The Open mind

In order to enter the "Land of Change with All Things Possible" an open mind is required. What do I mean by that? We have all heard the saying "A closed mind is like a fist, nothing gets in" and when I say nothing; I mean nothing.  Have you ever tried to talk to a person like this? Frustrating, isn't it? There is nothing positive, there is no motivation, there is no light being allowed in the all the dark places! I say "It sure is a beautiful day out!" They respond "Yeah, but later it will probably rain." (insert eye roll) I say: "What a nice family they are." They respond: "I hear there is a lot of mental illness in that family." WHAT!? 1. How do you even know this!? 2.Why is that something you would repeat even if it is true!? Do you get my point here? With people like this there is a tendency to be closed to good things, as if feeling good is a felony and they are the police! No ONE on MY watch will feel Happy DANG IT! You find yourself avoiding them like the plague. Not answering phone calls, ignoring texts with the lame excuse that your phone wasn't working or outright lying! My favorite: "I bought a new phone and the numbers were lost!" LIAR! Why do we do this to ourselves? Why don't we just tell them that they are driving everyone away with their closed mindedness and peevish behavior? Why don't we just tell them they are like the superhero of Buzz kill? You know why? Because we are being just as close minded as they are. Oh Yes! we are. Close minded people shut down, run away from confrontation, lie to themselves and others and refuse to see or acknowledge the truth. To call someone out on their mess would mean opening YOURSELF up to the fact that this might be a hard conversation. That it might not go as expected, feelings will probably be hurt and you might also be called out on YOUR mess(that is never fun) then gauging if the relationship is worth saving/keeping, open minded folks know this and still push forward. Open yourself up and speak and stand in your truth.  Being closed to the good that surrounds you, regardless of what the news tells us, there is still so much good out here, is such a waste of the gift of Life. Living this way is hard and exhausting to the point of pain. You are a gift, no matter what happens or what is said, know that. Wishing you Love and Peace, but mostly Peace.  
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