“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” ~Paul Boese

I woke up thinking this morning about an old injury that I had received.  This wasn’t an injury of the body, it was an injury to my spirit.  I had worked with someone in the past and they had consistently treated me poorly, for no reason other than jealousy of my performance.  They even made a habit of talking me down to others when I was not around to defend myself.  I felt hurt and angered.  Now why did I feel this way – even more powerfully, why do I still feel this way?

I felt and feel this way because my rules of behavior had been violated, someone had behaved towards me in a way that was inappropriate to my rules – so much okay.  Now here is the next part of my pattern: my pattern then has me brood on this violation not just for awhile, but anytime anything triggers this memory!  Wow!  I have been hurt hundreds of times now from this person – but who is really doing the hurting?  Not the original poorly evolved co-worker; they aren’t even around me.  I am now hurting myself!  Why?

Every Behavior has a Positive Intention

So why do I continue to think about this person, from time to time, and still feel pain about it?  Because at some level, it serves me to do so.  Wow!  That can be a hard statement to take in and digest, but I don’t think there is another bettter answer.  So how does it serve me and equally important, what am I going to do about this so it no longer bothers me?  I have set my unconscious mind to this task and tomorrow we will explore my options.  I think it will be fun to come back and read the results tomorrow.  How about you, do you have some recurring memory that causes you pain?  What could be the positive intention and how can you satisfy that intention?

What am I Doing Today to Make Money Online

  1. I am making a blog entry.
  2. I am making three entries to my twitter account.
  3. I am working on my product that I intend to sell related to goal achievement.
  4. I am exploring competitive products and see what they are offering and how much they are charging.
  5. I am working on a speaking proposal to a new audience that will increase my following.
  6. i am exploring the software package “tweet adder” and seeing if I want to explore this tool.
  7. I am going to attend my writer’s group tonight and learn all I can and give support and be supported.
  8. I am working hard to increase my physical vitality so that I have more energy to devote to achieving my goals.  (Translation: exercise and diet)
  9. I am doing my best with my existing clients to continue the process of making them achieve their dreams as quickly and elegantly as possible.

Till next time…Jack

“He who has injured thee was stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.” ~Seneca (Seneca the Elder)