15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy*
12. Give up your excuses.
Ah excuses! For me they fall into the same category as blaming. There is no payoff to slacking off. It is merely an illusion. It is the elusive mirage that dissapears leaving us facing the undone, unsaid and un dealt with.
I discovered that guilt was an emotion that was often behind my own excuses. Knowing that I should have done something I had not and feeling bad about it. Excuses are a product of the ego to justify something. It can be the argument for doing or not doing something. It can be the defensive position for not achieving our goals. It can even be an extensive rationalization that the mind has conjured up to satisfy itself. The “there there” pat on the shoulder to let you off the hook. I find that the longer we speak about something the more likely it is the ego that is weaving a elaborate excuse. The ego loves to go on and on. It thinks that the longer it can expand upon a subject the more it is justified. We need to recognize it when it happens and stop to look at what is really there. If 99.9% of the time our excuses are not even real then what in our world is real? Take a factual and unemotional look at the situation to see the truth.
Now I don’t beat myself up so much. I know, as we all do, when I have been a slacker and when I have just too many things on my plate. Sometimes I run out of time. Sometimes I run out of steam. Now when I fall short of my personal “to do” list, I rearrange my priorities to accomplish what is important to me. I make a commitment to myself. I love myself enough to put myself and my goals first.
Remember what I said yesterday? Loving ourselves is the way. Forgiveness comes from love. Forgive yourself for being human and choose to be the best human being you can be everyday. That will put a smile on your face. I promise.
Namaste!
Bianca
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Bianca Pittoors & Marc Langis are Bianca Basso. Creators of original music with a vintage flavor, they are distinctive in their contemporary style.
*I found this list on a Facebook post but it did not have the author credited. If someone is aware of its originator please let me know.
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12. Give up your excuses.
Ah excuses! For me they fall into the same category as blaming. There is no payoff to slacking off. It is merely an illusion. It is the elusive mirage that dissapears leaving us facing the undone, unsaid and un dealt with.
I discovered that guilt was an emotion that was often behind my own excuses. Knowing that I should have done something I had not and feeling bad about it. Excuses are a product of the ego to justify something. It can be the argument for doing or not doing something. It can be the defensive position for not achieving our goals. It can even be an extensive rationalization that the mind has conjured up to satisfy itself. The “there there” pat on the shoulder to let you off the hook. I find that the longer we speak about something the more likely it is the ego that is weaving a elaborate excuse. The ego loves to go on and on. It thinks that the longer it can expand upon a subject the more it is justified. We need to recognize it when it happens and stop to look at what is really there. If 99.9% of the time our excuses are not even real then what in our world is real? Take a factual and unemotional look at the situation to see the truth.
Now I don’t beat myself up so much. I know, as we all do, when I have been a slacker and when I have just too many things on my plate. Sometimes I run out of time. Sometimes I run out of steam. Now when I fall short of my personal “to do” list, I rearrange my priorities to accomplish what is important to me. I make a commitment to myself. I love myself enough to put myself and my goals first.
Remember what I said yesterday? Loving ourselves is the way. Forgiveness comes from love. Forgive yourself for being human and choose to be the best human being you can be everyday. That will put a smile on your face. I promise.
Namaste!
Bianca
This personal blog was written by Bianca Pittoors. You may “share” it in its entirety. I respectfully request that you respect it as the intellectual property that it is. Thank you! All photos by Bianca Pittoors unless noted otherwise.
Bianca Pittoors & Marc Langis are Bianca Basso. Creators of original music with a vintage flavor, they are distinctive in their contemporary style.
*I found this list on a Facebook post but it did not have the author credited. If someone is aware of its originator please let me know.
Join the Bianca Basso Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/265903810099809/
