Walking Through Wednesday *New* ~July 27, 2011

Happy Wednesday everyone, July is coming to an end and August is at our doorstep.  How was your month, do you have memories made, it is great to be able to look back but always live life in the present.

Remember, the past is history and tomorrow is the mystery so lets just live for today. Stay hungry for sure, stay foolish sure ok but always live life as if it was all play.

Easy enough? It can be for sure.

So as part of Wednesdays new format for this post I want to share how we can and should handle any adversity that may come up in our life. How we can turn it around and learn to feel inspiration instead of desperation. On this day I have set it aside to inspire you and to help you overcome and focus on a more positive outcome.

This quote will start us out on the subject of living for today:

You must live in the present

launch yourself on every wave

find your eternity in each moment

~Henry David Thoreau

Awesome thought, not easy to live by of course. Some of us are very fearful of waves, and living with eternity for each moment.

We fear the moment that seems uncertain.  Not all of us but many do.  That wave that is about to crash the surf seems harmless of course, unless your the shore and some of your sand goes back to the sea.

We fear the unknown and unlike the small child we lack imagination of a positive outcome, change for who me?  It worries us but we say its ok for the other guy. Let him handle the change for me I like the warm water.

Some of the best things in life come from those moments of uncertainty and the best memories are from spontaneous actions.

Live life, dance and sing like no one is watching, and who really cares if they are.

Live in the moment.

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

~Oprah Winfrey

Let go of preconceived outcomes and dream and have wonder like that of a young child.

Walk through the experience. Don't be tepid, don't stop short of your finest moment.

Walk on and look back only to see how far you have come.

For the person who looks back and sees no progress is certainly the person who has stood frozen in fear.

Fear - False - Evidence - Appearing - Real and it often is just a fable.

No truth just lots of hype.

Enjoy your dreams

Live your day

Live for right now and let your mind dance in the morning light.

Smiles to you and yours today and everyday!  : )

Enjoy the day ...

Enjoy the day ...

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Staying in Focus on Sunday *New* 07/17/11

Happy Sunday everyone!  A day to reflect, give thanks and share with those who you love. May this day be all that and more!

Yesterday I shared with you a few tips on putting that sizzle back into your life.  Taking control of your gratitude attitude would be added to that list.

Without gratitude playing a major role in your life you have a constant flow of thoughts that say, is this all there is ?  The desire for more will overwhelm and your thought process towards the day will feel like a ferris wheel moving a bit then stopping. Not a great feeling even when the wheel moves at a faster speed your still just going in circles.

Moving ahead and forward with gratitude is key here.

Today is a great day, everyday is a great day.  It is all you have to have is the desire and attitude to allow your spirit and soul to enjoy each step you take.

The best part of Sunday is what you make it.  For me its that early morning sunshine, that first cup of coffee.  Listening to nature right outside of my window as I type away.

I start everyday with a first step of gratitude and passion for the day that awaits me.  I start each morning with prayers of thanks to God above for letting me

have another day in the beauty of nature and life.

My focus today will be on adding gratitude into your life. Making it part of your daily habit and keeping it in your thought process at all times.

A quote about Gratitude:

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.

~Oprah Winfrey

Being thankful and tending to your garden of thoughts.  A garden that should be free of anger, free of disappointment and free of envy or jealousy.

The garden of thoughts that you tend to should be watered each day with words of gratitude.  Taking notice to how those words effect the other and help your thoughts grow straight and tall with plenty of nutrients to feed upon during your day
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The tending to your garden of thoughts should be early in the day, when the morning new still protects and helps with the feeding of your spirit and soul.

Early morning prayers and meditation and taking care of your body with proper nourishment will give you the best start to any day.  It does not have to be for long, only as long as it would take to have any conversation with a friend or loved one.

This conversation or words of gratitude is with God and the energy that surrounds you.  A conversation that says all is good and I am so grateful and blessed to have my life, my nature that sits outside and all around.

The tending to your garden of thoughts should be careful and with careful attention to any negative word or action that hides in your soul and spirit.

Replace it with love and kindness to that spirit of yours.  Take time to reflect and appreciate what you bring to your plot in your garden.

Admire your beauty.

Admire your accomplishments.

Give thanks for life that has been given this day.

Give praise to those who give you unconditional love.  Family and friends who always are close by when you need them the most.

Tend to your garden and remove all that is bad.

Tend to your garden of thoughts and give the attention it has to have.

For a garden of plants left unattended will become full of weeds, and harmful agents that will destroy its beauty.

So it is with the garden of thoughts, pay close attention and nurture your spirit and soul and beliefs with love.

A quote:

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that,

at least do not harm them.

~Dalai Lama

I modify it for you today and it is to teach and inspire and not to take away the beauty of the words above.

If you tend and monitor your thoughts each day and go forth with words that empower and strengthen your way.

You will find that your spirit and soul as it interacts will help and light the path to a more productive life.

A life that helps others and gives them hope and

if it does not help another in a kind and gentle way it will at the very least not harm you along your journey.

But perhaps shine a light for another and

gently light the path they may be upon.

Light your path with words that give hope and energy.

Light your path with gratitude

Light your path and know that smiles are sent your way from myself of course but others who take pride that your their friend today.

Enjoy your day !

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Walking Through Wednesday *New* ~June 22, 2011

Happy Wednesday everyone and welcome to the middle of the week, some call it hump day as in over the tough part of the week. But really by now you have heard me say everyday is the same its how we allow the day to be viewed and used.

Think about this everyday has the same amount of hours, minutes and seconds.  We all get the same amount of time we just choose and decide to use it differently and with different people.

My thoughts for the new format for this post is the word adversity and on Wednesday I set aside the day to inspire you to overcome and focus on a more positive outcome.

This quote will fit this post nicely on this subject:

Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you 

wanted but getting what you have, which once you have

 got it you may be smart enough to see is what you 

would have wanted had you known.

~Garrison Keillor

So much truth to this quote.  Goes in line with be careful what you wish/ask for because often when you get it, turns out that you didn't really want that in the first place.

Thinking before we take our first step can avert a slew of problems.

When fireman fight a fire, they plan it out and have quite a few weeks of training before they step into that burning building.

A surgeon has quite a few years on applying his skill before cutting into his patients body to cure his sickness.

So should we take some time when we step into our day.  Walk steady but know what you really want from the steps your taking each day, each hour, think and ask what is that I really want from this experience.

Ask better questions you will get a better answer.

It is all in your initial perception and thought about that topic that often dictates YOUR reality.  Noticed I put a strong emphasis on your. Because another person may see that same thing differently.

Now what he/she is wrong, always wrong, really?  No before you try to point that belief of yours out try to look at from a different perception.

Ask better questions you will get a better answer applies here as well.

There is much luck in life, some call it opportunity but you first have to show up and participate in life to take advantage of that luck.

You have to take the first step and show up with the right attitude and preparation.

The right attitude towards life, with an open mind, an open heart and open arms.

The right preparation towards your day/moment with a plan that says today I will succeed, I will prosper, I will plan and execute to the best of my ability and if my plan was not the best, I will adapt and push forward.

Because when we push forward we at the very least don't fall back, we keep moving ahead.  With the right heart and spirit ahead is always a new and fresh opportunity and just may have the 'luck' that brings you a brighter day, and a better life.

For yourself and those around you thats really what we all want!

Have a great day everyone!  Enjoy your walk.

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