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?
Who (that breathes and bleeds amongst us) brings out the best of who you are, circumstance aside? Cherish such humans. Lift them up. They are blessings. Oh, that we (each of us) should by our actions be exemplary of the love and honor we receive! For that is awesome.
Often the sounding of this word - relationship - narrows our focus. We settle upon romantic relationships,marital relationships, or family relationships. Indeed, these are vital aspects of the good life. Yet, with those alone, fine as they are, some of us might well be missing out on a great deal, and have no clue what is actually energizing our ongoing struggles and strife, except for that infamous scapegoat!
To be open to the fullness of a fruitful life, a profitable life, a satisfying life, a significant life, (the gift that has already been apportioned to each of us) refocusing our attention on to the rub of our full spectrum of relationships does something spectacular. We find that it offers up a diamond field of awesome opportunities for living remarkably well. See if you find likewise! You just might.
relationship,def:
the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.
the state of being connected by blood or marriage.
the way in which two or more people or groups regard and behave toward each other.
Ours is an ever evolving world of natural and necessary interactive relationships (internal as well as visible, animated as well as immovable) of body, mind, spirit and soul, as well as, of systems we've invented to sustain and protect preferred interests.
Could it be that, as with a garden of necessary varieties, not being acutely mindful of the varied needs of its plants - what is of shade and what is of full sunlight, which needs what level of watering, what must be exposed and what must be protected, nourishment requirements - seasons of harvest will seem as pretentious under moonlight as they are piss-poor in daylight?
Might it be that like ergonomic systems put together with no clarity of the nature of their elements, that friction, heat and wasted energy will dog their doers and needers like drunk devils dancing in a children's masquerade?
Welcome to our opening episode of Profitable Relationships curated by Neville DeAngelou. How are you? We are connecting. How do you nourish valued relationships, live in the moment, enjoy the moment, and give life everything you've got?
Let's sample this broad sampler.
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.
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” Leo Buscaglia. Isn't that so? We miss so much by not listening: we miss good stuff, and a lot of bad stuff escape our necessary attention. Listening is left to each of us.
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.
We are exploring alongside exceptional creators, influencers and producers. As a barometer, during each of these episodes we are applying a relevant value-set of one or other of RyoSports Athletes pivotal cornerstones - fierce, flexible, fun, friendly, free, fashionable - to guage health, wealth and wellbeing, and will encourage you to do likewise.
Hop on for a fun and fruitful ride.
Today's pivot QUESTION: let's presume you have some measured level of resources, perhaps patches of good health now and then, perhaps a penny here and a dollar there, perhaps a gift, a talent, a freedom, an allowance, a seed, a good word received, nourished, ready to germinate; time
- what smart trusted structures have you put in place to ensure the fruitful employment of your resources?
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A Good Ear Plus!
A good ear (however designed) is necessary, but not sufficient. Sufficiency comes through the wisdom of how one purposes to use the presentness of one's most precious resource: time!
Each of us has a private stock market (common across the board to all) and the only currency traded there is time! You are trading yours this very second. There are essential lessons taught at every significant school of life and learning. One of those is about how to value and trade our most precious resource - time - in the breathing market. It is our most intimate interplay in that classroom. Are you a graduate, or not a student yet? What is your relationship with time - your most precious resource? What are you learning today? What is the impact of your relationships (your connection to concepts, opjects, people, systems) on the progress and trajectory of your life? Are your relationships holding you back, boosting you, or leaving you be?
"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
Isn't it strange, 'listen' and 'silent' contain the same letters! Coincidence? Perhaps in our silence, listening, we have resolved how to live in the moment, and to enjoy this very moment, and to know that if this were our last moment we have given it our all. And what if we have not? What is our relationship with what's around us? Are any of our relationships - our connections to concepts, objects, people, systems - undoing or enhancing our efforts? How would we know? Does it matter in a world of almost 8 billion humans maneuvering through life? Is there anyone out there impacting your journey? What is the value of your impact on life?
Like an origami in the cup of our hands, this unfolding (for us) has just begun.
beneficial - useful - advantageous - helpful - of use - of service - valuable - productive - worthwhile - rewarding - fruitful - enriching - illuminating - informative - well-spent.
Those who know better are better positioned to be better!
Action Options - Improving Relationships
Seven Effective Ways to Make Others Feel Important
1. Use their name.
2. Express sincere gratitude.
3. Do more listening than talking.
4. Talk more about them than about you.
5. Be authentically interested.
6. Be sincere in your praise.
7. Show you care.
(Source: Roy T. Bennett)
Remember: this is YOUR LIFE; only you can live it.Live purposefully; that is profitable.
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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.
Masterpiece
a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship.
tour de force
Where Shall We Begin?
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? What's your point of view - your perspective?
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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