Cherished and Successful
  • Home
  • Leadership
    • Homemaking
    • Masculine vs. Feminine
    • Self Development
    • Parenting
  • Love
    • Self Care
    • Gratitude
    • Giving Love
    • Intimacy
  • Wisdom
    • Intuition
    • Mrs Hopeless
    • NLP – Modelling Excellence
    • Communication
    • Tough Times
    • Prayers
  • Justice
    • Respect
    • Boundaries
    • Pornography Addictions
  • Coaching
    • Coaching
    • Coaching Options
    • Cherished Seasons
    • 12-Week Coaching Programme
  • The Book
    • About The Book
    • Buy The Book
Respecting Others ~ Self Care ~ Self Development ~ Self-Respect ~ Tough Times

Don’t rock the boat

by
Sara
-
July 26, 2018

Share this:

  • Print
  • Email
  • Tweet
Don’t rock the boat
Print Friendly, PDF & Email

When I was young, I used to love listening to Bob Marley singing:

“Please dont you rock my boat,
cause I dont want my boat to be rockin anyhow;
Please dont you rock my boat, no,
cause I dont want my boat to be rockin
Im tellin you that, oh, ooh-aah, I like it a-like a-this”

And I used to picture him sitting in a boat, in the stillness of the night and water, full moon, totally relaxed and chilled. Why would anyone want to be disturbed in that state?

Fast forward 15 years or so, and I knew I had to make some serious changes in my life. But at the back of mind, all I kept thinking was “don’t rock the boat, Sara…” And I seriously thought that something dreadful would happen if I did. What about all those I would upset? Would I be able to face their anger and displeasure? Would I be able to face not pleasing them?

During a counselling session, my counsellor asked me what was stopping me from making the changes I desperately needed, to which I replied “I just don’t want to rock the boat.”

Thanks Bob Marley.

“That’s interesting,” she replied. “What would happen if you rocked the boat?”

Well. Let me tell you what happened.

I rocked the boat, anyhow. And it caused ripples. Which caused more ripples. And they all glistened and twinkled under the full moon, in the stillness of the night.

And it turned out that I like it a-better like this.

So, if you need to rock your boat, give it a try and you may be pleasantly surprised, or in any case it may be well worth the effort.

As my brother-in-law once said to me, “If you don’t crack any eggs you will never make an omelette.”

Happy full red moon, everyone.

Related


Morning Pages
£40 Cashback… terms and conditions apply

Do leave a comment! Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Order Your Copy Today
Buy Workbook
Read The E-Book Now

The Four Traits of a Cherished Muslimah

Sara’s words penetrate deep

Sara empowered me to set boundaries, and stand up for myself.

She reminded me about my intentions and goals, and in general to have a much happier marriage and life.

Nearly on the verge of divorce

Attending this two-day workshop was a memorable experience.

It helped my marriage at a time when it was nearly on the verge of a divorce.

Alhamdulillah, this is 6 years of a peaceful marriage – been married 18 years now.

Universal Principles

Principles that you can apply to any aspect of your life and relationships not just in marriage!

I’ve come such a long way since my work with you

I was in such a mess with that relationship. I worked through my worthiness, self-love, finding myself and building my relationship with Allah. You introduced me to a whole new world

Sara has helped me in so many ways!

By allowing me to feel more empowered, by showing me how to action boundaries,

by helping me to find my self-esteem,

by explaining how other people may be feeling and how to understand this,

by enabling me to do self-care things which are helpful to me.

I began seeing the man I married that very evening.

I came to the session thinking it cant help my marriage that drastically but the effects were instantaneous!

I now have the tools to continue making improvements within my marriage, most importantly changes within myself.

 

 

ABOUT        CONTACT

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
Copyright © 2020 - Sara Malik
  • Juliet Pro by LyraThemes.com
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.