Handling Rejection
When hit by rejection, know that you are not
alone. Beethoven's music teacher declared him
"hopeless" at composing, and Walt Disney was
fired for "lacking ideas"! Don't let the
rejection hurt you. Realize that rejection
happens! Accept it, it may be frustrating but it
doesn't have to be devastating. Learn from the
rejection. Work out what went wrong, what you
could have done better and how you can improve
your approach.
Honesty
We normally understand honesty to be free from
lying or free from falsehood. So although we try
to be honest at that level we are not able to
sustain that, as we face challenges from the
environment. True honesty is more connected with
our innate nature, than just being free from
lies. When we are honest we are able to see what
we need to do according the situation. We are
able to bring about a change in such a way that
we never repeat the mistake that we have
committed.
Adopting A Wiser Perception
Depending on my choice of perception, I may see
life as a battleground, where I face a constant
battle from morning to night. The constant to
and fro between family and work may tire me
emotionally and mentally. If I let it and see it
that way, life can also itself become the
cause or source of my tensions. It
may even seem as if the path of life is
scattered with rocks blocking my way. Instead of
stepping around or over them, I perceive them as
being obstacles. The thoughts may come easily to
my mind - 'If it was not for so-and-so or
such-and-such, I would be able to...'. I may
mention the same to my loved ones. Instead of
bringing me any benefit, these complaints take
me away from the power that I, the soul, have
within of changing anything. I simply pass on my
capacity to change, to persons or objects over
whom or which I obviously have no control. If
I am fortunate to have a wiser perception which
spirituality can give me, life can become a
great place to learn and grow. Behind
seemingly difficult situations are my major
lessons. Disguised in routine tasks are the sign
boards that point me back towards truth.
Relationships that bring with them repeated
scenes of negativity with the same person and
for the same reasons show me the weaknesses I
have to work on. Indeed, until I work on the
eradication of my weaknesses, I keep repeating
them. Challenges do come, but they help to bring
out the best in me. If I have the subtle eyes
to see and the courage to go forward... life is
a constant experience of reminders and benefits
to progress along the road to my highest
consciousness.
Soul Sustenance
Overcoming Mood Swings
At each moment of the day, we have the
capability to feel something. Our feelings vary
throughout the course of the day. Sometimes they
are joyful and sometimes they are painful. What
we forget to do is to choose our feelings
consciously. Instead, many of us have become
lazy and allowed our feelings to be dictated and
shaped by people and circumstances. In other
words, we have become influenced. Our
swinging, changing moods are the result of the
inner karma of becoming attached to
things, people, ideas and circumstances. If
we are attached to a person and suddenly he/she
leaves us we will feel gloomy and our mood of
sadness will drain our energy just when we need
to remain optimistic and enthusiastic about the
future. Any form of loss will bring about a mood
of sadness. If this sadness lasts for a long
period of time, it will gradually turn into
depression. When we think we are consider the
world around us to be our source of happiness
and joy, our moods will fluctuate, even with
the changing weather. But when we are
spiritually empowered or strong our happiness
and joy come from inside. We are stable in
the face of praise or insult, loss or gain. We
are no longer moody and stability becomes our
basic nature. We are in control of our life, our
feelings. And while we cannot control the waves
of the ocean of life around us, we can control
and choose how we will respond to outer events
and people. When we do that, we will be able to
choose what we feel, regardless of what may
happen in our life. Life stops being a
rollercoaster and becomes more of a cruise, less
a storm and more a gentle breeze.
Message for the day
Feelings change intentions, thus changing
actions too.
Projection:
When there are negative feelings like jealousy
or hatred towards another person, those feelings
naturally create misunderstanding. Even if the
other person has a good feeling while doing
something, a negative intention is attributed
and this naturally changes one's own behaviour
or response making it negative too.
Solution:
When there is the slightest bit of negative
feeling within me for someone, it naturally
creates further negativity from others too. I
find everything I come across to be negative,
like the one who wears coloured glasses sees
everything to be of that particular colour.