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Morning Motivation — Do you realize how much you have?
Do you realize how much you have? Even the person on the street has more than you think. Maybe you don’t agree with how they’re living and maybe its not the most ideal experience they want to be experiencing themselves but they have enough to create something from: They have their life! We all do. Let’s stop complaining about the size of our asses, the crappy weather, our aches and pains. Let’s stop wanting more of everything—money, love, cars, attention. Before we ask for, buy, or go after anything new, different, or seemingly better, let’s first acknowledge, see, appreciate and create from what we already have—legs to walk on, air to breathe, food to eat,...
Read MoreMorning Motivation — Where are you dreaming to go?
Where are you dreaming to go? Wherever you’re dreaming of going begin taking baby steps immediately to get there. Whether you want to visit Paris or Utah or Russia or Israel or Istanbul or Seattle it’s time to add planning to that dream. Will you need a passport? How much money do you need to make the trip? How long will it take you to save that amount? What time of year can you get vacation time? Where will you stay? What do you want to do when you get there? Figure it all out. Start putting five or ten or a hundred dollars away a month right now that is ear notched for this dream and this dream alone. Start researching. Start looking for creative...
Read MoreMorning Motivation — Are you seeing the big picture?
Are you seeing the big picture? Sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the minutia of every day life—the myriad tiny details that must happen, must get done every moment of every day just to exist, to continue on, to cover the basics. But if you can catch your breath, take a step back and survey the big picture, things will look different. Do you like what you see? If not, change your daily actions! Your big picture tells you what you need to adjust on a daily basis to get the result you want. What small changes can you make on a daily basis that will help shift the bigger picture of your life? Eat healthier? Move more? Save a little money? Take a class? ...
Read MoreMorning Motivation — Are you watching life go by?
Are you watching life go by? Sometimes the world is so busy, so crazy, so chaotic, so interesting it’s easy to get caught up in watching everyone else’s tragedies, triumphs and train wrecks instead of focusing on your own life. No more watching life go by! No more watching other people’s lives instead of creating your own life. Gossip television and the online headlines are pretty hard to pass up but it’s time to get going on creating your own headlines. It’s time to get busy living your own life. Begin by deciding right here and right now you are just as interesting, you are just as important and you can live instead of live vicariously. What do you want...
Read MoreMorning Motivation — Are you in process?
Are you in process? No matter where you are in life you’re always in process—of changing, of growing, of expanding, of shrinking, of letting go, of discovering. Instead of freaking out about the pain of the transition, what if you simply be in it, accept it, embrace it, let it run its course? What if you create from the process you’re in no matter what process or stage it is? Growing pains? Create from them. Aging? Create from it. Falling in love? Create from him or her or it. Healing? Create from it. Breaking up? Create from it. Getting an education? Create from it. Having huge success? Create from it. Never stop creating from whatever process...
Read MoreMorning Motivation — Where’s your favorite spot to get away?
Where’s your favorite spot to get away? Wherever your favorite spot to get away from everything and everyone and rest is—a chair, a tree, a corner, a yard, a park, a dark movie theatre—get there! It’s time for a break, a rest, a recovery, a cup of tea, a quiet moment, time to reflect. It’s time to get away, however brief, and fill your creative well. Slip away to your favorite spot. Your creativity will thank you. Find your spot. Create a getaway. Create rest, rejuvenation and peace of mind. What are you going to create?...
Read MoreMorning Motivation — How can you help?
How can you help? Sometimes just what you need to help yourself is to help someone else. It can be a breath of fresh perspective to take the focus off of your wants, needs, desires, and projects long enough to look around at your family, friends, neighbors, community, state, country or the world. What’s going on? Who is in crisis? How can you help? Can you volunteer your time? Can you donate food, clothing, blankets? Can you choose to skip Starbucks two mornings in a row and contribute $10 to those in need? Do it. Expect nothing in return. Receive an amazing feeling. Help others. Help yourself. Create from what you have…the ability to help out in your...
Read MoreMorning Motivation — What footprint are you leaving?
What footprint are you leaving? Wherever you walk, whatever you say, however you behave it’s leaving a mark, an imprint, an impression. What footprint are you creating? How you eat leaves its mark on your body. How you speak affects those around you. How you act impacts what you accomplish. Every little thing—a thought, a word, an action—leaves a footprint in the world. Consciously create what you are putting out in order to leave a positive trail behind you. Make a positive choice. Leave a positive mark. Create a positive footprint. What are you going to create?...
Read MoreMorning Motivation — Are you thinking outside the lines?
Are you thinking outside the lines? Instead of following the predictable path—complaining, comparing, competing, being afraid, wanting more of what you don’t have, behaving the way you always have—choose to think outside the lines of the usual, choose to think differently, choose to act differently. What if you react to everything and everyone with only smiles? See what happens. What if you choose to respond in a new way? If anger is the predictable reaction, choose to sing your response instead. Why not? See what happens. Choose to view what’s in front of you with a fresh perspective, a kind attitude, a creative lens. See what happens! Everything you...
Read MoreMorning Motivation — What are you afraid of?
What are you afraid of? Whatever you are afraid of choose to create from it instead of being paralyzed by it. Don’t let your fear stop you. Embrace it, explore it, process it, release it so you can keep creating! Whatever you’re afraid of—water, cranes, snakes, airplanes, failure, success, death—how can you create from that fear? What can you create from that fear? A website about water safety? A support group for others with an irrational fear of cranes? A book about the dangers of snake bites? A video blog about why flying on airplanes is bad? An appointment with a therapist? A documentary on failure and success? A visit to a cancer ward? A novel...
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