How Bad Do You Want It

So....here we are.....the last day of the year.  Were you able to achieve the goals that you set for 2014? Anything leftover.....left out.....unfinished.....never started?

If you have a list and few things have been checked off as 'completed'....well, perhaps you simply didn't want it bad enough.  We kid ourselves year after year...making resolutions...promising to start the business, lose the weight....be more forgiving, etc., blah, blah, blah and we come up short at the end of the year.

The question should be: Do I Want THIS (whatever that is) Bad Enough? If not.....quit kidding yourself.  You will only put into ACTION what you BELIEVE you are truly capable of doing....all of the dream-stuff/wish-list crap is just that......dreams.  The actual "doing" is the proof of your belief.

So....here we are....the last day of the year.....What are you truly willing to give up to get what you want in the coming new year?  Don't do it for the wrong reason or it will never get done.  Be on Purpose about your goals....write them down ...have a concise plan for execution.  Don't just wish it....Envision it and get in motion, bringing it to fruition.

The question:  How Bad Do You Want It? Prove it to Yourself......

Happy New Year!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

 Christmas Tree at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 

Be Still and Listen

When all the world is swirling you into confusion and you can't recall which way to turn, you must quiet yourself and listen for your next move.  Trust that intuition/spirit will guide you purposely into divine peace and direction.

Recall the vision that was revealed when you first decided to  start the business, write the book, lose the weight/exercise/change your diet/quit smoking, ....it's still there, planted inside....just tossed into confusion with other distractions.

Never doubt your 'first mind' - Never second-guess the answer that rings clearly with peace attached.
Be Still and Listen....Just Listen and get back in gear.  Finish the year strong......Be Still and Listen.  

Release the weight of excess

The holiday season is once again upon us and everyone is gearing up for being stressed out trying to either people-please with gift-giving of items that you can't afford, so that you start your new year off in debt or you're trying to press yourself at the eleventh hour to wrap up goals that you've slouched on all year long.  Choose instead, to focus on resolving some of the issues of the past year that kept you awake at night and uneasy throughout the day.

If you've identified a problem...don't continue plugging efforts into focusing on the problem...You should now focus your efforts on the solution.  If there is an answer to a question...answer it....if there is a solution to a problem or dilemma in your life....resolve to bring closure to it and rest easy going into the holiday season and especially the new year ahead.

Don't put things off.  If you have a clutter of email, spam, etc., don't go past it....touch it...scan it and "Delete It"...... Get rid of garbage as it piles up or it will stink.  Let your daily goal be that of reducing the weight of each day before you sleep.  Reduce the weight of excess each day before you sleep. Lighten the load of the day before you sleep.  Release the burdens of the past...of the day...before you sleep.

Start each sunrise fresh.....with a clean canvass.  Focus on the solution for each and every problem/dilemma once identified, and live your life with the freedom to expand your horizons.

An offering of Thanksgiving...

May we find each day to be a day of Thanksgiving.....moments where we find time to reflect on the goodness of provision, in whatever form, through whatever means.  May we indulge our lives in the spirit of giving to those who find their days are without the necessities of life and may we take the time to offer a word of hope....encouragement....kindness to those whom we meet on our journey.

May we always remind those whom we love that we recognize them....that they are important and loved.

May we never miss an opportunity to Give Thanks daily and to share with others and simply be Love in Action!

Start anew with each sunrise

View each sunrise as a fresh slate....a brand new beginning....a second chance.  Forget about yesterday's troubles....lay those burdens down and the weight that it carried when you rested your body last night.

Plant new seeds with each new sunrise.  Nurture each new thought and idea that springs forth as you meditate upon the beginning of a new set of 24 hour moments.

Forget about blaming any circumstance or any other person for what may have perceivably gone 'wrong' a few minutes ago, a few days ago....several years ago.  Turn the page.....breathe deeply and treat it as new, fresh, crisp......clean.  Begin again....Start something new.....Set the world on fire again....with each sunrise!

Happy Veterans Day

...Honoring America's Veterans for their patriotism, love of country & willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good....Happy Veterans Day!