A New View, A New You

In life we are taught to create mandates and checklists in regard to the individual of our dreams. We spend endless moments in time searching for one particular person that fits a depiction of perfection. The years roll by and the failed relationships and the heart aches begin to add up. We mistakenly assume that it must be us. What we fail to understand is we unconsciously harm ourselves by trying to live out these childhood fairytales. We have been instructed to believe that the knight in shining armor and the damsel in distress are real, ready made, perfectly put together and waiting on us to find them. As we mature, elevate and self actualize, we find that all of what we were conditioned to believe was misguided. We discover that we've been bamboozled! In the words of Malcolm X, “We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us!” Instead of looking for the "perfect person" we should have been asking God for the perfect amount of patience, love and understanding that it takes to help a good person grow into the perfect person for us.

So now what? Now that we have this improved understanding, what do we do? We regroup, begin again and we learn how to erase the old, useless and ineffective thoughts and habits. We search within ourselves and we project the good within us outwardly! We try something new, something different, we step outside of our comfort zones, and we take a chance and see what happens. In this journey, remember that practice makes perfect. Consistent positive thinking is a lifestyle, a way of life and it is something that you must work at until it becomes automatic. But the benefits you will reap promise to be plentiful and your new view will assist you in seeing "expandedly". Your enhanced vision will allow the opportunities that your heart has been yearning for, to come into your renewed view. When you perfect this way of seeing, you will begin to feel and think optimistically, naturally.

Until next time, Tiffany Michellè

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