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You may not be given the opportunity to create a great task or cause a giant impact everyday. The key is to do all the little things you can with love, service and caring, and that adds up to greatness!
Have a GREAT Wednesday!
It’s not about how to achieve your dreams, it’s about how to lead your life, … If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.
“This week, be an emissary of love. Imagine you have love beaming out of your heart, your eyes, & your voice, and that it’s your mission to share it with the world every interaction – with people, animals and nature – is an opportunity.”
Thanks for today’s mission Jessica K!
I love songs that get me going and inspire me!
Check this one out:
Hoping IT HAPPENS for you today ;)!
I loved this blog by The Dragontree (full link below). It emphasized the importance of true connection. Some of my favorite snippets:
“I now believe that subtle healing techniques often succeed where others fail, because there’s less potential for the recipient’s mind or body to object to the intervention, less potential to exacerbate an existing condition, plus an opportunity to “slip under the radar” and initiate a deeper healing.”
-That is precisely why I employ a gentle technique in my office.
Another great snippet: “We all know that “time is money” because there is a finite amount of it in the workday. But attention (or presence) is even more precious. How often do you feel that you have someone’s complete, undivided attention?”
The blog goes on to say that there is tremendous power in the thought of “I am here for you.” You can think it when you are with a good friend, child, or spouse and notice a deeper connection. You can also think it to yourself during some meditation/self-love time.
Powerful stuff!
“Don’t show up to prove. Show up to improve.”-Simon Sinek
No matter what your chosen field of endeavor, don’t show up to prove you can do it, show up to prove you can do it and even more.
An exercise to realize how many “moments” you have:
Try the “100 blocks a day method>:
Perspective is a powerful tool when you talk about scheduling your time.
According to the writers at Wait But Why, if you sleep 8 hours a night, that leaves you with about 1,000 waking minutes a day to schedule. Or, about 100 10-minute blocks.
Lay those blocks out on a grid and ask yourself, how many are:
Put toward making your future better, and how many of them are just there to be enjoyed?
Spent with other people, and how many are for time by yourself?
Used to create something, and how many are used to consume something?
This isn’t necessarily a practice any (sane) person would go through on a daily basis, but the idea behind it is sound. Know you have a finite amount of time each day and see how many blocks you have.
Thank you Jessica K for the inspiration this morning!
Payton, our oldest son, is on a trip with his grandparents, so we had some quality Isaac time this weekend. We went on quite a few walks, rode the rides at Elitches (and Isaac did all the thrill rides, overcoming his fears), grilled fajitas, and played some games (Isaac beat us at Catan). I am thankful for my family and I am grateful for the time I get to spend with my boys, together and separate.
I put a couple things together this morning to prove a point… First up from Psychology Today some research showing the importance of noticing “simple pleasures:”
Combine that with this info from Forbes discussing the vast improbability of us even existing:
When we combine the two, we realize how un-fathomable it is to even be in the right place at the right time to notice a “simple” pleasure. What are the odds that you are in your car at the very moment the sun peeks up over the horizon to show it’s beauty? What are the odds that you notice the flight of the hummingbird whizzing by in the afternoon? Life’s simple pleasures are anything but simple. Take time to appreciate all the amazing aspects of life, because when you think about it, even being alive is awe-inspiring :)!
Dissemination of Inspiration 