What are you holding on to?

By Chris Wucherer AnnArbor.com Community Contributor

Posted on Tue, Oct 6, 2009 : 3:47 p.m.

Is something holding you back or are you holding yourself back? Let's face it, we can come up with a million and one reasons why we can't move ourselves forward.

Here are some frequent reasons:

1. I'm too busy 2. I don't know what I want to do 3. I don't know how 4. My kids need me 5. I don't have enough money 6. I'm afraid 7. I have to take care of my aging parents 8. Etc., etc., etc.!!

We can blame others, ourselves, our past, the economy, but the bottom line is that when we stay in stuck thinking our lives stay stuck.

Where are you stuck in your life? What can you do to move forward, to take a leap, to jump to the next square or to meander down a new path? Like the pine cone in the picture, we have to let go and see where we fall in order for new growth to take place.

Remember small steps slow us down and focus our desires!