11/02/2023
Just being at peace with what is… Many people feel the need to challenge, argue, and correct others AND sometimes forget that what other people perceive is a reflection of their world, views and values and not really about you.
This reminds me of a story of an old couple where the wife complains to the husband every day after looking out the window and seeing their neighbors laundry on the line hanging to dry. “Honey, our neighbor doesn’t know how to do laundry. Her laundry is so dirty, maybe she needs better detergent or she mixes darks with whites during washing.” This goes on for a while, then one day she exclaims, “Hey she must have changed something, her laundry is clean!” Then her husband says that he cleaned their windows yesterday.
We are greatly influenced by the lenses we look out of. Have you cleaned them recently or took a step back to see if there are views that are outdated or that you have outgrown?
Sometimes the best thing is to surrender and let things unfold, without needing to change the outcome. Things will settle and the truth will surface, without you needing to use your power to change other opinions when they are not in a space to hear a different viewpoint. Choose to use your energy wisely in places and with people who are in alignment with you - or at least in places and with people who are open to respectful dialogue.
