Would you like to let life be easier? Here’s my invitation for you: Close your eyes and see your story as just what it is. A story. Everybody’s got one. Picture holding it out in front of you, like a book, and let it be just your story – not you. It’s not you, of course. It’s just a story that at this moment you are calling your story. How lightly can you hold it? How easy can you let it be to put it down, and choose a story that works better?
There are a lot of people out there who are sitting up, saying – life IS short!
These are the kinds of things I am hearing – do any of them sound familiar?
I’ve just had a major wake-up call, my best friend is loosing her battle with cancer…
or
I’ve just woken up to the fact that after 35 years I cannot blame the fact that my relationships are not working, on the other person…
Or
I am so tired of settling for less than the exciting, engaged life that I have always pictured!
Here’s the chorus: Done! We’re done with it!
How many times do we have to say that before we actually do something else?
What if there’s something inside of you, causing the results you are getting in life? And what if there’s something you can do about it? What would be thee best time to dig in, figure that out, and change it?
Use your physical sensation of relief to help make a difficult decision.
Let me tell you a story about a woman who lived in a sweet little house, which was completely cluttered. There were piles of magazines and newspapers, and boxes of stuff that wouldn’t fit on shelves; it was actually hard to walk through her home without feeling like you were exploring an old dusty attic. …
Six reasons why I love facebook: People can read what they want when they want, I can share great videos, articles, websites, tools easily, it creates real time, real live new relationships in my life, I can stay in touch so easily with friends around the globe, My long distance friends feel so much more part of my life, and it’s quick and easy.
How do I get myself started again, when I’ve gotten out of the habit of taking action in some area? Here are three specific, proven techniques I use on myself.
What are you tolerating in the area you want to change, and what is it costing you? Once you truly expose that cost to yourself, without any sugar coating, you get serious traction on the road to making the change. When you can get yourself to the point of zero tolerance, through really understanding the cost, you’ve opened the door wide open to making lasting change.
About six months ago, I chose the new habit of holding my first hour of the day absolutely sacred – it’s my download-from-the-universe time, when I sit and let the ideas flow…my one personal rule is NO TECHNOLOGY. No phone, e-mail, etc. It’s amazing, the ideas and information that flow to me during this time …