Welcome Back to the conversation. “Sanity Lies in the art of paying attention”. This is a powerful quote from Julia Cameron and her book, “The Artist Way”.
Inside the action of stepping away from the heaviness of our problems or fears lies beauty and calming truths. Here's a simple example, in the midst of feeling tired and overwhelmed by incessantly troubleshooting problems that arose from moving to a new city... I was grateful both my eyes worked. This may sound silly or banal at first read BUT ya girl actually lost sight in my left eye temporarily back in fall 2016. I went to the eye doctor to figure out why I suddenly couldn't see out of my left eye and the doctors did a series of tests and told me it could either be the first sign of pregnancy or just stress related. That pregnancy theory created a WHOLE OTHER RABBIT HOLE that I don't even got the time to recap but after negative pregnancy tests it was CLEAR the issue was stress. Once they pinpointed the cause, they got to work prescribing some steroids and other pills and a eye lubricant. It took 2 months but I was "good as new". Fortunately, I lived in California at the time where weed is plentiful, so I helped myself to edibles and CBD products to relax. The loss of eyesight in my left eye was my FIRST BIG PUSH to decrease stress. This included people, environments and workplaces. Nobody really sits around and wonders what they would do if they suddenly went blind in an eye or both eyes. When we get too wrapped up in stress or out problems we forget and take for granted HOW MUCH of a blessing vision really is. Today I found myself standing at the bus stop just staring at the scenery and thinking to myself... Lord I can see and you did this! Lord you restored my sight and life has been so good for me despite the hardships that I forgot I was almost out here with one eye. When you take a step back from all the noise and all the drama and all the stress and get practical about what you do have that's VERY VALUABLE that you do NOT acknowledge because something else has your attention, then you fully understand Julia Cameron's statement "Sanity lies in the art of paying attention". So your takeaway for this week to stay sane in this crazy world is "Pay Attention to your blessings. Pay MORE ATTENTION to all the beautiful things you can see and visualize. There are people living right now that are not as blessed to do that". Most times, through no fault of their own they either NEVER HAD the ability to see or they have lost the ability to see. Then consider if the problem you are stressing about is a bigger problem than your vision. It's really a reminder of how powerful our minds are as people. As I was thanking God for my sight this morning. I really was thinking about how my mind was so strong that what I was thinking and feeling altered my ability to use my eyes. Our minds are so powerful it believes what we tell it and it's simply too easier to tell it something negative. We have to be smarter than that and by doing so, we reap the benefits of being empowered and at our healthiest state. So pay attention to every ability and blessing you have. It's much more important to nurture those blessings and abilities than to focus on temporary things that distract us or attempt to rob us of our peace. Love, Your Favorite Happiness Cheerleader & Behavioral Analyst Comedian, AaronaTheVirgo For More of my comedy, musical comedy and other content - visit my YouTube Channel @aarona_thevirgo To Show Support of my content and art check out my eStore - https://AaronatheVirgoshop.etsy.com
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