Flowing outward

Your circumstances do not make you. Your circumstances reveal you.
The events in your life do not cause you to be one way or another. The events in your life give you the opportunity to express who you are by the way you deal with them.

Like a mirror, the world around you reflects your values, your beliefs and expectations. The things you experience outside yourself resonate with the person you are inside.

To bring about a positive change in your world, you must first make that positive change deep within yourself. Life flows from the inside toward the outside.

Any gains you make on the outside that do not have their origin on the inside will be temporary and mostly meaningless. Real, lasting success on the outside comes only after success has first been nurtured within.

Take great care with the authentic person you are inside. And that real value will flow outward to every corner of your life.

[bikewench]

Another positive zinger....


Bless you Doug..

[Time2Surrender]

Originally Posted by Doug

Your circumstances do not make you. Your circumstances reveal you.
The events in your life do not cause you to be one way or another. The events in your life give you the opportunity to express who you are by the way you deal with them.

Great post Doug.Thanx

[Dan]

Originally Posted by Doug

Your circumstances do not make you. Your circumstances reveal you.

That brings to mind this little gem from an old cranky playwrite...
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.
George Bernard Shaw, "Mrs. Warren's Profession" (1893) act II
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)
I came across that quote when I googled the word circumstance once, when myself and a few other friends in the Don't Quit thread were having a lousy day.
And in the end, sort of like what Doug posted, it's really a question of how deep I'm ready to dig inside me, to find the resources I need to continue in progress.
Yep, Bike's got it... Another positive zinger.
Thanks Doug.

[Ann]

Originally Posted by Doug

The events in your life do not cause you to be one way or another. The events in your life give you the opportunity to express who you are by the way you deal with them.

My sponsor used to remind me often "If you can't change your circumstance, change your attitude." She was a wise lady, and when I remember to do that, my circumstances can become a gift rather than an obstacle.

Thanks Doug, this picked me up too.

Hugs
Ann

[nutz]

doug ,he's so cool.

[cj.]

Thanks Doug

That really suited me and made a lot of sense.

It reminds me of a simple prayer that I read on the wall of a retreat camp.

"Dear God. If I cant have the things that I want, please let me want the things that I have."

cj