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We all have emotional and physical scars in our lives to bear. We face disappointments, daily challenges, and failures. It is a fact of life. It isn’t so much that these things in life stunt our growth, its how we let them affect our lives.

We could sit and complain, become a victim of these challenges and daily misfortunes or we can learn from them and accelerate into a better place in life. Our way of thinking affects the outcome of our lives so much more than we could even know.

Think about it. When we get depressed, we feel miserable, our thinking becomes impaired, we cannot see much beyond the moment of misery we are in. We have tunnel vision, negativity.

What would happen if we would not allow this to happen. What would it be like if we took life on the lighter side. Take a bad day and call it just that “a bad day” and it will pass. Make the most of this bad day and look forward to the next. The negativity has nothing to feed on.

The new saying I learned today from a book I am reading “ You can’t unscramble eggs, so why try.” I choose to make a conscious decision to move on with my life. If something goes wrong along the way I will not beat myself up over it, I will admit it, seek forgiveness and move on. I will let go of my mistakes, hurts and pains.

If my eggs get “scrambled” along the way, it will be alright, if I just let it be - accept it and let it go ~

quote from "Starting Your Best Life Now" by Joel Osteen


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  • starchini said on Mar 17, 2008....
    Super duper post : )  I read the book the secret and it says a lot of what u describe in unscramble eggs.  loved it.
  • quietone said on Mar 17, 2008....
    starchini ~ yes, I got the DVD of the secret... I watch it over and over.  loved that too.  thanks and good to see you again!  :)
  • silverwhisper said on Mar 17, 2008....
    honestly, i've long felt that we have some control over how we respond to various stimuli. i can view the news that i was downsized (something i've had to do a few times) as a crisis, as in "holy crap i need to look for a new job", or as an opportunity to find a job that compensates me better.

    i generally do succumb to the former, but after a while, i gravitate inexorably towards the latter. hopefully, i won't have to do that little mental gymnastic routine for a little while.

    but yes, perspective is the key IMHO to getting a handle on these things, no question.

    ed
  • Me-Myself&I said on Mar 17, 2008....

    Just like the old saying....When life hands you lemons....make some lemonade!

    The winners in life think constantly in terms I can, I will, and I am. ~Dennis Waitley

    *smile* Don't get me wrong ....it is NOT easy to maintain postive attitude. Practice makes perfect.

    Great post! take care ~see ya

     

  • destinydiva said on Mar 17, 2008....
    quiet, this is just what I needed to hear, thank you :-) xxx
     
  • pickersplock said on Mar 17, 2008....
    Your title caught my eye because in the last Jasper Fforde novel, the main character had to find the recipe for unscrambling eggs on the Wreck of the Herperus! 
    Can you imagine? LOL
  • mobil said on Mar 17, 2008....
    I think what you are saying for the most part is true Quiet. I've noticed as I have traveled through life that some people are just more positive than others. Don't know how much of that is genetic, the way we're put together or as your book says; Our reaction to those things that impact us.
     
    I like my eggs over easy anyhow........haha
  • Mamie said on Mar 17, 2008....
    love it!
    Hi there Lady Q: I have been laying low lately, missed our chats but needed a refuel...and here you are !! I will have an omelet please! I am reading more abraham-hicks right now, finished a new earth and loved it...I am not good at the link ups on Monday nights but I like the archived versions at my convenience anyway, so i am not missing out.
    Thanks for sharing this, it is so true...and the other thing, is...if a bit of shell gets in the bowl...just pick it out! No biggie!! xo, M
  • wombat said on Mar 17, 2008....
    What a fine post....it says alot that I should take into deep thought.  It's hard sometimes, though.  But I will try to remember the egg quote when things look a little "cracked" for me.  I do understand about the "tunnel vision" thing.  Sometimes the most simple things seem lost or confused when you are turning inward with depressed thoughts only.  When you come back around, it's just like coming out of a dark tunnel--and the lights and whistles start blaring!
  • vacantmind said on Mar 17, 2008....

    You can't unscramble eggs huh? Well, now someone tells me. Guess I will just chalk this up to another one of those bad days and move on.

    I do like that quote though.

  • polarheart said on Mar 17, 2008....
    Quiet, thanks for this great post.  It is very apt for the day to day run of the mill stuff that get us down. . .like what's happened to me recently.  However, sometimes really HUGE stuff happens that gives you no space but to deal with stuff in survival mode and later on our emotions about such occurences start to surface.  Yes, we cant unscramble eggs, but we can make peace with our past......sometimes, it just takes a bit longer depending on the severity of the occurences.
     
    Much love
    Polar
  • gingersoul said on Mar 17, 2008....

    Darn it....  and i thought you had some secret recipe to unveil.....drat!

    I don't read much self-help or motivational books..... i think each of us can learn from our own life and mistake ...and if not ..there are no books to teach us anything...

    I always pick one of them and after few pages put them back........maybe i didn't read the right one yet...who knows?

    During my divorce i was reading a self help book about the experience of this woman...... well, when she was talking about pratical things i even took notes........but whe she woudl start talking about being positive, having a happy room, digesting the past and giving birth to a new us...sorry, but i just  skipped those chapters...:-)

  • quietone said on Mar 17, 2008....
    ed ~ I am also hoping you don't have to go through those hoops again too.  Good luck with your new job, and please let us know how it goes!  being positive is as addicting as being the other so why not take the good!
  • quietone said on Mar 17, 2008....
    MeMy ~ that is for sure, it is not easy to do.. but like you say, practice!  thanks for your little quotes.. I love em'
  • quietone said on Mar 17, 2008....
    destiny ~  I am glad.  :)  now go make some french toast instead! 
  • quietone said on Mar 17, 2008....
    pickers ~ well did he find the magic recipe? 
  • quietone said on Mar 17, 2008....
    mobil ~ I think its a combination of reaction and how we perceive things.  some people are wired differently.  I like my eggs over easy too.   
  • quietone said on Mar 17, 2008....
    opps gotta go to work... be back later for the rest of you... eeks don' want to be late for the troll~!
  • wombat said on Mar 17, 2008....
    quietone:  Chilll.....there's tomorrow....  I am thinking I have something waiting for me later to read from a good friend.  You wait for me all the time, right?  ha...
  • wakingharmony said on Mar 17, 2008....
    I love this saying and stopping in for a quick hi  been blah..hugs w/ lysol
  • GrapeKoolaid said on Mar 18, 2008....
    Indeed, letting go is the hardest part. 
  • papajack said on Mar 18, 2008....
    I think that is very good thinking, quietone. Good post!
  • MissMimi said on Mar 18, 2008....

    I should try harder to look at it this way, quiltedone.  I just think life is seldom as simple and forthright as some of these motivational books would have us believe.

    I'm a wet blanket, I suppose, or at least damp.  Like Ginger, I don't think I've found the right self-help book yet.

  • skald said on Mar 18, 2008....
    That is very wise and that is what we should do. I always try that too. Thanks for the good post dear friend. 
  • pickersplock said on Mar 18, 2008....
    Oh, yes she did.  It was in the pocket of her Uncle Mycroft's sports jacket!
  • GracefullyGrowing said on Mar 18, 2008....
    "What would happen if we would not allow this to happen. What would it be like if we took life on the lighter side."
     
    My thought, when I read this part, was . . . "We'd ALL be Mamie!"
     
    'Nuff said.  ;~P
     
    ~Grace~
  • RollingC said on Mar 18, 2008....
    A good and truthful post.    If only it were so easy as to get everyone on the same page and just  let go  .
    For me....letting go..... can be easy on a mundane thing that's encountered out of the house...but it's plenty hard on an up-close and personal issue with say, family members. 
    Although I'm still trying and going to try harder.
    Rc
  • Mamie said on Mar 18, 2008....

    oh you little flatterer you!! It takes so much hard work to look at all this crap in a good light, yes? But how can you turn down a good omelet at this time of day=)))

    have a good day all!! xo, Mamie

  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    Mamie ~ did you know this - ,s,s,or - is your name with my fingers not on the right keys?  LOL  hey, I just got up!  I was surprised I even noticed!  good to see you my friend!  :)
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    wombie ~ it is hard to see the bigger picture sometimes but we keep on keepin' on and I am glad of that, cause I may not have met you had it been any other way.
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    polar ~ I am finding that this is just part of being human my dear friend.  And you know as I am learning it is all there for the asking.  {{{hugs}}}
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    ginger ~ that is why there are so many different kinds of books out there for people to read... we all are not in the same place.. it is what makes us unique.  :)
    I feel the same way when I pick up a mushy hallmark card that has a lot of codependent crap written all over it like "oh I just can't live w/o you"... you and I both know thats not true!  always good to see you my friend.
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    waking ~ oh, I hope you aren't coming down with this stuff that has been going around.  hope you feel better soon. 
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    grape ~ yes letting go is hard but keeping it let go is too.  It is also not easy to remain happy all the time (well unless you are on drugs I guess) haha~  nice to see ya
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    papajack ~ thank you and always nice to see you.
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    MissMimi ~  well my dear one, sometimes things are found in the darndest places. Who says it has to be in a book?  btw I do like my name pretty clever hehe! 
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    skald ~ every time I have seen a picture of you, you have had such a warm smile on your face.. it always makes me smile too.   :)   see? 
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    pickers ~ you tell em'  haha!  :)  good to see you neighbor.
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    Grace ~ well I guess that wouldn't be such a bad thing now would it!  :) 
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....

    RollingC ~ thank you.  It is much easier to leave "stuff" outside the home at the door for sure.  Life is a lot of hard work sometimes I think.  And sometimes all we can do is keep trying. 

  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    mamie ~ I had oatmeal insead!  Insant oatmeal at that... cause it was easier and faster.  LOL
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    wombie ~ I skipped you on purpose... cause I wanted to save you for last!  make you wait a bit longer..... hahaha.....  you silly!
  • PassionTraveler said on Mar 18, 2008....
    Nice, similar principles to the Laws Of Attraction. I whole-heartedly concur. Now, if I can just keep it in practice within my own life, eh,... you know how it goes. Much easier to dish advice to others than to take it when you are addicted to your own drama. LOL. But yes, I'm working toward that same existence Quietone... thanks for reminding us of what's important, and more importantly, what's NOT important. :)

    PT
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    PT ~ oh what a good way to put it, being addicted to your own drama. and yes, so easy to say, and still hard to practice.  thanks PT for stopping by.  :)
  • andora said on Mar 18, 2008....
    aloha one and all, I am somewhat new here - stopped by months ago and haven't taken the time to come back for various reasons. I love the sentiments of positivity and yes, the love that you folks are openly sharing is excellent to witness in a chat room.

    Some would say that the book I just published is a self help book, and i guess I can live with it being in that genre - nonetheless it addresses this topic extensively. I appreciate the desire to approach live with acceptance  Quietone. Sometimes acceptance is the only open window when it comes to shedding light on a stuck pattern. I applaud those who reach for the positive perspective - while at the same time I wish to acknowledge ginger and mimi's  self-acceptance in expressing  their proclivity towards the negative. "The Secret" is offering some truth while leaving out some vital information about the negative polarity of our existence.

    Let me apologize ahead of time for taking it upon myself to represent the negative polarity and the deep misunderstandings that are being bandied about as positivity. I have published my book panGasm for free at pangasm.org because I feel as though I am addressing an emergency. I will start a post Quietone about this perspective so I do not belabour your thread. I appreciate your desire to help others with your love of life...thankyou
  • quietone said on Mar 18, 2008....
    andora ~ welcome to SC and I do agree that everyone is defiantely entitled to their beliefs and opinions, otherwise this world would be a boring place.  We each are on our own walk through life in different places in time, this is also the way it is.  I would like to hear more about this vital negative polarity.  I look fwd to reading your post.
  • wombat said on Mar 18, 2008....
    quietone:  I am always last for everything!  Ha....  Yes, it is strange--the big picture.  And how I moved up here and then ended up on SC, and then met a friend miles away.  The thread keeps going back, and also forward in this crazy life!
  • queenparanoia said on Mar 19, 2008....
    thanks for sharing this... i really need to hear this... =)
  • quietone said on Mar 19, 2008....
    wombie ~ na, see you aren't last... queenie was here after you! haha.
  • quietone said on Mar 19, 2008....
    Hi ya queen ~ I am glad you could make wombie feel better by stopping by after her! haha.  I am glad that this could help in any way sweetie.  you keep on keepin' on.  :)
  • cotteralladams3 said on Mar 22, 2008....
    No but they make good taco filling with beans and rice.
  • quietone said on Mar 22, 2008....
    cotteralladams ~ LOL it took me a while to figure out what you were talking about!  duh... I got it. 

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