Welcome to my Thursday Thought!
Are you a dreamer? Do you have a vision of your future? How does it look and feel? How do you want to be in life?
If you don’t you might just find yourself constantly being pulled in different directions. One day you are heading in this direction and the next only to be heading somewhere else. This is not only a inefficient use of our energy but also very ineffective way to take you where you want to be in life.
I struggle with this but am improving as my dreams and visions become clearer. Many people I am sure struggle with this and in that struggle they loose sight of their ideal future, they become worn out, and give-up in the progression forward.
Enjoy this thought and please leave me your comments and thoughts below. Peace, passion & purpose.
Summary
A physician, surgeon, yoga health coach, author and overall health & wellness expert, Dr. Michele Summers Colon is known as The Holistic Podiatrist of Southern California and has been interviewed and quoted in many prominent publications.
One of Dr. Michele’s greatest strengths is her ability to combine the best of Eastern and Western medicine to treat the whole patient and create individualized treatment plans, yoga sequences, and meal plans for her clients and patients.
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A Heart Centred Approach to Directing the Life We Desire
Why I believe it is more important to use our emotions to direct our lives rather than our logic. There must be a need for balance in both however I do feel that our emotions, our heart, will guide us more truly towards the life we desire. I also understand that being guided by our emotions is not always and easy thing to do.
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Emotions are powerful! Some of us have more powerful emotions that others. We can use them to guide us, and often do however, if we can better reflect on them, without any attachment we are able to use them to make greater decisions to enhance the quality of our lives.
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Kris Reid is a Software Engineer, SEO master and Entrepreneur. A few years ago while backpacking the globe, Kris decided to build an online game. As the completion day came near, he thought it would be a good idea to learn how to market it – if anyone else is ever going to play it. So, he started studying how Google works and learned about Search Engine Optimisation.
He quickly discovered how important backlinks are – not just any backlinks, but quality backlinks with relevant and compelling content on powerful industry-specific websites.
Then, he set out to build the perfect service to provide just that – high-quality backlinks with compelling content on industry-specific websites. Fast forward a few years later, he now has a permanent office in the Philippines and a successful company called Ardor Media Factory. (more…)
Minding the Muse
A Handbook for Painters, Composers, Writers, and Other Creators by Priscilla LongThis is a great short book and as the tittle suggests this suitable for all creative types. I really enjoyed this read partly because it was short and to the point but also because gained some really cool insights and practices that I will use to help me in my creative endeavours.
Priscilla is an artist herself with a background in writing and teaches others how to master their practice. In this book she draws on her experience and also that of other famous and successful artists. It is also an important reminder that just because something works for one person it doesn’t mean it will work for you. The ideas, practices and techniques shared in this book should be approached with openness and awareness of this. (more…)
If you awaken a desire within you or pay attention to your dreams things will happen to take you towards it, some times by choice and some times by force. I believe the universe listens to our human callings and then creates opportunities for us to follow. If we don’t make the choices that take us along the path we seek sometimes the universe will force us to.
An awakening, a moment or a time were you had a realisation or desire of doing something more is all it takes to create the momentum you need in life. At these moments we tune our attention towards a new ideal or direction. We allow our thoughts to be generated towards that which we seek.
We then make personal efforts and take action towards it or choose not to however, if we continue to allow these thoughts to occupy our mind the universe has its own way of making us take action. (more…)
Summary
“Self Awareness leads to Self Mastery, Self Mastery leads to the personal power to choose Happiness”
Gary van Warmerdam combines the wisdom spiritual traditions have in eliminating suffering with common sense in a way that is both practical and effective. Gary has studied with best selling author of The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz since 1994.
His experiences include spiritual journeys worldwide and many trips exploring the teachings of ancient Mexico. He co-developed and taught the Four Agreements Facilitators training at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck NY and the Crossings in Austin Texas.
In this episode I discuss my experiences, challenges and learnings as I progress through a challenge that I set myself. The challenge is multifaceted and perhaps I have bitten of more than I can chew but I continue to progress and even as I slip-up and fail I fight.
There are many reflections one can have as we battle with our body and mind. I have thought a lot about why we do things, why we behave the way we do and why this can affect our ability to progress with ease. When we are so set in our ways change can prove difficult.
Why do we challenge ourselves if it does cause us pain? What is the true reason? I believe the answer is growth, our fundamental human need. I also reflect on why certainty and uncertainty are needs we crave and seek and how this has affected me directly within this challenge. (more…)
Summary
“What would you dare to dream if you knew you couldn’t fail?” Brian Tracy
After a failed business in 1992, Darren LaCroix took the stage in a Boston comedy club and bombed miserably. It was horrible. The headliner that night told him to “keep his day job.” Friends told him that his dream of making people laugh for a living was crazy and stupid. He didn’t listen.
He may have been born without a funny bone in his body, but he possessed the desire to learn and the willingness to fail. These were the essentials for achieving his dream. He says, Effort + Direction = Mastery.
In 2001, Darren LaCroix out-spoke 25,000 contestants from 14 countries to become the World Champion of Public Speaking. Darren now travels the world demystifying the process of creating a powerful presentation. (more…)
The Big Five: Five Simple Things You Can Do to Live a Longer, Healthier Life
by Dr. Sanjiv ChopraI believe we need to keep an open mind in life with everything we approach. This book is one of those. When anyone tells me to do something specific in order to live longer, not that it happens everyday, I don’t jump all in. I instead seek to understand, remain open to the facts and my own experiences, assess and reflect on my own thoughts and assumptions, and then decide on what beliefs I will create.
Dr. Chopra shares five things that we can all do to extend our lives. The include drinking coffee, taking vitamin D, exercising, eating nuts, and meditating. If you have experience with any one of these, you will likely to be able to draw your own conclusions as to the benefits they have in your life. If you are not familiar you may just make assumptions based on your current knowledge level and thoughts. If that is the case this book makes for a very insightful read.
It might sound like I am blowing this book off, I am not. I really enjoyed this read and with my hand on my heart openly admit I have started drinking more coffee as a consequence, and perhaps a few more nuts. In no way does this book promote excess. Actually excess will really be determined by your current level of intake. If you currently drink 10 cups of coffee a day then Dr. Chopra’s view that 4-6 may be beneficial may cause you to reduce your intake. On exercise also, he doesn’t claim that the more exercise you do the better off you are but that just doping exercise will be beneficial.
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