Monthly Archives: November 2012

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A Different Way Of Living!

Be Different & Smile!

Two Options:  You basically have two options when it comes to how you choose to live your life.  You can live a life that is shaped by the world in which you live or you can live the life you were created to live.  The best option is to fulfill your created purpose.

Power Thoughts:  Here are a few power thoughts to help us get started in the right direction.  You can do something.  You are not stuck, unless you want to be stuck.  When you start to express gratitude, then you begin to cultivate optimism.  Practice kindness everyday by trying to bring a smile to others.

Helpful Ideas:  Get you a journal and start to record everything that the Spirit is teaching you about who you are and what your purpose is.  Record your thoughts and learnings.  Remind yourself of what is really important and take some time to re-create.

Make space in your life by working to get out the bad, but make sure that you replace it with good.  Start to change or cut out anything that is taking you down and out and replace this with stuff and people who lift you up and encourage you to something better.

Live love.  You can do all kinds of really nice things and you can give and give and give, but if you do it all for the wrong reasons, then what does it really mean.  Love is the great motivator that will grow you in a right direction toward the things of the Spirit.

These are just a few thoughts that will help you to claim the new life that your Creator has for you.  Take some time to think about it and take some steps to head in this new and better direction.

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It’s Up To You!

You Get To Make Yours!

I am one week into my evolving plan to live a higher life.  I thought I would take just a moment to share a big idea that seems to have come through from what I am learning every day.  The big idea for this week is:  You Have A Choice!

You get to make a choice about how you are going to respond to life.  You can respond in a negative or positive way – it is totally up to you about how you respond.  Once you get focused on the reality of this truth, there are some things that you can do, to unleash its power in your moment by moment living.

Here are three ideas worth considering:

1.) Take Negatives Out!  There are people and places that you do not need to be around and that you do not need around you.  This will pull you down, before you pull it up, so take some time to step away, so that you can get yourself strong and then when you have yourself in a good place and are ready, you can try to help others.  Remember:  What you allow to come into your life has influence.  The question that should determine if it is allowed in or not is simply this:  Is this adding more than it’s taking away.  If the answer is no, then you know the tough decision you have to make.

Use your five senses to apply this:  Don’t allow your sight to focus on anything that is not adding value.  Don’t allow your hearing to listen to anything that is not adding value.  Don’t allow your touch to feel anything that is not adding value.  Don’t allow yourself to taste to cause you to eat anything that is not adding value.  Don’t allow your smell to lead you into a bad indulgence that is not adding value.

2.) Put Positives In!  You will find that when you start to get rid of negatives, that you will need to replace them with something.  If we fail to replace them with good and productive positives, then other negatives will find a way to fill the void.

Look for positive relationships that build you and allow you to build others.  Listen to encouraging and upbeat stuff.  Get in touch with your feelings and learn to allow them to provide direction support for where you need to go and what you need to do.  Taste that life is good and take some time to stop and smell the roses, that you most of the time rush by without even realizing that they are there.

3.)  Build A System!  None of this happens by accident, so make sure that you are taking a little time everyday to build a system.  Get a journal and pen and begin to record what you are learning and the insights that this different way of living is providing.  Take time to write down at least five new things that you are thankful for everyday.  Make plans for your dreams to become reality by putting pen to paper.

Your Creator has amazing things in store for you – don’t miss it!  Thanks so much for taking time to let me share with you and I would love it, if you would share back with me.  Leave me a comment or send me an email.  I hope you have a great weekend and until the next time we meet – live blessed!

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Get Rid Of Worry!

Don’t Worry – Be Happy!

You get to decide for yourself, if life will be good or bad.  Part of living the good life, is learning how to get rid of worry.  Dale Carnegie in his book “How To Stop Worrying And Start Living!” gives us some good insight into how we can get rid of the worry and negativity that robs us of joy and begin to live in the optimism of hope that fills our life with unlimited potential and incredible purpose.

Here are five ideas to get you headed in the right direction:

1.) Live today – today!  Today is what you’ve got, so stop worrying about tomorrow and get busy enjoying what you’ve got, with who you’ve got.

2.) It is what it is, so accept it and make the best of it!  Whatever is, is and you have to decide what you are going to do with what is.  Wishing it was different does not change anything.  Accept what is and do what you need to do.

3.) Make a decision and take action!  Ask yourself these questions:  What is causing my stress, worry, negativity?  What can I do about it?  What will I do about it.  Now – DO IT!

4.) Build in rest!  Don’t wait until you are tired to rest.  Rest before you get tired.  Learn to take little mini vacations.  5 minutes can make more of a difference than you realize.  Take some time for yourself and practice some meditation which will allow you to focus on positives and you will learn to chase the negative away.

5.) Get interested in others and bringing a smile to their face.  Life really does take on a whole new meaning when it becomes about someone besides yourself.  Helping others to be blessed, blesses you in ways that you could never dream or imagine.

Below is a video I shot.  It was a beautiful morning and the sky is rocking, you can hear nature alive all around me and it was fun walking through these five steps.  I hope it encourages you to live blessed!