IT IS WHAT IT IS - A Great Life Lesson

IT IS WHAT IT IS . . . Now that I am considered a senior citizen, it seems appropriate to review life lessons I am learning or have learned. Some time ago I heard a lecture entitled, “It Is What It IS . . . then move on.”

I cannot but think about all the times in my life I have wasted precious energy agonizing over something that ultimately proved to be irrelevant. For instance, isn’t it interesting how often we worry about what someone else will think, when the truth is that they rarely think about us at all!

When I was a young housewife and mother, I literally cowered in the presence of my mother-in-law. After all, I had been taught that mothers-in-law were “the enemy.” As I think back on that, all those years ago, it is hard to believe that I gave what she thought any consideration at all.

A few years later as a young single mother and business woman I was concerned that I always portrayed the best image of women in the work place. That was years before the so-called women’s movement. In truth, I just simply concentrated on doing a good job, and ended up advancing further than most of the men with whom I worked.

At this stage of my life I perceive that one of my most important life lessons is . . . still today . . . “IT IS WHAT IT IS . . . and then move on.” I was attempting to teach this lesson to my almost 15-year-old grandson the other day, and he looked at me as if I had lost my mind. He is a classic worrier. I told him that I am working on that lesson, and he said something like, “I’ll be watching, grandma.”

It occurs to me that “IT IS WHAT IT IS” is a great life lesson for all of us. I challenge you to think about developing that lesson even as I have. I believe it to be worth all the effort.

In my daily morning meditation I have added that as a primary goal. And in the evening, when I do my Qi Gong nighttime routine, just before I go to bed, as I do that relaxing and meditative routine I now think about my IT IS WHAT IT IS goal. I wish I had learned that lesson years ago, but I am equally grateful that I become aware of its importance at this stage of my life.

If you haven’t discovered the incredible healing and restorative powers of Qi Gong, the ancient Chinese healing form of Tai Chi, I encourage you to discover its healing capability. I think of Qi Gong as a healing meditation. It is one of the most important healing tools I have used to overcome multiple sclerosis.

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