Posts made in September, 2012
Day 271: What was that about?
Day 271. My first thought upon waking up just now was, “what was that about?” I was still awake until about 2am last night but I slept enough to where I shouldn’t pass out for four hours in the afternoon today like I did yesterday. Here’s my “just woke up” analysis of the last two days: stress. Big decisions mixed with being overextended, mixed with planning an event equals stressed out. I was marinating in a stressful soup. Yesterday afternoon, a woman in an accomplishment group I’m in replied to an email I’d sent her early Tuesday morning before all the insanity really got rolling. I was emailing her about us connecting for an assignment from the class. I had...
Read MoreAre you exercising your liberty?
Morning Motivation If you have liberty, count your blessings! And if you have it, are you exercising it? You have the power to choose, think and act for yourself. Don’t wait for someone else to do your choosing, thinking and acting for you. Use your power. Get going! You may not have millions, you may not be famous, you may not have access to everything it seems you need to accomplish all of your goals but what you have is enough to begin. Take advantage of your liberty and empower yourself by creating from wherever you are with whatever you have right now. Think your own thoughts. Act on your own dreams. Make your own choices. Own your own power. Create...
Read MoreDay 270: The Opposite of Sleep
Day 270. 2:01am. I am awake. I am wide awake. I got in bed to go to sleep a little after 11pm. My body felt exhausted, my mind not so much. Three hours later, it still won’t shut off. I give up. It’s one of those nights where it feels like the weight of the world is on my head and my heart. At 11:36am this morning—no wait, that’s yesterday morning now—Dear Friend emailed me and posed these questions: Do you really want to act in the toothless script? Is it a great script that you want to produce regardless of whether you’re in it or not? The answer is “no.” If I’m not starring in Toothless as the toothless woman and the script no longer has a...
Read MoreHow do you define success?
Morning Motivation There are a lot of different sources out there that have a very specific definition of success. From how much you should weigh to how much money you should make to with whom you should be associated with to what you should believe—all in order to be deemed “successful.” Instead of trying to fit into someone else’s definition of success define your own version. What truly makes you feel successful? Being kind? Smiling at strangers? Making someone laugh? Being able to walk? Paying your taxes? Being a good member of your community? Sending your kids to great schools? Taking care of your parents? Accomplishing your goals? Create your...
Read MoreDay 269: A Big Decision
Day 269. I’m off to a late start this morning. I slept a delicious 10 and 1/2 hours last night. As my mother always says, “You must have needed it.” And I did. I was wiped out. Sleep is so amazing, isn’t it? It’s such a healing thing. I’m not going to lie, I feel a bit like a train ran over me but I think that’s because I haven’t woken up yet. But wake up I must. There’s much to do. Today is full of fun meetings and an appointment with my oral surgeon. I’m going to find out today if I’m cleared to get my permanent tooth put in! I should be super excited about this news considering I have been without said tooth for almost a year, but, I’m anxious about it. ...
Read MoreDo you realize you’re already over the rainbow?
Morning Motivation Instead of thinking “somewhere” and “someday” you’ll be happy, you’ll have all that you want, life will be idyllic and perfect, choose to think that right here right now is nirvana. Somewhere over the rainbow is wherever you are! Someday is right now in this moment. Stop chasing and start creating. Dare to create your dreams every day. Create your dreams from wherever you are with whatever you have right now. Somewhere is here. Someday is now. Stop chasing. Start creating. —From what you have. What are you going to create?...
Read MoreDay 268: And then, reality set in….
Day 268. Even though this wasn’t a full or long vacation, it was still a vacation of sorts. The beach was involved, too much food was consumed and good times were had. And this morning, as I pack up and prepare to take Eye Doc Sis to the airport, reality and its flood of to-dos fly at me. They are hitting me like comets creating craters the size of Detroit. Holy shit. The reality of all that I have to do in order to create all I want to create over the next three months is sobering. Can I actually do it all? To paraphrase Oprah, “you can do it all and have it all, just not at the same time.” My gut whispers, “be dynamic”—not just a driving force...
Read MoreAre you dreaming in color?
Morning Motivation From the simplest dream of smiling and laughing every day to the biggest dream of making a difference in the world, take the time to dream in full, majestic color. Paint your dreams in vivid reds and blues and yellows and greens! Make your dreams come alive with an endless brush stroke your imagination. Give your mind permission to be fearless and limitless. Let your creativity run wild. Unleash your imagination. Paint your dreams. Dream in color. Create your vibrant imaginings one brush stroke at a time…from what you have. What are you going to create?...
Read MoreDay 267: Unexpected Combos
Day 267: I choose the wrong footwear yesterday. I wore a pair of flip-flops that, in general, are very comfortable. But, we ended up walking a lot more than I thought we were going to. By the end of the first long walk, I had blisters on my left foot. Well, Eye-Doc Sis immediately got to thinking. First, she searched for a Band-Aid in her purse. She’s not only an eye doctor she’s also a mom so she has one of those magical purses that has tons of random but helpful stuff in it. She didn’t have any Band-Aids. “What about a stamp?” She creatively suggested. “Hmmmm, I think it’ll get rubbed off to easily.” And then, she said, “I know, take my socks!” She sensibly...
Read MoreIs your vision focused?
Morning Motivation Whatever you put your attention on is usually what grows, what gets better, what reaches its highest potential. What are you putting your attention on? Is it what you want to create? Instead of focusing on what you don’t want, focus on what you do want. If you want to be healthier, focus your vision for your health and take action to change your habits. If you want to write something, focus your vision on that specific project and start writing. If you want to be more creative, focus your vision for your creativity and make more time to explore it. If you want to save money, focus your vision on your financial security and stop spending....
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