This episode invites listeners to rethink the holidays — not as obligations tied to the past, but as opportunities to design new traditions that honor who they are today. If the season feels heavy, lonely, or different this year, this episode offers permission, examples, and mindset shifts to help transform blues into possibility.
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It’s going to be a great day. I can feel it. There’s a great day vibe in the air. I’m going to grab hold of it and not let go. I’m not sure where it will take me, but I’m ready for an adventure. Who knows who I’ll meet today or what surprises are in store for me. Where will your day take you? Are you ready for the adventure? No need to pack anything. Take a happy heart, smile, and a mind open to all the possibilities that come your way. It is going to be a great day.
Looking forward to what will be. Looking forward to possibilities. Looking forward to yet unknown adventures. No time to sit still. No time to dwell on what was. No time to waste on anger, resentment or regrets. There’s too much to do. Too many adventures awaiting. Slip away from the chaos and let your minds wander as you walk in the land of possibilities. The flight leaves as soon as you board.
You’ve done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination. ~ Ralph Marston
White. A blank page or canvas. So many possibilities. Stephen Sondheim
Learning to Appreciate. A look at appreciative inquiry. Excerpts are taken from, Appreciative Inquiry Handbook (2003) by David Cooperrider, Diana Whitney, and Jacqueline Stravros.
The most important resource for generating constructive change is the cooperation between the imagination and the reasoning function of the mind. . . . Appreciative inquiry is a way of reclaiming imaginative competence. P 8
Note: We can apply this appreciative inquiry principle to our everyday lives. Appreciative inquiry at its essence is all about relationships. It is about the generative conversations that occur when two or more people work together to solve challenges. Imagine you and your partner are having a conversation about where to go on an extended weekend break. Both of you have ideas for great get aways, yet your destination ideas are different. In some cases, both people may become fixed in their opinions, an argument occurs, and the result is no weekend getaway. If they decide to set aside their opinions and begin a conversation about what they want out of a weekend getaway without initially naming a destination, their conversation takes on a different hue. As their conversation evolves they can begin to ask, what places satisfy what we want? An important learning point is the set aside. When we set aside preconceived opinions, we allow our minds to open to unlimited possibilities.
Learning to Appreciate. A look at appreciative inquiry. Excerpts are taken from, Appreciative Inquiry Handbook (2003) by David Cooperrider, Diana Whitney, and Jacqueline Stravros.
Appreciative inquiry is inquiry into the art of the possible. p. 4
Note: Let’s stop thinking about how impossible something may be. When we begin to change our viewpoint and believe that everything is possible, suddenly, the impossible becomes possible. Illusionary fears stop us from considering possibilities. Our illusionary fears want us to play it safe. There is no safe place. There are no guarantees. When we combine our thinking of what is possible with others who are thinking the same way we create a generative atmosphere where new ideas and new thoughts arise. Don’t listen to the naysayers. Don’t listen to the fear mongers. Listen to a heart that tells you, yes, it is possible; go for it.
“The best gift you can give yourself is the gift of possibility.”
NOTE: What are the limits you are placing on yourself? How do the limits you are placing on yourself keep you from making your dream reality? Is time to let go of self-imposed limits and claim your dream? This is the time. No limits. Never quit.
