On Monday I started working out in the morning . . . EARLY morning! First, it did not seem right getting up at that hour but then I started Thinking Beyond my Current Circumstances and I was able to get it together and workout. While I love the way I feel after I workout, it is tough to move from sleeping to working out! What are you getting together?
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When you think of your dreams do you think of specifics such as who, what, when, where and how? Do you have visions of doing research, and many unanswered questions? Do you picture people moving you toward making your dreams a reality? Most of us don't think in specifics because we don't have to! Our behavior is driven by obtaining results and the results of our thinking is a picture of our thoughts . . . mission accomplished. When it is time to act, THINGS CHANGE! Now you have to deal with everything you did not visualize while working toward meeting your future self. Why? If you don't now handle details, details will handle you . . . meaning your dreams may continue to remain dreams. WARNING to all dreamers, your future self requires you to act in specifics. Please get busy!
I want, I want, I want! Have you heard this phrase before? If you have children, work with children, or have any exposure to children, you have heard this phrase repeatedly. In fact, you may have numbed yourself to I want, I want, I want!, because you hear it so much. Raise your hand if you hear this phrase in your head . . . over and over again. What is this about? You may be saying I work hard and I'm entitled to have everything I want! I agree with you. My question is at what point are we satisfied? When is enough, enough? Please understand I'm not speaking about needs such as food, shelter, and safety. I'm thinking of extras like new cell phone, more clothes and shoes, new car, or a bigger house. Enhancing your future quality of life is also not on the I want! list. For example, lets say you are enrolled in college to re-tool your skills portfolio. I do not consider this an I want! but an investment in Thinking Beyond Your Current Circumtances. I have a running list of things I need to do for my house. I don't consider these things as an I want! because if I don't do these things my house will be taken over by wildlife! My I want! limit is reaching it's destination. I consume way to much and give my time way to little. I give via monetary contributions frequently, however giving my time needs improvement. I have gifts and talents I need to share and I'm working on a plan to make this a reality. In fact, my plan will be complete by August 21, 2009. So again I ask you when is enough enough? What are you willing to do to minimize your I want! voice?
Why do we spend soooo much time doing things we don't like or doing things we like very little? I understand the need to earn a living however I don't understand compromising your dreams. Who among us has not found him or herself in a job that is clearly a "in the meantime" occupation because we do have to feed our family and keep a roof over their heads. Please understand dreams are not all or nothing . . . meaning you don't have to leave the job you current have to begin making your dreams a reality. You can live your dreams outside of your primary work assignment. Whatever you do please DO SOMETHING! Time is not waiting on anybody. Each moment you wait is a moment you will never be able to get back. Move out of idle and shift into drive and begin making your dreams a reality. This is your life! If you are fearful that you will fail, do it anyway! Take a small risk instead of a big risk. The main idea is to START. Do it today!
While I know I have wrote about patience before, I think I need to revisit this noun. Most of us want, what we want, when we want it! We want things on demand, like a cable program. I want continuous prosperity and eternal monetary grace to be bestowed upon my children. Now I will just use my remote . . . pull up on demand . . . and tadaah prosperity and eternal monetary bestowment . . . then I wake up! God is in charge and he will continue to order my steps. I need to place my ego in my night stand and get over myself. I want it all and I want it now!
Yesterday I listened to a friend try to convenience me that he was not annoyed by a negative comment made by his coworker. He explained the situation, in his own eloquent way, and soon became persistent about making me believe he was not bothered. While I could've played along, I thought it was important to be truthful with my friend. He was annoyed for all the reason's he told me he was not annoyed! Profound. It reminds me of when people start a sentence with "I don't mean to be negative but . . ." Oh they absolutely mean to be negative otherwise why is it necessary to make this statement? What do you need to be truthful about? What posses people to go on road trips? I can appreciate togetherness but spending time in a motor vehicle for an endless number of hours is not my idea of quality time. You can accomplish the objective of connectivity and togetherness without being stuck in a car. I appreciate family growth and development but being captive in a car would not be my first choice . . . or my last choice. What about you, what do you think of road trips? This morning while making up my nieces bed, I found myself thinking this is good enough. Normally, when I start a task I want to do my best. However, this morning I was feeling a little rushed and thought this is good enough, but it wasn't. I thought no she deserves a nicely made bed and this is not good enough, I'm capable of so much more! It seems pretty minor as I'm reading the words but pride in workmanship is real. The habit begins small but can ultimately have a larger impact. As I continue to grow and mature it becomes more evident that no matter what I'm doing, making a bed or making a presentation, ultimately I am representing my workmanship, my skills. I'm representing me. How are you representing you? I know, today is Fathers Day so why is thi blog called Grandma? Survey says . . . I was suppose to post this YESTERDAY! Happy Father's Day! Today is Sunday, the last day in the two day weekend. I will go to church this morning come home this afternoon, cook dinner, conduct my weekly radio broadcast, Thinking Beyond Your Current Circumstances on LA Talk Radio, wash my daughter's hair and ultimately prepare for tomorrow. Merely thinking about all my "to do's" could easily overwhelm me, yet some how it doesn't. I am very lucky that God allows me to serve and to do things that bring me joy. Though Sunday is the last day of the weekend and a signal that Monday is on the horizon, I welcome it. |
Fenella Smith
I have the extraordinary opportunity to assist people discover their future self. I am an educator and a coach. At Toyota, I a Human Resources Specialist. Archives
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