Unsubscribing
June 24th, 2008 by Carol WoodliffI was talking with Karen the other day and told her I was reviewing the status of all the automatic emails that I have been getting. She agreed it was a good idea for her too so I thought I’d share it here.
Many times we decide to try something like an email newsletter and then find out that it really isn’t a priority for us to read it. Week after week it arrives in your mailbox and you delete it and move on. A couple of weeks ago, I decided to start removing myself from some of those lists. While only taking a few seconds to delete an email may not seem like a big deal, cumulatively opening your email box and seeing those 10-20 emails a day does take an attention unit. Eliminating those emails helps me feel lighter.
But the idea of unsubscribing can go deep than just the emails in your in box. Are there beliefs you need to unsubscribe from? Maybe you bought into the idea that you can’t lose weight because your family is all heavy or that you can’t do something for yourself because “good mothers” don’t.
To have a healthier life we have to pay attention to the those things that we subscribed to, and notice how they effect us. Are they in line with our spirit? Do they give us energy or take it away? Notice what things are automatically coming into your life because you “signed up” for them awhile ago. Do they still serve you? If not, unsubscribe! Release them and release yourself from the burden of being hooked up to something you don’t need and doesn’t serve you.
Hugs
C
