Transformation is a day by day event. It is not about looking to the future, and saying I will do it tomorrow. For the Bible tells us that tomorrow is not promised. It is about today, this moment and how you will spend this moment.
If you think about moments, as if they were money, and at the beginning of your life, we are each given so many moments. Some are given lots of moments, and some not so many, but it is not about how many moments you are given, it is how wisely you spend what you are given. And like money, when you spend the moments correctly there is great reward and lasting treasures.
So how will you spend now? That is all you are guaranteed. If you have a list like I do, great, if not make a list today of what you think at this point in your life you would like to do, accomplish before you spend all of your moments.
Don't worry about tomorrow, just focus on where you are right now and where you would like to be. A list like this should be fluid, for tomorrow, next month, next year, in ten years the list can change. Keep the list in plain view every day. If you need to change or tweak your list go ahead. This is your list, not someone else. It is not about what others tell you, you should do or not do, it is not about what you wanted to be when you grow up, unless of course deep down inside you still want that and only took it off the table because someone told you that it was silly, not practical or something, this is about you and right now in your life.
I would love the chance to encourage you, pray for you, help you, if you would like to share your dreams below or email me at thbear59@hotmail.com
Then use the 7 steps below to go for your dreams and goals.
Step 1
– Take affirmative action towards living your dream life. Don’t just
talk it, do it. Without some positive mind tinkering and action, passion
is void.
Step 2
– Pledge to yourself and your loved ones that you will accomplish your
goals with passion. You will be amazed at the transformation, once you
commit to tackle each goal from your heart and soul, than from a place
of fear.
Step 3
– Embrace everything you do, regardless of outcome. When we take action
on difficult tasks, the outcome may not always be positive. Embrace it
regardless, learn from the experience, and be proud that you took the
action.
Step 4
– Approach life from a place of gratitude. When you are thankful for
all the simple pleasures of life, you learn to live as if everything
were a miracle. Repeatedly shift towards gratitude, and you will see
your life go from deficiency to abundance.
Step 5 -
Use a positive life transformation formula. Start using terms like “I
can” and “I will”, instead of “Shoulda”, “Woulda”, and “Coulda”. The
former is based on increased awareness and abundance while the latter
focuses on scarcity and lack.
Step 6 -
Laugh at yourself often. Humor heals the mind, body, and soul. So go
ahead loosen up, and laugh at the silly things you do instead of
indulging in self-pity. Laughter is very attractive and shows a
passionate side you may have never knew existed.
Step 7 -
Believe you can design your destiny. Only you can use enthusiasm to
create a positive future for yourself. There is no limit to how much you
can create in a lifetime. Once you believe you can do it, watch all the
opportunities fall right into place.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
First day down, now on to day two
Well I would love to say that yesterday was perfect and great and everything went as planned, that's what I would like to say, but if I am going to do this, I am going to have to be honest both with myself and with you, so no yesterday was not perfect. There were some really good parts and small victories that I will embrace and then other parts that I need to learn from and move past in order to reach my goals.
First, the morning was great, got up did my run, well actually it is a run/walk at this point. I am running 3 minutes, walking for 2. So that went well, loved every minute of it, then came back had my protein shake and made my juice to take with me.
So far, so good. Then we took the car in to have it looked at because it is leaking and smelling. So what to do while the car is in the shop, my husband and I walked to McDonalds, not to eat but because they have Wifi. The walk was nice about a mile walk, so more exercise was great. Got to McDonalds and was working on my IPad, drinking my water and juice, not too bad. Oh just as a side note, when you start increasing your water intake, make sure there is always a bathroom near by. Got a little hungry and ordered one of their parfaits, fairly healthy. Then the car still was not done and I'm hungry, so I broke down and ordered a small French fry. I know, I know not good.
But we did walk back to the repair place so maybe I walked it off.
Now we have a couple of errands to run, oh by the way the car never got looked at they got backed up at the repair place so we have to take it back another day.
Anyway, we decided to go to get something to eat and ended up at a Cajun place where I had a catfish sandwich with more fries. What can I say, I was hungry.
So if I am going to be gone all day I need to plan better with snacks. But hey, it was the first day. Today is a new day, I love that each day we can leave the past behind and start anew. I will let you know how today goes tomorrow. Wish me luck.
First, the morning was great, got up did my run, well actually it is a run/walk at this point. I am running 3 minutes, walking for 2. So that went well, loved every minute of it, then came back had my protein shake and made my juice to take with me.
So far, so good. Then we took the car in to have it looked at because it is leaking and smelling. So what to do while the car is in the shop, my husband and I walked to McDonalds, not to eat but because they have Wifi. The walk was nice about a mile walk, so more exercise was great. Got to McDonalds and was working on my IPad, drinking my water and juice, not too bad. Oh just as a side note, when you start increasing your water intake, make sure there is always a bathroom near by. Got a little hungry and ordered one of their parfaits, fairly healthy. Then the car still was not done and I'm hungry, so I broke down and ordered a small French fry. I know, I know not good.
But we did walk back to the repair place so maybe I walked it off.
Now we have a couple of errands to run, oh by the way the car never got looked at they got backed up at the repair place so we have to take it back another day.
Anyway, we decided to go to get something to eat and ended up at a Cajun place where I had a catfish sandwich with more fries. What can I say, I was hungry.
So if I am going to be gone all day I need to plan better with snacks. But hey, it was the first day. Today is a new day, I love that each day we can leave the past behind and start anew. I will let you know how today goes tomorrow. Wish me luck.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
My Daily Thoughts
As I was doing my daily quiet time, I was reading in the book of Nehemiah, Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and there were no breaks left in it (though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates), that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together among the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they thought to do me harm.
So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?”
But they sent me this message four times, and I answered them in the same manner.
Then Sanballat sent his servant to me as before, the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand. In it was written: It is reported among the nations, and Geshem says, that you and the Jews plan to rebel; therefore, according to these rumors, you are rebuilding the wall, that you may be their king. And you have also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning you at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah!” Now these matters will be reported to the king. So come, therefore, and let us consult together.
Then I sent to him, saying, “No such things as you say are being done, but you invent them in your own heart.”
For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done.”
Now therefore, O God,strengthen my hands.
Afterward I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was a secret informer; and he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you; indeed, at night they will come to kill you.”
And I said, “Should such a man as I flee? And who is there such as I who would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in!Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. For this reason he was hired, that I should be afraid and act that way and sin, so that they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat, according to these their works, and the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who would have made me afraid.
I had these thoughts: As Nehemiah was trying to do a good thing (build the gates around Jerusalem) he was met with people trying to distract him. And I thought how sometimes when we try to do something good, we too can run into dis tractors. Over and over again they tried to pull Nehemiah away from what he was trying to accomplish, but yet he kept right on track. Sometimes those trying to pull us away can actually think that they are trying to do something nice. But they are in fact distracting us from our goals our purposes.
Let's say you are trying to improve your health, you can be sure that there will be those who will try everything they can to get you to eat something that you are trying to stay away from. They will say things like "just one bite can't hurt", or those who want you to hang out with them instead of going to the gym. Whatever the reason, they are distracting you from your goals.
It seems the more you try to improve your life, the more people will want to distract you from doing so. But like Nehemiah, we need to be single minded, with clear goals and direction and then we will see remarkable changes in our lives.
Please feel free to share what areas of your life you have run into dis tractors.
So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?”
But they sent me this message four times, and I answered them in the same manner.
Then Sanballat sent his servant to me as before, the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand. In it was written: It is reported among the nations, and Geshem says, that you and the Jews plan to rebel; therefore, according to these rumors, you are rebuilding the wall, that you may be their king. And you have also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning you at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah!” Now these matters will be reported to the king. So come, therefore, and let us consult together.
Then I sent to him, saying, “No such things as you say are being done, but you invent them in your own heart.”
For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done.”
Now therefore, O God,strengthen my hands.
Afterward I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was a secret informer; and he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you; indeed, at night they will come to kill you.”
And I said, “Should such a man as I flee? And who is there such as I who would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in!Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. For this reason he was hired, that I should be afraid and act that way and sin, so that they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat, according to these their works, and the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who would have made me afraid.
I had these thoughts: As Nehemiah was trying to do a good thing (build the gates around Jerusalem) he was met with people trying to distract him. And I thought how sometimes when we try to do something good, we too can run into dis tractors. Over and over again they tried to pull Nehemiah away from what he was trying to accomplish, but yet he kept right on track. Sometimes those trying to pull us away can actually think that they are trying to do something nice. But they are in fact distracting us from our goals our purposes.
Let's say you are trying to improve your health, you can be sure that there will be those who will try everything they can to get you to eat something that you are trying to stay away from. They will say things like "just one bite can't hurt", or those who want you to hang out with them instead of going to the gym. Whatever the reason, they are distracting you from your goals.
It seems the more you try to improve your life, the more people will want to distract you from doing so. But like Nehemiah, we need to be single minded, with clear goals and direction and then we will see remarkable changes in our lives.
Please feel free to share what areas of your life you have run into dis tractors.
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