Thursday, April 15, 2010

How to Love Life Again - 5 Things to Tell Yourself

Life is never static. It undergoes continuous changes. Some of them we would prefer not to see at all.
Some are easier to digest. If we are talking about loving life again, the changes have certainly been harder ones.
As life is a school, these changes can be considered tasks we have to learn. Life is meant to show us that love is the ruling force. We tend to forget that.
Whether we lost somebody, a family member, a close friend, a pet or something dear to us, we will grieve.
This is an important part in overcoming our loss. If we are open and honest with ourselves, we can admit that our feelings for the loss of an important person or something dear to us, is nothing else than self-pity. This is hard to swallow but it is the truth
Grief is something you can elaborate, so that it will turn again into love for life.
Sometimes grief turns into anger. You are angry at life or at people who caused that accident or whatever it was that took the beloved ones out of your life.
Think of the lost person as somebody who has gone to a place where they will no longer suffer, where they can further evolve
Grief cannot last forever, nor can anger. It would mean to bind the deceased person to the earth and not to let them go.
Do not allow yourself to grieve for the dear thing. Let go. The thing has gone and it has gone for a reason. Maybe you got too attached to it and it was taken away from you so that you could be freed from that attachment.
Losses of any kind tell us a lot about ourselves. They also teach us many things and we better listen to these teachings.
First: your mourning can be smoothed by classical music that turns mourning into love. Love for Life. For some people the music might be folk music or other kinds that are closer to their culture. Sometimes a good laugh can also be liberating. It doesn't hurt anybody and can help you a lot.
Second: be open to life. Do not continue to talk about the why of the loss and the how hard it is to live without that person or that thing.
Life goes on. Instead of complaining, keep the lost people or pet in your heart. And let go of the thing. If you hang on to negative thoughts, more negativity will show up. You want to be positive, so think positive.
Third: Do things you feel good about. Do them for other people who will benefit. Their benefit is also yours.
Fourth: Do something for your self-improvement. Meet other people, possibly people who love life.
Fifth: By turning back to life, you honor who has gone and you honor love and life. Don't forget this.
Again: listen to music or laugh together with others.
Be open to life. Let go of what has gone.
Do things you like. Do them for you and for other people
Look forward and do something for your self-improvement
Turn back to life. Honor love and life, they go together and are your best allies.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Motivation For Writing My Life Story

Let me begin by asking a series of questions. Could the things that happened to you inspire or entertain others? Do your friends and family love your emails and continuously urge you to publish your stories? Do you live the live others can only imagine? Writing a life story becomes a journey exploring and revealing yourself.Every one can write a life story. Whatever your achievements and challenges in life, your story is worth writing.
Writing my life story, an autobiography, a memoir - this can be a big undertaking. Your motivation for doing it will help you stay dedicated to finishing the story. That motivation will come from your primary reason for writing your story.
So first, think hard and long about why you want to tell your story. What is your motivation? Is it to pass on your personal history to your family? Is it to share your views and values? Have you been through some extraordinary experiences, such as great suffering, disease, heartache or spiritual transformation?
Writing about a time which jolted or even overturned one's life, can be a powerful way of reconnecting and weaving all the pieces of your life back together. It may be death, adoption, abuse, divorce, illness or any other painful experience can cause feelings of unreality, meaninglessness and disconnection, as well as pain and grief. The act of writing a sentence is an act of making connection and of constructing meaning, and may help put the pieces of your life together.
Often there are pictures in the mind that seem to hold special significance. Think about your life and see if there is some image you often think about; a broken toy, a path in the bush, a room in a house. Opening with a symbolic image can be a seductive way to start. It creates a sense of mystery and the possibility of discovery.
Do you desire to be in the spotlight and boast of your accomplishments? (Hey, vanity can be a strong motivator.) Maybe you hope to just make some sense of your life. The why of your story is important, so do give it some serious thought.
Life stories make fascinating reading. Written in a compelling way, they have the power to inspire, uplift and motivate those who read your words. I hope my words have inspired you.