Life is like a camera,
just focus on what's important and capture the good times, develop from the
negatives and if things don't work out, just take another shot.
~Unknown
Wouldn’t it be that easy? Embrace all the
good you have done, as well as the mistakes. All the things you wish you hadn’t
done would be tossed, scratched off and you’d have the ability to do over… But
it’s not that easy… While the quote is right on target with its meaning, we
need to make sure we don’t read too fast through it, but rather, really dissect
and follow it step by step…
Life
is like a camera, just focus on what’s important
So many things happen in and around our
lives. There are so many things we feel we need to involve ourselves in (we
feel we need to accomplish, excel in, participate in), that we forget to
prioritize and see what’s important in our lives; for our lives NOW.
We need to focus, create a “to be” list
instead of the usual “to do” list, because when you know what you want to be
the “how to get there” will be brought into focus…
Capture
the good times
Enjoy the positives in your process, in
your journey. You want to make sure that you remember all your milestones.
Remember all the moments that brought pleasure, happiness, smiles, satisfaction
and gratification because there will be moments of doubt, and moments when you
feel down and unmotivated. When you question yourself, the good times and the
fun memories will bring back an accreditation to the “why you did, and are doing”
what you are doing, as the good will always prevail…
Develop
the negatives
And here again comes those life lessons J…
Learn, learn and learn from the mistakes,
from slip ups, from the “Oops” and hick ups of life. Everything happens for a
reason. Positive but especially negative occurrences are try-outs towards your
goals. Grow from your mistakes; the negatives will help you determine the positive
path to take if you learn from them. Develop them and progress from them!
And
if things don’t work out, just take another shot
Chances are given and made for improvement
not to repeat and indulge in the same errors. To give up is not an option, your
“to be” list is a commitment to yourself and for yourself. Road blocks are made
to be navigated around. The direct path (listening to others, following someone
else’s steps) might be the fastest path, but not necessarily the most rewarding
one. The road to success (personal, emotional or professional) is a tedious one
as it requires several trials but it is also a heartening one as the end result
is a goal set for you, by yourself.
I have to tell myself every day that there
is a bigger picture, a better picture than what I see today. I have to
constantly remind myself that the film is not over, that I have unlimited
screen shots at my disposal. While I am not yet where I want to be and who I
ultimately want to be (and remembered for), I’m learning to enjoy the work I
put forth in getting there, regardless of set-backs and the end picture being
blurry. Every time I challenge myself in a project, the excitement I feel from
the anticipation and from what the end result will be, is at times more adrenaline-charged
than actually achieving it. And on the opposite side of the spectrum, the let-downs
are so heart wrenching, as I believe so strongly and want so deeply… but again
I’m learning to take that extra shot…
To loving your process,
RosieSandz
RosieSandz
