There was a boy who was hungry and happened to search the kitchen of the house in the absence of his parents. Suddenly, he saw a jar full of peanuts. He was elated and went to grab the peanuts. The boy put hand into the jar, grasped the peanuts, But…was then stuck!!
The boy kept trying to get the peanuts out. But when he created a fist holding on to the peanuts, it was impossible for him to get his hand out. He was screaming, crying, struggling the best he could in order to take the hand out of the jar. Later, his mother came in. She told him to release the peanuts and free his hand. He did so and became free.
Here point to be noted is that, The boy tried everything to free his hand except letting go.
Probably, many of us do the same with our thoughts and emotions. We ignore them, fight them, pull them, push them etc. Then we become trap of our own thoughts and emotions. Sometimes we forget that if we can just stop trying to control them and let them go, we’d feel free of them.
Have a Great Day
I genuinely do understand when clients say they’re looking for a change, but don’t know what it is yet or how to achieve it. Because I have been there, done that and thankfully was lucky enough to walk away to now be doing a job where I never have to think “Thank God it’s Friday (TGIF).”
