Joy

We need to wake up to the importance of connecting to the Divine, connecting to ourselves and serving others – this is the recipe for a joy filled life.

Invictus is an amazing poem by William Ernest Henley. Nelson Mandela recited the poem to his fellow captives to remind them that their futures remain up to them.

I discovered the “song” on accident (basically Morgan Freeman’s reading of the poem set to some cool music) Search for “Written featuring Nev and MF.”

Most of us don’t have such troubles, but it bears repeating that you are the master of your fate and you are the captain of your soul!

Tidbits from National Achiever’s Congress

Thursday, my Office Manager extraordinairre and I attended the National Achievers Congress in Denver. It was great! 2 great, inspiring quotes/things that I took away:

“The odds of you even existing are 400 trillion to one (that’s the odds of being born). You are more likely to win the megamillions lottery 5 times than to be born in the first place”-Gary Vaynerchuk
“Whatever your goals are, what you are really after is the feeling(s) you will get when you achieve those goals. So why not start with working on getting that feeling now, and then achieving goals become a product rather than the end.”-Tony Robbins

Heart Full of Love

A person’s most useful asset is not a head full of knowledge,

but a heart full of love,

an ear ready to listen,

and a hand willing to help others.

OUR THOUGHTS

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure joy, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.- Buddha

Love thyself

Favim.com-beautiful-peace-photography-sunset-water-313815

“I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you.’ There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.”- Maya Angelou

“Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.”-Henri Nouwen
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/henri_nouwen_588351

I loved both of these quotes today, our days are defined by the second quote, can we answer YES to these questions? The key to being able to do so is making sure our reservoirs are full, and the way we fill that up is through self-love, self-compassion. Set some time aside each day to ensure you are filling your tank up so that you have love to give :)!