Is it sacred to your heart?

Does this add joy, peace, serenity, abundance and health if I choose to do this?

I grew up in a time that when the phone rang, we jumped up as fast as we could to answer it. When it was the wrong number, our moods seem to sink. We had a nine-family party line which meant nine households used the same phone line. Tricky. I was used to reacting, not responding. Controlled by the ringing bell. Fear of missing out on something

Later on while living on my own, I was still conditioned to run to the phone. When answering machines became available, it became a lifesaver as it offered more options. Next came the caller ID. This one invention gave me the most freedom. I remember when I first invested in it. I was getting a lot of hang-up calls; hooking up that machine cleared up the mystery.

I see a similar response when someone asks us for something, particularly when it comes to family and maybe even some of our friends. Learning how to give pause before deciding can be an empowering thing. Not being so quick to jump in (unless it is a 911 call). Implementing the above questions can assist in reclaiming our time, our life, emotions and money. We always have options.

It takes practice to curtail the Pavlov response to people’s requests and even our phones and social media. Giving some space can give us even more freedom to do what we need to do for ourselves. Maybe, just maybe, it IS our turn to make the wisest decision at this time for our betterment.