Old Dog New Tricks
Are
you an Old Dog? Are you a Young
Pup? Have you ever heard: You Can’t
Teach an old dog new tricks? If you
agree with this you are a dog, not human.
One of the blessings of being Human is our ability to make decisions. To
choose. To control. To adopt. In essence,
to maintain control over our destiny.
We
have all met people in the 70’s and 80’ that are full of life, love, and
enthusiasm. They are controlling their destiny by living a life of
abundance. We have also met people in
their 20’s that are glum, bummed, and down and out on life and themselves. They have failed to learn to take control of
their life. They have convinced
themselves someone else is controlling their life. The ‘Man’ or “the powers
that be’ or ‘my Parents’ are deciding for them what their life should be
like. So here we have a ‘young pup’ and
an ‘old dog’ that are both experiencing life. But the ‘old dog’ is enthused
about life when the ‘young pup’ is becoming bitter.
The
good news is the young pup can change. This is because we have that ability to
make choices that affect our life and a dog doesn’t. So, learning new tricks is a choice. And when we choose to not learn new tricks,
we are making a conscious decision to not grow. Not to advance. We are deciding to stay the
same. To remain in our current situation.
If we are not growing in our life we are dying. Our lives become unfulfilled. We accept this plight. We become victims of
our own thoughts. Whether you think you
can or can’t, you are correct.
Tricks
may not the right word. Tricks suggest
we are deceiving, or using Illusions or delusional. We know they are not real. We know they are
false. We know they are delusional.
You
might say: These are not tricks, these are techniques. OK, techniques.
Techniques are methods, systems, practices, procedures, ‘modus operandi’. These are all done, or developed, to get some
kind of result. And the truth that will
set you free is that everything you do will get results. The question is: Are these the results you
seek? If yes, the technics are working.
It is now a matter of expanding our thoughts in order to expand our life. Or, to learn ‘New Tricks.”
Converse
to that, we may also get results that are inconsistent with our intended
desire. We get results that less than
expected. We ‘trick’ ourselves into
believing this strategy will work, and delude (trick) ourselves into thinking
this is a good plan of action. And
occasionally it does. Once in a while it
will really work out and we think we have hit ‘pay dirt’, the ‘Mother Load’,
‘Easy Street.’
And
if you are blessed, and this activity is consistent with your passions and your
‘authentic you’ then maybe you have just swerved into your Bliss.
And
then the question becomes: can the activity that lead to that success be
duplicated? Can you do it again, and
again, and again? If the answer is ‘yes’, then by all means, Commit. Don’t
quit. Take action and build traction.
Focus your energy. Harness that determination.
Channel those thoughts. Less becomes more.
Associate
with likeminded people. Find them. What
you will find is that they are busy. Busy following their Bliss. Busy helping
others. Others that are seeking their Bliss. And this is one of the Keys to a successful
life. Enlightened people that are engaged in pursuing being the best version of
themselves, recognized that there are other people that are also pursuing their
dreams with great passion. And as this
passion and energy builds, more passion
and energy will develop among others.
“Bird of a feather…..’, you know the expression. You know the
answer. In your heart, you know the
truth.
Enthusiasm
means ‘god within.’ Be enthused about your life. If you’re not enthused about your life, then
who will be? Be enthused about
something! Helping others, making money, travel, writing, speaking, selling,
medicine, the arts, entertaining, it doesn’t matter, it is your choice. The
results are 100% yours. The reason
people don’t execute plan ‘B’ is because plan ‘A’ never gets off the ground.
Be
enthused about your results. Because you will always get results! And when our results are less than we anticipated, recognize that they are simply stepping stones on our journey to our
destiny. “Don’t get Mad, Get Better.” It
is your choice.
