As Above, So Below; As Within, So Without

     As I do most mornings, I reflect.  Today's reflection while walking was: How can I give today without want?  The immediate answer was to volunteer at 8/29.  So that's what I'll do for a part of my day today.  

     Another reflection was: As Within, So Without: To me that means what I allow into my mind becomes my reality as a result of the Law Of Attraction.   

     One of the things I ceased to allow in was TV, - Result: I now have at least 10 more hours a week producing value for others.

     Another activity eliminated was reading what seems mostly to be Constant Negative News.  So gone is the hour and a half spent reading the NY Times Headlines each day - Result: more time for creating positive results in my life by working on my business.

     Some positive side effects: I am more cheerful in my relationships, My Coaching flows much more easily.  

Change Your Beliefs, Change Your Life - An Excerpt from "Choose to Believe"

Why Isn't The Belief-Reality Connection Obvious?
An excerpt from
Choose To Believe: A Practical Guide to Living Your Dreams
By Alan Tutt
http://www.PowerKeysPub.com

The idea that we have the power to control every aspect of our
lives simply by choosing what we believe is a very seductive
concept. However, this seems to fly in the face of common sense
and traditional science. And if it's true, then why isn't it
obvious?

That's certainly a reasonable question to ask. After all, over
the course of time, we've discovered how to do many different
things, including how to harness the power of the atom for both
destruction and electrical power, and how to create super-complex
computer systems that can produce fantastically realistic special
effects in movies and television commercials.

Although when we sit and think about it, how much of what we've
learned over time was obvious? For example, how obvious is it to
mix flour, oil, eggs, milk, sugar, baking powder, and cocoa to
make a chocolate cake? Maybe we should ask any of the thousands
who have trouble getting it right even with a recipe.

It has always amazed me to wonder how anyone thought to mix that
combination of ingredients, and to keep trying the many possible
combinations until they produced an edible result. How many eggs
should we put in, one, two, twenty? How much flour this time, a
handful or a pound?

Similarly, how obvious is it to turn grapes into wine? As I
understand it, the fermentation process involves a precise
control of temperature, a mix of different kinds of yeast, a way
to prevent oxygen from getting to the mixture, and then waiting
for 10 to 30 days. And then there's an additional aging process
after that!

Maybe we've been too busy discovering so many different things
that we just haven't come around to discovering the connection
between beliefs and experience.

On the other hand, even though it may not be obvious that our
beliefs directly affect the world around us, there have been
people throughout history who have discovered the truth and tried
to tell us how important our beliefs are. It's not exactly a new
concept, but one that has been around for thousands of years

.......
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Giving Thanks

     Today is another of those georgeous winter days here in New Orleans.  As I started my day with a morning walk, I was reminded of all those things I am thankful for.  The squirrel climbing up the oak tree, the sparrows flitting in and out of the trees, the fact that I have more to be thankful for than a good percentage of the world's population, many of whom are going hungry today.

    So, I give thanks to God, the universe, or how ever He/She/It is described for all I am thankful for.   I am committed today to use my talents to inspire, mentor, and coach others to manifest their highest potential.

Namaste

David 

Happiness

     Happiness is not something to be pursued.  Happiness is something you do.  Being Happy is a choice each of us has in the present moment.  If it seems difficult, change your physiology - Smile, Stand up Straight, Throw your shoulders back, Visualize a time in your life that was intensely enjoyable for you.  Life is to enjoy and savor. 

     "Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored."

- Earl Nightingale

My Favorite Goethe Quote

Thanks to Thea Westra of  www.forwardsteps.com.au for reminding me of it 

     "Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffective.

Concerning all acts of initiative there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills 

countless ideas and endless plans. 

     That the moment one definitely commits oneself then

providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise 

have occurred. A whole stream of events issue from the decision, raising in one's favour

all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings, and material assistance which  no man could have dreamed would come his way.

     Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.  Boldness has genius power and magic in it.

Begin it now"

 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Which kind of Person are You?

"There are three kinds of people:

The first kind make things happen

The second kind watch what happens

The third kind say: What Happened"

 - Christopher Westra

I read this just before going for my morning walk; It is a beautiful sunny 65 degree day here in New Orleans.

Thank you God.
"Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn!  Look to this Day!For it is Life, the very Life of Life.  In its brief course lie all the Verities and Realities of your Existence. The Bliss of Growth,The Glory of Action,The Splendor of Beauty;For Yesterday is but a Dream,And To-morrow is only a Vision;But To-day well lived makes Every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness, And every Tomorrow a Vision of Hope.  Look well therefore to this Day!Such is the Salutation of the Dawn!"- Kalidasa

Namaste

David 

ACHIEVING SUCCESS

"Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity." 

Gary Ryan Blair 

Winter Cleaning

     So, the closets are cleaned out and the Office is much more organized.  Just have one desk to go to have the office spiffy.  

     Realizing that my outer world is a reflection of my inner world, this must mean that my inner world is becoming more clean and free.

Namaste

David 

The End of 2008 - Beginning of 2009

At this time of year it is good to celebrate our successes for the year and develop our plan for the next year's successes.

I am de-cluttering, re-organizing, and fine tuning my plans for an extraordinarily productive year in 2009.

Mentor Extraordinaire

"Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great
wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy."
Jim Rohn