How To Catch A Monkey

Monkey-hunters use a box with an opening at the top, big enough for the monkey to slide its hand in. Inside the box are nuts. The monkey grabs the nuts and now its hand becomes a fist. The monkey tries to get its hand out but the opening is big enough for the hand to slide in, but too small for the fist to come out. Now the monkey has a choice, either to let go of the nuts and be free forever or hang on to the nuts and get caught. Guess what it picks every time? You guessed it. He hangs on to the nuts and gets caught.

My Message:

I'm not sure if the above story is entirely true, but it is does tell a powerful message. You probably thinking what a silly monkey, but the truth is we are no different from the monkey, as some of us hang onto "things" that keep us from moving forwards in life. How often have we fallen for the same trick of hanging on to these “things” that have become our own trap. We spend a lot of time rationalising by saying, "I cannot do this because……." or "If only I could do….…", "if only.......if only....." Whatever you fill in the spaces are the nuts that you are hanging on to and are hindering you from becoming the successful person which you are destined to be. Now letting go doesn’t mean giving up, but rather accepting that there are things in life that should not be or are not exactly for you at that time. Sometimes letting go is what makes us stronger, happier and more successful in the long run. Stop holding onto those things that are preventing you from moving forward. If that person angered you or upset you, if that relationship didn't work out so well, or a family member is frustrating you. It's time to let go and start living in the now. Enjoying everything that is going on at this present moment. When you are here now you can be nowhere else. You are not hanging on to something that's been, you are here now…Enjoy it.

May you have an awesome week, where the limitations of your past are released, allowing you to live a more fulfilled and enriched life.

Darren Zwiers


The Quote:

“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.”  ― Deepak Chopra