Happy New Year everyone,
Wanted to start the New Year on a positive note.
I've been wading through emails and e-newsletters over the last few days and de-cluttering my inbox as i have been my entire life back in 2010.
One of my intentions for the year is to spend less time 'micro-managing' emails and other computer related stuff, and spend more time physically engaging with life.
This seems like a wise idea as I intend to be busier and more active on both personal and professional fronts. Whilst I'm still establishing exactly what my true calling might be, I'm certain it doesn't involve spending hours a week online reading emails and e-newsletters, unless of course I can get paid to do that and have a positive impact on the planet at the same time.
Mike Boyle (http://www.FunctionalStrengthCoach3.com) posted this at the end of his last newsletter. it resonated with me and I liked it a lot. He doesn't take credit for the line in quotation marks; it's his words after that which I found to be as pertinent as the the quote itself.
“Most people give up right before the big break comes” Don’t let that person be you. Keep moving forward. Remember, the big break might be around the corner.
Catherine Carrigan (www.totalfitness.net) started her December newsletter off with a quote from Dr David Hawkins, her favourite author:
"To let go of the attachments of the ego is like shedding ballast."
Once again, from a personal perspective, this made lots of sense to me.
Lastly, Jesse Cannone (www.losethebackpain.com) shared this quote from success coach, Steve Chandler (http://www.stevechandler.com/index.html):
Finding Joy in an Energetic Life
"Part of the joy of a highly energetic life is the ability to respond rapidly! That's TRUE responsibility. Not putting anything off.
Responsibility has gotten a bad name. We associate it with guilt and blame. But responsibility is magnificent if it's thought about with a high level of consciousness. Responsibility is powerful when thought of in its positive sense. It is the ability to choose our responses. It's our response skill; our "response ability."
When you learn to take full responsibility for setting a goal, you'll reach it in no time. When you learn to totally own a problem, the problem doesn't stand a chance. But because we're so afraid of the negative side of responsibility, we miss out on the sheer joy of cultivating rapid response time.
Let's make 2011 a year in which we respond to opportunity."
I liked the last quote simply because 2010 was a year I embraced taking responsibility for my life and every thing that happened in it. I chose not to blame anyone or anything else for things in my life that I wasn't happy with. Instead, I chose to accept that I'd created it, or manifested the experience, and I'd done so to learn from it somehow. I brought myself some challenges in 2010, and I chose to do my best accept them, take responsibility for them and to learn from them all.
May 2011 be a positive year for all of us.
Stay well and happy.
Cris
