Who Is in Your Front Row?

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I don't remember where or when I first read this article. I wish I could give proper credit to the source. Nonetheless, this is excellent advice and it's good to review from time to time.

The Front Row

Life is a theatre. Invite your audience carefully. Not everyone is healthy enough to have a Front Row seat in our lives. There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a DISTANCE.

It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you let go of, or at least minimize your time with draining, negative, incompatible, not- going-anywhere relationships or friendships.

Observe the relationships around you. Pay close attention. Which ones encourage and which ones discourage? Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which ones are going downhill?

When you leave certain people, do you feel better or worse? Which ones don’t really understand, know, or appreciate you? The more you seek quality, respect, growth, peace of mind, love and truth around you, the easier it will become for you to decide who gets to sit in the Front Row and who should be moved to the balcony of your life.

Remember that the people with whom we associate will have an impact on both our lives and our income. We must be careful to choose the people we allow into our lives, as well as the information with which we feed our minds. We should not share our dreams with negative people, nor feed them with negative thoughts.

Who’s in your Front Row?

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