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?
not everyone in the same boat
experiences the same float
or the same way.
Even though
inextricably interconnected
interdependent and
interwoven.
We live in a dynamic world. For every multi-dimensional dynamic in our fixed three-dimensional space, it behooves anyone, for better, to listen (to be conscious, to be aware).
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Alas, you can do it. We can do it. I can do it. We have tools.
We find it valuable and important to acknowledge to one's self (to one's self) the unvarnished truth of where one is 'at' (i.e., exactly as one is authentically experiencing one's presentness physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, and not as someone else might percieve it ought to be experienced - THEN - to progress beyond one's revealed moment (with that full awareness) - OR ELSE - one would remain stuck.
We have each other. However, even in the broad commoness of our global experience, many are reporting how vastly different various groups and individuals are experiencing similar circumstances.
For example, to a certain person a quarantine is a welcomed staycation, to some others they are now being worked to the bone, yet to others it is a veritable prison, and yet to another the sham is removed; to some others it is the much needed inner circle bonding time they longed for, to another it is a trap in a hell which each day they were able to slip away from and now can't. One person has broadband and can communitcate with the world. Another person's only access is now closed. And so much more!
We've accepted this as an awesome opportuntiy to not demand of oursleves that other unfolding experiences mirror our own, rather to experience empathy (a growth hormone, as it were). Here is a viable tool from the array in our toolkit. True, one might find it a meaningful prayer, another an earnest wish, and yet another nothing more than sane advice. And employ accordingly.
Grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as the Divine did, this sinful world
As it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that the Divine will make all things right
If I surrender to the Divine will;
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life
And supremely happy with the Divine
Forever and ever in the next.
Welcome to the concluding episode of Profitable Relationships - just being - curated by Neville DeAngelou. Be safe. Be strong. Alert, not anxious! Prepared, not panicked. How are you experiencing it?
"Out of clutter, find simplicty. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
Albert Einstein
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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Miracles of mind-over-matter and follies of matterless minds are enormously edifying.
Just in time! We've identified, created and optimized transferable value for a life of lasting significance! We're building profitable relationships! Just in time. Isn't that awesome? Today, breathe. Listen, beyond the panic. Listen to your bells ringing. Sing the song of your authentic claim. Is your sky clearing? You are encompassed by Love. Today, breathe.
Create and optimize transferable value for a life of lasting significance regardless of endeavor.
We define profitable exchange to be 'value for value' offered in the arena where stakeholders are satisfied, causes are advanced toward individual and common good, and lives are experiencing wholeness and enjoying significance.
Today's pivot QUESTION: presuming you recognize a) there is a great big gulf between don't worry and don't give a damn, and that worrying never changed a thing; b) you are in an uncomfortable situation which, if you had your druthers, you would never choose to be in; and c) that you want to believe everything will turn out awesome, but frankly you can't see how nor when
- what will you do next not to be stuck nor to thrust all your effort spinning wheels?
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Still Ticking
Do you see yourself more as (or want to be) one who is competent at responding profitably (favorably) to new and different situations? Do you see yourself more as (or want to be) the change-maker: you create new and different situations? Do you see yourself more as (or want to be) a fortress builder, protecting your turf at all cost come hail or high water? Your approach will vary dramatically depending on your choice. Regardless, you have tools. The best time to practice using them is . . . when?
Who you are, what you are about, and how you go about getting that done or progressing through your process will very likely be stress-tested in circumstances such as these. This is a good time to use life's feedback smartly. Don't fall con to false measures of your progress nor of your learning. You will if you have not implemented viable measures you trust.
"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
"All of us, regardless of what stage of life we're at, we've got three basic needs: we all want to know that we matter, we want to be seen for who we are, and we want to know that we're loved." Dr. Vivek H. Murthy (@vivek_murthy, vivekmurthy.com) served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States between 2014 and 2017. From a most worthwhile interview on the Tim Ferris Show. LISTEN.
Learn something new - maybe a new language / an online course
Re-acquaint yourself with nature - bird-watching - hiking - gardening
Make that new recipe or invent one
Do puzzles / board games for families (or homies)
Call that person! Call that person! Call that person!
Drop a dish / Leave a note / Let someone know you're available (if you are)
Count blessings
Remember: this is YOUR LIFE; only you can live it.Live purposefully; that is profitable.
Take Action
"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.
Masterpiece
a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship.
tour de force
Be Comforted
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? Uncertainty is not new; sometimes we simply take it for granted until it is pressed into our awareness by some novel experience. Be encouraged: uncertainty is not new! Can you handle it?
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. STRETCH! (A Place Called Ah.)
Breathe.
We are accompanied.
Balance - Focus - Rhythm
BE EVER REMINDED:the life you are living is YOUR life; ONLY YOU can live it!
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