Occupy your Attentions

Occupy your Attention:  What we pay attention to is what we become.   It is easy to say that our intentions should deserve our attention. But for many of us, we allow our attention to be fractured.  “A little bit of this and a little bit of that’ and before we know it, our lives are adrift.  I recently challenged a friend to think about what he would do if he inherited $5,000,000. He began by telling me the things he wouldn’t do. I did not want to appear pious, but I politely reminded him the question was: “ what would he do?”  Not, “what would he not do?”  He then began to tell about the bills he would pay, and the upgrades on his home, etc.  Again, while these are admirable, those are things he would do with the money, but not with his life.  “What would you do with your life,” I repeated.  How would you live your life?  The answer to this question is where our passion lies.  And where your passion lies, is where we need to be.  “We never need   motivation to do the things we love.”  This I guarantee: In five years you will be five years older!  And wherever   we are in life, take time to identify your passion, and then move in that direction.  In five years, you will have more love and life in your life.  You are loved, life is good.

Occupy Your Life

Occupy your Life: Live life in this very moment. Dream big now, act big now. Fear restricts while passion addicts. Get addicted to your dreams and passions! Life is for living. Not complaining. Not feelling resentful. But for the joy of the control and choices we have been given. Dream big today. And tomorrow, act big on those dreams. And dream some more. You are loved, Life is good.

 

Occupy Your Values

Occupy your Values:  Demeaning and denigrating those of whom we disagree reflects a value that says we think those people are unworthy of the humanity they possess.  It reflects a value that we only honor those who possess similar values. This does not create true diversity.  This creates separation and detachment from others, and worse, with ourselves. We are limited in our thinking, and our values become nothing more than ideas based on fashionable or seemingly popular trends.  Focus on, and challenge constantly,  your own Values.  Have the courage to live by these values.  And when we do, our lives become more fulfilled. More loving, and worthy of emulation.    

Occupy Happiness

Occupy Happiness:  Each day is a new day to create your life.  Do not chase things thinking they will make you happy.  For what purpose?  If happiness is the goal, go there first. Each of us is susceptible to having bad days. Or at least to have bad things happen at anytime.  It is our reaction to these things that can determine our happiness.  No one is exempt from things going wrong. Being disappointed, or being betrayed by friends and loved ones.  These things happen.  It is part of our humanity.  We must learn to accept these things. Not that we should lower our personal standards.  We must uphold our standards.  In so doing, we will create more happiness. Learn to forgive and forgive often.  Forgive others and do it often.  Be genuine. Forgive and move on with your dreams.  And forgive yourself. Don't beat yourself up.  Learn from it. Forgive and move on with your dreams.  Love life and life will love you.

Occupy your Wisdom

Of all the change that is needed in the world, it is our personal change that is needed most.  We must begin today to direct and focus our lives toward our passions, goals, and mission to help others.  And the first and best way to help others is to make certain our life is in order. That our life is complete with love, respect, understanding, and honor.  This is our wisdom.  We do not hate or pity. We do not  judge or condemn. We do not think as a victim.  We focus on forgiveness. We focus on our passion. We focus on our mission.  Our intentions become the focus of our attention.  It is inevitable that what we think about, we become.  Think about the life you desire with love in your heart and no one will care what you do. Do it today. Do it now. Do it from here to eternity.

A discussion of the IT that controls our life. IT is you.

-an Exerpt from "I am that....that is in the Well"

I am conflicted is a common feeling. And this feeling can cause stress or distress. Both are forms of fear.  And if nothing else, IT will be contemplated as one begins to move from a place of fear to a place of faith.

Understand: If boldness is not natural, neither is timidity.  It is an acquired habit, picked up out of a desire to avoid conflict.  If timidity has taken hold of you, then root it out.  Your fears or the consequences of a bold action are way out of proportion to reality, and in fact the consequences of timidity are worse.  Your value is lowered and you create a self-fulfilling cycle of doubt and disaster. 

            -Robert Greene and Joust Elffers: page 234, The 48 Laws of Power.

Build confidence in your authentic self. “…Your fears or the consequences of a bold action are way out of proportion to reality, and in fact the consequences of timidity are worse.” This worth repeating  these conscious words and allow them to  seep into your Well of the Sub consciousness until they become the new IT! And then IT will not only let you, but encourage you to pursue IT.

People don’t like to hear that their life is what IT is because of how they think, behave, act, or react. We are  much happier to lay the blame on another.  Our Mom, our Dad, or sister or brother.  Our boss, our teacher, the neighbor or preacher.

But the happiest people are the ones that accept IT for what IT is. And that is,  IT is us. We are IT. We are the ones that can accept all the blame and credit for their lives. And when we recognize that IT is our life, based on our decisions, and no one else’s, our life gets better.  And IT gets better because we have now accepted responsibility for IT.

Chase your Passion like it is the Last Bus of the Night

(excerpts from the new book: "I am that...that is in the Well")

The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates

We may not know today our mission. We may not know our passions, but we must find them in order to live a fullfilled life.

The only thing standing between you  finding your passion is you.

You, and only you,  can do this. It is not  going to be bought at Wal-Mart or Tiffeny’s. Radio Shack has some great ‘techie’ stuff but it is your desire that drives you to these stores for something. I buy ink for my writing. A means to an end. Clothing, jewelry, gadgets, ect. All are things that enhance our life, but for what purpose? And for what purpose  will remain the central question? 

Last year there were over 2 million ¼” drill bits sold in America. Why? Because people love to collect drill bits? No. Because they had a need to make a hole. And most holes, end up getting filled. The ultimate result of this activity will be to satisfy some immediate need or passion.

In order to discover our passions, we must pay attention to our activities. We must acknowledge when we are in our bliss. It is in this ‘state of mind’ that will realize how creative and courageous we become. Courageous, as in the lack of doubt or fear. In fact, these negative thoughts never seem to creep into our thinking.

When we are experiencing our passion, our thoughts keep expanding and growing.  We have now entered the threshold of our passion.  We must mark it down. Write a note about that moment. Put the note somewhere you can see and read it.  And just like chasing the last bus in the night, when we are at the threshold of our passion, but must take that fateful  step into the destiny of our soul and never look back.