Some Words Of Hope

[eastern_mystique]

I was feeling pretty down yesterday afternoon, thinking about my ex. I'm planning to talk to him in a few weeks about "us". It will be close to two months that we've been broken up and we have a good friendship. But I'm worried that when I suggest that we try again (albeit slowly and cautiously, small steps at a time) that he'll shoot me down and just say "no". This is a very real fear. We're compatible, we have a chemistry with each other and there are still feelings there (on his side, not just mine), plus he's pretty open minded.....but still, the fear persists.

 

The fact is he has nothing to lose by giving us another shot because;

 

[color=indigo]1.) If he doesn't believe that we could ever work out, then it will become apparent very early on, he can feel justified in being right, and he won't feel like he's lost anything. [/color]

 

[color=blue]2.) If it does work out, then he will have been wrong, but he will have gained something - namely, me.[/color]

 

 

It's always said that women are far too emotional and cannot use logic, but this seems very logical to me. I read somewhere once,

" A belief is worthless, if you don't allow it to be challenged". I want to challenge his beliefs and as he has less than nothing to lose, I'm hoping he'll say "yes". The only reason he could say "no" is that he's scared that his belief might be wrong. Logic all the way.

 

But of course, I really don't know what he'll say and this is what was bringing me down yesterday. The I went into our prayer room and picked up one of the religious books in there called "Where There Is Light: Insight and Inspiration for Meeting Life's Challenges" and I read it from cover to cover. My God, did I feel better afterwards and I wanted to share some of the things in there with you guys:

 

 

"If you cling to certain thought with dynamic will power, it finally assumes a tangible outward form"

 

"Nothing is impossible, unless you think it is"

 

"Thoughts can sometimes be more effective than words. The human mind is the most powerful broadcasting machine there is. If you constantly broadcast thoughts with love, those thoughts will have an effect on others."

 

"Whatever you want to do, think about it until you are lost in that idea. Think, think, think, and make plans. then take a little time; don't jump into anything at once. Take a step and then think more. Something within tells you what to do. Do it, and think some more. Some further guidance will come. By learning to go deep within, you will connect your consciousness with the superconsciousness of the soul, so that with infinite will power, patience, and intuition you can grow those idea-seeds of success."

 

"Whatever you want others to be, first be that yourself; then you will find others responding in like manner to you."

 

"An unceasing demand for anything, mentally whispered with unflagging zeal and unflinching courage and faith, develops into a dynamic power that so influences the entire behaviour of the conscious, sub-conscious and super conscious powers of man that the desired object is gained. The inner performance of mental whispers must be unceasing, undaunted by reverses. Then the desired-for object will materialize."

 

There are some on here who are very negative (they know who they are) and seem to love proffering their words of misery to others. I'm not denying that they may be right - but I think it might be nice for people to read something positive for once.

[westernxer]

I felt much better after reading "Less Than Zero" by Bret Easton Ellis. Made me grateful for the things I don't have... money, youth, and lots of cocaine.