Don’t settle for ground beef, order Fillet Mignon
This morning, as I was riding the bus to work, I started thinking about my past relationships and how I’ve realized that I need to be more careful with the choices I make. I’ve made a few mistakes but nothing I’d regret – thank goodness! I realized that I need to meet and keep friends that can benefit from me as much as I can benefit from them. I don’t need a “crutch” in my life, so to speak. I’ve changed my life for the better, making careful and wise decisions and improving my spiritual, mental and physical health. Hence the title of this blog: “Don’t settle for ground beef, wait for Filet Mignon”. I once read a great analogy explaining life; it goes a something like…
“Life is like a river for many people, they just jump in the river of life with out ever deciding where they want to end up. They quickly get caught up in the current- current events, current challenges, and current fears. Then they come to the forks in the rivers, they don’t consciously decide which way to go, they just go with the flow of the river (the flow of the majority instead of being directed by their own values and goals) and as a result they feel out of control but continue to drift down stream until one day the sound of the raging waters wakes them up and they realize they’re 5 feet from the falls and they’re in a boat with no ores and come to realize it’s to late- they’re going to take a fall. It may be a financial set back or the break up of a relationship or maybe even a health problem; in almost all of the cases the fall could have been prevented by making better decisions up stream.”
-Anthony Robbins ‘Awaken the Giant Within’
Isn’t that a great way to picture how life could and should be? Every time I read it, it just wows me. So my point: take control of life. Take control of what you want out of life and don’t just settle. We may be in a difficult situation in our lives at the moment but the key to that statement is “at the moment”. Troubles shall pass. When you’re in the “raging waters of life”, don’t just grab on to the closest branch; wait for the waters to calm; emotions to settle and then make a clear, thought out decision without making a decision based on your emotions.
Take this to heart and you’ll find it to be true.
Much love,
-JQ
