dailydatewithgod

It seems like anything that begins with “ex” falls into a category of outside of ourselves.  We put it in front of anything that we are creating distance from and it tends to taint whatever that thing is.  Instead of “EX” we experience it like “X“. Do not go there, danger, danger!  What if the ex could be less about staying away from and more about choosing what to keep close? When we remind ourselves that we have the power to choose what stays close to us versus hoping something we swore off will not come near us again, we are no longer victims.  Knowing the exceptions in your life can free you from the judgment you have on yourself and others to be the one for everyone.  Do we feel bad that we are not closer to our exes?  How does it work if there is no change in the kind of relationship one has with his or her exes whether they are people, ideas, or experiences?  When I take an exception to something I am choosing to leave it out.  When I make an exception for something I am setting aside my thinking or experience to consider a different side.  I do not make exceptions to protect myself.  I make exceptions to create clarity in my life.  Our minds will do jumping jacks to justify why we should keep it close because it is familiar and the mind loves familiar.  Our hearts have the courage to go through the separation so we can find out more of who we are without that thing, experience or person.  Exception does not always mean exclusion and even when it does, it is not because we are x-ing it out of our existence.  If nothing else, going forward I will want to know more about every word that begins with ex and pay close attention to the words I am using to tell the story of my life.