Meditation

Just heard something that I love. “When you pray you are asking, when you meditate the answers come” – made me wonder how many of us ask and then assume that no one is listening because what we ask for isn’t immediately manifesting. So the question is are we listening for the answers? What we want isn’t going to magically appear. The answers we get in mediatation are going to be what you need to do (yes actions) in order to find the answers to living your life on purpose and having the happiness and joy that we all deserve in our lives.

Expand

At 40 the eagle must go through a painful life change. The eagles beak and talons are bent and worn. It must break out its beak against the rocks. Then when the new beak has grown in, it will pull out the old talons and feathers to grow new ones. This takes 5 months. The eagle can live for 30 more years. If the eagle doesn’t do this it will die. Many times in order to grow we need to break, tear or pluck out what no longer serves us. We need to open the space for our lives to expand into new ways of being.

Inspiration

Inspiration always comes…we just have to be still enough to notice it. I think that this is why the idea always pokes its way out when we are busy doing something that doesn’t demand our complete attention. It lets the mind wander enough to let the thought through. So stop trying to figure it out and go for a walk or take a shower and in the stillness, see what emerges.

Destiny

Destiny. Everyone has one, but some let their destiny happen to them and some pursue what they want their destiny to be! What about you? Your destiny is the dream that lies within you and the things that we choose each day are what lead us to that destiny: Our actions or lack thereof, our words, our attitudes, and our relationships. They all add up and shape what we reach as our destiny.

Ripples

You know how you feel inside when you have a day that is going great, the kind where every stop light is green and says go? Give that feeling to everyone you meet today. It feels good for you, it will spread out into the world & just maybe even impact the life of another. It could be the stone thrown into the lake that, long after the ripples are over, has changed the world.

Integrity

Restore your integrity wherever you have stepped out of it. It is the little things that when ignored, turn into large issues. We get angry and we we make it the other persons fault. We are irritated by someone at work and we lose patience with our spouse or child at home and overreact to the situation. We promise to do something that we don’t really want to do and then back out at the last second. All items that take us out of integrity. Make amends, correct the situation, shift the balance.

Impulsive

Impulsive decisions are the ones that lead us into trouble. We need to stop before each deicion, even if it is only for a moment, to clarify our goals. Is the information clear or clouded by emotions? What are all of the alternatives? Do we need to use our willpower to overcome temptation? Looking forward in time, will this decision move us forward or lead us into regret?

Extraordinary

Overcome the notion that you must be “normal”. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary. I have come to the conclusion that not following the crowd is the only sane way to be. Break out of the crowd of followers and walk down the less traveled path. It will make all of the difference!

Today, Not Tomorrow

Put some TNT into your day today. Start taking action with this today, as it stands for Today, Not Tomorrow. Getting into the habit of not allowing procrastination to take us out of our dreams. Not allowing fear to sneak into our life and rob us of the precious time that we have left. What mentally have you been putting off that you can accomplish today?

Illusions

In life, you can only ever be scared, when you believe in limits.

You can only ever feel lonely, when you stop doing things.

You can only ever become bored, when you no longer follow your heart.

Legacies

I was thinking today about legacies – what we leave behind when we go on to the next adventure. I would like mine to be that there were people who could honestly say that the actions that I have taken in the world inspired them to dream more, do more and become more.

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Don’t worry, be happy. This is so true because only 8% of what we worry about ever comes true. So why not adopt the attitude of waiting to worry? You don’t start to worry until something is actually happening. Never worry about what might happen, just about what is happening.