To everything there is a season and for everything there is a purpose. These are ideas that have been shared over the years. This week, however, the meaning took on a new understanding. For years I had looked at a certain SUV with awe and appreciation. On the highway, when one passed, it brought a smile to my face and a "what if" line of thinking on the things I'd do if I were in it. It wasn't that it wasn't attainable, or even available, it was simply something I considered "frivilous" on my long list of things to do. Before I even noticed, it was twelve years since I first desired such a automobile and the life it represented. It became the symbol of the success others seemed to easily achieve and enjoy,but that would be somehow unattainable for me.
Yesterday I had the opportunity to take one of those vehicles on the road. At the end of my drive I realized two things that were much more valuable than the drive itself. One, that life is entirely too short to impose rules that curtail or prevent simple, attainable pleasures from happening. Two, that it's really silly to place alot of value in anything you haven't driven yourself, lives included. You see it turned out that that particular SUV drove like a bucket of rocks, it wasn't fun, alluring, or even comfortable as I'd imagined, not even the newest version. I wouldn't have enjoyed it on road trips nor even kept it most likely for over 3 months. It made me really consider the imagined life the folks had in my assumptions of their lives. Later that day I drove a vehicle I hadn't considered to be as hip or as fun, and you guessed it, not only was it fabulously fun to drive, it was beyond comfortable.....and in a few hours I was experiencing something I had only dreamed about with my friends loaded up on a cold winter's drive to see Christmas lights as we trodged through the winter weather without a hitch.
I laughed at myself all the way home for truly, I had many years of "what ifs" built into that red SUV....I had bought into the "I can't/shouldn't have it" syndrome so many of us spend our time giving power to.....and the truth was I didn't even want the one I thought I did when reality crossed the fantasy. This is not always the case though, while the exact vehicle was indeed, not the fantasy one, it turned out through test driving several choices, the dream of loading friends up and rambling on together was indeed an attainable goal, and judging from last Friday, a life activity I waited entirely too long to experience first hand.....
Questions to Ponder:
What do you dream about having or being that you do not take actions to "try out" or plan to achieve? Are the reasons you feel you can not achieve those dreams valid, or simply out of your comfort zone? What dreams could you "test drive" if you only allowed yourself to?
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Only 2% a day....
If each person took at least 2% of their day to put personal needs first, what could be acomplished? It is an important thing to take care of oneself. I am not promoting selfishness – I am promoting self-care. During this crazy busy season, what would you do if you decided for 30 minutes a day you would do what it takes to put your own needs first? How would your outlook and worth be increased when your own needs are met? How would investing in your self add value to your life, to others, to the environment and community around you?
When we decide what stocks and pursuits in business are worth our investment, we align our expectations on how much our investment will bring us in gain. We recognize when companies are overextended, whether financially or physically or too diverse, do we allow the same recognition in our own daily life? Investing in yourself, defining "enough", allowing creative, fun activities, allowing rest, spending time on yourself, choosing a schedule so that your personal needs are met is a sure investment in your good future.
Point to Ponder:
How can you rearrange your life so that your personal life stock portfolio allows you to invest 30 minutes of self-care each day? What gains will you treasure when you invest in you?
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When we decide what stocks and pursuits in business are worth our investment, we align our expectations on how much our investment will bring us in gain. We recognize when companies are overextended, whether financially or physically or too diverse, do we allow the same recognition in our own daily life? Investing in yourself, defining "enough", allowing creative, fun activities, allowing rest, spending time on yourself, choosing a schedule so that your personal needs are met is a sure investment in your good future.
Point to Ponder:
How can you rearrange your life so that your personal life stock portfolio allows you to invest 30 minutes of self-care each day? What gains will you treasure when you invest in you?
To return to my website go to http://www.intentionaltransitions.net/
Monday, November 17, 2008
Being in the Moment!
I have had just an incredibly good morning and I wanted to share with you! It started with the formulation of an idea. I pitched the idea and delivery concept to a local learning center - and with very few conversations, the idea is set to become reality in the beginning of 2009!
The day also started with a freeing conversation with three fellow life coaches. I am pretty convinced that you could not get more diverse thoughts than when the three of us are talking together. We are all committed to helping others, albeit we all do it very differently....the power of finding the common pathways and bridges to allow passage in our lives and in the lives of those we coach is astounding.
One thing I have been struggling with in my own life is how to keep in touch with heart connected friends. Do you know the friends I mean? The ones who you would drop everything for to be there if they needed you and the ones who would do the same for you? I had been feeling out of touch with those friends in my life - and it was bothering me.
This morning, one of those dear friends called me out of the blue. We laughed - we shared life events - we gave strength and affirmed each other and our journeys. During the conversation, my other phone rang - a potential new business client. So easy would it have been to excuse myself from my friend's call, it would be a logical thing to do for my livelihood. However, in that moment, I knew that to be true to my heart I had to stay on the call with my friend. Business, however necessary had to take its rightful place behind one my heart is given to. My conversation with my heart-friend ended naturally and beautifully, and then I could listen to the message left by the potentially new business client.
Being in the moment means recognizing the many opportunities available and intentionally selecting the one that is best at that point in time.
May you and your heart friends connect soon!
Question to Ponder:
Does my priorities plan include those people and activities that fuel the life I choose to live, not simply plan for my prosperity of business but also the prosperity of my abundant heart lived life?
To return to my website go to www.intentionaltransitions.net
The day also started with a freeing conversation with three fellow life coaches. I am pretty convinced that you could not get more diverse thoughts than when the three of us are talking together. We are all committed to helping others, albeit we all do it very differently....the power of finding the common pathways and bridges to allow passage in our lives and in the lives of those we coach is astounding.
One thing I have been struggling with in my own life is how to keep in touch with heart connected friends. Do you know the friends I mean? The ones who you would drop everything for to be there if they needed you and the ones who would do the same for you? I had been feeling out of touch with those friends in my life - and it was bothering me.
This morning, one of those dear friends called me out of the blue. We laughed - we shared life events - we gave strength and affirmed each other and our journeys. During the conversation, my other phone rang - a potential new business client. So easy would it have been to excuse myself from my friend's call, it would be a logical thing to do for my livelihood. However, in that moment, I knew that to be true to my heart I had to stay on the call with my friend. Business, however necessary had to take its rightful place behind one my heart is given to. My conversation with my heart-friend ended naturally and beautifully, and then I could listen to the message left by the potentially new business client.
Being in the moment means recognizing the many opportunities available and intentionally selecting the one that is best at that point in time.
May you and your heart friends connect soon!
Question to Ponder:
Does my priorities plan include those people and activities that fuel the life I choose to live, not simply plan for my prosperity of business but also the prosperity of my abundant heart lived life?
To return to my website go to www.intentionaltransitions.net
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