R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 41: MANAGING THE LOW TIMES
The path to the "good life" is dynamic, as is the good life itself. By this I mean it is not stagnant. There will be moments when things seem to be great and others when things seem to be horrible. Your have choice to allow your feeling and energies follow the appearances or to be the transformer, that moves through the challenges undeterred from your vision for your good life.
Here are a few tips on how to move through ad transform the low times into good:
1. Continue to focus on and visualize your good life as often as possible. Keep dreaming.
2. See the occurences, no matter how unpleasant, as temporary---with few exceptions this is the case.
3. Be a possibility thinker: focus on what good could conceivably come from this.
4. Look for "the good" in whatever is transpiring and list your daily findings---there's ALWAYS "something" good in every situation.
5. Focus on staying grateful for what IS good; and keep a daily gratitude journal.
Even in the "good life" challenge times are guranteed, but with right awareness and techniques such as those above, you can move through and beyond them and even find useful good.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
Friday, December 28, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 40: THE LAW OF GIVING AND RECEIVING
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 40: THE LAW OF GIVING AND RECEIVING
Even though it's after Christmas, the spiritual Law of Giving and Receiving is a powerful tool to explore today as we build our awareness of how to bring about the "good life" we all desire for ourselves and all the world.
The Law of Giving and Receiving essentially states that our "receiving" is set by the level, quality and intent of our "giving". This is powerful indeed to know and understand.
It says nothing about the QUANTITY of giving, it speaks more about the attitude, the willingness, and pure desire that underlies our giving. In other words, for a wealthy individual to give a million dollars grudgingly means little under this law. On the contrary, for a for person of limited financial means to take an hour from a paying job to volunteer to assist some one in need, opens up the channels for her to receive greatly.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Even though it's after Christmas, the spiritual Law of Giving and Receiving is a powerful tool to explore today as we build our awareness of how to bring about the "good life" we all desire for ourselves and all the world.
The Law of Giving and Receiving essentially states that our "receiving" is set by the level, quality and intent of our "giving". This is powerful indeed to know and understand.
It says nothing about the QUANTITY of giving, it speaks more about the attitude, the willingness, and pure desire that underlies our giving. In other words, for a wealthy individual to give a million dollars grudgingly means little under this law. On the contrary, for a for person of limited financial means to take an hour from a paying job to volunteer to assist some one in need, opens up the channels for her to receive greatly.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Thursday, December 27, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 39: THE POWER OF MENTORSHIP
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 39: THE POWER OF MENTORSHIP
Bringing your "Good Life" forth (and sustaining it over time) is not a solo endeavor. Though your "good life" in birthed in mind as a your unique vision for your life, the process of bringing it from mind to a physical reality requires input and assistance to varying degrees from others outside yourself-- the supporting case. Among the most important of these is a MENTOR.
According to Webster's dictionary, a MENTOR is 1 a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
2. an influential senior sponsor or supporter. In the process of bringing about one's "good life" one truly needs wisdom, trusted counsel, and support from an influential person that one respects.
So, if your don't have one already, look for and actively pursue a mentor for yourself and your "good life".
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Bringing your "Good Life" forth (and sustaining it over time) is not a solo endeavor. Though your "good life" in birthed in mind as a your unique vision for your life, the process of bringing it from mind to a physical reality requires input and assistance to varying degrees from others outside yourself-- the supporting case. Among the most important of these is a MENTOR.
According to Webster's dictionary, a MENTOR is 1 a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
2. an influential senior sponsor or supporter. In the process of bringing about one's "good life" one truly needs wisdom, trusted counsel, and support from an influential person that one respects.
So, if your don't have one already, look for and actively pursue a mentor for yourself and your "good life".
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 38: A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FOR READERS OF ALL FAITHS AND DISCIPLINES
Regardless of which of the world's religions you were born into or which branch of Christianity you follow, God is God, the Creator is the Creator, and no one group or faith or sect or nation or race or class of people is closer, nearer or dearer to the Creator than another. We are ALL offspring of the Divine and inherently equipped to live "the good life". Nothing will change that.
And Christmas Day is a "good life" opportunity for EVERYONE to celebrate the birth of Jesus whose message of God's UNIVERSAL & UNCONDITIONAL LOVE and MANKIND'S INHERENT DIVINITY is relevant to and inclusive of ALL PEOPLE.
Unconditional love and inherent divinity--powerful to have on the path to your "good life".
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Regardless of which of the world's religions you were born into or which branch of Christianity you follow, God is God, the Creator is the Creator, and no one group or faith or sect or nation or race or class of people is closer, nearer or dearer to the Creator than another. We are ALL offspring of the Divine and inherently equipped to live "the good life". Nothing will change that.
And Christmas Day is a "good life" opportunity for EVERYONE to celebrate the birth of Jesus whose message of God's UNIVERSAL & UNCONDITIONAL LOVE and MANKIND'S INHERENT DIVINITY is relevant to and inclusive of ALL PEOPLE.
Unconditional love and inherent divinity--powerful to have on the path to your "good life".
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 37: A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FOR READERS OF ALL FAITHS AND DISCIPLINES
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 37: A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FOR READERS OF ALL FAITHS AND DISCIPLINES
Regardless of which of the world's religions you were born into or which branch of Christianity you follow, God is God, the Creator is the Creator, and no one group or faith or sect or nation or race or class of people is closer, nearer or dearer to the Creator than another. We are ALL offspring of the Divine and inherently equipped to live "the good life". Nothing will change that.
And Christmas Day is a "good life" opportunity for EVERYONE to celebrate the birth of Jesus whose message of God's UNIVERSAL & UNCONDITIONAL LOVE and MANKIND'S INHERENT DIVINITY is relevant to and inclusive of ALL PEOPLE.
Unconditional love and inherent divinity--powerful to have on the path to your "good life".
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Regardless of which of the world's religions you were born into or which branch of Christianity you follow, God is God, the Creator is the Creator, and no one group or faith or sect or nation or race or class of people is closer, nearer or dearer to the Creator than another. We are ALL offspring of the Divine and inherently equipped to live "the good life". Nothing will change that.
And Christmas Day is a "good life" opportunity for EVERYONE to celebrate the birth of Jesus whose message of God's UNIVERSAL & UNCONDITIONAL LOVE and MANKIND'S INHERENT DIVINITY is relevant to and inclusive of ALL PEOPLE.
Unconditional love and inherent divinity--powerful to have on the path to your "good life".
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Monday, December 24, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 36: CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS!
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 36: CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSES OF OTHERS!
Acknowledge and Celebrate the successes of others! This isn't always easy or necessarily an automatic response. But, paradoxically, this is a key to bringing forth your own "good life" and all the successes that it embodies.
On Life's path we have endless opportunities to witness the successes, abundance, prosperity, overcomings and victories of other folks- some we are connected to as family, friends or colleagues; others we have no connection to at all. In either case, if we consciously choose to acknowledge and celebrate them, the successes of others will actually fuel our own good!
How does this work? First, see each success you witness or hear of happening for someone else as Life merely demonstrating what awesome things can happen to and for a human being. And it's important to observe that successes happen to people from all walks of life regardless of race, nationality, sex, family history, past errors and other individual circumstance.
Secondly, the simple (and cost-free) act of acknowledging and celebrating others' successes creates, for you, a positive state of mind and a powerful positive energy that seeks and attracts more of the same to you -- more possibility thinking, more success, more abundance, more of the good of Life and, ultimately, more of "your good life"!
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Acknowledge and Celebrate the successes of others! This isn't always easy or necessarily an automatic response. But, paradoxically, this is a key to bringing forth your own "good life" and all the successes that it embodies.
On Life's path we have endless opportunities to witness the successes, abundance, prosperity, overcomings and victories of other folks- some we are connected to as family, friends or colleagues; others we have no connection to at all. In either case, if we consciously choose to acknowledge and celebrate them, the successes of others will actually fuel our own good!
How does this work? First, see each success you witness or hear of happening for someone else as Life merely demonstrating what awesome things can happen to and for a human being. And it's important to observe that successes happen to people from all walks of life regardless of race, nationality, sex, family history, past errors and other individual circumstance.
Secondly, the simple (and cost-free) act of acknowledging and celebrating others' successes creates, for you, a positive state of mind and a powerful positive energy that seeks and attracts more of the same to you -- more possibility thinking, more success, more abundance, more of the good of Life and, ultimately, more of "your good life"!
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Sunday, December 23, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 35: TREASURE YOUR BODY TEMPLE
At the request of my good buddy El, today I am blogging on the healthy body and its relevance to the process of bringing forth and sustaining one's "good life."
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 35: TREASURE YOUR BODY TEMPLE
The Creator has given each of us two priceless gifts--our spirit (the inner self) and our body (the outter self). With and from these two gifts we can create our "good life" or it's opposite.
The healthy body plays a key role in bringing about your good life. Your body houses and feeds your mind which is the starting point and incubator of all the ideas, dreams, intuitions and deep desires that together form the vision for your good life. The health and condition of the body temple affects the health and condition of the mind which, in turn, affects the quality of ideas, choices and life experiences you will have.
Equally important, the bringing forth of ideas and dreams requires great physical activity--years of exertion and endurance through the 72+ years each of us is projected to live. The body it is the machine that will do the required work to move your "good life" from "the inner invisible world" of the mind to "the outer visible material world" of your life.
Therefore, your body is indeed a sacred temple. Guard it. Nurture it. Respect it. Feed it. Rest it. Exercise it. Treasure it. Celebrate it. And, by all means, Protect it from the toxins of the world--drugs, alcohol, unhealthful foods and physically harmful environments. Your body temple is the irreplaceable gift of the Creator and an important key to your good life.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 35: TREASURE YOUR BODY TEMPLE
The Creator has given each of us two priceless gifts--our spirit (the inner self) and our body (the outter self). With and from these two gifts we can create our "good life" or it's opposite.
The healthy body plays a key role in bringing about your good life. Your body houses and feeds your mind which is the starting point and incubator of all the ideas, dreams, intuitions and deep desires that together form the vision for your good life. The health and condition of the body temple affects the health and condition of the mind which, in turn, affects the quality of ideas, choices and life experiences you will have.
Equally important, the bringing forth of ideas and dreams requires great physical activity--years of exertion and endurance through the 72+ years each of us is projected to live. The body it is the machine that will do the required work to move your "good life" from "the inner invisible world" of the mind to "the outer visible material world" of your life.
Therefore, your body is indeed a sacred temple. Guard it. Nurture it. Respect it. Feed it. Rest it. Exercise it. Treasure it. Celebrate it. And, by all means, Protect it from the toxins of the world--drugs, alcohol, unhealthful foods and physically harmful environments. Your body temple is the irreplaceable gift of the Creator and an important key to your good life.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Saturday, December 22, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 34: JUST ASK
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 34: JUST ASK
Everything we need and everything we desire already exists under the Law of Universal Completeness, which states that the universe is complete and fully stocked with the substance- tangible and intangible- needed to create everything imaginable. Every desire (or the ingredients of every desire) is already here.
Spiritually, this truth is expressed by many of the world's religions in the saying: God's word is done!! And though we may often have to work hard and use patience to connect to the good we desire, often we fail to achieve our desires or desired outcomes simply because FAIL TO ASK--- yes, we fail to ask some, ask for it, ask for help, ask for direction, ask for guidance, etc.
We simply fail to ask. We fail to ask ourselves. We fail to ask others. It is said in both spiritual and secular contexts: ASK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE. (And I like to add: IF IT IS INTENDED BY LIFE FOR YOU!!!) So today, ASK!!!!
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Everything we need and everything we desire already exists under the Law of Universal Completeness, which states that the universe is complete and fully stocked with the substance- tangible and intangible- needed to create everything imaginable. Every desire (or the ingredients of every desire) is already here.
Spiritually, this truth is expressed by many of the world's religions in the saying: God's word is done!! And though we may often have to work hard and use patience to connect to the good we desire, often we fail to achieve our desires or desired outcomes simply because FAIL TO ASK--- yes, we fail to ask some, ask for it, ask for help, ask for direction, ask for guidance, etc.
We simply fail to ask. We fail to ask ourselves. We fail to ask others. It is said in both spiritual and secular contexts: ASK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE. (And I like to add: IF IT IS INTENDED BY LIFE FOR YOU!!!) So today, ASK!!!!
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Friday, December 21, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 33: TAKE THE STEPS WHICH YOU CAN SEE
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 33: TAKE THE STEPS WHICH YOU CAN SEE
In the process of creating and living your "good life" the exact path to a specific desire or desired outcome is seldom crystal clear; typically there's no certain roadmap, blueprint or step by step instruction guide. However, driven by intent, commitment, and will as you take faith-filled, determined steps towards your desire, an almost magical guidance comes forth. When you take the steps that you can see, the path is illumined or guidance comes forth from intuition within or direction from outside of you. This is the reward for effort made.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
In the process of creating and living your "good life" the exact path to a specific desire or desired outcome is seldom crystal clear; typically there's no certain roadmap, blueprint or step by step instruction guide. However, driven by intent, commitment, and will as you take faith-filled, determined steps towards your desire, an almost magical guidance comes forth. When you take the steps that you can see, the path is illumined or guidance comes forth from intuition within or direction from outside of you. This is the reward for effort made.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Thursday, December 20, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 32: THAT WHICH IS PRAISED INCREASES
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 32: THAT WHICH IS PRAISED INCREASES
Stand boldly and proudly in the light that others shine on you. As an expression of the Creator and of Life you have Greatness in your DNA, in the very core of your being. When others applaud you, praise you, compliment you or otherwise acknowledge your good, they are recognizing, praising, and nurturing the divine Greatness within you which seeks and creates "the good life" that you are intended to live. And that which is praised and nutured increases and expands. So on the path to your "good life" is important to let your Greatness shine and to be comfortable in the praise it will surely attract!!
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Stand boldly and proudly in the light that others shine on you. As an expression of the Creator and of Life you have Greatness in your DNA, in the very core of your being. When others applaud you, praise you, compliment you or otherwise acknowledge your good, they are recognizing, praising, and nurturing the divine Greatness within you which seeks and creates "the good life" that you are intended to live. And that which is praised and nutured increases and expands. So on the path to your "good life" is important to let your Greatness shine and to be comfortable in the praise it will surely attract!!
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 31: THE GOOD LIFE LIES BEYOND THE BOUNDS
So you want to live the good life? Well you are in the right place to get the insights, energy, encouragement and guidance to do just that.
But before I give today's R.I.S.E. Words, I want to set the context. So, I am in Birmingham Alabama for the holidays, taking a break from the up-north pace of DC and the greater Northeast. At 7-something A.M. my retire-age-plus, awesome-and-living-life-fully Mom gets me up to go to her Yoga class at the health club--yes YOGA. The class was way cool; 15-20 fit, women ranging in age from 20 to 78 doing their thing for an hour led by this way-cool Yoga diva name Sue. There was one other guy besides me; and, unlike me, he knew what he was doing. I was in awe, really. You had to be there to fully appreciate how inspiring it was to watch these women in pretzel-twisting action, especially the silver foxes who were demonstrating with excellence the "good life" principle that I want to blog on today: THE GOOD LIFE LIES BEYOND THE BOUNDS
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 31: THE GOOD LIFE LIES BEYOND THE BOUNDS
We are creatures of habit and routine. However, in order to live "the good life" (your personal best life) we must be open and receptive to exploring beyond the bounds of the habits, routines and limits that we or society have declared for us according our age, stature, status, background, history, or other personal characteristics and circumstances. There's nothing bland, routine and ordinary about "the Good Life". It's exciting, energizing, fulfilling and fresh. And only you can keep you from it. So regularly take the initiate to incorporate, beyond-the-bounds exploration into your thinking and doing and being; because your "good life" definitely lies beyond the bounds. The Silver Foxes are doing boundless Yoga. What boundless thing(s) are YOU doing?
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
But before I give today's R.I.S.E. Words, I want to set the context. So, I am in Birmingham Alabama for the holidays, taking a break from the up-north pace of DC and the greater Northeast. At 7-something A.M. my retire-age-plus, awesome-and-living-life-fully Mom gets me up to go to her Yoga class at the health club--yes YOGA. The class was way cool; 15-20 fit, women ranging in age from 20 to 78 doing their thing for an hour led by this way-cool Yoga diva name Sue. There was one other guy besides me; and, unlike me, he knew what he was doing. I was in awe, really. You had to be there to fully appreciate how inspiring it was to watch these women in pretzel-twisting action, especially the silver foxes who were demonstrating with excellence the "good life" principle that I want to blog on today: THE GOOD LIFE LIES BEYOND THE BOUNDS
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 31: THE GOOD LIFE LIES BEYOND THE BOUNDS
We are creatures of habit and routine. However, in order to live "the good life" (your personal best life) we must be open and receptive to exploring beyond the bounds of the habits, routines and limits that we or society have declared for us according our age, stature, status, background, history, or other personal characteristics and circumstances. There's nothing bland, routine and ordinary about "the Good Life". It's exciting, energizing, fulfilling and fresh. And only you can keep you from it. So regularly take the initiate to incorporate, beyond-the-bounds exploration into your thinking and doing and being; because your "good life" definitely lies beyond the bounds. The Silver Foxes are doing boundless Yoga. What boundless thing(s) are YOU doing?
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 30: STEPPING OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONE
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 30: STEPPING OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONE
The next level in your march to greatness is waiting for you. It lies on the other side of your decision, your intent, your action and your unrelenting commitment to pursuing the good life. But it requires you to step out of the comfort zone; out of the safe and familiar places,activities and circumstances of your present life. In the comfort zone there is little risk; but correspondingly limited reward.
Greatness and risk taking go hand in hand-- as do greatness and the willingness to take bold steps out of the comfort zone and into the unknown.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
The next level in your march to greatness is waiting for you. It lies on the other side of your decision, your intent, your action and your unrelenting commitment to pursuing the good life. But it requires you to step out of the comfort zone; out of the safe and familiar places,activities and circumstances of your present life. In the comfort zone there is little risk; but correspondingly limited reward.
Greatness and risk taking go hand in hand-- as do greatness and the willingness to take bold steps out of the comfort zone and into the unknown.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Monday, December 17, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 29: A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 29: A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE
You and I and all of humanity are expected, by Life, to be successful and fulfilled according to each of our unique understandings of "success" and "fulfillment". Yes, we each carry the potential and possibility within us for for greatness, success, fulfillment--the good life.
And Life provides us daily proof of the infinite, amazing possibilities that exist for us regardless of our pasts, perceived limitations and circumstances.
To see the proof, you only need close your eyes and think of all the people- famous or not- that you consider to be successful, fulfilled and livers of the good life. And as you think of them, see them for what I believe they really are: Life's demonstration of the awesome lives that human beings -like you and me - are capable of experiencing when we come to know our power and choose to use it to intentionally to create our good life.
~Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
BarryJ
You and I and all of humanity are expected, by Life, to be successful and fulfilled according to each of our unique understandings of "success" and "fulfillment". Yes, we each carry the potential and possibility within us for for greatness, success, fulfillment--the good life.
And Life provides us daily proof of the infinite, amazing possibilities that exist for us regardless of our pasts, perceived limitations and circumstances.
To see the proof, you only need close your eyes and think of all the people- famous or not- that you consider to be successful, fulfilled and livers of the good life. And as you think of them, see them for what I believe they really are: Life's demonstration of the awesome lives that human beings -like you and me - are capable of experiencing when we come to know our power and choose to use it to intentionally to create our good life.
~Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
BarryJ
Saturday, December 15, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 28: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: WILL
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 28: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: WILL
WILL is the power of control over your actions or emotions. It is mental powers manifested as wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending. Will is the master quality of mind as it activates and sustains all the other qualities of mind. In other words, without WILL, creativity, faith, generosity, faith, endurance, enthusiasm cannot be activated or sustained. Will is in infinite supply within you. You simply must consciously select, harness and use your Will if you desire to bring your good life into reality.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
WILL is the power of control over your actions or emotions. It is mental powers manifested as wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending. Will is the master quality of mind as it activates and sustains all the other qualities of mind. In other words, without WILL, creativity, faith, generosity, faith, endurance, enthusiasm cannot be activated or sustained. Will is in infinite supply within you. You simply must consciously select, harness and use your Will if you desire to bring your good life into reality.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Friday, December 14, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 27: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: IMAGINATION
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 27: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: IMAGINATION
With regard to the process of creating, wise people through the ages have advised us to 'start with the end in mind'. With respect to living your good life, this translates to: "Begin with an IMAGE in mind, of that which you wish to have, be, or experience."
This a call for the use of your IMAGINATION (the mind faculty of imagining, picturing, or of forming mental images or concepts) as the initial step in creating your good life.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Thursday, December 13, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 26: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: FORGIVENESS
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 26: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: FORGIVENESS
The elimination of limiting or negative ideas, beliefs, people and behaviors is an important step in creating and sustaining your "good life". Unforgiveness (or Not Forgiving)is a major impediment to the realization of your good life.
When you hold thoughts or attitudes of Unforgiveness towards yourself or someone(s), you are in essence channeling your attention, energy, and mind power towards a very real barrier to your good and your good life.
Unforgiveness boogles the mind and bottlenecks the flow of good into and out of your life. Therefore, cultivate and practice FORGIVENESS as one of the key qualities of mind that will contribute to the achievement of your good life.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 25: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: Endurance
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 25: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: Endurance
The Good Life is available to each and every one of us according our unique definition of it. But, our Good Life doesn't just happen to us; it's created by us through a deliberate, intentional process that can be both smooth and easy and also, at times, complicated and demanding.
The process demands of us, many different qualities of mind. One of them is ENDURANCE--the ability or strength to continue or last, despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions.
Despite our natural desire to have what we want from life to show up quickly and easily, the reality is that, while good things CAN happen all of a sudden, most elements of your Good Life will almost certainly take more time and more effort that you would like. On top of that, the process will throw a few curve balls in the form of difficulties, challenges and seeming roadblocks, some of which you will be powerless to move. This is where the mind quality of ENDURANCE comes into play, providing you the stamina to hold firm to your vision for the Good Life and remain expectant, optimistic and determined regardless of the challenges!!!!
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
The Good Life is available to each and every one of us according our unique definition of it. But, our Good Life doesn't just happen to us; it's created by us through a deliberate, intentional process that can be both smooth and easy and also, at times, complicated and demanding.
The process demands of us, many different qualities of mind. One of them is ENDURANCE--the ability or strength to continue or last, despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions.
Despite our natural desire to have what we want from life to show up quickly and easily, the reality is that, while good things CAN happen all of a sudden, most elements of your Good Life will almost certainly take more time and more effort that you would like. On top of that, the process will throw a few curve balls in the form of difficulties, challenges and seeming roadblocks, some of which you will be powerless to move. This is where the mind quality of ENDURANCE comes into play, providing you the stamina to hold firm to your vision for the Good Life and remain expectant, optimistic and determined regardless of the challenges!!!!
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 24: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: Enthusiasm
This week I am blogging on some of the qualities of mind that are key to the process of creating and sustaining your GOOD LIFE-- the awesome, satifying, gratifying, complete whole live that you desire to live. In the last 4 days we focused on Patience, Creativity, Generosity and Faith. Today I am blogging on Enthusiams.
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 24: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: Enthusiasm
Your GOOD LIFE is made up of the many things, conditions and circumstances that start off as ideas, thoughts and desires in your mind--- deep desires that we wish to actually experience in our lives. An important part of moving your desires from mind to reality is Enthusiasm. Enthusiam is a positive, attracting state of mind that provides energetic pursuit; lively interest; eagerness, warmth, zeal, passion and devotion that help transform your Good Life desires into your Good Life experiences.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 24: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: Enthusiasm
Your GOOD LIFE is made up of the many things, conditions and circumstances that start off as ideas, thoughts and desires in your mind--- deep desires that we wish to actually experience in our lives. An important part of moving your desires from mind to reality is Enthusiasm. Enthusiam is a positive, attracting state of mind that provides energetic pursuit; lively interest; eagerness, warmth, zeal, passion and devotion that help transform your Good Life desires into your Good Life experiences.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Monday, December 10, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 23: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: Faith
Today I am continuing with the series I started a few days ago on the qualities of mind that are key to the process of creating and sustaining one's GOOD LIFE, the life of satisfaction, fulfillment, accomplishment and well-being that we all desire. So far I discussed Patience, Creativity and Generosity. The fourth key quality of mind is: Faith
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 23: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: Faith
In the process of moving from the inner vision of "your good life" to the physical reality of having or living the good life, Faith is certainly a key quality of mind to possess.
There are many definitions for Faith and one of them is 'confidence or trust in a person or thing.' Another definition is: unconditional belief in God. And yet another meaning is: 'belief that is not based on proof or seeing'. In bringing forth your best life, surely some faith is needed.
Faith carries with it possibly and potential which produce hope and enthusiasm which then give us motivation to do the tough work necessary to bring our good forth. It is powerful to have a fully developed mindset of Faith that operates at multiple levels---faith in the Creator, faith in yourself and faith the potential for the vision you have to become reality.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 23: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: Faith
In the process of moving from the inner vision of "your good life" to the physical reality of having or living the good life, Faith is certainly a key quality of mind to possess.
There are many definitions for Faith and one of them is 'confidence or trust in a person or thing.' Another definition is: unconditional belief in God. And yet another meaning is: 'belief that is not based on proof or seeing'. In bringing forth your best life, surely some faith is needed.
Faith carries with it possibly and potential which produce hope and enthusiasm which then give us motivation to do the tough work necessary to bring our good forth. It is powerful to have a fully developed mindset of Faith that operates at multiple levels---faith in the Creator, faith in yourself and faith the potential for the vision you have to become reality.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Sunday, December 9, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 22: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: CREATIVITY
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 22: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: CREATIVITY
Creativity is the ability to bring into existence or produce through the skilled use of imagination. On the path to living life by design (your own design), use of the imagination to is absolutely critical to creatinf the vision you pursue. Your personal good life can only manifest from and the process of creating first in mind.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Creativity is the ability to bring into existence or produce through the skilled use of imagination. On the path to living life by design (your own design), use of the imagination to is absolutely critical to creatinf the vision you pursue. Your personal good life can only manifest from and the process of creating first in mind.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 22: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: CREATIVITY
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 22: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: CREATIVITY
Creativity is the ability to bring into existence or produce through the skilled use of imagination. On the path to living life by design (your own design), use of the imagination to is absolutely critical to create the vision you pursue. Your personal good life can only manifest from and the process of creating first in mind.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Creativity is the ability to bring into existence or produce through the skilled use of imagination. On the path to living life by design (your own design), use of the imagination to is absolutely critical to create the vision you pursue. Your personal good life can only manifest from and the process of creating first in mind.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Saturday, December 8, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 21: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: Patience
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 21: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: Patience
Bringing about your "good life", your of fulfillment, requires a balancing of Activity and Inactivity--knowing when to act and "do something" and when to relax and just wait. The ability and willingness to wait and allow things to happen is the quality of Patience-- a powerful state of mind that is crucial in bringing about one's "good life".
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Patience is a crucial part of creating and manifesting almost everything in life. In almost every endeavor thats a requirement that we DO something and then there's a requirement that we WAIT, using the quality of Patience that is the subject of today's RISE Word. Whether we are cooking a meal, applying to school, using the telephone to contact a friend, or bringing forth some deeply desired aspect of our "good life", Paitence is an indispensible quality of mind. When we use it, we are often prospered, when we don't we undermine (or further delay) the coming forth of the very thing we desire.
Bringing about your "good life", your of fulfillment, requires a balancing of Activity and Inactivity--knowing when to act and "do something" and when to relax and just wait. The ability and willingness to wait and allow things to happen is the quality of Patience-- a powerful state of mind that is crucial in bringing about one's "good life".
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Patience is a crucial part of creating and manifesting almost everything in life. In almost every endeavor thats a requirement that we DO something and then there's a requirement that we WAIT, using the quality of Patience that is the subject of today's RISE Word. Whether we are cooking a meal, applying to school, using the telephone to contact a friend, or bringing forth some deeply desired aspect of our "good life", Paitence is an indispensible quality of mind. When we use it, we are often prospered, when we don't we undermine (or further delay) the coming forth of the very thing we desire.
Friday, December 7, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 20: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: Generosity
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 20: Key Qualities of Mind for The Good Life: Generosity
Generosity, the willingness and desire to give freely, is a key quality of mind in the pursuit of one's good life. In truth, Life only gives to us at the level, quality, and magnitude of our giving to life (and to others). The good life insures a continuous cycle of giving and receiving; however each individual must actively fuel the cycle by practicing unconditional generosity.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Generosity, the willingness and desire to give freely, is a key quality of mind in the pursuit of one's good life. In truth, Life only gives to us at the level, quality, and magnitude of our giving to life (and to others). The good life insures a continuous cycle of giving and receiving; however each individual must actively fuel the cycle by practicing unconditional generosity.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Thursday, December 6, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 19: IN EVERY BREATH IS THE FULLNESS OF LIFE
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 19: IN EVERY BREATH IS THE FULLNESS OF LIFE
Every breath you take is the gift of life. And within every single breathe is the potential for the good life. Each breath brings the opportunity to know who you are and to choose what you will think; what you will believe; what you will do; and what you will say. Through this knowledge and through these choices you determine the quality and nature of your life experiences to come.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Every breath you take is the gift of life. And within every single breathe is the potential for the good life. Each breath brings the opportunity to know who you are and to choose what you will think; what you will believe; what you will do; and what you will say. Through this knowledge and through these choices you determine the quality and nature of your life experiences to come.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Monday, December 3, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 18: THE POWER TO CREATE
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 18: THE POWER TO CREATE
Everything you see; everything you have was created by someone. The greatest and simplest creations of life began in the mind of the creator. The truth of your nature is that You, like the greatest creators throughout time, have the inherent power of mind to create. Life has gifted you with the ability to Dream, Imagine, Visualize, Fantasize and otherwise initiate the creative process in your good life and your world. This is your power to create.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Everything you see; everything you have was created by someone. The greatest and simplest creations of life began in the mind of the creator. The truth of your nature is that You, like the greatest creators throughout time, have the inherent power of mind to create. Life has gifted you with the ability to Dream, Imagine, Visualize, Fantasize and otherwise initiate the creative process in your good life and your world. This is your power to create.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 17: A CREATION OF THE CREATOR
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 17: A CREATION OF THE CREATOR
As a creation of the Creator, you lack nothing required to design, produce and live the good life---imagination, choice, intention, belief, faith and the ability to take action are all at your beck and call.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
As a creation of the Creator, you lack nothing required to design, produce and live the good life---imagination, choice, intention, belief, faith and the ability to take action are all at your beck and call.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default
~BarryJ
Saturday, December 1, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 16: QUIET "IS" GOLDEN
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 16: QUIET "IS" GOLDEN
In the quiet and out of the stillness of life come thoughts, ideas, revelations, solutions, answers and insights that have the power to move us from where is are to where we want to be.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
Some commentary on today's words:
As I wrote today's RISE Words, a passage came to mind from a book I read by Florence Scovill-Shinn entitled The Game Of Life and How to Play It. It was written in the 1930's. The passage says: "One's ship sails in over calm, quiet waters".
My interpretation: One's ship (meaning: the good that one seeks, one's bounty, one's blessing) isn't likely to emerge in and through noise, drama, chaous and discord. The Good of your "good life" requires a measure of peace and calm and tranquility that you can find only in intentional quiet and silence.
So take time each and every day to be still and quiet and consciously be in the silence. And be open to the "the good" that is available to you if you tune your mind and expectation to the "good" level.
In the quiet and out of the stillness of life come thoughts, ideas, revelations, solutions, answers and insights that have the power to move us from where is are to where we want to be.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live Life by Design; Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
Some commentary on today's words:
As I wrote today's RISE Words, a passage came to mind from a book I read by Florence Scovill-Shinn entitled The Game Of Life and How to Play It. It was written in the 1930's. The passage says: "One's ship sails in over calm, quiet waters".
My interpretation: One's ship (meaning: the good that one seeks, one's bounty, one's blessing) isn't likely to emerge in and through noise, drama, chaous and discord. The Good of your "good life" requires a measure of peace and calm and tranquility that you can find only in intentional quiet and silence.
So take time each and every day to be still and quiet and consciously be in the silence. And be open to the "the good" that is available to you if you tune your mind and expectation to the "good" level.
Friday, November 30, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 15: THE COMPANY THAT YOU KEEP
Even the blogger gets blogged down. It's Day 15 of the RISE WORDS blog movement and the blogger is feeling kind of tired. I am ending a long and demanding day. Lots of writing and conferencing and real estate business stuff (you know, or maybe you don't, that I am a commercial real estate developer) and ran 5 miles, i went to the gym, helped lift christmas trees, then went to dinner and now I am home. Home and waiting to lay hold of the R.I.S.E. Words for today. They are hiding from me today. Slipping and sliding in the recesses of my mind. Ahhh yes here they are:
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 15:THE COMPANY THAT YOU KEEP
On the path to the "good life" that you are inherently equipped to and intended to have, "the company you keep" is a major determinant of whether you will actually achieve it. Friends and close associates you keep are a good reflection of what you think of yourself and they provide a good indication of the quality of life and life experiences that are likely in store for you. You choose wisely the company that you keep.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live by Design and Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
Writing this R.I.S.E. Words entry reminds me of a profound statement of truth that actor Will Smith made when he was asked on TV One about his outstanding rise to hollywood stardom and wealth. He said something like this: Show me your 5 closest friends and I will tell you about yourself and your future............
It also reminds me of the another saying recently saw in a myspace profile. It said: Travel with thine equals or thine betters; and if there are none, travel alone. Awesome!!! By the way: I hope and assume that the author means equals or betters in awareness, consciousness and intentions and not in some financial or other way that would imply snobbism or eliteism.
So R.I.S.E. by choosing your friends wisely!
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 15:THE COMPANY THAT YOU KEEP
On the path to the "good life" that you are inherently equipped to and intended to have, "the company you keep" is a major determinant of whether you will actually achieve it. Friends and close associates you keep are a good reflection of what you think of yourself and they provide a good indication of the quality of life and life experiences that are likely in store for you. You choose wisely the company that you keep.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live by Design and Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
Writing this R.I.S.E. Words entry reminds me of a profound statement of truth that actor Will Smith made when he was asked on TV One about his outstanding rise to hollywood stardom and wealth. He said something like this: Show me your 5 closest friends and I will tell you about yourself and your future............
It also reminds me of the another saying recently saw in a myspace profile. It said: Travel with thine equals or thine betters; and if there are none, travel alone. Awesome!!! By the way: I hope and assume that the author means equals or betters in awareness, consciousness and intentions and not in some financial or other way that would imply snobbism or eliteism.
So R.I.S.E. by choosing your friends wisely!
Thursday, November 29, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 14: BE FIRST, THEN HAVE
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 14: BE, THEN HAVE
'I WENT OUTSIDE "TO FIND" A FRIEND AND COULD NOT FIND ONE THERE. I WENT OUTSIDE "TO BE" A FRIEND, AND FRIENDS WERE EVERYWHERE.'
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live by Design and Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
I imagine you might be saying, HUH? What does that rhyme have to do with living "the good life" and living life fully and by design. If so, read on:
Today's R.I.S.E. Words are a saying that my Mom taught me years ago and happened to speak again when I was home for Thanksgiving last Thursday. Simple, but profound, these are surely words that hold some real valuable insight for those of us who desire to live the "good life" that we are created and intended to live by Life itself. The message in the rhyme is that I have to take the initiative and be the initiator first in order to see, have, receive, experience. Whether it's friends, love, gifts, health. The first move is ours; then Life responds in kind. Peace.
'I WENT OUTSIDE "TO FIND" A FRIEND AND COULD NOT FIND ONE THERE. I WENT OUTSIDE "TO BE" A FRIEND, AND FRIENDS WERE EVERYWHERE.'
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live by Design and Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
I imagine you might be saying, HUH? What does that rhyme have to do with living "the good life" and living life fully and by design. If so, read on:
Today's R.I.S.E. Words are a saying that my Mom taught me years ago and happened to speak again when I was home for Thanksgiving last Thursday. Simple, but profound, these are surely words that hold some real valuable insight for those of us who desire to live the "good life" that we are created and intended to live by Life itself. The message in the rhyme is that I have to take the initiative and be the initiator first in order to see, have, receive, experience. Whether it's friends, love, gifts, health. The first move is ours; then Life responds in kind. Peace.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 13: THE POWER TO NAME IT ALL GOOD
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 13: THE POWER TO NAME IT ALL GOOD
Along the path to "the Good Life", challenging people and situations will show up out of nowhere as if to sabotage your intent for good and greatness. Despite appearances to the contrary, it is you and you alone who determines the power and outcomes of these challenges through how you "see" them, "name them" and "respond to them". As the saying goes, it's not WHAT happens that impacts us most, but HOW we respond to what happens that shapes the quality of your life experience.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live by Design and Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
Along the path to "the Good Life", challenging people and situations will show up out of nowhere as if to sabotage your intent for good and greatness. Despite appearances to the contrary, it is you and you alone who determines the power and outcomes of these challenges through how you "see" them, "name them" and "respond to them". As the saying goes, it's not WHAT happens that impacts us most, but HOW we respond to what happens that shapes the quality of your life experience.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live by Design and Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 12: FACE FEAR AND FEAR FADES
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 12: FACE FEAR AND FEAR FADES
FEAR is False Expectations Appearing Real. When you finally decide to face your fear, the thing that you fear will often fade into the nothingness from which it came. There's magic in courage and boldness--- and you Life has equipped you with an inexhaustible supply of both, forever flowing within you and waiting to be used.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live by Design and Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
FEAR is False Expectations Appearing Real. When you finally decide to face your fear, the thing that you fear will often fade into the nothingness from which it came. There's magic in courage and boldness--- and you Life has equipped you with an inexhaustible supply of both, forever flowing within you and waiting to be used.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live by Design and Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
Monday, November 26, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 11: THE SEEDS OF YOUR LIFE
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 11: THE SEEDS OF YOUR LIFE
Your ideas are seeds from which the things, events and circumstances of your life emerge. Your mind is the soil that nurtures your seeds. What is the condition of your soil? What is the quality of your seeds?
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live by Design and Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
Your ideas are seeds from which the things, events and circumstances of your life emerge. Your mind is the soil that nurtures your seeds. What is the condition of your soil? What is the quality of your seeds?
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live by Design and Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
Saturday, November 24, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 10: LIVING LIFE FROM THE INSIDE OUT
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 10: LIVING LIFE FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Your Life is lived from the inside out: When you change the way you see the world, the world you see will change!
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live by Design and Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
Your Life is lived from the inside out: When you change the way you see the world, the world you see will change!
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE.
Live by Design and Not By Default!!
~BarryJ
Friday, November 23, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 9: FREE and UNLIMITED. PERIOD!
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 9: FREE and UNLIMITED. PERIOD
You are inherently free and unlimited to create and live the life you choose to live. Life will meet you on the field of play that YOU choose. Big ball or small ball? Your Choice; Your Life. Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE. Live by Design and Not By Default!!
BarryJ
Now this is a truth to be grateful for. It's simple, it's powerful and it's true. And as Marianne Williamson wrote (and Nelson Mandela popularized) playing small does not serve you or the world.
You are inherently free and unlimited to create and live the life you choose to live. Life will meet you on the field of play that YOU choose. Big ball or small ball? Your Choice; Your Life. Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE. Live by Design and Not By Default!!
BarryJ
Now this is a truth to be grateful for. It's simple, it's powerful and it's true. And as Marianne Williamson wrote (and Nelson Mandela popularized) playing small does not serve you or the world.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 8: A NEW TWIST ON THANKSGIVING: GIVE TOTAL THANKS
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 8: A NEW TWIST ON THANKSGIVING: GIVE TOTAL THANKS
Today Give Total Thanks; Express Complete Gratitude. Be in a Gratitude State of Mind for the people, places, things and experiences of your life--those past, present, and yet to show up. And here's a new and challenging twist, give thanks for everything --good and "bad". Gratitude is a transformative state of mind that seeks and finds "the Good" in everything, then attracts and magnifies more Good to itself.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE. Live by Design and Not By Default!! BarryJ
OK folks, this one begs some further explanation:
Thanksgiving in America is a deeply rooted tradition in which most of us consciously recognize and express gratitude and appreciation for the people, things and circumstances in our lives. And we tend to focus on that which we have already experienced. Furthermore our gratitude is generally reserved for those past and present things which we have named or experienced as good, pleasant, fun or otherwise desirable. And, of course, we should give thanks for the obviously "good" that has been or is presently in our lives. However, I believe that in the process of living the good life, life by design, there is great value in expanding our notion and practice of Thanksgiving along at least 2 lines of thought:
1st: Give thanks for people, things, circumstances, experiences, and gifts of life that are yet to come. It's not just about the past and the present. This is a powerful practice in our goal of living life by design and not by default. The notion of Giving Thanks in Advance invites us to imagine (to design in mind) what we want to come into our lives beyond today. And giving thanks for our visions and deeper desire for our future sets in motion expectation, passion, intent, belief, faith and action which together move us from merely imaging and imagining to having, being and experiencing!!!
2nd: Give thanks for ALL the people, things, circumstances, and experiences of your life--even the ones that we didn't or don't name as good, as pleasant, as fun or otherwise desirable. Yep, we should give thanks even for that which we name as bad, tough, crazy, disappointing and otherwise UNDESIRABLE. Illogical? Yes. Counter-intuitive? Yes. Difficult? Exceedingly. But valuable in creating and maintaining a fulfilled life, the good life. Here's why. Into every life comes the undesirable; it's a factual, inescapable part of the gift of life. But the illogical truth is that "Good" is an inherent part of everything in creation. The Creator, God, Life, Universe Good doesn't have an off switch and doesn't skip situations, circumstances, people, places or things ever. To see the Good in all things requires a shift in perspective and mind set ---a shift to a higher level of "possibility thinking" and optimism, and deep knowing that has within it a power to see beyond the surface and find the good in all things, however tiny or hidden it may be. From this level we can see and experience the "blessings of adversity" and grow and excel even from the most challenging of people, situations and things. A spark of Good can ignite a fire storm of Greatness and Abundance.
So this Thanksgiving: Give Total Thanks as you move threw the process of Living Life by Design and Not By Default
Today Give Total Thanks; Express Complete Gratitude. Be in a Gratitude State of Mind for the people, places, things and experiences of your life--those past, present, and yet to show up. And here's a new and challenging twist, give thanks for everything --good and "bad". Gratitude is a transformative state of mind that seeks and finds "the Good" in everything, then attracts and magnifies more Good to itself.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE. Live by Design and Not By Default!! BarryJ
OK folks, this one begs some further explanation:
Thanksgiving in America is a deeply rooted tradition in which most of us consciously recognize and express gratitude and appreciation for the people, things and circumstances in our lives. And we tend to focus on that which we have already experienced. Furthermore our gratitude is generally reserved for those past and present things which we have named or experienced as good, pleasant, fun or otherwise desirable. And, of course, we should give thanks for the obviously "good" that has been or is presently in our lives. However, I believe that in the process of living the good life, life by design, there is great value in expanding our notion and practice of Thanksgiving along at least 2 lines of thought:
1st: Give thanks for people, things, circumstances, experiences, and gifts of life that are yet to come. It's not just about the past and the present. This is a powerful practice in our goal of living life by design and not by default. The notion of Giving Thanks in Advance invites us to imagine (to design in mind) what we want to come into our lives beyond today. And giving thanks for our visions and deeper desire for our future sets in motion expectation, passion, intent, belief, faith and action which together move us from merely imaging and imagining to having, being and experiencing!!!
2nd: Give thanks for ALL the people, things, circumstances, and experiences of your life--even the ones that we didn't or don't name as good, as pleasant, as fun or otherwise desirable. Yep, we should give thanks even for that which we name as bad, tough, crazy, disappointing and otherwise UNDESIRABLE. Illogical? Yes. Counter-intuitive? Yes. Difficult? Exceedingly. But valuable in creating and maintaining a fulfilled life, the good life. Here's why. Into every life comes the undesirable; it's a factual, inescapable part of the gift of life. But the illogical truth is that "Good" is an inherent part of everything in creation. The Creator, God, Life, Universe Good doesn't have an off switch and doesn't skip situations, circumstances, people, places or things ever. To see the Good in all things requires a shift in perspective and mind set ---a shift to a higher level of "possibility thinking" and optimism, and deep knowing that has within it a power to see beyond the surface and find the good in all things, however tiny or hidden it may be. From this level we can see and experience the "blessings of adversity" and grow and excel even from the most challenging of people, situations and things. A spark of Good can ignite a fire storm of Greatness and Abundance.
So this Thanksgiving: Give Total Thanks as you move threw the process of Living Life by Design and Not By Default
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 7: GRATITUDE: An Essential Frame of Mind
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 7: GRATITUDE: An Essential Frame of Mind
Give thanks and be Grateful. And do this in this season of Thanksgiving and each day throughout the year because when we are in the gratitude state of mind we can only see Good….. attract Good……..give Good—to ourselves, to those around us and to the world. This is an important element to bringing about your good life.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE. Live by Design and Not By Default!! BarryJ
Namaste Reader: Today is Day 7, Thanksgiving Eve (actually day 8 of RISE Words if you count yesterday on which I didn't blog) and I want to start off by reminding myself and you about the purpose of R.I.S.E. Words and their usefulness to us. R.I.S.E. Words supports my belief that we are all individually made to live life fully, in a way that fulfills our needs and our desires--to have the "good life", the abundant life, as uniquely defined by us. We want to live by Design and not by Default. And as more and more people do this, the world will R.I.S.E. I also believe that bringing about one's good life requires a shift in consciousness and perspective about oneself and about life. R.I.S.E. Words is a daily dose of positive, transformative words affirmations that will aid us on this journey of self-discovery, fulfillment and living life by design.
P.S. Regarding the word Namaste, one meaning is: the Light in me, beholds and acknowledges the Light in you. Some substitute the words Divine, Christ, Spirit in place of the word Light. Namaste!
Additional Thoughts on today's blog on Gratitude:
In R.I.S.E. Words Day 2, De'Juan Galloway mentioned the importance of gratitude as a condition and a state of mind in bringing about one's visions, desires and dreams in life. Gratitude is a pure and attracting state; it draws to itself more good, more to be grateful for. It's the gratitude version of the saying, birds of a feather flock together, or best yet, "like attracts like". When you are in a state of gratitude the good is increased and the unappealing is minimized. Here's what I mean: when you are in a gratitude state of mind, it's nearly impossible to be negative or focused on the negative. In a gratitude state of mind you see the best in others and in yourself and you open your self to be the receptacle of more of Life's good. This is becuase of the attracting quality of gratitude that I just mentioned. Gratitude is powerful to seek and attract the good of life in and to and through oneself and other people, other things and other situations.
Give thanks and be Grateful. And do this in this season of Thanksgiving and each day throughout the year because when we are in the gratitude state of mind we can only see Good….. attract Good……..give Good—to ourselves, to those around us and to the world. This is an important element to bringing about your good life.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE. Live by Design and Not By Default!! BarryJ
Namaste Reader: Today is Day 7, Thanksgiving Eve (actually day 8 of RISE Words if you count yesterday on which I didn't blog) and I want to start off by reminding myself and you about the purpose of R.I.S.E. Words and their usefulness to us. R.I.S.E. Words supports my belief that we are all individually made to live life fully, in a way that fulfills our needs and our desires--to have the "good life", the abundant life, as uniquely defined by us. We want to live by Design and not by Default. And as more and more people do this, the world will R.I.S.E. I also believe that bringing about one's good life requires a shift in consciousness and perspective about oneself and about life. R.I.S.E. Words is a daily dose of positive, transformative words affirmations that will aid us on this journey of self-discovery, fulfillment and living life by design.
P.S. Regarding the word Namaste, one meaning is: the Light in me, beholds and acknowledges the Light in you. Some substitute the words Divine, Christ, Spirit in place of the word Light. Namaste!
Additional Thoughts on today's blog on Gratitude:
In R.I.S.E. Words Day 2, De'Juan Galloway mentioned the importance of gratitude as a condition and a state of mind in bringing about one's visions, desires and dreams in life. Gratitude is a pure and attracting state; it draws to itself more good, more to be grateful for. It's the gratitude version of the saying, birds of a feather flock together, or best yet, "like attracts like". When you are in a state of gratitude the good is increased and the unappealing is minimized. Here's what I mean: when you are in a gratitude state of mind, it's nearly impossible to be negative or focused on the negative. In a gratitude state of mind you see the best in others and in yourself and you open your self to be the receptacle of more of Life's good. This is becuase of the attracting quality of gratitude that I just mentioned. Gratitude is powerful to seek and attract the good of life in and to and through oneself and other people, other things and other situations.
Monday, November 19, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 6: The Power of Intentions!!
The moment you declare your intention, LIFE moves into action to support your desired outcome. All manner of unforeseen circumstances, occurrences and happenings show up to aid you in manifesting your intention for that desired outcome. It works for good intentions. It also works for the not so good intentions. The Universe does not discriminate. So Declare your intentions wisely.
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE. Live by Design and Not By Default!!
BarryJ
Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE. Live by Design and Not By Default!!
BarryJ
Sunday, November 18, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 5: WHY ARE YOU WHERE YOU ARE!
You are where you are by right of Consciousness, by level of Awareness. So tune your mind, your thoughts, your sight, your hearing and your actions towards the level of life that you desire and away from that which you do not desire. Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE!!! BarryJ
Saturday, November 17, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 4: KNOW THE REAL YOU!
Who Are You Really? Over and above your name, you are the phenomenal expression of Life itself; the offspring of the most high. Therefore you have within you awesome attributes and characteristics. Beneath and above your human behaviors your are: Free, Unlimited, Powerful, Creative, Intelligent, Joyful, Healthy, Peaceful, Loving, Love, Creative, Unstoppable and a whole lot more. These qualities can be masked by behavior and pronouncements, but will always be there.
Nothing you or anyone else can do or say can change this DNA of who you really are. KNOWING who you are and living from that knowledge is a major step in realizing the fulfilled life you desire.
Now R.I.S.E. and Realize your Inherent Self Excellence. --BarryJ
Nothing you or anyone else can do or say can change this DNA of who you really are. KNOWING who you are and living from that knowledge is a major step in realizing the fulfilled life you desire.
Now R.I.S.E. and Realize your Inherent Self Excellence. --BarryJ
Friday, November 16, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 3 IT is Already Yours!
“The Blessings Already Are”, according to an ancient Yorba saying. Every need, Every desire, Every dream, Every outcome --that is rightly yours-- already exists. IT is supplied as invisible substance by Life and by Divine design. In order to see IT, have IT, be IT, you must tune your awareness and your consciousness to the higher level of thinking, seeing, hearing, doing and resting. From that higher level of awareness IT becomes visible! Now R.I.S.E. and REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF-EXCELLENCE!!!
Let me make that a little realer for you in terms of what it means for the average Joe or Judy. For the most part, there is nothing --no-thing, no-situation, no-answer, no-solution that you are dreaming of that doesn’t already exist or for which the component ingredients don’t already exist. The dream house of 2020 is either already here (it just happens to be owned by somebody else) or if it's not yet built, the component parts or their pre-cursors exist already. For example, the lumber either exists already in the form of a tree, a sapling or seed. Or maybe its the lumber that will result from the harvesting of the tree that will grow as the 3rd generation of a tree that is growing today--tree--> seed-->tree--> seed-->tree--> lumber--> house!
Likewise the love of your life is already here, somewhere on planet earth or will be born of someone who is here if you're like Larry King who's destined to hook up with someone 35 years your junior! Get the point?
In just the same way, the health and healing you seek already exists on the other side of a change in diet you will make or a remedy the doctor will connect you to. Similarly, there can be no more peace or joy than exists today. You simply have to dial up to the level of awareness to connect to it and do your part to bring it forth using your God-given, God-aligned potential and ability to do so. So yea, The Blessings Already Are!!
- BarryJ
Let me make that a little realer for you in terms of what it means for the average Joe or Judy. For the most part, there is nothing --no-thing, no-situation, no-answer, no-solution that you are dreaming of that doesn’t already exist or for which the component ingredients don’t already exist. The dream house of 2020 is either already here (it just happens to be owned by somebody else) or if it's not yet built, the component parts or their pre-cursors exist already. For example, the lumber either exists already in the form of a tree, a sapling or seed. Or maybe its the lumber that will result from the harvesting of the tree that will grow as the 3rd generation of a tree that is growing today--tree--> seed-->tree--> seed-->tree--> lumber--> house!
Likewise the love of your life is already here, somewhere on planet earth or will be born of someone who is here if you're like Larry King who's destined to hook up with someone 35 years your junior! Get the point?
In just the same way, the health and healing you seek already exists on the other side of a change in diet you will make or a remedy the doctor will connect you to. Similarly, there can be no more peace or joy than exists today. You simply have to dial up to the level of awareness to connect to it and do your part to bring it forth using your God-given, God-aligned potential and ability to do so. So yea, The Blessings Already Are!!
- BarryJ
Thursday, November 15, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 2 All Things Are Possible
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 2: In Life, All Things, Yes All Things, Are Possible! From birth you are divinely equipped with all that's required to imagine, create, demonstrate, and transform things and circumstances in your life--small and large-- through right use of your mind, your choices, your words and actions. This truth is powerful and it is unchanging. Now R.I.S.E. [REALIZE (your) INHERENT SELF EXCELLENCE].
A little about today's R.I.S.E. WORDS: I was inspired to write them by a phone call I got around this time yesterday. If you read my blog yesterday, you know that I gave a shout out to anew friend, De'Juan Galloway, someone I described as the coolest brightest 18 year old metaphysician and college junior you'll ever meet. As I blogged his name yesterday, my cell phone rang. (Reminder note to self: there are no coincidences in life). It was De'Juan calling to share an amazing experience of prosperity and abundance that he'd just had. For DeJuan the experience was a category 5 experience with major repercussions and huge consequences for him. There is so much empowerment to take from his story. But, for me it's a great example of the relationship that exists between knowing who you are (a spiritual being -with unlimited power and potential- housed in a human body to have earthly experiences) and using that knowledge and potential to co-create desired outcomes --tangible and intangible--with God, the Source. And so, with DeJuan's permission I am offering you his own R.I.S.E. WORDS:
A Note from De'Juan Galloway to Students Attending the TMCF Leadership Institute.
Hello All,
How is everyone? I hope all is well in life, in studies and beyond. I
wanted to take a moment to reflect on an incredible weekend at TMCF
Leadership Institute. I am still raving to family and friends about
the connections and new friends I met. I think we could all agree that
the weekend was very POWERFUL, from start to finish. Each time I
stepped into the room with the participants of this event I knew I was
apart of something that was larger than life and I was most thankful
to be amongst such an outstanding group of people.
There was a seminar we all attended that had a lasting impact on all
of us; Mr. Barry Johnson's presentation on living by design and the
power within each of us to shape the circumstances of our lives. The
power and significance of his message was evident in the response from
the students; many who stayed an hour to two hours after to speak with
him on this 'life by design' course, where he not only taught us how
to create our lives through positive thought but also discussed the
inevitability of these laws that lie within the universe. I was
particularly drawn to his message because I have been applying these
laws to my life for sometime now and continue to practice to stay in
positive thought and feeling. Consequently, the divine force has
blessed me significantly--today, in fact. It is by this delivery from
the universe I share my story.
I attended Pace University which is a very expensive university. When
considering the financial background I come from one may consider this
selection in school overly ambitious. However, I was determined. I
landed at the University in September 2006 and would have to exit a
year later due to difficulties funding my education. When I left I was
unable to obtain a copy of my transcripts to continue with my post
secondary studies due a $12,000 balance. No universities/colleges
would accept me without a transcript and I was $12,000 away from
getting them. Instead of losing hope I met the Director of Student
Accounts, who after I pleaded knocked off $6,000 of my balance.
(Divine blessing number 1). However, there was a remaining $6,000
balance. Instead of losing hope I use the laws that I am all so
familiar with. I began visualizing having the money for the balance
and sometimes even the subway ride I would take to get the university
to give them the check for 6k. I then told myself that I already had
the money but making it's into my life. I followed by feeling positive
about my visualizations and thoughts. I replaced the word association
with balance to credit, as balance indicates debt. I began doing this
frequently...
Today, I received a call from a mentor of mine who informed that an
NFL player by the name of Joey Galloway (whom I only share the same
last name, no relation), of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers heard my story
and sent a check on my behalf in the amount $6200. I am now able to
give this credit to the university, obtain my transcripts, transfer
back into the university and reclaim the scholarships I initially went
in with. I am so very thankful; gratitude is another important aspect
in practicing these laws: it allows for more blessings and greatness
to flow your way. It was a must I share my story because these laws
are so power and life changing. Often times, a testimony can inspire a
movement and I hope my story is influential in your application of
these laws in your life. Through your practice you have the power to
create limitless and abundance lives through the laws of the universe.
Glad I can share my story.
Best,
De'Juan Galloway
A little about today's R.I.S.E. WORDS: I was inspired to write them by a phone call I got around this time yesterday. If you read my blog yesterday, you know that I gave a shout out to anew friend, De'Juan Galloway, someone I described as the coolest brightest 18 year old metaphysician and college junior you'll ever meet. As I blogged his name yesterday, my cell phone rang. (Reminder note to self: there are no coincidences in life). It was De'Juan calling to share an amazing experience of prosperity and abundance that he'd just had. For DeJuan the experience was a category 5 experience with major repercussions and huge consequences for him. There is so much empowerment to take from his story. But, for me it's a great example of the relationship that exists between knowing who you are (a spiritual being -with unlimited power and potential- housed in a human body to have earthly experiences) and using that knowledge and potential to co-create desired outcomes --tangible and intangible--with God, the Source. And so, with DeJuan's permission I am offering you his own R.I.S.E. WORDS:
A Note from De'Juan Galloway to Students Attending the TMCF Leadership Institute.
Hello All,
How is everyone? I hope all is well in life, in studies and beyond. I
wanted to take a moment to reflect on an incredible weekend at TMCF
Leadership Institute. I am still raving to family and friends about
the connections and new friends I met. I think we could all agree that
the weekend was very POWERFUL, from start to finish. Each time I
stepped into the room with the participants of this event I knew I was
apart of something that was larger than life and I was most thankful
to be amongst such an outstanding group of people.
There was a seminar we all attended that had a lasting impact on all
of us; Mr. Barry Johnson's presentation on living by design and the
power within each of us to shape the circumstances of our lives. The
power and significance of his message was evident in the response from
the students; many who stayed an hour to two hours after to speak with
him on this 'life by design' course, where he not only taught us how
to create our lives through positive thought but also discussed the
inevitability of these laws that lie within the universe. I was
particularly drawn to his message because I have been applying these
laws to my life for sometime now and continue to practice to stay in
positive thought and feeling. Consequently, the divine force has
blessed me significantly--today, in fact. It is by this delivery from
the universe I share my story.
I attended Pace University which is a very expensive university. When
considering the financial background I come from one may consider this
selection in school overly ambitious. However, I was determined. I
landed at the University in September 2006 and would have to exit a
year later due to difficulties funding my education. When I left I was
unable to obtain a copy of my transcripts to continue with my post
secondary studies due a $12,000 balance. No universities/colleges
would accept me without a transcript and I was $12,000 away from
getting them. Instead of losing hope I met the Director of Student
Accounts, who after I pleaded knocked off $6,000 of my balance.
(Divine blessing number 1). However, there was a remaining $6,000
balance. Instead of losing hope I use the laws that I am all so
familiar with. I began visualizing having the money for the balance
and sometimes even the subway ride I would take to get the university
to give them the check for 6k. I then told myself that I already had
the money but making it's into my life. I followed by feeling positive
about my visualizations and thoughts. I replaced the word association
with balance to credit, as balance indicates debt. I began doing this
frequently...
Today, I received a call from a mentor of mine who informed that an
NFL player by the name of Joey Galloway (whom I only share the same
last name, no relation), of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers heard my story
and sent a check on my behalf in the amount $6200. I am now able to
give this credit to the university, obtain my transcripts, transfer
back into the university and reclaim the scholarships I initially went
in with. I am so very thankful; gratitude is another important aspect
in practicing these laws: it allows for more blessings and greatness
to flow your way. It was a must I share my story because these laws
are so power and life changing. Often times, a testimony can inspire a
movement and I hope my story is influential in your application of
these laws in your life. Through your practice you have the power to
create limitless and abundance lives through the laws of the universe.
Glad I can share my story.
Best,
De'Juan Galloway
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
R.I.S.E. WORDS: Day 1 Stepping Boldly!!
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Blog lights on!!!!!!!
Welcome to my inaugural blog of the ALL R.I.S.E. Movement, an a-political, non-judgmental, non-denominational movement committed to enlightening, encouraging and enabling everyone to live a life that reflects their inherent unlimited potential and to begin doing it NOW. (For more about the Movement see the “What Is” link to the right)
As the philosopher Goethe said, and I paraphrase: ‘ The moment you declare your intention, all the universe conspires with you to bring about that which you intend.’ The launch of my blog today is really living proof that Goethe kind of knew what he was talking about.
After speaking in New York on November 4th to a gathering of 40+ college students visiting from colleges around the nation about their life-given power and potential to create and live abundant, fulfilling lives, I decided I needed to provide a daily dose of awareness, light, encouragement, insight, direction that I could draw from my own experiences. And I decided to begin it by publishing a daily message, some R.I.S.E. words, that will get distributed each and every day of the week. Frequency is packed with the potential to influence, as I well know from my former role as a music marketing exec with Sony Music and BMG. We needed high frequency and heavy rotation to influence musical taste and purchases. Similarly, we need high frequency and heavy rotation of messages to remind us of our potential, our power, and the endless possibilities of life. The R.I.S.E. words, affirmations will be published here each and every day starting today. Eventually they will be published via facebook, myspace, email, mobile text and on a live web TV program---all coming sooner than the winter solstice. Tha’s my commitment; so bank it
There's another saying I really like (I think I first heard it in the movie Sleepless in Seattle): Great things happen all at once; good things happen over time. I am declaring that this movement and effort is Great, as it's certainly coming together all at once. So I have to give some respect to a few people who have motivated (read: pushed) me in the last 96 hours to step boldly and launch this: Kevin Nakao digerati, wireless, music hipster and all around amazing friend and task master; James "KeyInfluencer" Andrews the most techno-aware pop culture, marketing guru I know; DeJuan Galloway the coolest brightest 18 year old metaphysician and college junior you'll ever meet; Marullus Williams my claire voyante, sharp-as-a-dagger, techno wizard, tell-it-like-it-is friend and business partner; Moonbeam Hall my brother and friend, advocate, motivator, challenger and rapidly becoming A-student. And don’t forget Mom and Dad!!
All right. I AM EXCITED. I'm trying to stay subdued and chilled. But I just had a brain rush, realizing that this is a big moment in time.
So I will close with the R.I.S.E. Words for today Wednesday, November 14. 2007:
You are the son or daughter of the Creator, of Life itself, complete with immeasurable potential, overflowing substance and unlimited possibilities. The greatest names in history and the most famous among us now, are simply Life's demonstration of the magnitude of the unique potential that is inherent within you; and only you can activate it.
Welcome to my inaugural blog of the ALL R.I.S.E. Movement, an a-political, non-judgmental, non-denominational movement committed to enlightening, encouraging and enabling everyone to live a life that reflects their inherent unlimited potential and to begin doing it NOW. (For more about the Movement see the “What Is” link to the right)
As the philosopher Goethe said, and I paraphrase: ‘ The moment you declare your intention, all the universe conspires with you to bring about that which you intend.’ The launch of my blog today is really living proof that Goethe kind of knew what he was talking about.
After speaking in New York on November 4th to a gathering of 40+ college students visiting from colleges around the nation about their life-given power and potential to create and live abundant, fulfilling lives, I decided I needed to provide a daily dose of awareness, light, encouragement, insight, direction that I could draw from my own experiences. And I decided to begin it by publishing a daily message, some R.I.S.E. words, that will get distributed each and every day of the week. Frequency is packed with the potential to influence, as I well know from my former role as a music marketing exec with Sony Music and BMG. We needed high frequency and heavy rotation to influence musical taste and purchases. Similarly, we need high frequency and heavy rotation of messages to remind us of our potential, our power, and the endless possibilities of life. The R.I.S.E. words, affirmations will be published here each and every day starting today. Eventually they will be published via facebook, myspace, email, mobile text and on a live web TV program---all coming sooner than the winter solstice. Tha’s my commitment; so bank it
There's another saying I really like (I think I first heard it in the movie Sleepless in Seattle): Great things happen all at once; good things happen over time. I am declaring that this movement and effort is Great, as it's certainly coming together all at once. So I have to give some respect to a few people who have motivated (read: pushed) me in the last 96 hours to step boldly and launch this: Kevin Nakao digerati, wireless, music hipster and all around amazing friend and task master; James "KeyInfluencer" Andrews the most techno-aware pop culture, marketing guru I know; DeJuan Galloway the coolest brightest 18 year old metaphysician and college junior you'll ever meet; Marullus Williams my claire voyante, sharp-as-a-dagger, techno wizard, tell-it-like-it-is friend and business partner; Moonbeam Hall my brother and friend, advocate, motivator, challenger and rapidly becoming A-student. And don’t forget Mom and Dad!!
All right. I AM EXCITED. I'm trying to stay subdued and chilled. But I just had a brain rush, realizing that this is a big moment in time.
So I will close with the R.I.S.E. Words for today Wednesday, November 14. 2007:
You are the son or daughter of the Creator, of Life itself, complete with immeasurable potential, overflowing substance and unlimited possibilities. The greatest names in history and the most famous among us now, are simply Life's demonstration of the magnitude of the unique potential that is inherent within you; and only you can activate it.
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