March's Mantra

"No one can depress you.

No one can make you anxious. 

No one can hurt your feelings.  

No one can make you anything other than  what you allow inside."

Easier said than done, I know.  Believe me, I know.

But oh, so true.

I'll be honest, and for those of you who know me it won't come as a surprise but, I tend wear my heart of my sleeve.  I take things personally.  I feel it all-I am easily affected. Shocker, I know.  I can so easily get tossed and tumbled by the crashing waves and  to ride that roller emotional roller coaster we somehow end up on.

I first read this quote about 5 years ago.  I read it during a time in my life when internal strength was hard to come by, and I felt like I was hanging on to that proverbial thread.  

Over the years, it really stuck like glue to the walls of my mind.  It reminds me that I can either be tossed and tumbled by the waves, or pop up on my surf board use that force to get me back to shore.  It challenges me to simply not get on that roller coaster.  

And believe me, this is something I remind myself constantly.  It is a mantra that I still attain to fully grasp and practice.  But a good one, nonetheless.  

And so, I share it with you and hope it might bring encouragement your way.  And I hope it brings you freedom in your thoughts.