Like any good mother, her desire was to have her child grow bright and bold, and to be full of good humor and wit, and to be generous and courageous and kind.
For, being such, how could anyone not have the most beautiful story?
After all, what is the code and concept of life, of living, of humanity, if it is not to find one's calling and to have that calling be greater than one's self; if it is not to pursue that calling and complete it with joyous self-respect?
What's the big idea? (Why? Where? When? Who? How?) Beyond The Hero there are beautiful minds. They are stout and playful and curious and not inhibited by unrestrained questions. They make bold intelligent bets on Better.
Groomed and fitted (heart, gut and soul) with grit and uncanny stick-to-itiveness, some perceive illusive dreams purely as patterned human-impact equations. (Solvable.) They relish the challenge.
Across that spectrum, these tricky equations are multi-sided,simultaneous, have real conditions and true constraints, and in order for a solution to be sustainably rendered, an equation's fundamental elements need only sufficiently satisfy six criticals. Then. Voila! A new dream comes alive.
Welcome to the incubator.
Our souls look back
In wondrous surprise
At how we've made it So far from where we started
- Dr. Maya Angelou
There are many - bravely - still on the hero's journey, whether that is a maiden trip or a necessary repeat through pales of sadness, perhaps for a noble cause worthy of the sacrifice.
Those who have ventured - boldly - Beyond The Hero are a brand new breed. Still reaching! Rendering. Restoring. Revealing. As well, recognizing the burden of the pail, not that it should be borne, rather, that it should be dispensed with. These fetch big ideas, and mine bolder ones, perhaps for a worthy cause: better!
Ah! But which of these ideas are infiltrated illusions, mirages, hallucinations, apparitions, fantasy, or the chasing of a bushy tale, or perhaps a mindless chastening for wanton idleness, or even a Humpty Dumpty dressed up proudly waiting?
Yes. And how does one ferret from that quarry (differentiating glitter and glass from crystal and gold) valuables, conscious that everything (some as yet mysterious) is intricately interconnected, where one would be loathed to be found meddling in ignorance, especially worse beneath grizzly shadows of arrogance?
Alas, there are ways, good ways, some of which you will gladly agree are most beautiful.
"Long ago, when an early galaxy began to pour light out into the surrounding darkness, no withness could have known that billions of years later some remote clumps of rock and metal, ice and organic molecules, would fall together to make a place called earth, or that life would arise, or thinking beings evolve who would one day capture a little of that galactic light and try to puzzle out what had sent it on its way." _ Carl Sagan
And now, dauntless, dare
To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow And to run where the brave dare not go. To right the unrightable wrong And to love pure and chaste from afar To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star.
This is my quest To follow that star No matter how hopeless
No matter how far:
To fight for the right
Without question or pause;
To be willing to march, march into hell
For that heavenly cause.
And I know if I'll only be true To this glorious quest That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest.
And the world will be better for this
That one man
scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable the unreachable, the unreachable star. And I'll always dream the impossible dream
Yes, And I'll reach the unreachable star.
Better!
start where you are with what you have
Welcome to our intro to BEYOND THE HERO (part 3) - the big idea - curated by Neville DeAngelou.
Be amazing.
Enjoy actionable discoveries continuously shared - smartly - particularly those that uplift, inspire, promote harmony, expand opportunities, exemplify beauty, and reveal wonder, in other words, those proven to strengthen our emboldened exercise of genuine love through all of love's fertile dimensions, supplying those of us who are blessed and inspired to take action with necessary skillsets to be awesome in our real world. Namaste. Share.
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BE SMART
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Giant leaps grow out from small accumulated steps and require smart bold moves.
There exists amongst us a breed BEYOND THE HERO - not some sort of stereotype - critical to the call of our moment, growing, expanding, reshaping, and refining, as is necessary for the chimes of our times - extraordinarily participatory, nurturing, nourishing, discovering, unfolding, creating and building, embracing the fullness of life, in full claim of this birthright and privilege of each and every person born on this planet.
In Part 3 of this segment we are shining a light on the navigational prowess of bright, imaginative, consequential implementers of bold ideas fruiting across life's spectrum. We are exploring, examining and exemplifying the qualities, essential habits and goodwill apopros to the betterment of our times and the bolstering of those who depend upon the best of who we are. During that process we are highlighting relevant critical elements.
We are WIDE OPEN wholly responsible for making this world a better place.
Today's pivot QUESTION: let's say you just realized the systems, processes, ways and means you are accustomed to or are privileged by hadn't existed until someone said, "what if" then "why not" then got it started; or let's suppose you just figured out that whatever you are using, wearing, inhabiting, the convenience you most enjoy, once wasn't and now is . . . because . . . well;
what if your better idea you implemented; when?
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To Be or Not To Be
To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them. To die—to sleep,
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to: 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep, perchance to dream—ay, there's the rub:
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause—there's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life.
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
Th'oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely,
The pangs of dispriz'd love, the law's delay,
The insolence of office, and the spurns
That patient merit of th'unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscovere'd country, from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry
And lose the name of action.
~ William Shakespeare
BEYOND THE HERO, the skills used along each journey of significance were honed from the hero's journey where no hero can go it alone or come through without being transformed. BEYOND THE HERO, its leaders are of a brand new DIVERSE breed, able and willing, ever learning, always preferring and seeking to optimize the best of who we are. BEYOND THE HERO, better is a happy word worthy of our goodwill and our honest efforts.
"Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny." _ Mohandas Gandhi
Why not examine 'it' from a different angle? Then another! Voila!
"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." _ Sun Tzu
Remember: this is YOUR LIFE; only you can live it. Live out the expression of your love. There is love. Then there is love. Then there is LOVE. Life is quite interesting, isn't it? Don't you love it?
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"Know what you own. Understand what you claim. Believe you can achieve what you conceive then call it by its name. Mine! The extent to which you have this clarity of mind, this purity of understanding, this strength of belief, you have the fire, the fuel, the impetus, the passion, the determination, the willpower you require to pursue and retrieve your truest desire. But do not claim what does not belong to you. It will not keep you . . . it will suffer you but for only so long."
You are valued. You are important. What you experience is important. Your intention matters. You are a whole being. You are a true wonder. You diminish yourself whenever you pit valued elements of who you are against vital elements of who you are: your intuitive self against your intellectual self, your rational self against your emotional self, your gut against your heart against your head. Don't be put at war against yourself: you are a masterpiece. An intricate being. Human!
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Life: it is a dance. It gets better with practice; its music is in your heart and in your soul and in your blood and in your bones. Life; it is a dance. It gets better with practice. You have a partner – your spirit. You can have a party if you like, but choose smartly who you invite, for life – your life – is a dance. It gets better with practice, unless you stop the music or so crowd your dance floor there is no space to move or be moved within it. Explore. Yes, life; it is a dance. It gets better with practice until the dance becomes the dancer and the dancer becomes the dance and life and all of existence becomes a singular flow. Yes, life; it is a dance. It gets better with practice. Dance.
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Home is a special place. Love resides there. The best journeys take you there. Hope lives there. Home leaves no question about belonging. Friends belong there. Dreams thrive there. Home is a place of forgiveness. There is no rejection there. Home is a place of rest and recuperation and rejuvination. There is laughter there. Life takes you to unexpected places; love brings you home. At home you are free to flourish. It is where you birthed your wings. Are you there yet? We live amongst viruses and bacteria: some are villains and some are monsters. Don't feed monsters. Villains are everywhere; you are ever in their sights. Be prepared: find your rhythm, stay in balance, keep your values and your vision in focus. Choose your friends wisely. And remember: no one, except inpretend, is an island onto itself. M-hm! No one!
Out beyond ideas of right doing and wrong doing there is a field. I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.
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live laugh love
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let your light shine
Come, let us all be friends for once,
Let us make life easy on us,
Let us be lovers and loved ones,
The earth shall be left to no one.
Across the nation and around the world there is a long rumble.
It is a rumble so loud it strikes ready ears as a distant clap of a fierce thunder. It is a rumble so low, it rides beneath the noise of a thousand human fears; it can no longer be heard. Fear of flight, fear of heights, fear of sand, fear of snow, fear of monsters in the closet, fear of bugs in the pillow, fear of cats, fear of bats, fear of strangers at the door, fear of being lost, fear of being laughed at, fear of being stuck in the toilet bowl, fear of whites, fear of blacks, fear of browns, blues and yellows, fear of nakedness, fear of the unknown, fear of being hurt.
Smile. Live. Love. Laugh. Look. Listen. Learn. Be awesome. You are powerful beyond measure. You are not alone. You can do all things. I am you. You are me. We are one. Keep Sharing.
May our light shine on sprinkled seeds along The Journey.
"Live Your Life - Live it well. You are worth it."
Listen. Learn. Lead.
"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, men other-centered can build up." Martin Luther King Jr.Look. Listen. Learn. INITIATE THE CHANGE toward BETTER. (A Place Called Ah.)
Breathe.
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BE EVER REMINDED:the life you are living is YOUR life; ONLY YOU can live it!
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