“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you’re riding through the ruts, don’t you complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!” ~ Bob Marley

“Blame no one. Forgive yourself and others. There is no room for lifelong grudges or guilt complexes in such a short span as a lifetime.” ~ Joel Osteen

Often times we carry negative feelings towards others.

Most of us look at the journey of life as a long road. Yet none of us knows how long our journey is intended to be. Many of us will even carry negative feelings against others that we hold for many, many years. But if we were to take another perspective on life, we would realize the precious commodity that life is! It would be so much better served focusing on the things that bring us joy rather than displeasure.

Imagine that we were to live another 30 years holding a grudge, that would be 30 years with a heavy heart, 30 years of tears and ill feelings, 30 years of thinking negative thoughts about another… all by choice!

Imagine then if we were to release the negative feelings and to occupy that mind-space with positive, happy feelings… how much more pleasant can you imagine those 30 years could be! Worst yet, often times the reasons that we carry those negative feelings we hardly ever remember with time, yet we still so clearly continue to hold and dearly embrace the negativity.

What would life be like today if I hadn’t held on to the memory of a remark that some kid in my class in elementary school made, that I had ugly toes… how many beautiful pairs of sandals would I not have passed up in my lifetime? It’s sometimes the simple things that we deny ourselves based on past experiences. An opinion is simply that, an opinion… opinions do not define us unless we allow them to.

So let us resolve today to start shedding some of the negativity that binds us. After all, an uncomplicated vision of our future is a much more beautiful picture to embrace.

Author's Bio: 

Tanya Ragbeer is a Certified Professional Coach, and Master Practitioner of NLP, and Energy Leadership. She focuses primarily on helping people to achieve peak performance in life and/or business, whether through one-on-one coaching, during public speaking appearances, or through seminars and workshops.

Coach Tanya is a strong community advocate who has been acknowledged for leadership and community service, was labeled a Trailblazer in her local community, and has been nominated for other prestigious awards. She maintains her private coaching practice in South Florida where she is regularly invited as a guest speaker for local businesses and organizations.

Coach Tanya is an author of a children's picture book "The Journeys of Tati", is a writer, blogger, artist, and the founder and president of the non-profit organization Transforming America Through Interaction (TATI), Inc. which provides assistance to the underprivileged and fosters leadership development in the youth.

To contact Coach Tanya, visit her website: www.coachingwithtanya.com.