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Sunday, March 14, 2010 Focus on the positive, but fix the negative. Well, of course it's important to have positive thoughts and feelings and actions and all that; because as you know, what we focus on, we get... but that doesn't mean that all we should do is focus on the positive and ignore everything else.
If you're driving along in your car and the engine light comes on, it's advisable not to just fix the light and move on. That underlying 'thing' that you're ignoring will eventually come back much worse.
Life isn't about just positive things; it's about positive and negative things. The key to success is a positive OUTCOME... that means, leveraging everything positive, and turning every negative into its positive equivalent.
It isn't about getting rid of debt, it's about making more money than you owe. It's about living courageously, instead of being without fear. It's about doing what you want, instead of not doing what you don't want.
So just be bigger than the problems, so there are no problems (none that can't handle anyway). Yes, there are going to be things to factor in, but there is nothing you need to worry about.
Adjust yourself, accommodate for circumstance, and accentuate the positive.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 You have to COMMAND respect; you cannot DEMAND it. You know the lyrics "R-E-S-P-E-C-T... find out what it means to me" but what does it mean to you anyway?
A lot of people want it, yet think they deserve "just because"... maybe just because they're the parent, or the boss, or a citizen... or whatever else is out there. But respect is a privilege, a gift, not a right.
Should you be respected? Absolutely! But only when you are respectable.
That means "when you are worthy of respect."
The good news is that it's easy to become respectable... and well worth the effort.
There's just a few things you need to do:
All you need to do is be respect-full... have respect, and show respect... for all of life around you... even those that have yet to earn it.
All you need to do is give it first. Never think that someone is so far below you that they don't deserve compassion and a helping hand. Never think that someone is doomed to their current condition or behavior.
All you need to do is be the living example that you expect in others. Don't wait for someone else to show you the way. Be the way for others to follow. Don't just stand there and point... show 'em how it's done.
All you need to do is earn it; every moment, every chance you get. Realize how precious and fragile Respect really is... and treat it accordingly.
Monday, March 01, 2010 Want an incredible life? Then get to know this amazing person... You! So many people want an incredible life. You just have to ask them and they can give you all the ingredients that would make it up; yet no matter how hard they try, they just can't seem to get it together.
Do you know that feeling? Does it sound way too familiar?
Well, I know what you need. Just one simple missing ingredient... and it's something that you have that no one else does.
It's "YOU"
With a little bit of You in everything you do, it will make everything better. Life will somehow fit better, be stronger, taste sweeter... everything will just be shinier... all because it will have a deep mystical, magical glow.
This "You" isn't new... it's eternal, both in its infinite past and infinite future, yet everything it touches will seem as if it never existed before.
And the best part is that you don't have to go anywhere to get it. You already have it safe inside.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 Live fully. No one else can live the life you don't. We often like to joke about who is going to play us in the movies (Sorry Brad, I know how eager you are, but I've already promised the role to Tom) but in real life the only one who can play you, is you.
And while you may want to hide out in your trailer practicing your lines, there are no cameras waiting for you to begin. You're "on" 24/7, no stand-ins, no stunt people and no second takes.
So if there are things that you want to do, someone you want to be, don't lose half your day wishing or wanting or waiting. Get out there and give it your all.
It's all you, baby, and that's enough to fill up your life's story.
Sunday, February 21, 2010 Life is so big, it has all the answers. Choose yours wisely. Life is so full of wonder. Everywhere you turn, there seems to be an answer... and a million more questions. Yet, every one of those million questions also has an answer. The reason why we get along with some people, and not get along with others, is because of the answers WE choose.
We mix and match our answers, creating the tapestry that is our life. The more answers we find that look like the ones we already have, the more we feel that we're on the right track. The more 'correct' the new answers, the more 'right' we feel.
Some take it farther than that, going beyond the heart and into their spirit, and then begin to feel 'righteous'. When the intention is still to do 'right' by loving the world, that's not such a bad thing.
If you get so full of yourself that you start to become 'self-righteous' then your answers might not be the best ones.
Yes, feel right and do right. Yes, become filled with You... just never full of You.
Realize that others have their answers too, neither 'better' nor 'worse'... just different. And their answers give them different choices... and their different choices give them different results... and different results make the world a different place.
Sunday, February 07, 2010 If you try to keep up with life, you'll fall behind. Instead, plan ahead and let life catch up to you. There are going to be times when you need a break, or just to slow down. It's actually vitally important that you do that every once in a while. Yet when you're struggling to keep up with each moment, that can feel like you're falling behind more and more.
Now, while I'm a huge fan of living in the Now, it's really important not to ignore the future until it gets here. When you do that, you'll always end up giving reactions rather than getting results.
By projecting your desires into the future, and adjusting your course along the way, you will rise up to meet the next moment, rather than getting run over by it.
Friday, February 05, 2010 Want more time in your day? Deepen every moment. Do you remember when you were younger and had nothing to do, how sloooooooow time seemed to move? And you ever notice that the more you have to do now, the faster time seems to go? There was the same amount per day then as it is now. Time didn't really change...
Or did it?
On the surface, there is the same amount of time each day... and that's what you get, when that's all you see.
Yet Time is a funny thing really, each moment itself is more than what we see. Each moment has an amazing depth to it. The deeper you sink into it, the more it slows down. It's like walking through mud, rather than a hard surface.
Although deep moments are much richer than walking through mud (maybe it's more like walking through fudge).
The fastest and easiest way to deepen your moments is to let more in; experience things you normally wouldn't. Take in the sights and sounds around you. Let yourself feel more emotions. Put more effort into something than you've done before.
Another way to deepen a moment is to carefully choose your multi-task. If you try to do too many big things at the same time, you end up splitting the moment; thus getting LESS time. Yet by mixing the momentous with the mundane, you can get more out of the moment. For example, I write in my notebook while waiting in lines at the supermarket or listen to motivations CDs while in my car.
So realize that you have more time than you realize. The more you fill up each moment, the more full-filled you'll become.
