Fly like an eagle...

Many years ago, I used to sit on the foot of my son's bed at night. Every night, to be precise. We will talk about his day. He was so little, and at times, he carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. I noticed with pain in my heart how much he wanted to do, fix, and be. All I could think of at the moment was how I could alleviate this weight. A few days later I found a necklace with an eagle claw, holding a small black marble. This was perfect! the magical charm I was waiting for, and the universe sent it to me. That night, I gave it to him. I explained, that if he closed his eyes, he could go places he had never seen before like a strong, free eagle. He could fly away so high, that he could witness the magnificence of the world. He could also see how little things were below, like the little marble. He wore that necklace with pride and hope.

I know, he will never be free of worries. Nobody is. But his perspective is wider and freeing, and I can now proudly see how high he can fly, with his strong wings.

In life, we have choices. We can choose to stay in the worry and suffer it. Or we can be aware of the worry, look at it in the eye, analyze why and where it is coming from, and then find a different perspective to deal with it. So many worries are hypotheticals. They are just "what ifs". They haven't even happened. The odds for them to happen are extremely low, yet again, in our brains, they are likely to occur. "What if" instead, we practice, with baby steps, dealing with little worries. When the worries are not giant ones, God knows we have had some of those. But let's talk about the little daily ones. The ones that can switch our mood in a fraction of a second. Those that cripple our brain. We all have them, regularly. We are naturally trained to think this way for our survival, and the ones we love.

I take mental notes now. Is this something I can control? or not. I do this regularly. Is this a real worry or a hypothetical? More than half of the time, I want to say 80% of my thoughts, are resolved without even my input. All that worry for nothing.

What if we trust more, and let the Universe show us, without resistance, what life is about? Positivity and gratitude require our effort. It is a mindset. A choice we need to practice, little by little. If we catch ourselves worried by the little things, maybe we can switch the narrative for when we get struck by a huge one.

We can switch into thoughts like: "Things always work for me" "I always get what I need, and deserve'', "I am loved", "I am guided", "I am so smart". I always tell myself I am a genius, LOL sometimes out loud, and my husband always laughs. Also, I always tell myself " I am very lucky when I am about to park somewhere and I always find parking at the front."

If you can't change what's happening, because let's face it WE CAN'T CONTROL EVERYTHING IN LIFE.... acceptance is key. The best approach to dealing with this kind of worry is to find different perspectives. Listening, reading, and reminding ourselves of previous tribulations, personally experienced or to someone else, and how it got dealt with. Outsourcing inspiration from the outside world gives us hope to continue on our journey. This will bring, reassurance knowing that situations pass and get better.

If you need two amazing perspectives in life, watch:

"The Biggest Little Farm" I watched it on a plane, and it changed me. Also most recently is "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" on Netflix. Another life-changing documentary.

If you do believe in a higher power, this is what will sustain your strength. look at things differently. If we practice with the easy mini-worries, when we get to the big deals we will be ready to deal with them. A compounding effect of disciplinary choices. Choices of Love, patience, and hope.

May my writing, give you a little beam of light today. Find your inner eagle, butterfly, dragonfly, Falcor!!!! cause we all know we live in a never ending story!

All my love!

Gabriela.