Your action is requested

For discussion:

Consideration

It is quite obvious that the lady at the cartoon should be walking herself rather than her dog.  We see it clearly.

We even might name some people who should read this… we might smile while thinking that they could learn something from the above cartoon…

What we don’t realize is that this cartoon is bringing a lesson specifically to us.

When the Universe shows some wisdom, some inspiring message, some new insight, it  is always for a reason. It is because we are requiring this new knowledge and we need to apply it immediately.

This concept is not new. We can find it in the Bible at the expression “We see the straw in the eyes of others and we don’t see the beam in ours”

The renowned advice “Don’t point your finger at someone because three fingers will be pointing back to you” delivers the same message!

I could provide you several examples where you decide to ignore the feedback from the Universe and decide to judge somebody else… Maybe you conclude that some celebrity is guilty of some double standard, or that some company management  is negligent, etc. But let’s not waste more time. I kindly invite you to take action.

 Read-y for action:

Your action is requested. The essence of this blog is defined in the name: “read-y“… Once you have read it, you shall be ready: willing to act. Here are some tips to start to apply the concept discussed above:

 1. At work you will find that sometimes somebody disregards all the effort that you have put in some task. In these cases you may feel discouraged, depressed and unfairly treated . Next time that this happens to you do not waste any energy focusing on the injustice of his/her behaviour. Instead do the following:

1.1.  Ask yourself if there is something that you can do in order to prevent providing  that person a reason to act in that way.

1.2. Try to identify when you were unfair with somebody. How can you prevent to act in that way in the future?

2. You started to read that interesting book, or maybe a blog and you read that inspiring message that makes you feel empowered. You are fully aware of the value of this new insight and enjoy this feeling. Do not stop there! Take a piece of paper and a pen and write down how this concept can be applied to your life in short, medium and long term. Define what action you can perform in order to take advantage of this. Start to act.

 3. Are you aware that your significant other has some habit that is really annoying and s/he has not made any progress regardless of the feeedback that you have provided to her/him?

Analyze carefully which habits you have that are annoying others, or even worse, which habits are  an obstacle to your success or happiness. Observe what you are “gaining” with that habit. Realize that habits can not be eliminated. Think creatively how you can develop a new habit that could provide you a similar “gain” without the negative effects of your initial habit.

For example, if smoking provide you some relax. Try to replace smoking with the practice of yoga or some sport that can provide equal or better relaxing effects without the negative effects of smoking.

4. Maybe you are inspired and you have decided to take action in some aspect that you would like to share… Don’t be shy, share with us what actions are you taking in order to apply this concept right away.

The source of the point for discussion:  Cartoon at Read-y.com by Boris Gonzalez.

Tags: Choice, Power, Self-improvement