"Old Dog New Tricks"

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.

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Occupy your Purpose

Occupy your Purpose: Ask yourself this question:  Am I here to pursue my passions or am I here to pursue the common good?  Who decides our passions? Who decides what is important to us? Who decides how we want to spend and share our love, our interest, and our level of commitment to those passions? And who decides the common good? Who decides how we should spend our time and commitments? And who decides our level of commitment to the common good?  When people pursue their passions, are they contributing to the common good?   And when people pursue the common good, are they pursuing their passion?  The answer to both could be: Yes.  But they are not interchangeable. In both cases the individual has decided the meaning of their pursuit.  And that pursuit is not incumbent on another person, or group, approval.   And it is only by our individual pursuits that we gain. Not for our ego, but for our highest spiritual self. And when we do pursue our passions, we truly have the power of God, and the universe supporting our efforts.  Pursue your passions and encourage other to pursue theirs and together, we all promote a better  life. Life is good. Enjoy your day in paradise.

Occupy your Creativity

Occupy your Creativity:  God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7^th.  Jesus said,”All that I have done, you can do, and more.”  The first gift we receive is the gift of life. Our second gift is our ability to identify and create a world based on our passions.  We are the only ones’ in our life that can create our life.  No one can create it for us.  When we are creating, we come alive. We are pursuing passions that only we possess. We are living purely in the moment. Time is lost. There is no past. There is no future. Only the present. And in the present, we are living fully.  We have the ability to be creative every day. We have the ability to be creative every moment of the day. And as we exercise our creativity, all of our passions become intensified: love, enthusiasm, excitement, confidence, integrity, authenticity, respect. Your life is today as you have created it. Your life tomorrow will be as you create it. Live each day creating the life of your passions.  You are loved. Life is good.

Occupy your Clarity

Occupy your Clarity:  When we are clear in our thinking and actions, we gain confidence. And others around us gain confidence as well. Our lifes don't drift when we are clear about our intentions. People know where they stand and why. And more important, we know where we stand and why.  Good decisions come from Clarity. Be clear about your love of life. Be clear in your relationships with others. Love life to the fullest. Life is good.

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.