How do you define courage? Here are a few courage-related posts you may have missed. Click the link to read the full message.
“Hope awakens courage. He who can implant courage in the human soul is the best physician.”
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
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As an optimist, I see life as a dance in which we all play a part in the magnificent miracle of living.
If we slow down a bit to observe our surroundings, and even our inner worlds, we will note different rhythms and cycles of give and take, up and down, back and forth. Perhaps it is these cha-cha’s of life that keep things in balance and simply bring workability to our world.
Where and how can you more fully recognize and appreciate the steps backwards in life as integral and important aspects of a happy life?
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One of my favorite books is Seven Thousand Ways to Listen by Mark Nepo. How many ways can you think of to listen? The point to Nepo’s title is perhaps what Deepak Chopra describes as “Living the Questions of Life” and their ability to move you into the sacred answers of your authentic self.
With this in mind, the practice of being still, quiet, and more patient with life seems to be solid strategy to letting creativity blossom, and to let the answers to life’s questions and problems reveal themselves.
Where and in what ways can you bring greater stillness into your world? How could this boost your creative efforts? How could it solve a few of those pesky problems that present themselves as you rush through your day?
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Take a look at these two lists in their relationship to the concept of abundance:
Extrinsic |
Intrinsic |
|---|---|
| Money | Love & Joy |
| Professional Designations | Balance |
| The Perfect Body | Kindness |
| Fame | Quality Relationships |
| Material Possessions | Serenity |
| Achievements | Gratitude |
What level of enduring fulfillment and satisfaction do you experience when you acquire the extrinsic items? What feelings do you experience when you tune into the intrinsic items?
What is your personal definition of living an abundant life?
Consider reflecting of Jeff Foster’s Deeper Meaning of Abundance
Are you easily distracted? Here are a few distraction-related quotes you may have missed. Click the links to read the full message.
“Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.”
“Starve Your Distractions. Feed Your Focus.”
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Confidence is a quality most of my clients and the people I meet wish to increase. Although some may not always admit it, I’ve observed over time that most people have an inner critic that lessens their self-worth on many occasions.
For some reason, they often compare themselves to others and see big gaps, with others being far ahead of them. The leap to reach that level can often seem daunting or even impossible.
An alternative to giving up is the moment-to-moment and daily positive efforts for change we can all exercise. In doing so, we move closer to the future we see for ourselves – one step at a time.
Select one small positive change you wish to make in your personal or professional world, and stick with it for at least a week. Share your intention and specific action plan with others, so that you can be supported and reminded to stay on course.
If you continue this practice in the weeks, months, and years to come, I bet many of your friends and colleagues will admire the confidence they observe in you.
What are your beliefs and practices relative to time? Here are a few time-related posts you may have missed. Click on the link to read the full message.
“What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it.”
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”
“There are people whose clocks stop at a certain point in their lives.”
Did you know that always and never are considered violent words? In the book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD suggests these words usually get in the way of compassionate, heartfelt relationships.
Consider what you think and feel when people in your personal or professional worlds use these words to dramatically make their point. This practice generally conveys considerable judgement and a critical view, thus attacking the perspective held by the other parties.
Where is being right and making others wrong through the use of the words always and never getting in the way or diminishing the kinds of relationships you sincerely desire?
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One of my daily rituals is to read the Word of the Day provided by Merriam-Webster. You can subscribe by email at Merriam-Webster.com.
The word of the day on which I wrote this post was vicarious. It pertains to today’s quote in that we gain a particular experience in our imagination through the feeling and actions of another person.
Consider all the secondhand and surrogate experiences we take in through television, movies, sporting events, social media, and of course, good old gossip.
How does ingesting vicarious stories and experiences truly contribute positively to your world, beyond the distracting, entertainment value?
How and in what ways can and will you live, moving forward, to become far more of the main character of your own life story?
How do you perceive and react to challenges in your life? Here are a few challenge-related posts you may have missed. Click the links to read the messages.
“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.”
“The tests of life are not meant to break you, but to make you.”
“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out. It’s the pebble in your shoe.”