Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration
The focus for today is: I choose to do things differently.
Humans have a tendency to "play it safe". This probably comes from a hereditary need to stay alive in the face of bears and tigers.
However, in our modern age, the bears and tigers are often of the imaginary kind... they reside in our mind rather than in reality. This can get us to stick to routines and behavior we consider safe, such as not speaking out of turn, agreeing to the status quo, or not painting outside the lines.
Stuart Wilde tells us: "If you've never broken out of the status quo, then tomorrow do something nice and crazy. Do things to break up the binding rigidity that the mind imposes on you, and the fear it has of breaking away from the mold. The routine you are familiar with day-to-day is part of your ego's authority over you. By doing things differently, you begin to challenge its authority."
Today's Focus was inspired by the InnerSelf.com article:
Are You Conforming to Other People's Beliefs?
Written by Stuart Wilde
This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf, wishing you a day of being willing to do things differently (today and every day)
Join me again tomorrow for the Daily Inspiration and focus of the day.
Today, we choose to do things differently.
About The Author
Marie T. Russell is the founder of InnerSelf Magazine (founded 1985). She also produced and hosted a weekly South Florida radio broadcast, Inner Power, from 1992-1995 which focused on themes such as self-esteem, personal growth, and well-being. Her articles focus on transformation and reconnecting with our own inner source of joy and creativity.
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