Each morning when we wake, it takes a leap of faith and courage to get up, put on a smile, and move into life determined to enjoy life and make a difference. We don’t know what the day will bring. It may bring great surprises. It may bring love. It may be bring excitement. And, it may bring tough times. What we can do is leap out into the unknown, spread our wings and fly. We can enjoy the good times. We know we have the strength and courage to endure the tough times. It takes a leap of faith to live. Don’t be afraid. Fly, fly, fly.
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Think About It ~ Unleash Your Imagination
“It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined (Henry James).” Unleash your imagination, place no limitations on it. Let your imagination take you to places you’d dared not previously imagine. You’ll know when you’ve arrived at the right place. When you arrive at the right place throw your heart over the fence and the rest of you will follow. What you were imagining will soon become your reality.
Think About It ~ Make the Impossible, Possible
Even in the most difficult of circumstances we can make what appears to be impossible, possible. It takes a lot grit. It takes a no quit, never give up attitude. It takes the humility to accept a helping hand when it’s offered. Don’t get down. Get up and get going.
Think About It ~ Opportunities Abound
You and I have routines we follow each day. Let someone or some event knock us out of our routines and our day collapses into chaos. Looked at another way, the disruption of our routine knocks us into a world of opportunity. We may have to learn a new skill, solve a new problem, or work our way through some disagreeable folks. All of which add to the deepening level of experience and building our knowledge base when we face like issues.
Think About It ~ What are you doing for others?
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” (Martin Luther King, Jr.). Dr. King’s question is a challenge to move out of an ego-centered world into an other-centered world. It challenges us to move away from thinking solely about our self toward thinking about others. When we move into an other-centered world we begin to see the importance of connecting with each other. The more we connect, the more we recognize our survival is grounded in our working together for each other’s benefit.
Think About It ~ Emotional Words
“In the English language, there are over 400 words that describe different kinds of emotion. Many of them may be synonyms for one another, but it just goes to show how important feelings are to people.” (Source}
Which emotional words do you frequently use? How do these words affect you? Is it time to change the emotional worlds you use?
Think About It ~ Who Knows You Best?
Who knows you best? We are highly complex people. Even our closest friends don’t know everything about us. There is a part of us that is always a mystery to us and to others. There are plenty of “life coaches” who claim they can help with the search for greater self understanding. I believe, however, there comes a point when one accepts the mystery of his/her being and is comfortable living with the mystery knowing he/she will never be fully known or understood by others or one’s self.
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Reach out and make a friend today. How hard is that? It’s time to break the silos we’ve built around ourselves and fortified with our digital platforms. The digital platforms give us an illusion we’re connected or important (think of those who think being an influencer is important – it’s short lived and transitory). Reach out and make it real by connecting with another whether it’s a colleague, neighbor, or family member. C’mon, you just may enjoy getting to know someone more deeply than just saying, hello.
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I have my favorite sports teams. Some I have had since childhood and a few others I’ve picked up along the way. I enjoy watching them compete. I enjoy it when they win. If it’s a big game, the outcome of the contest affects me emotionally. I’ll hit a high note when my team wins and a low note when my team loses. During the contest my emotions often seem as if they are riding a roller coaster. Twenty-four hours after the contest, I’m off to thinking about the next game. Life is a lot like this. We go through a series of ups and downs through life. The ups are not permanent, nor are the lows permanent. As in athletic contests, life asks us to let go of the ups and downs and move on. That’s what the good teams do, they move on. That’s what healthy people do as well, they move on.
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One doesn’t have to be angry to be strong. One doesn’t haven’t to fear being kind and gentle is a sign of weakness. We’re strong when we face our troubles head on in spite of fears. We’re strong when we stand up and speak the truth as we know it even when we stand alone. We’re strong when we weep with another over a loss. We’re strong when we wrap our arms around our brothers and sisters who are suffering.
