
“I believe that everything happens for a reason.
People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you
appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to
trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better
things can fall together.”
Reasons to Let Go and Move On
1. Someone’s negativity is rubbing off on you.
The people in your life have
a great impact on you, even if you don’t realize it.
Jim Rohn said that
"you are the average of 5 persons you spend the most time with"
So who are you spending
most time with?
The same way that we could
spread positivity, we could also spread negativity.
If you are around cynical
and negative people all the time, you will become cynical and negative.
If you are around bitter
and never ending complainants most of the time, you would also become bitter
and a never ending complainant
2. You are unhappy with your circumstances
Happiness and unhappiness
are both states of the mind which we consciously or unconsciously choose.
However if the
circumstance you are in is truly one that causes you to be unhappy most of the
time, what then are you still doing there?
There could be tons of
reasons to justify and rationalize continuing doing something that makes you
chronically unhappy but only one reason would suffice to make you leave - and
that reason is the simple fact that life is short and so you cannot spend it
being unhappy most of the time when you don't know how the other side of the
divide is like.
It’s always better to be
struggling at something you love, than succeeding at something you hate.
3. Your aspirations, your goals, your needs, your dreams have changed.
Like I said earlier on,
everything changes with time and so do you also.
What was right for you
before, is not necessarily right for you now.
Often times, letting go is
not the hardest part, but actually realizing that things have changed.
4. You are living in the past.
There was a time in your
life when whatever you wanted was at your beck and call, when you were waited
upon, when all you had to do was say it and it was done, but then all that has
changed and instead of accepting the truth, you cling to that history like a
bee would cling onto its nectar.
You are not moving
forward. You are stuck. You don’t have a goal and you are trying to fix
something that can’t be changed, the past.
5. You are not learning anything new.
Life is a continuous
process of learning and so living is learning.
Every new day comes with
its own lessons and if we are not at alert, we might miss that lesson and that
could cost us an arm or a leg as the case may be.
If you are not learning
anything new that means you are not growing as a person.
6. Some things just aren’t meant to be.
Everything from your past
does not belong in your present.
To hold onto relationships
and circumstances that have already moved on without you is to stay stuck in a
place and time that no longer exists.
7. New opportunities are out there waiting for
you.
You may not have realized
it but for anyone willing to seek deeper, opportunities abound and though these
may be new opportunities but they may be better than any other that has been
passed on or which has moved on
How to Move On..
Holding on is like
believing that there is only the past; letting go and moving on is knowing and
believing deep in your heart that the future is brighter than the past.
Let’s take a look at some
ways to design the latter.
1. Claim ownership and take full control of your
life. –
The only one who is
responsible for you and your actions, is yourself.
You are in full control as
long as you understand that you are the master
of your destiny.
Until now you’ve probably
mastered the blame game. You know to blame your parents, your friends, your
luck, your teachers or the government, the education system, etc.. but you
never blame yourself. Right? You are never guilty. WRONG!
It’s always your fault,
because if you want to change something for the better, no one else can do it
for you. I won’t.
You will have to do it on
your own, because you are the only one
who can make it happen.
2. Accept the truth and be grateful.
What does it mean to be
grateful?
It means the acceptance of
everything you have, everything you once had, and the possibilities that lie
ahead.
You have to find the
strength to embrace life’s changes. Learn as you go.
Let your past make you better, not bitter.
3. Stay focused only on things that can be
changed.
There are things we can’t
change.
For example we can’t
change our parents, in the same vein, we can't change our biological siblings.
But we certainly can
change our friends, we can change our workers, we can hire and fire and how
about the future, oh, we can change that one too.
Focus only on what you can
change.
And if there is something
you can’t change, change the way you think about it.
4. Change the people around you.
People come and go, but sometimes we hold on longer
then we need to.
Some people come into your
life just to strengthen you, so you can move on without them. They are supposed
to be part of your memory, not your destiny.
The bottom line is that
when you have to start compromising your happiness and your potential for the
people around you, it’s time to change those people.
It’s time to find new
people, more supportive ones, people that uplift you.
5. Focus on the 24 hours you have today.
You should start out with
making the decision, right now, that your past won’t harm your future. Your
past is behind you.
Your past doesn’t define
your future.
You need to understand that life moves in only one
direction – forward. And these
are the reasons why God gave you eyes and placed them in front of you, He also
gave you ears and formed the lobes to face forward and not backward.
So the future is in front
and not at your back while the past is at your back; if you constantly bring
your past to be in front, then you are stuck and you need to deliver yourself
from such.
That’s why you have to
figure out what the next positive step is, no matter how difficult or
small it is, take it.
Simply forget the past, look straight ahead and forge
toward the future.
Now it’s time for you to
let go and move on…
What are you holding on to
that’s holding you back?
What’s the first step you
need to take to let it go?
Until I come your way
again, this is #MorningVibesWithDrJerryTheFirst
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Change is like growth, it is painful and difficult but it is essential if we have to survive on this planet earth. You have to ownership of your life and take responsibility, playing the blame game or continually living in the past ain't gonna open the door to Heaven for you but living in the now with present mindfulness is the way to make it to the future. Take control of your life TODAY
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