Open Windows

I have opened all the windows in my house.

Eagles fly in and out, as do any words that

are spoken about me.

Anything my ears might detect, firsthand or

second . . . I might give that news a moment's

attention

and then just let it be the tiny evaporating

whiff of smoke it is, dissolving in the Infinite.

Hafiz

When we allow criticism to linger too long in our minds, words and feelings grow heavy.  The original words may not have even been meant for us, but we chose to personalize whatever was said.  There are occasions we choose to hang on to what we need to release.

Open is the key word.  We open our hearts, our minds, and our spirits allowing any negativity to come and go on a gentle breeze.  Allow open thinking to carry any darkness on a straight path outside of our selves.  Avoid emotional heaviness by not listening too closely to careless comments of others.  Our spirit will soar when we no longer retain stagnant thoughts to distract us from the beauty around us.

When we do not feed energy into the words of others, the words are no longer sustained.  When we no longer fuel what we long to dismiss, it dissipates into thin air.  We have choice as to how long we want to detain information as it passes through.   We can decide to cling to what harms us or to open our windows and let it pass right on through.   Which will we choose?