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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

What Do I Wish To Focus On?









It is another Wishcasting Wednesday at Jamie Ridler Studios...one of my favorite places. She always leads me to really think and ask myself some questions that bring much needed clarity to my life. This weeks question, "What do I wish to focus on?" could have several answers...obvious ones, like: losing weight, being healthy, getting organized, etc..but, I like to dig a bit deeper and try to find some new truth that isn't so obvious. Lately, I have found myself kind of stuck in the "If only's"...you know, "if only this hadn't happened, I would be happy" or "if only that person hadn't done that to me then I would be not going through this or that"...it is a very insidious little rut to fall into and can be hard to dig ones self out of. Especially, if one is rather feeling sorry for herself and wallowing in it like a little piggie neck deep in the mud. It seems to me, it really is an issue of not wanting to let go. If I let go of the "If only", then I might just have to move forward to the "What if?"..like, "what if I learn from this lesson and make something positive come out of it?" Or, even harder, "What if I stop feeling sorry for myself for what I don't have and be grateful for what I do and stop looking over the rainbow for something that is right in front of me?" Ahhh...now you see why I chose Dorothy as my blog picture. She epitomizes the state of being I have been in..there is something outside of myself that I am lacking and if I can just get my hands on it, life will be all bluebirds. If my life's circumstances were different, then I would find the end of the rainbow..it is all out of my hands..and on and on..blah.blah.blah. Pathetic! For Dorothy, it takes a freaking tornado to move her to a new place...she fights a wicked witch and goes through hell just to find out that the witch melts away with a bucket of water...Then, after all that, she is told that "She always had the power within her to go home" and she never needed the wizard at all, but just needed to click her shoes 3 times. I am sorry, but as much as I love the movie, if I were Dorothy, I think I would've punched Glinda square in her pretty little glittery face. And...I might add that I feel there is something missing at the movie that bothers me. When Dorothy finally clicks those heels and says, "There's no place like home", I just really wish that her life turned into one of brilliant color. That revelation should've counted for something and changed her world...who wants to live forever in sepia tones? SO!! I didn't really expect this to turn into a commentary on "The Wizard of Oz", but I feel like I am on a roll here. Is there an answer to the wishcasting question somewhere in this all? Yes, and here it is...I wish to focus on being over the rainbow about my life just where I am and as it is..in spite of the occasional tornado or fall in the pigpen. I do not need to follow a yellow brick road in search of someone or something outside of myself to bring some color in..I wish to stop giving away my power to those "if onlys" and choose to start dwelling in the possibility of "What if?" because that is where my power lies and Glinda is right..It has always been right there. So, I guess my focus is about letting go and letting in..letting go of the past...hurts, disappointments, painful rejections and all and focus on letting in...more love, more gratitude, more forgiveness..more blessing. I have a seriously blessed life...it is about time I clicked my heels about it!

19 comments:

  1. As you wish for yourself, so I wish for you also.

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  2. Oh bertie...your comment on my wish and then here I am reading about Dorothy...I have followed that Yellow Brick Road path for SO LONG and JUST this week submitted my proposal for my book.. Click 3 Times....

    As you wish for yourself...I SO VERY MUCH wish for you too

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  3. As the beautiful Bertie wishes for herself, so I joyfully wish also. :)

    Many Blissings,
    Molly

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  4. Bertie I can really relate to the what ifs... I is so easy to go there even when things are going pretty well. What I do know is that YOU are PERFECT exactly as you are right now.

    As you wish for yourself I wish for you also.

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  5. I love how you have woven Dorothy's story with your own. I think the thing to remember is that she does make it home...and she had been safe and loved all along....just as you are. What a beautiful site you have. Ahhhhh. A deep breath. As you wish for yourself, dear one, so I wish for you as well. Thanks also for the kind words you left at The Art of Collecting Yourself. It is so valuable to be supported.

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  6. It's amazing how Dorothy's story continues to resonate, even long after the filmmaking techniques used have become dated. I've always read her return to sepia as a challenge for her to find the fantastic within the ordinary. There is no place like home or no place other than where you are RIGHT NOW, and the ability to click your heels works wherever you are - joy and fulfillment are there, whenever you want them.

    As you wish for yourself, so I wish for you too!

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  7. Let go of the rainbow and "Just Be". Little by little I am learning to do so...but it's been a heck of a journey. As you wish for yourself, I wish for you also.

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  8. I just love this line...If I let go of the "If only", then I might just have to move forward to the "What if?". I, too, have had to let go of things from the past. I posted a quote last Wednesday that fits this question:

    You are now at a crossroads. This is your opportunity to make the most important decision you will ever make. Forget your past. Who are you now? Who have you decided you really are now? Don't think about who you have been. Who are you now? Who have you decided to become? Make this decision consciously. Make it carefully. Make it powerfully. ~ Anthony Robbins

    A wonderful post, Bertie! As you wish for yourself, so I wish for you!

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  9. We are on the same path aren't we? :-) I wish for you to let go and move forward into infinite possibilities. As Bertie wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.

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  10. A wonderfully empowering wish! As you wish for yourself, Bertie, so do I wish for you as well.

    Thank you for you kind comment on my post, it really made me feel good :-)

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  11. Lmao at punching Glinda!!! :-D Here's another perspective too: what if all those hurts, rejections etc were good things, steering you away from people and circumstances that would be less than you deserve. It's all good, and life is 'for' you. Not always easy to remember, but usually true nonetheless. Fabulous wish - as you wish for yourself, I wholeheartedly wish for you also sister-wisher. xxx

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  12. You are already on your very own Yellow Road. :)
    As Bertie wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.

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  13. What a lovely flowing wish ...... as you wish for yourself, so I wish for you too. Lovely to "meet" you Bertie :)

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  14. What a wonderful post! I'm clicking my heels in happiness for you as well - yay! As Bertie wishes for herself, so I wish for her as well.

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  15. What a beautiful site and wonderful post. As you wish for yourself, so I wish for you as well!!

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  16. Bertie, I love this post! So, so true, dahling. Letting go so we can let in is so much more fun and adventurous. And so much more life enriching.

    You weaved a beautiful tale and captivated me with your lovely spell of positive living!!!

    xo
    Gwynnie

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  17. As you wish, Bertie, so I wish for you, for the highest good of all!

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  18. As you wish for yourself, Bertie, so do I wish for you as well.

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  19. "I wish to focus on being over the rainbow about my life just where I am and as it is."

    Beautiful :)

    As you wish for yourself, so I wish for you also.

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