Monday, May 21st, 2007
My friend, your life is now.
I tell you this from the bottom of my heart. It is not what you did yesterday. It is not what you will do tomorrow or in your future.
It is now.
Today is your opportunity to live the real life. Today is your time to get out of the swamp of the status quo.
You need to be different on purpose:
* Don’t sit around your house and watch TV.
* Don’t sell your soul for a great benefits package.
* Don’t buy things to have a cooler image.
* Don’t hang around with people aiming low in their lives.
* Don’t chase money and stuff.
* Don’t let the majority shape you.
You are a great-spirited person; it shows in your ambitions and dreams. However, you are not taking your potential seriously. You are trading invaluable days for mere “good times,” and “getting-by.” Because you are letting your fears get the best of you. You fear the time is not right, the resources aren’t there, you don’t have what it takes. And now, your fear is slowing you down like an anchor that slips overboard and drags along the bottom.
The only fear you need is the fear that you will continue living a life much smaller than your spirit and awake someday to find yourself a shell of a person, a product of hundred small mediocre choices.
Or worse yet, you might die unexpectedly tomorrow, next week or next month with your music still in you. Your life is now.
Your life is now, or never.
You can’t choose money over your real dreams, without a negative consequence on your spirit.
You can’t keep putting your true talents on hold, without ending up talentless.
You can’t keep putting off your big move, without bit by bit killing your desire to make a move.
You can’t go on trading away your true power for comfort, without someday ending up weak.
You possess unfathomable strength and ability, but you are rarely calling on your tremendous mental and physical resources. They demand to be stretched, exercised and challenged. They demand to be used to their full capacity. The reward your abilities promise is nothing short of greatness and excellence.
Let me be blunt, in hopes of making my true point:
Everyday you do not commit yourself to greatness, you are falling asleep, allowing yourself to suffocate on an atmosphere of mediocrity.
Is the spirit-killing atmosphere I reference real? You only need to look at the newspaper or TV to know we are surrounded by negativity that cares little about inspiring greatness. You are never far from people who care nothing about being different, trying harder, or aiming higher. And you are exposed to a constant stream of products and services and efforts where average makes the grade. Yes indeed, you live in an atmosphere of mediocrity, and like poison gas it will dull you, bore you, disillusion you and lessen you if you don’t wake up and do something about it.
My friend, your life is now. Take a stand against mediocrity. Make your greatness non-negotiable. Put it into higher gear.
My thoughts are with you,
© Patrick Combs
June 1999, San Diego, California
www.GoodThink.com
www.CoachedbyPatrick.com
*Reprinted with permission.
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Hi, Wendy here!
I bet you thought I wrote the above letter. 
It IS like something I would write, isn’t it?
I stumbled across that letter on a website recently and it gave me chills. I immediately contacted the author to ask permission to run the letter here. Even though I’m not the original author of the piece, please know that the words above are coming directly from my heart to yours.
Print the letter. Keep it with you. Read it often. And do what it says. Your life - all of our lives - truly are right NOW.
Wendy
CreationThoughts.com
WingsfortheHeart.com
VisualizeProsperityBook.com
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Monday, May 14th, 2007
WELL, what a difference a few days can make! I’m feeling so much better than I have over the past couple of weeks. All the cleaning and organizing I did Friday and Saturday made a huge difference in my physical surroundings, and I took Sunday off to spend with my mom, mom-in-law, sister-in-law, and grandmother (all the great Moms in my life! :-)). It was so nice to just relax and enjoy a beautiful day. The menfolk were there too: hubby, my brother, my father-in-law and my grandfather. Oh, and my nephew and niece. We had quite a full house but it was a lot of fun.
This morning I woke up feeling very much renewed and ready to begin again. I don’t know what yet exactly, but I do feel much more optimistic about things in general. I was even inspired to take a stroll around my yard and capture some images of “new life” sprouting everywhere.
The article below is one I wrote back in 2005, but I’m not sure if I’ve ever posted it in this blog before. It’s about spring cleaning your life, which is pretty much what I did over the past few days - and it makes a world of difference.
If you’ve been feeling tired, overwhelmed, uninspired or just ready for a change, read on!
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Spring Cleaning Your Life
Do you ever get into those moods where you just can’t stand to look at clutter anymore and start filling garbage bags? Maybe it’s Spring Fever, but I have a deep desire for simplicity lately. Not just in my physical surroundings, but emotionally, professionally, and spiritually too — I have been “purging” the unnecessary from my life.
This is a difficult process, because while certain things are no longer serving me, they did at one time. There is a bit of nostalgia attached to these things. It’s like saying a permanent goodbye to old friends. Many of us tend to cling to the familiar, even if we don’t enjoy it or benefit from it anymore. We get stuck in rut after rut, afraid to let go of what we have, because even though it’s not great, at least it’s ours.
However, the problem arises when we pray for better circumstances, but we don’t make room for them. It’s like asking the universe to fill our glass with sweet lemonade when it’s already crammed full of sour lemons. We need to remove the lemons, wash out the glass, and then specify exactly what we want that glass to be filled with.
We’ve all heard the phrase, “nature abhors a vacuum.” This works on a spiritual and emotional level too. When you eliminate the clutter from your surroundings (inner and outer), the universe will rush to fill that space. Fill it with what, you ask? That all depends on your intent.
What do you want to create in your life? Give some thought to these areas:
Physical — are your surroundings cluttered with books you’ve read (or intend to read), papers that need to be filed or disposed of, clothing that no longer fits you (or suits your taste), and items you don’t know what to do with? Do you find yourself involved in activities that have become a burden? What about your job? Are you fulfilled by your daily professional activities? At the end of the day, do you feel a sense of satisfaction or boredom?
Emotional — are you clinging to relationships and situations that no longer serve you? Are you feeling burdened by “baggage” from your past? Are you holding grudges against those who have wronged you? Are you stuck in negative, self-destructive behaviors?
Financial — what does your budget look like? Are you struggling to pay your bills each month? Do your monthly expenses usually exceed your income? Do you have a lot of unnecessary expenses for things you could easily live without?
Spiritual — are you held back by childhood conditioning, or letting others define your spiritual beliefs? Have your spiritual practices become nothing more than the act of reciting a few words by rote once a week? Do you feel an inner emptiness, sadness or hopelessness?
You have it in your power to change anything you don’t like. Keep in mind it is a process though, you won’t change all of it overnight. Make a list of the items from above. Write down anything in your daily existence that is no longer bringing you joy — and eliminate it. Ouch. I know that’s a hard thing to consider doing. Even though these things no longer serve us, we still feel fearful about releasing them. Work slowly if you have to. One baby step at a time!
Start with the physical clutter first, as that is one of the easiest problems to remedy, and one that often causes us to feel confused and stagnated. Go through your house one room at a time and be ruthless in your cleaning. Toss out anything you don’t need, and neatly file away things you must keep. Be honest with yourself. If you haven’t used something in the past year, what are the chances you’ll need it again in the near future?
Once your physical surroundings are cleared, you’ll probably find yourself feeling inspired and able to tackle the larger (and more difficult) emotional, financial and spiritual clutter. This is also a process, so be patient with yourself. Take your time, but be just as ruthless as you were with the physical clutter. If it’s no longer serving you, say a tearful goodbye and pitch it.
What do you want to replace these things with? It’s crucial to be absolutely clear about that before you begin this process. Otherwise you might end up with different, yet still unfavorable, circumstances. Think about the categories above, and ask yourself what you really want to create there. Write it down, and read it to yourself every day. State it aloud to the universe. Ask for it. Affirm it. Welcome it.
Will these new circumstances fall into your lap, fully formed? Some may, yes. Some might require a little elbow grease from you, and that’s okay! Just keep working toward what you want. The process is quite enjoyable once you release your fear and immerse yourself in the experience.
Think of it as a sacrificial process. Decide what you really want, and then ask yourself what you’re willing to give up to get it. Don’t let fear hold you back. Know that what you release will be replaced with something much, much better.
Wendy
CreationThoughts.com
WingsfortheHeart.com
VisualizeProsperityBook.com
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