accepting limitations

How come no bold letters...in the title...this time...Jim...???...

Well...it just is not needed...this time around...

I am...more or less...introducing a subtle reminder...this time...

instead of trying to get you to completely ingest/adapt to some radical concept...

...accepting limitations...(is just my little, simple catch-phrase to hold onto...)

These small two words...are just a very, very powerful...tool...in the Healing World...

...getting you to pull in your reigns...way back....so strong...so hard...

when things are getting out of control...just spinning & spinning out of control...

BOTTOM LINE: In today's extremely hectic, hustle & bustle, chaos...we call, everyday life,

there is a great deal of conflict with understanding...the weight of the world...upon us....

Many accept the challenge to push ahead...but these same people...also refuse...to accept the challenge of bailing out...when the fire gets too hot...or the situation gets too intense...

What do we call this situation....CRASH AND BURN...(BURN...BABY...BURN...)

It is a relentless demon...of sorts...sending you spiral-ling down, down, down...

We all see it happen to others...don't we...???

Just kind & decent folks, like you & me...just hit harder than hard...with trouble beyond their fathomable reason...

I don't know if you realize this...but quite often...those bums on the street...were just like you, when just an undeniably wicked force...pulled them down so deep...that they just gave up...

It is sad....very sad...I can remember passing the bums every day, downtown, in Chicago, as I was trying to hurry along to get to school, (DePaul) walking thru Grant Park...every day...And I can recall rather vividly, that deep, dark stare, those bums had...just a very telling glow of despair...in their eyes...

That deep, dark, glare of despair...just heart-wrenching...conveying the message...to me...to stay on the right path...stay focused...and don't end up like them (the down-trodden misfits of society)...

Sometimes we think power & money are the hallmarks of success...but most of the time...that stuff comes and goes...What we really need to focus on...is acknowledging the pain and suffering around us...and learning from that...

You'd be surprised if you asked that bum to sit next to you...at a diner...for a couple of eggs & coffee...for 99 cents...instead of hurrying on by...That bum...just could just be an older, weaker version of you...

He may just give you some simple thoughts to ponder...ponder on something...taken for granted by you...that really does capture the essence...of what life all boils down to...

And many times...the message is...DON'T END UP LIKE ME..!!!...FOR GOD'S SAKE...KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS, PULL YOURSELF OUT BEFORE ITS TOO LATE...!!!...AND TRY TO HOLD ON TO THE SIMPLE THINGS WE HOLD DEAR...BEFORE THEY SLIP AWAY...FOREVER...!!!...

That is some quite profound stuff...for just a cup of coffee and a 2 eggs...Here YOU are filling him up with...the strength...to go forth another day...into a harsher existence...

And here, HE in turn. is giving you a glance into his way of life...a stark, shattered life, you never, ever want to see or...and quite obviously...never, ever, experience...either...

AND THAT'S NOT ALL...He is also providing you with some guidance as WISE as any you will receive in your life...And you probably never even asked HIM for his name...

I know you are thinking...How did this meander into a HELPING YOUR FELLOW MAN, speech....when you were gonna pitch us ACCEPTING LIMITATIONS...

THINK ABOUT IT....I KNOW IT'S HARD...THINK SOME MORE...Doesn't opening our heart, to the misfortunate, those downtrodden misfits of society...rip us out of that, hungry surge for success, we are locked into...

Doesn't hearing a story beyond something out of the Tribune, Wall Street Journal or on CNN...that completely shatters all your tendencies to take life for granted...measure a great deal stronger, in your heart, than you ever imagined...???...

I think you are...putting it aaalll together now...Aren't you...???...

O.K....I'll lay it out...flat & easy...

Seeing others LIMITATIONS...VERY, VERY HARSH LIMITATIONS...allows us to come to grips...with our own ability...to take on some limitations...Some LIMITATIONS...we really would never, ever consider...saying...

Damn, I'm gonna swallow some pride and take a step back...!!!...I know it's gonna kill me, to shut it down and go in a different direction...!!!...But hey, I'll come back stronger in a new way, some new way, I don't understand yet, sometime down the line...!!!...

Wow...did you ever think you'd say that...???

Certainly who wouldn't thank our lucky stars...that our limitations...our smaller limitations...we inevitably do accept...still leave us, with a nice roof over our head and some people to love & cherish, when we get back home...once more.....

I'm sorry if you got lost along the way...but that's how life comes at you...too...

It's hard to recognize sometimes, what is being thrown at you...from a direction...you were not expecting...And I'll say....SUCH IS LIFE...

Life holds many things we never, ever grasp...until much later...

I sift thru all my horrifying troubles that hit me hard, unexpectedly...

And it wasn't until I accepted my limitations...not until then, was I able to move forward, towards a brighter tomorrow....with a great deal of respect for those who face similar situations, with a grace and dignity...and a knowing...THAT LIFE...WAS NOT MEANT TO BE FAIR...

And that, my friend, with your whole life ahead of you, is even more reason, to stay in tune, with the...++Healing World++...around us...A...Healing World...that surrounds us and protects us, that nurtures us...and guides us thru our toughest moments...

So, please, take heart, and keep these simple two words...accepting limitations...somewhere in a safe place...They will serve you well...when your painful reality...gets a bit too harsh & complicated...and your unyielding pride...needs a wake-up call...to chill out...!!!...

...Amen...