As I listen to myself and to others, there seems to be a theme of constant struggle.    Is struggling in life a natural human experience or do we create it for ourselves with our inner dialogues and choices that we make?  Is it that we are not creative enough to figure out how to stop struggling?  

There are so many areas where struggling seems to permeate:   finances, health, weight, relationships, education, parenting, and juggling all of the many different compartments of our lives.

How many reactions do you have a day about other people’s behaviors, words or actions?   How do you react if someone walks ahead of you through a door and just let’s the door slam into you, or a family member who gossips about you.  I know I spend too much time telling myself stories about what other people do.  What about you?  Do you spend a lot of time judging and talking about other’s behaviors?

How often I have said to myself “let it go Pat” when I was agitated or upset about something.  I’ve also said “let go” to others when they were holding on to a negative thought.    How does one “let go?”   We are attached to our emotional stuff and don’t always know how to release the emotions and free ourselves.