Creativity through flexibility…

Be clear about your goal but be flexible about the process of achieving it.Brian Tracy

We must know where we want to go. With our selves, family, our work and even our being. Why with our being? Because doing goals are different from being goals. A doing goal is like: I want to be able to do 50 pushups daily within 3 months. A being goal example is: I want to not get irritated every time my kids want my attention.

With our goals defined; we ought to stay flexible about the process, the how! Why you ask? For 2 reasons:

  1. By staying flexible, you stay open minded to other interesting ways to get to your goal. You are more likely to notice signals that Life sends your way!
  2. You allow the Universe to play its role in helping you achieve your goals. If you define the specific steps for your success the Universal Mind may not be able help because your plans don’t match with the grander plans afoot.

Your job is to create. Create in your mind first, stay flexible, notice the signs, take action, presto!

Recommendation: The Secret

The Secret

Thinking straight…

One cannot think crooked and walk straight.Anonymous

How do we set our inside right? That has to be the first order of business, in the business of life.

I believe it must happen on 3 levels. I call it the MBS System, the Mind, Body and Soul System.

Soul: We ought to discover our Life Purpose. The path to which is led by self-knowledge. This can be a great basis for our whole being.

Mind: Our thoughts must be congruent with our highest desires i.e. our Life Purpose. We can’t expect to think thoughts that don’t support our mental, spiritual or physical well-being and expect to be happy campers.

Body: To live a Soul purpose and be of a sound mind, our body must be in good shape.

So you see our whole being must move in tandem for us to be fulfilled. All this can be quite over-whelming because hardly anyone is living in this wholesome fashion. The secret is to take small tri-pronged steps, daily and watch your life unfold!

Recommendation: Beyond the Summit

Beyond the Summit: Setting and Surpassing Extraordinary Business Goals

Also see: www.effectiveyou.com

Seize the moment

When you do nothing you’re doing something.Linda Kaplan Thaler & Robin Koval

When you sit on your tush and do nothing, you’re sitting and doing nothing. That’s the choice you’re making at that moment. It might be good for you, because let’s say you’re such a doer that you need to just sit! Or it may not be so good for you because in this case you might be a perennial procrastinator! And because you sat on your butt; you missed out on a golden opportunity!

Be awake, seize the moment, take that small action, dot that last i.

I recommend Linda’s book (below) because it highlights the power of undertaking small actions which can lead to some big results! In particular it’s Truth #4 in her book!

Recommendation: The Power of Small

The Power of Small: Why Little Things Make All the Difference

Forgiveness a gift…

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.Suzanne Somers

Forgiveness enables deep healing to occur inside you. It’s a healing that makes the mind sane and the body healthier. It’s a soothing salve that works wonders. At a spiritual level forgiveness allows for a smooth flow of energies in your body that might otherwise be hampered. Once you free that energy up, via forgiveness, you feel better in all respects!

Another way to achieve similar results is to use EFT: a form of affirmations and acupressure tapping. More info here and here.

Recommendation: The EFT Manual

The EFT Manual (EFT: Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Be patient…

Be patient. Be wise in your counsel and eloquent in your lives.The Urantia Papers

What does it mean to be patient? To me it means being patient first with yourself. Don’t have expectations that create a life that’s too hectic, one that allows not for true rest and reflection. It also means be patient with all others; don’t want others to live at the same pace you want to live. It means being patient with all other things in life. Flow with life; don’t feel anxious when things don’t transpire just the way you expect them to. Try to see the lesson in everything.

Be wise in your counsel to others; give advice only when asked for it; even then be to the point and apply your words to the person and situation.

Eloquence in our lives comes from living the life that you preach or want to preach. Let others imbibe in what you most want them to know through how you live your life. Words are not necessary.

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power

The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power

Go within…

If you aren’t used to going within, you will need to be patient with yourself…Barbara De Angelis

Patience will be necessary because you will lack self-knowledge. In other words you won’t understand too well why you act the way you do in various situations. Your buttons will be easy to push, you will be in less control of your fulfillment and happiness. You will be more a re-actor rather than an actor on the stage of life.

When you go within, you enquire about the nature of your mind and your actions, which leads to clarity around your life goals. Going within can also yield you the peace and quiet that you seek. That citadel of comfort can only be found within.

Don’t neglect it.

Recommendation: How Did I Get Here?

How Did I Get Here?: Finding Your Way to Renewed Hope and Happiness When Life and Love Take Unexpected Turns

A child of God…

Difficulties may challenge mediocrity and defeat the fearful, but they only stimulate the true children of the Most Highs.The Urantia Papers, (48:7.7)

You are a child of God, a product of the Universal Mind. God would not have created us without a grand purpose.

If we remind ourselves of this essential truth often, we will be unafraid to face life, its challenges and be motivated to take anything on! This is the secret that will pull us out of the doldrums and activate us for the destiny that we are designed to undertake.

Recommendation: The Center Within

The Center Within: Lessons from Heart of the Urantia Revelation