What do these all have in common?
I read a story about an eagle, which had been chained so long to a stake in the ground that he had worn a rut in the ground, by going around and around it.
The bird was getting old. Its master felt sorry for it and thought, “I’m going to set it free!” He took the metal ring off of its foot. Then he took the eagle and tossed it into the air. What do you suppose happened? (more…)
That feeling in your gut can be terrifying. You know, the one that comes at a moment when you need to choose. “Do I want to stay where I am in life, or do I want to move on to something else?” Myself, I wanted to dance. I didn’t know how to, but I wanted to be were people were having fun. So how did I make that happen? What keeps some people from taking that kind of a leap?
As I look back, I realize something. When I was young it was easier to make changes or do something new. Why? I was growing, learning, and finding out about life.
As I’ve gotten older, those choices and the decisions I’ve made, have formed into my paradigm. In our youth we are still very engaged in the process. Then, we settle over time. (more…)
Sometimes I just wish life would be simpler, but I’ve come to realize, the things that challenge us, help us grow. I laugh when I think of what Bob Proctor said: “If you know what to do to reach your goal, it’s not a big enough goal.” Funny but true!
Trimming the fat around my mid section has been a solid goal of mine for over a year now. It became important to me for several reasons and one of the most important is, I felt it was a reflection of my health not being in tip-top shape. (I wrote a post on this topic.)
I plan to be around as long as possible, to enjoy this gift of a life, and I would say the most emotionally powerful reason for me is that I want to be around for my family and love ones as long as I can.
I often prefer not to have to face a problem or difficulty.
Many of us shrink at the first sign of fear in our minds or hearts. We can tend to opt for the flight option in our instinctive fight or flight response. True, it is safer! Besides, what if we fail?
Our flawed thinking is that we can just skip that a failure and move on to a success. In the end the question I like to ask is:
Do I want to stay where I am, or do I want growth and change?
Every year when winter comes around I tend to experience mood swings and feel a little melancholy! Today I was thinking about the limits I have in the area finances and how much money I can make. I was thinking of how I can’t make a break and move into that better financial position I have my eyes on. There are so many things I want to give my children and I was feeling like I was stifled by my own experience, abilities and actions.
I slowly started getting an itch and wondering, “Well, what am I doing to change it.” “What can I do to can I do to step forward right now?”
Since it was early and first thing in the morning I like to take time stimulate my mind and get some spiritually motivating input, I was looking around TED.com to see what might resonate with me. I came across this video by Amy Purdy. Wow, what a perspective change. (more…)
I don’t like making mistakes. I prefer doing the right things and doing them well.
Yesterday I accidentally got my schedule mixed up and was late for an appointment and missed it all together. It was not the end of the world. However, the fact being that I don’t like making mistakes, this was not easy. On top of it, it did cost me some money in loss of business. I don’t like loosing money either. This sent me for a tailspin in my mind, kicking myself and labeling myself as a failure and so on. (more…)
