Think and Grow Rich.

Over the past year i have been deep in personal development and growing in my everyday life.  I have shared a lot of this though this and my other blogs.  From joining isagenix to learning to focus more on the moment i have taken steps for a long time to better myself.  I have always felt held back by my lack of follow though on most subjects.  I tend to really be mean to myself when is comes to stumbling on the everyday tasks that i want to make habits when i don't follow though.  this puts me behind and i give up.  This has always been an issue for me due to my lack of accountability type people in my life.  And i know that if i can get over this hurdle my life would change tremendously and i have learned that i can only depend on myself for this help.  I know that I am not the only one that struggles with this and that's why i wanted to share this with all of your reading.

With that being said i have started reading think and grow rich tonight.  One of the greatest self development books ever written.  This book deal a lot with thoughts and learning to use your thoughts to grow rich.   Whether that be in money or in love or whatever these principles have been in use forever.  I am going to be tracking what i learn and sharing some with you.  I will not commit to writing ever night or even and set amount of days but you will be seeing Blogs about the things i am learning and my results.  I hope that you truly enjoy and can grow with me.

Gifts

When i originally started to think about writing on gifts i had a reason behind it.  Some things that had happened in the past few weeks had really inspired me to write about gifts and the effects that they have on people.  But the things that people said really changed my view on what i was going to write.  It is amazing how when you have the intention how the universe leads you to find exactly what you intend.  

Gifts can be described as many different things.  They are things we give to one another.  They can be talents that we have.  They can be how we feel about the people in our lives.  So there are many ways we think of gifts and what that word means to you.  Over all gifts are a positive thing in our lives that helps us feel the acceptance and love that is our main desire in life as humans.  If a person is a gift to you then they help fulfill that need.  If it is a thing then the giving of that thing helps you feel that way.  In our society giving gifts is so important.  We are taught from a very early age that love is reflected in the gifts that we receive from loved ones on holidays and birthdays.  If these gifts are not given then there is a sadness at time because of what is not given.  This is our society it has taught at least my generation that love is expressed in things. Meanwhile a lot of relgions and cultures teach that the true gifts in life and the people that we touch and that touch our lives.  

When i posted the question what is the best gift you have been given the response i received is not the one i expected.  i got responses like my mother, my children and my friends.  This is awesome to say but it is not what i intended to hear.  These answers are so true in most peoples lives.  The true gifts of the spirit are the ones we are given by the people that we love and they are not always tangible.  In this world it seems that everyone is obsessed with tangible results.  That if you can not count it then it is not true and is not something worth having.  We find this in business a lot that if you don't have a number to up held to then you are not doing your job.  I truly do not believe this to be fact.  I truly believe it is the in tangible things that make humans the happiest.  The things of the spirit are the things that make people happy with their experiences in life.  The intangible things are the true gifts.  The people we meet that don't ask us for anything but go the extra mile for us.  The people that take time to live in the moment and treat us like that humans that we are.  the people that make us feel special are the ones that you want to do business with and have in our lives.  

I truly believe that we get what we give in this world.  So if you give the gift of living in the moment and taking time for everyone that crosses your path.  treating everyone like the amazing person that they are and deserve to be treated as. Then I truly believe you will get that back to you.  And getting this is the best gift that you will ever receive and you are in control of whether or not you receive it.  If you wanna feel special then make others feel special.  If you wanna feel loved then make others feel loved.  The greatest gift you can be given you control whether or not you get it.  

What a wonderful World

This Blog is inspired by my son. His song that we played him while is was in the womb was what a wonderful world by louis armstrong.  It was interesting i was listening to the podcast i listen to every week and David Wood played that song on my sons birthday.  That is amazing to me.

That got me started thinking about how amazing this world we get to live in is.  Every breath that we get to take on this planet is a blessing.  I could die in the next second and I am not taking advantage of the time I have on this planet.  WOW.  Most of us have heard this our whole life yet we still do not squeeze the juice out of this life.  We just go from one day to the next and losing all since of each day and the just melt into each other.  Meanwhile somewhere there is a young child dying and they didn't even get half the days that we have wasted.  Kids are so in tune with this they really don't care what happens tomorrow they live in the moment.  Adults we just live either in the past or the future and loss the moment.  We never achieve our full potential at the fear of failing or having to go without.  Fear keeps us in a sad life not willing to truly live this life.  I do this so much saying no when i should just say yes and let the universe figure the rest out.  I am getting better but we all know of times where we have said no when we should have said yes.  then we beat ourselves up about it.  WOW.

This being said i am setting a goal for myself.  To fight for the moment.  To do mindful things to focus on the moment.  Look at this amazing world we live in.  Don't miss it cause once it is gone it is gone.

Whats on your bucket list?

Focus

I have written on this subject before but today i had such a realization of how important focus really is in life that I had to share.

In the law of manifestation it states what we focus on grows and continues in your life.  So what ever that we give our attention to will become more prevalent in our lives.  What we spend our money on will take a bigger place in our life.  WOW.  So if we wanna see where we will be in 6 months look at what you spend your time doing today.  look at what you spent money on today that is what you will be spending money on in 6 months.

In the movie The Secret they speak about the law of attraction and that you can manifest things in your life if you focus on them and feel them then they will come in your life.

This works for negative things in your life too.  If you spend your time lying about your life to make it sound better it will always be that way.  you will always have to lie to make your life better instead of making it truly better.  IF you spend your time looking at negative things and around negative people then your life will never get better cause the influence on you is negative.  If you never try something new then you will never ever have something better then what you have right now.  This is such a huge truth in the area of self development.

So If you are a reader do something this week that will get you out of your comfort zone.  If it is as simple as trying a new food or going for a walk in a new park.

Thank you again for taking the time to read this.

We take time to cry.

This is actually inspired by my daughter this morning.

So many times we take time to cry about what has happened to us.  And we take so much time that other things pass us by.  I noticed today that a simple task can turn into a huge emotional issue if we let it.  I see this in my life a lot.  The boss asks you to do something.  You take time to bitch about how she asked it and what she said instead of just doing it.  The boss asks you to do something you do it but go to the smoke circle and bitch about it for 15 minutes and poison others day.  Some one insults you to make themselves feel better and you take it on yourself and hurt for hours even days.  All of these things can bring us down and take our emotional health down.  We start to question ourselves which kills our confidence and our gratitude.   With out both of these things we find ourselves choking and Dying inside because the garden of life can only be grown in good positive soil.

I have started to learn what one of my teachers has been talking about for years.  Instant forgiveness.  This is such a strong thing.  To say they are human also and move on let it go and move to the next task or thought is so powerful.  It is a slow process for me to have learned but i am slowly reducing the time i stay in hate and forgiveness.  I think this is important to know that it will not happen over night.  It will take time to heal from the past and you should feel pain and understand that it is part of being human.  But to let that rule you for longer then you need to heal to let that effect the way you treat others.  That is not the way to live a truly happy life.  I am starting to learn in life that we must live every moment to the fullest. and forgive ourselves when we don't.  As my father always says there is only one perfect man they hung him on a cross.

Bob Ross Remixed | Happy Little Clouds | PBS Digital Studios

Truth

Over the past few days i have found the power of truth in lives.  and this i believe is the next step to happiness actually should probably be the first step.  One of my mentors david wood says to tell the truth all the time with compassion.  I truly believe this is the only way to true happiness.  Because if honesty doesn't run in your veins then the life you lead is just a lie.  The things and "happiness" you attain is just a lie.  You can attain things and have a lot of possessions and that can look like happiness.  But when you lay your head on your pillow at night you can't rest because you are trying to keep up with the next lie.

I have lived my life telling lie after lie.  I have said on my blogs before i am addicted to lying and always will be just as a alcoholic will always be that way.  I am doing a lot better with the truth and knowing that my true story is worth of being told.  It may not be the glamour life of some others but it is mine and it has brought me here.  My past has brought me here but does not in anyway define what my future will be.  i am proud to be able to write this and help some people.  

Truth in life and words always finds a way to happiness.  it may drive some people out of your life.  but those that leave never wanted the true you anyways.  It may angry some.  But you don't tell the truth for how is effects others.  you tell the truth because that is the only way to truly be free.  you can say the truth with compassion for others and good will in your heart.  But the truth will always be there and should always be told.

Am i perfect at this NO.  I have told big lies little lies all kinds as most of us have.  This society has made it such that it is encouraged.  Just tell a lie to make others feel better. but to be honest that doesn't help anyone.

I truly hope this writing has helped you in some way.  God bless you