Do you have an Elephant infestation?
WHAT IS AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM?
An elephant in the room is something everyone knows is there, but nobody talks about.
It’s like a dirty little secret shared by a group of people with an implicit vow of silence about the matter.
Everyone can see it, but no one wants to be the first to acknowledge it.
But no Elephant can hide forever!
HERE ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM OF YOUR LIFE.
An Elephant in the room of your life is BIG.
It takes up space and leaves less room for joy, happiness, love, abundance, fun etc
An Elephant in the room of your life is HEAVY.
It puts pressure on anything or anyone supporting it – relationships, finances, health.
An Elephant in the room of your life is NOISY.
You can’t hear yourself think.
The voice of reason is drowned out.
Your inner wisdom cannot be heard.
An Elephant in the room of your life is HUNGRY.
It must be fed to survive.
It demands attention and resources and consumes everything as soon it manifests.
An Elephant in the room of your life is MESSY.
It constantly creates a lot of shit.
It turns what you feed it – love, relationships, health, finances, - into crap that you must deal with – or get buried beneath.
HOW TO YOU KNOW THERE’S AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM OF YOUR LIFE?
?If there is something or someone holding you back, weighing you down, draining your energy and resources and taking up space, you’ve got an Elephant in your life!
OPTIONS FOR DEALING WITH AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM OF YOUR LIFE.
Like everything, dealing with an Elephant in the room of your life begins with a choice.
This time your choice is to continue to IGNORE IT and hope it will go away by itself.
Or, take whatever action is necessary to EVICT IT.
THERE IS EFFORT REQUIRED FOR BOTH.
Elephants never leave of their own accord, so hoping that it will fade away is a waste of your energy. ?
Ignoring your elephant gives it free rein to get bigger, breed or invite its friends to stay.
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You end up with a bigger, heavier, noisier, hungrier and messier situation to deal with.
The effort required to Evict elephants has much better long-term gains.
IT’S YOUR DECISION.
You can choose to Ignore the Elephants in the room of your life by doing nothing.
Just carry on pretending everything is okay while there are Elephants breeding in your room!
OR ....
LEARN HOW TO EVICT YOUR ELEPHANTS.
If you choose to evict the Elephants in the room of your life, here are the steps to take:
?FACE IT.
Look at it and identify what it’s costing you. Write it all down!
NAME IT.
Give your Elephant a name. It could be a Person, an Event, a Pain, a Thought Pattern. a Behaviour or Addiction …..
OWN IT.
Is it yours? Have you adopted somebody else’s Elephant in an attempt to help them? Who are you helping by carrying another’s load? That Elephant is now camouflaging yours. Do you have an addiction to helping?
CLAIM IT.
Take responsibility for dealing with it.
?And deal with it, bite by bite – break it down into manageable chunks.
Never try to evict an entire Elephant in one go!
SOME GOOD NEWS!
It will get easier once you start.
????Elephants can’t live in the light of truth.
TO SUMMARISE …
????You will know there is an Elephant is the room of your life if there is something or someone holding you back, weighing you down, draining your energy and resources, and taking up space in your head.
????You can choose to ignore the Elephants in the room of your life by doing nothing and pretending they’re not there.
????To evict an Elephant you need to
????Once you begin, it gets easier and easier.!
But, be warned!
There will always be elephants trying to occupy your life, so it's very important to keep checking for them!