At least for now things seem to have quieted down a bit. The big storm Irene has come and gone, except of course for the loss now felt in her wake.
I started thinking that life can be like Irene, something really big and maybe unexpected happens - a divorce, marriage, job change, a new member of the family is born - and then what? It means change, readjusting, and re-positioning our lives.
What gets in our way of claiming what we want? A new relationship, a different job or career, a better relationship with those we hold dear? Are these outside forces or inner demons? Perhaps a bit of both?
Let’s look at the inner self.
In his classic work, “Taming Your Gremlin”, Rick Carson raises the issue of how one responds to one’s life. He talks about what he terms the Gremlin in each of us, the entity that speaks to us in words that sabotage our very beings. That being that says the worst things we believe about ourselves.
Get to know your particular Gremlin- look at him/her and lessen his/her power over you.
Maybe we can’t do much about Mother Nature, but we sure can squelch that demon in our heads.
