Stop Staring, it’s starting to get weird
I recently saw this quote written by a friend and it made me laugh out loud. I love laughing out loud…it doesn’t happen that often but when it does, I take notice.
“By the way, your past called to say, stop staring, it’s starting to get weird.”
If my past could talk she’d definitely yell this out with a few other words as a reminder to move on, to stop being stuck. It’s so easy to get stuck though, to stop and stare. Part of the staring can be helpful – to reflect, to learn and understand how to change outcomes in the future, but so much of the staring is the opposite of helpful. Why I love this quote so much is the friendly and humour-filled reminder points out that the staring is weird. Just like if you caught someone staring at you for long periods of time, it’s weird. You can’t do anything about it, so stop staring, stop ruminating, stop beating yourself up over a moment that is done.
So much about getting better on all levels of our being, whether that be the emotional, the mental or the physical is about moving on…not being stuck. Yes, reflection is important and necessary at times, but the staring…not so much. What a fun and playful reminder Dr. Ragbir, N.D. gave us with these words. I hope if you catch yourself staring at the past, that you’ll gently remind yourself to stop and maybe in that moment, you’ll stare around at the now where real change can take place and where you can actually do something about it.
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