My Christmas Thoughts

Do our thoughts affect our reality?
    Posted by: "PEP" pepstar27@yahoo.com pepstar27
    Date: Mon Dec 24, 2012 12:08 pm ((PST))

Good topic, Peter, especially for this time of year.  My answer:  absolutely!  Like you, I'm an HSP and quick to "take offense" over  not being included, spoken disrespectfully to, or any other number of (hundreds) of slights.

Slights, that is, in my opinion.  In my frame of mind, in my "nature". Which, as you know, is highly sensitive and prone to often "be looking" for the cold shoulder, the rolls of the eyes, the stepping back, and the list goes on (and on!)

But, in later years, and after reading up on HSP's, starting an HSP meet-up group here in town and realizing just how much my own attitude and thoughts were contributing to my own feeling bad, sad or mad, I was "able" to step back and STOP assigning so much blame, shame and re-frame many utterances that would've, prior to all my introspection and self-growth, would've had me curled up in bed feeling very sorry for myself.

No more.  Life is too darned short to respond like this, anymore.  Sometimes, I still feel mad or bad about something someone says or does (or doesn't say or do) but I can recover much quicker than in times past.  After the killings at Sandy Hook, my consciousness was raised yet another bar, as I realized how fruitless and tragic all these little lives taken by a madman really are.  I realized how precious and fleeting our OWN time here on Earth is, and I said to myself, even though I will be alone yet another Christmas, I REFUSE to spend it in the dolldrums or down-in-the-dumps.

NAY, I say, NAY!  I refuse to wallow in self-pity and grief.  So, I have 2 darling Christmas trees up, all aglow and decorated, have plans to go to a movie (Lincoln) with a friend and will have a lesisurely Christmas day with my pets, too.  Although alone, it'll be fine and fancy and, above all:  NOT SAD!

Ho-ho-ho,
Phyll