Tie the loose knots

Picture this, your running a race, and in the middle your shoe suddenly starts to come untied, an immediate distraction slowing you down. You go back and forth with yourself debating whether or not you should stop to untie it, or keep running and hope it doesn't cause you to fall. You choose to just keep running, out of the fear that if you stop, you could lose the race. Now imagine those laces as relationships in your life, maybe friendships, family, partners, or coworkers. These relationships that you keep running with, that are slowing you down, but you are too nervous to stop and fix because you might lose the race. These relationships can be toxic to your happiness and well being, affecting all aspects of your life.

Now let's say you stop and tie the laces tightly, knowing they won't come untied for the rest of the race. You lost a few seconds because you stopped, but are now moving much faster than before because you have lost all worry of falling. Now again imagine those laces as relationships in your life, once dealt with, it may cause you to fall behind for a short amount of time, however you will be back up and running faster than ever before once they are dealt with. If you find yourself confused by this, simply think of it like this, some people in your life might not be in your best interest to keep around and whether you notice it or not are only holding you back. Once you realize this, and tie those shoes, you will forget about those relationships or distractions, and will be on the fast path to happiness.

You have the power to make the decision, to keep going in struggle, or to stop briefly to fix the issue in order to ensure success. When fully conscious, deep down you know what is best, and will the best intentions in mind, life will guide you there if you allow it to. Toxic relationships can be even more powerful than simply an untied shoe, but more so a barbed wire fence, stopping you right in your tracks with no hope of reach

ing the other side. The longer you wait to deal with these, the taller and taller the fence will grow, as your confidence and well being will shrink. No matter the situation, there is alway a way over that fence, but why make it harder than it has to be? If you just take one minute to stop and tie that shoe, immediately when you see it, you will never have to climb a fence. You will just keep running, straight to victory, this victory being happiness and success, the greatest victory one can achieve.

Surround yourself with people who will cheer you on, support you, help guide you to victory. Shy yourself away from those who may be leading you off your own path, convincing you your going the wrong way, or discouraging you along the way. You don’t need those relationships, and as hard as it might be to rid those relationships, or to stop and tie those laces, in the end you will be moving faster, towards your main goals and aspirations that will not only make you greater, but inspire those that encouraged you to be great.