Yes, We Live Within The 'DASH-LINE'

 

Respected poet and author Linda Ellis is known much more for being the author of 'THE DASH' which refers to that DASH between a person's date of birth and his/her death of birth on the tombstone.  NOT for us to dissect that insightful poem NOW but the messaging from Linda Ellis here is crystal clear.  THAT is, YES, WE LIVE WITHIN THE 'DASH-LINE'.  BUT it's more than just highlighting the variable in the equation.  Instead, WHAT's being imparted here is that we have that huge window to positively [and NOT negatively] exploit our life to the hilt, even improving ourselves by focusing on things that are good for you, and that includes challenging NEGATIVE self-talk, practicing self-respect, managing stress and resolving conflicts in our relationships📗📙📘

In the shortest words, HOW DO WE LIVE OUR 'DASH'?  Regardless WHETHER we want to boost our mood, get better at our time management, develop healthy personal habits OR focus on self-growth, self-improvement is key to enhancing our quality of life.  Even if it feels challenging at the moment OR you feel you've tried and COULDN'T before, it is possible to feel better about yourself and fulfill your dreams and goals💧💧💧

SO HOW?  YES, I'll share the first step I did start sometime back.  I started journaling.  WHETHER it will take 5 minutes of your time OR more everyday, spare just that time you can spare.  Like any author, you may have a few story plots to choose from.  Once you started this off, if you feel getting stalled from time to time, identify if either some events OR people in your life may have become the roadblocks for your development?  A bit of a challenge here is that feeling STUCK might look different for everyone.  You may feel like it regardless of the circumstances in your life OR you might have specific relationships OR tasks that take the energy and focus from you.  So, you may want to start exploring as WHAT 'feeling stuck' means to you, if anything at all.  Unfortunately, some of us are overly concerned about our past mistakes OR WHAT will happen tomorrow.  Psychologists tell us that to focus on self-growth needs us to LIVE IN THE PRESENT💦💦💦

On the lighter side, NO sirrrrrs, we're NOT referring to EM DASH or EN DASH or EN HYPHEN here.  Verily true, all experts are in unison to tell us that focusing on the RIGHT NOW can be challenging especially in our world today as today's technology and expectation to be connected at all times is one of the most prominent challenges we all face WHEN trying to be present in the here and NOW.  And another common blocker these days is our TIME MANAGEMENT.  Among the things we can improve, managing time efficiently may be key⏰⏰⏰

Our takeaway:  If there's a simple sharing I can open up now, I remember that year WHEN I explicitly set an intention for my life NOT just for the long-term BUT for my NEXT hour, NEXT day and NEXT weeks to come.  And I learned from our global teambuilding resource that one way of setting our intention is to practice VISUALIZATION, that is, seeing yourself accomplishing those things you want.  HOW did I do it?  In the midst of the daily traffic gridlock I had to endure, I exploited those tons of hours with the engine idling for me to figure things out.  And frankly, I have to admit that VISUALIZING things pushed me to CONCRETIZE anything that was vague and ambiguous.  And even as WE [still] LIVE WITHIN THE 'DASH LINE', let us NOT let these opportunities slip past us, dude💚💛💜