On more than one occasion, I have misplaced a slip of paper, a note, or something of importance. “I just had that!” It happens less than it used to because I am more aware of losing stuff. What usually happens is that I pick up a pile of papers or bills and it is at the bottom of the pile. Then I began to think that often when we misplace things in our minds it is often the same. For the moment it is not of importance and we lay it aside to do the most urgent thing.
So I ask you, does this happen to you? What have you “lost” for the moment? Have you tucked it away? I recall after my mother-in-law died, that we looked all over for her telephone. Our son had bought her a cell phone so that we could reach her or so that she had an emergency phone with her. Often she did not turn it on. Once we found it tucked in the kitchen cabinet and she said that she took it with when she needed it. So of course after she died it was the first place we looked and it wasn’t to be found.
Later it was discovered safely tucked away in the Safety Deposit Box. I understand completely that she treasured it enough to save it.
Do you want to learn more? Are you content with what you know and just move along? Are you in a place where you don’t think it is necessary? Everyone makes their own decisions in that regard, but I don’t want anyone left behind who wants to learn more. I guess as a counselor and coach I am always trying to empower people to feel the best they can about themselves.
As we get older, some things appear to be just too much to grasp. And that is what I am addressing today. It is a “PEP TALK” for all of us. Please don’t get frustrated when you misplace something. Just keep looking until it reappears. If something appears too hard to do, try to find a way to learn about it.
There are already so many things you have learned and one more thing isn’t too much. In fact, the more we learn the better we feel equipped to handle other things. It is a domino effect of sorts of empowering yourself. As we enter into another year, see it as an opportunity for growth. A New Year = new opportunities for loving and learning about yourself and others.
Find the mini miracles around you today. They are waiting to be discovered and to be found. Maybe in a safety deposit box or your cabinet. But they are there as a means of safety and a propeller for new information.