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?
Our relationship to concepts - our narrative - motorizes how we carve and construct the spaces we occupy and the paths we traverse along our journeys. Not subtly. Unimpeded. Not woo-woo! Predictably. Those spaces are not of thin air. Those paths are not in vacuum. Those narratives are sharp, super powerful and very sticky. No revelation here! We've lifted the hood: there's an engine under the hood operating behind the scenes.
The presumption in this ongoing discourse is that we have smartly adapted our values suitably to the desired progress and lifestyle divined for our highest and best intentions and callings or purpose or dream, where highest and best here have nothing to do with being better than anyone other than one's former self and nothing to do with any ranking of fellow human beings or achievements. It is the steering. The entire steering mechanism! Take a deep breath.
There exists a wide variety and modes of transport along one's journey. And some are far less encumbered than others. M-hm! And there are varying designs of steering mechanisms, some of superior quality, others of pure sufficiency, and yet others, well! Take another deep breath. Keep your oxygen flowing. How are you traveling? (There are cliched responses galore available; no up-front charge; high back-end interest rates.) How are you traveling - truthfully? That's what matters. Immensely.
It is here that we recognize a substantial difference between our concepts and our values (though they can be related), and that when our values and concepts slide out of sync we experience turbulence. M-hm.
It is here too we recognize that whenever our transport slips into autonomous mode, that automation is built into our system of concepts not our system of values. M-hm. Breathe!
Nourishing productive, profitable, satisfying relationships are of immense value. By virtue of this reveal, the quallity of relationships we enjoy with the concepts we engage is up in the category of essential & important.
So how do you nourish valued relationships (of any kind)? There are many ways, of course. Here is a recommendation. See if this works for you.
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.
There are many discoveries well-observed, brilliantly described, passionately passed along. Yes, we love the new concept. One that is proven. One that is brilliant. One that is useful. It is highly prized. Traveling from ear to ear and here to there, slowly bits and pieces of the prized concept get stripped away, innocently, or is suitably carved and reshaped for the quick bite and swift intake. That's how the cliche is born! Sooner or later, with regular intake comes indigestion! But who knows from whence this indigestion is coming! This is an unmistakable pattern. Many once great concepts are cramping new stomachs that are not privy to the original. Next comes the pill - quicksilver! Try this with that! May be that would work! And so it goes. On and on! Something is turning the stomach - stalling progress. Can you think of a concept readily engaged, easily swallowed, that may be traumatizing members of your circle? A sudden awakening, and there are lots and lots and lots available. So many!
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: okay, they looked at your resume, seen your perfomance, felt the applause, and you know you've done well, you're doing well, you want to do well, you know the work, you are doing the work, you are letting things happen, but you sense an untapped source of hidden potential
- what is the experience you most want now, why, and what are you doing about that?
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Who Are You Surrounded By?
When you are authentic it is easier to recognize the slightest mismatch between values and value exchange. And when you are authentic it is easy for circle mates to recognize in you what you may not fully realize you are capable of. It is important to be part of a well nourished circle. How are you nourishing your circle? Is your circle nourishing you? Who are you surrounding? And how about this: keep your joy, don't trade it for likes; like the best you that you are; don't trade it for a copy!
"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
These two oft repeated quotes on relationship often catch my attention and stir reflection.
"Our rewards in life will always be in exact proportion to the amount of consideration we show toward others."--Earl Nightingale
"The golden rule is of no use whatsoever unless you realize that it is your move."--Frank Crane
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
1. Reach out
2. Lift up.
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.
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Timely Concepts
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 concept would you like to revisit?
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.
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Balance - Focus - Rhythm
BE EVER REMINDED:the life you are living is YOUR life; ONLY YOU can live it!
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