We allow others to talk down to us, to convince us we are incapable of following our dreams and discourage us from trying new things. We take on others burdens in a way that pulls us down instead of lightening their load to build them up. We allow the decisions of others to determine our mood and even the course of our day. Often, we have taken in so much crap in a days' time that we have nothing left to give at night, and we don't even know what we should have accomplished. We spend our whole day reacting to the poor decisions of our husband, wife, child, sister, brother, mother, father or friend...virtually anyone we allow in our circle of life. Before you beat yourself up too much, we all do it. Especially, if we have a heart. I am being a little facetious here, but the point I am trying to make is that we love our friends and family therefore, we put up with a great deal of "crap" from them. Somehow we feel obligated to them or feel we owe them for past years of help.
If you have dreams and goals that just keep getting further away from you it might be time to go on a "crap free diet." Learn to say no, learn to be proactive instead of reactive. Those that cause drama or drain you of joy and peace need to stay at a distance. They get to leave you a voicemail that you can return later. They don't get to influence your decisions. You call those who will encourage you first. It is time to regulate what you are taking in. You do have control over what you allow and who you allow to influence you. It often takes 90 days to really see major results from a diet and change the habits you have in choosing food. Try 90 days of saying no to negativity and drama in your life, and spend the next 3 months filling your life with good books, music, conversation and people who are energy givers and not energy takers. Declare that you are going on a "crap free diet" today, and say goodbye to drama and negativity. This will be the start of a life full of joy and peace.
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