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Welcome to another issue of Emotional Times.

Do you ever think about why...


"Life Has To Be This Way"


We create the rules for our lives and then we want to
believe those rules are written in stone.

We like to think they were written by someone else.
(Maybe they're Laws of Nature or Laws of Physics!)

"You can never be happy."

There's a common rule. Many people have a rule that
says they can never be happy. I know I used to. Oh, I
never thought about it much. I just lived it. If you'd
asked me if it was ok to be happy, I'd say "sure, of
course happiness is a good thing".

And I never would have looked at the fact that I had
a rule that said I could never be happy. I didn't think
about it - or feel the feelings created by that rule.

Therefore, I had to live it out. I lived a life where I
was never happy.

What is your rule about happiness? Are you allowed
to be happy? If so, how much?

You have a rule that spells out exactly how much
happiness you're allowed to have. And it has to be
that way. That's the rule.

But who wrote the rule? Who makes the rules about
how your life has to be? Your mother? Your father?
Your grade school teacher? Your ex-spouse?

Or are you 'channeling' the words of your
grandmother? The acorn doesn't fall far from the tree.
It's usually not too hard to track down the origins of
your rules.

Maybe you were 'pushing off' your parents - by
adopting the exact opposite of their rules.

Of course, many rules you came up with yourself. But
usually they're just extrapolations from your parents'
rules.

You take the rules they gave you and adapt them to your
present situation.

Now that wouldn't be such a bad thing if you were
one of those little robots that we're going to be
seeing a lot of in the next few years.

But you're not. You're a unique creature with a
soul that's desperately trying to get through to you
right now.

You have a soul that loves you. You have a soul
that thinks about you and wants to help you.

You have a soul that already knows the answer to
every question you could possibly have. A soul that
holds the solution and resolution to every problem
you will ever have.

You might want to stop reading for a second and
let that in. You have a soul. It knows more than you
and it wants to help you. How does that feel?

Now, what about that rule that says you can't be
happy? Your soul will help you if you let it.

You can rewrite that rule with your soul looking
over your shoulder instead of your mother. You
can invite your soul into your life. Ask it to be
more present. Ask it to help you.

It's got the muscle. It's got the willingness. The
question is, do you have what it takes to ask?

- Life can be anyway you want it to.

- It will be the way your rules say it will be.

- You can change your rules to say anything you want.

- Your soul can help.

- You need to ask for help then be willing to receive.

Is this The Answer to emotional problems? No, but it might
be one small piece of the puzzle.



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http://www.emotional-times.com/blog.html
(For a list of emotions.)

http://www.forgive-yourself.com
(To forgive yourself.)

http://www.join-the-fun.com/bookletter.html
(How To Create Your Own Reality.)

all the best,

Mark

brought to you by
Mark Ivar Myhre
The Emotional Healing Wizard
fiercely slaying your emotional dragons!