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.
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