Circumstance or Reaction?

Monday July 30^th

            I have been in a creative rut for days, or at least that’s how I saw it.  Though, if I look more closely at the situation I am able to see it differently.  Last week I had an abcessed tooth, which caused me a lot of pain and my cheek swelled up like a chipmunk.  After I had the tooth removed I spent the next few days in pain, happy I would soon be better but whiny because I was still in pain.  Today I am thankful I feel much better and if I look back I can view my lack of writing as a Circumstance or a Reaction.

            If I sat here today and let my thoughts turn negative or see my lack of creativity as failure then that is a reaction, and an unproductive one at that.  That type of reaction will not help me get back on track.  That type of reaction will only cause me to extend my current situation.  Now, if I choose to see my lack of creativity as a Circumstance that simply resulted from a medical procedure and therefore is completely normal and expected.  Well that thought is what has helped me get back to Believing, then Knowing, that I would get back on track with my writing. 

            Now look at me, I’m writing.  Some people will like what I have to say and some people won’t, but I feel good to be doing it again.  Those good feelings are going out into The Universe and I know they will come back to me.  I know that my positive thoughts and feelings will bring more Positivity back into my life.  It’s like KNOWING the check is in the mail and it will be awesome.  I feel like I already have the things I want and its THOSE FEELINGS that make life worth living.  It’s not the things you have that bring you happiness, but how you FEEL about the things you have.   How can you feel good about what you have today, no matter how small?