Kelley Pujol Writes: Exit Frame 1

As you followed your energy and perceptions for the past couple of days, what did you discover? Perhaps you found yourself saying things like, “I hate the way I look, but my mom was always overweight, and so was granny, so, I guess I will be too.” Or maybe you heard yourself say, “This job is a dead end, but it pays the bills. Besides, where else can I work in this town?”

Or worse yet, maybe these beliefs are so ingrained in your subconscious mind that you don’t even hear them anymore.
Perhaps to you, these self imposed limits are givens – like “that is a tree” or “I hear barking, so there must be a dog.”

But maybe there is not a dog – maybe there is a very talented parrot barking.
Maybe that tree is only a clever projection on a screen –

Just as most of the limits you accept in your life are limits you have projected on yourself.

Please note that I did not say all – for example, I am 5 ft 3 inches tall. It is unlikely that under any circumstances, I will ever play for the NBA – even if I wanted to, which I don’t. But there are still many, many situations in our lives that we blame for our unhappiness when our happiness is right at our finger tips – we only have to reach for it.

Let’s go back to our painting at the museum.

What would have happened if instead of walking away from the painting and leaving the museum all together, we did something different?

What if:
We asked the guard on duty “what is the deal with that frame?”
We complained to the museum director, “I can not enjoy this painting or your lovely museum due this distracting frame.”?
We took it upon ourselves to remove the frame and dispose of it while accepting the consequences of doing so?

We are each both the guard on duty and the museum director in charge of our frames – our perceptions – and what we believe about ourselves today puts into play how our lives will feel tomorrow. For the next few days, try this exercise. As you go through your day, ask yourself – If your tomorrow can feel different than today, in each circumstance, how do you want it to feel? Concentrate on the feeling, not the visual. And don’t edit or judge yourself, just witness yourself. There will be time for focusing and editing later.