Dream, let your magic and genius bring your actions and dreams to life

"Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it.

Boldness has genius and power and magic in it."

~Goethe

How fast a month comes to and end.  The seasons in the northeast where I live come pretty fast, the nice thing about Pittsburgh is we get all the seasons.

Fall came and went pretty fast.  But the magic in leaves turning to bronze, gold and yellow.  It is a painting when you drive past our mountains and hills and see the trees in all their glory.

But alas that is gone.  Now the leaves cling to the trees just waiting for the next strong wind to release them from the tree.

Soon the canvas of the ground will become white with snow on a long term basis and the rolling hills will have that blanket of snow covering them where green and fall leaves once rolled.

That is the northeast seasons.  Now in Florida and in the southwest you have more heat, possibility one season and sometimes people yearn for that.  They get the car and they travel to those climates because it feels good to be warm, to stay warm.  Perhaps that will be me one day.

I do love the northeast though and I do love the seasons as they change.

Does winter dream of fall?  Does it cherish the cold, knowing that its time shall soon come.

Does spring enjoy the path of the sun and know that the warmer temperatures will help the spring flowers and grass to grow.  Does spring dream?

Everyone dreams of something better, a passion comes forth and grows inside for something new and something better to come out of those dreams.

With genius, and power and magic creates that boldness that says 'yes I can and I will, I do so that this dream becomes closer.

How many people dream but don't allow the magic to come and quit just before they had that breakthrough.

How many fall short because they feel powerless or lack understanding and they also quit much to early.

Dreaming is just thoughts and day dreams that idle our magic and genius, if we do not allow them to flow with energy and passion for its development.

Dream big, I often close with that and share with you the video that asks you to laugh your cares away, to see the beauty in all around yourself.

It asks you to pray, because troubles do come our way.

But dream big and take your passion and lift it up.

With boldness, with power and with genius.

Dream Big

 

 

Stay Hungry ~ Stay Foolish

Don't allow another to lead you into mediocrity, don't let them say your not good enough, or it won't happen.

Stay hungry for that dream to come true.

Stay foolish to see your dream through no matter how many people doubt you.

Dreams come true everday.

Let your dream find its day with you.

 

Dream Big ~ Laugh Often ~ Smile and Love Always.

Smiles from me sent your way.... today and always : )

10/31/11

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New days arisen ~ Making a Difference with what we have

A wise woman who was traveling in the

mountains found a precious stone in a stream.

The next day she met another traveler who was hungry,

and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food.

The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and

asked the woman to give it to him.

She did so without hesitation.

The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune.

He knew the stone was worth enough to give him

security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back

to return the stone to the wise woman.

"I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the

stone is, but I give it back in the hope that

you can give me something even more precious.

Give me what you have within you that

enabled you to give me the stone."

'The Wise Woman's Stone'

Author Unknown

How often do we think that our possessions of external nature are above the value of our internal possessions.

No its not what you have on the outside that matters most to others sometimes, no most of the time its the inside stuff that matters most.

The kindness we can give.  The love we can show.  The laughter we can share. These are the things that can give true value to another persons life.

So give that smile to another they will indeed appreciate it.

Give that kind word or compliment to that mother handling her obstacles that arise and still makes time to love her children and keep a roof with just her efforts.

Give that encouragement to the hurting soul that maybe lost a loved, as they passed on, or struggles to provide for his family in a world of uncertainty.

Give whats on the inside and share with those on the outside.

It costs little.  It is just your time, your effort that your spending, but like the 'Woman with the Stone' it can be life changing.

A month is coming to a close.  A new day is coming to light, a new set of hours, of minutes, of  seconds to make a difference.

Its yours.....this new day....of what will you do with it?

I close with this quote:

Every morning is a fresh beginning.

Every day is the world made new.

Today is a new day. Today is my world made new.

I have lived all my life up to this moment, to come to this day.

This moment--this day--is as good as any moment in all eternity.

I shall make of this day--each moment of this day--a heaven on earth.

This is my day of opportunity.

~Dan Custer

This new day - its all yours.  What will you choose to share?

What do you have on the inside that costs little or nothing but can empower a spirit far beyond your dreams.

Your up, its your turn now.   : )

You are a legend.  Just one like you.  Your dreams, goals and aspirations await the future.  The history of your life will be written.

Dream Big ~ Laugh Often ~ Smile and Love Always.

Smiles from me sent your way.... today and always : )

10/30/11

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Worry less about the mountains in your path

“Nobody trips over mountains.

It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble.

Pass all the pebbles in your path and

you will find you have crossed the mountain.”

~ Author Unknown

It is how we handle those small steps to any real challenge that makes all the difference.

Think of all the challenges in your life and you can roll back to the beginning of that and see that you either ignored a step, or thought it would all work out ..... just because.

Life has a pattern and when we alter that pattern and try to wing it without participation things go wrong.

A basketball player can't just make free throws with out practicing for a long period of time to be consistent at their task.

Go back even farther and a small toddler does not keep trying to walk just because he falls a couple times.  No he gets back up and puts his legs underneath him and finds their center to balance themselves then comes the first step.

They don't quit.

They push, and try harder. They keep giving and doing instead of waiting for things to get better.

The basics to a better day.

More rest and sleep.

Breakfast to fuel the body and mind.

Prayer to fuel the spirit and soul.

Gratitude spoke to acknowledge the gifts in your life that are working.

Being that person in the mirror that takes time to do affirmations and smile and acknowledge the greatness in you.

A review of your goals for the day.

A plan - steps and review of those steps to ensure your on the path to success for your daily goal.

Focus on whats working and whats not working and adjust

Taking time to smile, taking time to laugh and taking time to make a difference.

You get to that and your day will improve, it will be better.

You have the power. You have the ability.  Take the time to stay out of those pebbles way.

Prepare to get out of their way.

It is not the mountain you have to worry about or think about.

It is indeed the small pebbles that we often stumble over.

Dream big, Smile often and Love always!

A smile sent your way : )

Always smiles sent your way : )

10/26/11

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Acceptance is good

Acceptance of what has happened is the

first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

~William James

Life happens.  Heard that one before?  Ok, maybe the first word began with an 'S' - - ended with a 'T'... LOL But we have heard it ... probably said it an hundred times as well.

That is a form of acceptance and it helps to let it go.  That event or misfortune that happens to us.  Sure it is easier to say to the person that this happened to but how many times have you said it to the reflection in your mirror?

Life happens.  Think about it, we say it to others so easily but when its us we tend to dwell on the negative event.

A misfortune that has consequences is never easy to get over.  It annoys us at best and it overwhelms us at worst.  Plain and simple it tries to derail us for an extended period of time.

But wait who defines how much time is enough?

Is there a rule book any where?

So we lose our favorite (fill in the blank)....  who defines how much we grieve?

Plain and simple answer here... we do.  We choose how long.  We say we want closure but we choose.

The classic is the damage we feel early in life from our family.  You know the dysfunctional family.  Those that feel the pain long after they leave home.

They instead of accepting the consequences and move on they blame everything on the past.  Those people you know.

It reminds me of the quote in the movie 'The Breakfast Club' (1985) when Andrew tells Allison played by Ally Sheedy:

Everyone's home life is unsatisfying.

If it wasn't, people would live with their parents forever.

Ok, some can say life was the Brady bunch I am sure but if it truly was it was still necessary to move on and get a life of their own.  True?

Yes we need to move on from things that hurt us, try to derail us and even stop us.  We need to move on....

But first we must accept.. acceptance is key.  For if we don't accept we will blame others and others will never give us final closure.  Only we can do that.

We must do that.  Acceptance that life happens and we can't change the past on the present and we are in control of that.

The art of acceptance is the art of making

someone who has just done you a

small favor wish that he

might have done you a greater one.

~Martin Luther King, Jr.

That is the focus on something good, sure bad things will befall us.

But even then we need to accept it and move on.

Accept it and move on and understand bad does not always happen and we truly do decide how quickly we look for that next gem that makes us smile, makes us laugh, makes us understand that good does triumph over evil.

We decide how to perceive the world.

Always have had that power, always will.

Move on to that simple act of prayer.  Giving thanks to the one who created it all.

Move on to that simple act of love.  That look in the mirror with the affirmation that you do love that reflection and that reflection is going places.

Move on to that simple act of sharing a sincere smile. Be random, look for that person who just seems like they need it the most. They may have ran out of their smiles temporarily and they so need one of yours.  Share it!  Watch the magic of that share happen.

Acceptance is very good.  We need to practice it more often with more speed.

Smiles sent your way and everyday..... Oh yeah this smiles is for you  : o )

10/25/11

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Great Torrents of Delight

“Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns

in order to look at things in a different way.”

~Edward De Bono

All of life every thing follows a pattern.  We follow patterns each and everyday for better and for worse.  Some patterns  can enable and some of course lead us to train wrecks.  But we seem to follow them, these patterns of life anyway.

Why?

Much of it is learned of course.  Learned from family and even our education from a very young age can place us in a pattern.

But.... Why do some seem to leave that ebb and flow of life and rise above the rest and do so much more with their life.

Look at the most creative people in todays world.  The names can roll of your tongue, Those who have wow'ed us in the world of entertainment, the written word, the photograph that just captures us.  The creator of design and product and invention that changes our lives with his imagination.

They indeed think different.

They don't care about what others think of them.  In fact they just want to be thought about, good or bad they thrive on making a difference, getting things done.

“I firmly believe that all human beings have

access to extraordinary energies and powers.

Judging from accounts of mystical experience,

heightened creativity, or exceptional performance by

athletes and artists, we harbor a greater life than we

know. There we go beyond those limited and

limiting patterns of body, emotions, volition,

and understanding that have been keeping us in

dry-dock. Instead we become available to our capacity for

a larger life in body, mind, and spirit.

In this state we know great torrents of delight.”

~ Jean Houston

A great torrent of delight, thats the pattern we all want.  The river of joy, of wow, of happiness, unending laughter, of creative energy.

Send me down that river, that pattern of thought.

Give me the ticket, the golden ticket that Willy Wonka gave out to a trip of imagination to his chocolate factory.

Show me the yellow brick road and lead me through fields of poppy on the way to the Wizard of Oz.

I'm in and I am sure many of you, the reader would climb on board these 'great torrents of delight'.

So whats stopping you?

Patterns?

Habits?

Thoughts?

Self talk?

Love?

Passion?

Take that leap, the first step is the hardest and even after the first fall you get back up.  You learn, you understand, you improve upon and you move forward.

Don't quit dreaming?

If you create something now how does it feel to see the product in production.

You created a son or daughter possibly?  How does it feel to see them grow up and follow their dreams?

No children?  Do you create a garden of flowers, or tend to your fields?  How does it feel to watch nature grab hold of your work and help to fill in the blanks and produce beauty.

No garden, no children?

Do you write, cook, paint, draw, or capture an image with a camera?

How does it feel to watch your creation rise out of your efforts and say 'here I am, you brought me to life how do I look?  How do I shine for thee...'

We all create something out of our efforts and passion.

We just need to create more, love more, share more, laugh more and dream more.

We need to smile more to......

So with that, I hope you know that this smile is sent to you : )

As always smiles sent your way !

10/08/11

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An innovator who thought different passes on (Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011) 10/05/2011

I want to put a ding in the universe.

~Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs passed on yesterday and to say that he wanted to put a ding in the universe well he restructured the technological industry.

He was iconic.

A sad day and words do little to polish his legacy and his innovation.

 

 

He thought different

He made the way we listened to music and the how different

He refined the cell phone and brought others to a higher standard

He brought back the computer tablet and called it the Ipad

He made them better

He made our life more enjoyable

He left his ding and left us with words to think upon

 

 

His words:

Stay Hungry ~ Stay Foolish

We will miss Steve Jobs.

We will talk about him and what he brought us for years to come.

May we learn faster from his words.

May we learn more with his innovations.

May we all not cry for what is gone but for what we may have missed.  He was a legend.  He will always be a legend.

Make a difference

Think different

Create something that will make the world a better place

Even if you just polish the light you shine as you walk

Even if you just share a kind word, share the simple sincere smile.

Even if you just stay hungry to make things better.

Even if you just stay foolish enough not to give up when others say quit.

Even if you just follow your dreams, follow your heart and believe in yourself.

What a wonderful world you may leave one day.

May you get to leave your ding in the universe no matter how small, may you leave a ding.

As always smiles sent your way !  : )

10/06/11

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