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Where Are the Holes in Your Life? (Weekly Challengers, 2/25/08)

What’s missing from your life? Is it passion? A fulfilling career? Health? A loving mate?

Maybe it’s inner peace, or time for yourself. Maybe it’s a greater spiritual connection. Maybe it’s financial security, or financial freedom.

It could be self-confidence, or joy, or a generous spirit.

None of us are truly complete. It’s part of being human. What matters is what we do about it, how we relate to our deficiencies. Do we strive mightily to overcome them? Do we bemoan them and suffer because of them? Do we have faith that everything will turn out all right in the end? Do we shrug our metaphorical shoulders and carry on?

There’s no right or wrong way of dealing with the holes in our lives. But how we deal with them is also how we deal with our lives. And while we may not have a choice about the deficiencies in the hand we’ve been dealt, we do have a choice in how we play that hand, and in how we respond to what’s missing.

So this week, just notice how you are with what’s missing in your life. And remember, you may not have a choice in the circumstances of your life, but you always have a choice in how you respond to them.

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3 Responses to “Where Are the Holes in Your Life? (Weekly Challengers, 2/25/08)”

  1. lyndall Says:
    March 9th, 2008 at 7:38 pm

    The holes in my life are having a knee jerk reaction of impatience at times to slight irritations even though I strive to be easygoing as much as possible. I also miss not having time for creativity at the moment. Creativity feeds my soul.

  2. TheMuse Says:
    March 10th, 2008 at 7:59 am

    Lyndall, I know whqat you mean about creativity feeding your soul. I believe we all need more creativity in our lives; it provides a place where we can stretch and grow and discover without trying to “get it right.”

    And it sounds as though you are impatient with your impatience. ;-) How can you find the gift in that?

  3. lyndall Says:
    March 10th, 2008 at 10:40 pm

    Hi Lynn

    Yes, I am impatient with my impatience. I prefer to be calm and easygoing in everyday life, not kicking over the traces because I have no time for creativity.

    I read an article that called this creative tension but I still see it as a solid wall of impatience! Not able to find the gift in it.

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