Aug 22, 2006 @ 08:44 am by Ron
“Wake Up and Stop Walking into Walls!
Better to see where we have been blind in this life — toward others and about ourselves — than never to see at all; otherwise, we’ll just go on blaming whatever “walls” we walk into for getting in our way!
~~~ Guy Finley
Our lives, both business and personal, can often be compared to an ongoing movie script and we’re both the scriptwriter and the director. We have the power to determine what’s working and what isn’t and can make all the edits we want. How much of what hasn’t been working in your life should land on the cutting-room floor?
I know, that sounds awful, but when you really think about it, this process of “editing” can be incredibly empowering.
As you grow in your business and personal life you have the choice — you can accept the script as it’s written, or you can edit it to make how you live more fulfilling. You have the power to cut out what hasn’t been working and keep what has. I’m not saying that this is always a simple process — on the contrary. If there are some long-term habits that are not fulfilling to you, those may be difficult to edit out. If they are truly working against you, though, putting forth the effort to remove them can be a positive step.
Editing out activities that you find stressful, disassociating yourself from people that drain your energy, and letting go of your emotional baggage are all beneficial cuts you can make. In the empty spaces that are left behind, you can add in anything you like. Just as you have the power to edit out negative situations or beliefs that you no longer wish to have as part of your life, you can now include the kinds of positive experiences, people, and beliefs that you would like to include in your life. Doing this in your business life can be an amazing test of your leadership abilities.
This “editing” of your life can take considerable effort, but the rewards are more contentment, more wisdom, and better relationships, both business and personal.
~~~ DBL-R
Aug 18, 2006 @ 02:09 pm by Ron
““You cannot tell the dancer from the dance.”
~~~ William Yeats
I was working away on this computer today when I started to realize how much of my time was being spent working. I was having a feeling of needing to have some fun. I’m not talking about the kind of fun you have when you’re involved in some sort of activity — rather, I’m talking about the fun that comes out of a state of pure being.
Okay, what do I mean? … look at young children as an example. How often do you see small kids who are so busy being fully present to their lives and in their own bodies that the glow of fun radiates from them just because they are alive: the delight that flashes across the eyes of a child who discovers that water flows with the turn of the tap knob or the squeal of pleasure from a young baby whose tongue is being tickled by cold ice cream; then there’s the full, infectious laughter of a child watching the same magic trick for the fiftieth time.
Back when we were children, this experience of pure delight didn’t have to come from a heightened, heady event in order for us to feel like our day had been made; and it can be that way for us again - if we are willing to remember and reconnect with that part of ourselves that knows how to be in the flow of fun.
Is there any way to get that back now that we’re “all grown up”?
Maybe there is. Try reminiscing on what made you giggle as a child. Can you remember any times when you were so tickled that you couldn’t stop laughing? Think about those times when you were completely involved with the purity of that fun. Spend some time with those thoughts. Feel the pleasure you felt then wash over you. Those long-lost feelings are still alive in you. You just have to call it back up in order to experience it again.
Pure fun can happen. It’s that spontaneous delight that bubbles out of us when we let go long enough to bring it through; it is the experience of natural, organic pleasure that springs up from our bellies, through our souls, up through our faces, and down to our toes. It’s something that you allow yourself to experience.
Let go — let it happen today. You’ll be delighted you did.
~~~ DBL-R
Aug 15, 2006 @ 11:46 am by Ron
“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.”
~~~ Peace Pilgrim
Just a few moments ago I was listening to the noon newscast and heard the weather person admonishing everyone to get outside and to enjoy the gorgeous day we’re having today. She recommended that we make this a day of relaxation.
That made me think about one of the more negative aspects of our lives as leaders and busy people is that we spend so much of our lives indoors where we’re focused only on our business. We become rather disconnected from the earth. This is the way of things in the world today — and this is sad — because so much of what we truly need can only be found under the naked sky, alongside tall trees, on open plains, or in the sound of a running brook. We do need to spend time in nature — and our bodies and souls know it. I believe that is why we crave our weekends, holidays, and vacations. We need to break out of the doldrums and get back to communing with nature.
You can’t help but experience a different sense of self while walking in the woods or traversing a mountainside. Being in nature connects us to the earth, grounding us as we walk upon her — unhindered by concrete. Surrounded by other living beings, both bigger and smaller than we are, we remember that human beings are simply one form of life in this vast universe.
Because we instinctively know that nature is good for us on many levels, it’s not unusual to feel powerfully drawn to it. Even if you live in a city or find it difficult to travel to a forest or the countryside, there are so many ways to reconnect with nature. For example, when you step out of your door each morning, pause for a minute and close your eyes long enough to let your senses absorb your surroundings. Listen and breathe deeply, until you hear the wind rustling through branches, smell rain on damp grass, and hear the songs of the early birds as they welcome you to the day.
Spending time connecting with nature nourishes the soul, calms the spirit, refreshes the mind, reminds you that you are never truly alone, and renews you by attuning you to the earth’s natural rhythms. Taking a walk under the stars or feeling the wind on your face may be all it takes for you to reconnect with nature. Remember, you are as much a part of nature as are the leaves on a tree or water bubbling in a brook.
Have a great and peaceful day. Make today your day of relaxation.
Shanti,
~~~ DBL-R
