What's up y'all...Its KC here, bringin' a little southern hospitality to "Some Corn from the Cobb" and since I am in fact a kernel from the ol' Cobb family tree, I figured I would get my "blog on" every now and then, so here goes (I actually just made a typo that said so here hoes...that wouldn't have gone over well...especially since this blog is all about good things...not that hoes are necessarily a bad thing, but it would have been like calling you all hoes and that ain't cool...right Mom?...say "right"! ). OK back on track...I've been doing a lot of reading lately and listening to a lot of audio books...all "Self Development" books...not that I feel the need to self develop, but we can always use a good pick me up. So here's what I've been trying to accomplish with all of this...I am trying to see how much good stuff I can manifest in my life...I'm talking about lots of love...lots of money...lots of smiles and lots of good times! For the first time in my life, I am trying to spread a little love...my walls are down...my eyes are open and I'm sending out good vibes...daily!!
I am a true and firm believer in the Power of the Subconscious (bear with me...it's not gonna get too deep) and I also believe that no matter who, what, when, where or how you are as a person, you can change where you are going...regardless of your past...The past really is in the past...we need to let the dead bury the dead and move forward instead of constantly worrying about yesterday.
Here's a good example: If you get a deep cut on your hand (metaphor for a rough past) and you bond to that cut as if it is part of you...then you can't allow it to heal. If you keep opening that cut back up and not allowing nature to take its course and heal it...then eventually you will lose your hand from infection. It is the same with our past wounds and shitty life situations. We can't keep using our past experiences as the catalyst for our future...We can't control the past...We can only control the future...We really need to let our wounds heal if we plan on going anywhere. We all know a ton of people who constantly use the same excuses for why that can't do things or why they haven't done things. They are always getting ready to get going to get started to get moving...blah blah blah...They use their past as an excuse...I'm calling Bullshit. There are millions of people who are successful today because they wouldn't let their past control their destiny...and make no mistake about it...wherever we end up is our own vision for ourselves...We manifest our own destiny by our thoughts every single day. If you don't like your situation...Change It...Change your thoughts...Quit asking for what you are getting. The laws of the universe can't decipher between good and bad...only what you ask for...and we get it in abundance!
I read a statistic that I have begun to use every single day that has changed my life and here it is: Out of 100% of the problems that arise in our day to day life...There are only 8% that we can do anything about...That means that 92% of the problems we face in a day are out of our control...Think about that for a minute...How much time in a day do we waste worrying about things that we can't even begin to control? So here's what I've done...I make a very quick decision to see if whatever issue I have falls into the 92% or the 8%...If the answer is the 92%...I move on with my day...I CAN'T CONTROL IT...I'll let the universe take care of that!
Last thought from me (and I hope I'm not boring you all with my ramblings)...I just started reading a book this morning and within the first 5 pages I found a statement that is in my opinion one of the secrets of a happy life (at least for me...I'm not trying to sound high and mighty here...just tryin' to spread the love...haha)...here's the quote:
"Let the world unfold without always attempting to figure it all out. Let relationships just be, for example...Since everything is going to stretch out in divine order. Don't always try so hard to make something work--simply allow...When expectations are shattered, practice allowing that to be the way it is. Relax, let go and recognize that some of your desires are about how you think your world should be rather than how it is in that moment"
I put that to good use this morning when my lovely wife, who was supposed to make our son's lunch for school had a brain fart and forgot. Now...normally I would have made a childishly big deal out of this and said "waaaaa waaaaaa waaaaaa" (fill in the blanks of whatever you feel I would have said)...but I can assure you it would have sounded like a whining child...I guess I forgot to mention that by the lunch not being made...we were definitely going to be late for school (we actually made it by one minute...no speeding either...precious cargo)...So instead of complaining I gave her a smile and said "good news for you...I am reading about the Tao Te Ching today...I'm not worried about it...as a matter of fact...I can't do anything about it now (92%) so I will make his lunch"...She of course cracked up and told whoever she was on the phone with "Ohhhhhh...he's practicing the Tao Te Ching" in a very uppity kind of British accent...It's all good...I made the lunch and we left the house...not with an argument, but with a kiss, a laugh and a see ya later...That, my friends is a much better way to start the day than bickering about a peanut butter (sorry...Sun Butter...damn kids in his class have allergies...in my mind right now I'm thinking how the Tao Te Ching would handle the "damn kids" comment....uuuuuusssssssaaaaaaa...<remix>"nice kids" with unfortunate allergies...and I'm back) and jelly sandwich.
Last thing...I promise...I have learned one more very important thing that has been a good life lesson---You cannot control the first thought that enters your mind...but you can control the rest of them...and you can change that initial thought...turn a bad one into a good one!!
Peace Y'all
KC
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