Years ago a friend of mine from Nepal told me a story about how to catch a monkey:
You cut the top off a coconut, you tie the coconut to a stake or a tree, you put some peanuts in the coconut and then you wait patiently. When a hungry (and greedy) little monkey comes along it will reach its hand into the coconut, it'll make a fist as it grabs the peanuts and then it will struggle to get free. The silly, greedy, little monkey will keep his hand clenched for a while because he really wants the peanuts in the coconut ... giving you ample time to run up and grab the monkey. I may not remember the story correctly, but I believe that once caught the monkey's name was changed to "dinner".
Are you like the monkey in the story? Are you hanging onto something that is dangerous, worthless or useless ... but is keeping you from moving on in life? Have you been hanging onto something or someone from your past in an unhealthy way.
Don't be like the monkey in the story. You need to understand that many times letting go of something will allow you to move on, to survive ... even to thrive! It may be a bad habit of yours, a flawed philosophy or an unhealthy relationship. Understand that bad habits can be replaced with good habits; flawed philosophies can be replaced with proven ones; and, bad relationships can be replaced with healthy ones (there are seven billion people in the world ... it's time to move on!)
The silly, greedy, little monkey became dinner ... don't be like the monkey!
Have a great day!
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