The Life We Have

"Life beats down and crushes the soul, and art reminds you that you have one." - Stella Adler, actor and teacher 


Do you feel as if life beats you down and crushes your soul? It can if we let it. Life does not need to be so defeating however. Life can be a joy and it can bring us peace and serenity but we need to bring our thinking in line with those results.

Our journey in life can bring us challenges and difficulties that may seem insurmountable. It also brings miracles and amazing experiences. Life is not meant to beat us down or crush us. Our attitude towards life starts with our thoughts and grows from there. If we expect life to crush us, it will. If we expect life to beat us up and throw us down, it will.

What if we expect life to be filled with miracles? What if we expect our days to be filled with great happenings? The results could be astounding. Life is never going to be perfect. Life is never going to be filled with joy 24/7. Life will, however, bring us everything we need if we allow it to do so without trying to manipulate the outcomes. If we can keep our thoughts and ideas in the realm of positivity, we will be amazed at our shift in attitude.

Practice, practice, practice - some challenges in our lifetime can cause us grief, anger, and despair. But, as we practice turning our thoughts to helping others, reaching out for help ourselves, and knowing that this too shall pass, we can slowly begin to release the idea that life will just beat us down and crush our souls. Art is beautiful and may remind us that we have a life, but we are in charge of our thoughts, so our job is to use our thoughts wisely.

Today I will remember that life does not beat me down unless I think it can. My life is full and I am grateful.

BLUE SKIES LIFE COACHING