The yeti of yet
“Yet” is such a small word, with such big promise. It comes from a Germanic root meaning ever towards.
That’s a lot of focus on one thing if you go ever towards it.
It can be so dismissive when we say “yet,” but be aware of this seemingly innocuous cap on a sentence.
“I’m now cancer free. It hasn’t come back, yet.” Or maybe, “Everyone in my family has high blood pressure. Thank goodness it hasn’t happened to me, yet.” Or even, “Life’s so good right now. The bottom hasn’t fallen out, yet!”
You’re not consciously thinking that you want something bad to happen, but your thoughts and words show that you’re expecting it.
We see what we believe. Conscious and subconscious beliefs rule our world. You confirm your beliefs every day.
Many beliefs we carry from childhood, and many come from what we see externally.
If you live around vibrant, high-energy people. You’ll be that way, too, or you’ll exit out of that environment because disparate energies can’t have the same coordinates for too long.
If you’re around depressed people who are in a state of perpetual pain, you might see your light dimming faster than you can say “yet”.
So, next time you utter that three-letter word, think about what beliefs are behind it — and whether it’s time to change them.
It’s teeny, tiny, and still a giant — a yeti of meaning behind it.
