The Room... Which Will You Choose ...

Hello everyone,

At times I think we all struggle from different fears, difficulties and insecurities in our lives. I know I have in the past and still do from time to time. But as we grow and become the person that we were intended to be, our lives are transformed, like a caterpilar turning into a beautiful butterfly.

I wrote this a while back while I was going through a difficult time and just felt compelled to share it with somebody out there today. I hope you enjoy and it helps you see you through the trials you are facing.

THE ROOMS…..WHICH ONE WILL YOU CHOOSE

 In the deep dark corners of your mind and heart, there is a room. It is a happy room; one where all your good memories are stored.  Your Personal achievements and accomplishments are there. It’s where you have received honor and glory and you are appreciated and loved.

It is warm and bright and the sun shines through the open windows. The walls are painted yellow with pink and purple flowers and have great things written on them about you. It says, “YOU ARE HONEST, INTELLIGENT, A HARD WORKER, APPRECIATED, PRETTY, HELPFUL, NEEDED, WANTED, “ etc.

You are comfortable here. But you don’t stay here very long. You like to dwell on the other room down the corridor.

The other room is dark, dreary, damp and cold. This room is filled with your weaknesses, failures, bad habits, fears, doubts and poor decisions you have made throughout your life. It is filled with the negativity you received as a child from mostly “well Meaning” adults who engraved hard hateful words into your mind such as “You are no good, a loser, stupid, ugly, can’t do anything right, never amount to anything, a failure.”

If you stay in this room long enough, you get depressed. There is no love here, only bitterness and guilt and shame. You must decide and determine to stop running to this room and lingering there after every frustrating event in your life. It does you no good and only drains the joy and love from you like a debilitating disease.

It is time to “Own Your Life”. It’s time to start thinking differently. The only reason you need to go into that room now is to write, “I FORGIVE YOU” in huge RED letters across the walls. Then close the door and lock it and put the key in your pocket. Now you have control over that room and NOBODY can make you go in there again.

Move back to the happy room, settle in there and make it your home. Choose to meditate on the positives. Then you will discover talents and abilities you never knew you had. You will be able to see the good in others as you help them overcome their fears and frustrations and you will become the person that God intended you to be.

Shelly Bishop

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