DO YOU, Russell Simmons

For the longest time in my life, I listen to the nay sayers, when sharing my visions and they tell me that it is impossible it, is not for me, and many other such a comments. One day I finally realized who my enemy was, not the guy that try to rob me or cause harm to me, instead it’s the good friend that tell me “you can’t” or “ it’s not for you” or any other of those very helpful comment. Your best friend can be the dream s stiller. Second any one?
In the past few years I have come to realize that no dream is too big or too small, it is MY dream, MY goal and it is MY decision to keep it alive or let it go. And it is MY reward when it comes.
I also found that there isn’t a finish line, even before one goal is achieved another one is born most time rooted in the one I am working on. And it goes on and on and on and I will leave this life with at least one unfinished project. And that’s my life time goal.
I love the Mantra given in the notes today and add them to my collection. I use the thank you one all day long, it became a habit after I started being thankful for the day happenings. One day I realized that I was saying thank continuously during the day just about anything and everything, I felt real cool that day. I also use one from the Burt Goldman “everyday and in every way I get better and better” That actually comes from the Silva method.


I usually end my day with recording all that I am grateful for I like the idea of starting the day the same way. So here we go another habit to grow. And off course the rotting fish parable make a lot of sense to me. I did experienced in the past not sharing the gifts and it really does burn you out.
As far as stalling, I am more on the opposite, I feel I never do enough and always trying to find more, adding on to the existing work at hand. Somehow something inside is pushing to get more and more done and every so often, I found myself feeling ragged and drain, so balance for me id the word, I am not sure what it is that is pushing me and as I write this down I realize that I need to ponder on this and find a way to make peace about it. Yes indeed I need to always do more. Trying to prove something? Not sure.
Al around good notes very surprising to me, a book written by a hip hop star…. Mmmm there is some good one out there, goes to show I don’t know everything yet 

DO YOU, Russell Simmons

Conscious living, Gay Hendricks

Good morning.
“one-selved organism” Remind me of a phrase in the movie The Last Samurai where Tom Cruise the student id fighting the master and keep getting beat. A younger student comes to him and said “too many minds”? Too many minds? Yes too many minds, mind the sword, mind the people, mind the fight, too many minds. Becoming one mind is first committing 100%, and I have seen the results in my own life and the life of others. When I entered the 50 days challenge I did it with 100% commitment nothing would detract me from completing the reading the writing and the posting every day. Today we are half way through the challenge, time went by so fast and it is so much fun and so much learning. I actually get up half and hour early to get to the notes and read, I have changed my daily schedule to allow for the time to do this. And it all works out very well, actually I find that I can perform better and get more done than I used too.
I have read much about commitment and goal setting and decision making and welcoming challenges. And one thing I learned lately, through these daily exercises, is that when facing a situation, the more I try to figure it out the worse it gets. Trying to find a solution for a problem seems to amplify the problem. The answer came during meditation, allowing higher self to bring forth a solution is actually the way to solve problems. And I have seen this at work also, many times. One time I asked one of the business owners I worked for, “How do you explain your success”? His first answer was “what success”? Your business I said. Let me tell you about him, when looking from the outside one wonders how can this fellow succeed he has no managerial abilities, always want to be in control of everything, does not delegate responsibilities, he should be the president of the procrastinator club but they keep on changing the date of the meeting. I mean everything point toward disaster. Just one small example when his wife retired from the insurance company she worked for and took the job of bookkeeper, the first day she was there she found checks and credit card stub that needed to be deposited for near $100 000 in drawers and places. And I could carry on this way for while. One thing he said to me was “ I am very good I visualizing”. From that time on I paid real attention to the man and what is happening is this. When a crisis occurs, and believe you and me that’s a daily occurrence, he doesn’t get frustrated or even seems not even concerned, and that drives everyone nuts, he just take it in stride and when time permit he will discuss it and spend time visualizing a solution. And so far, after 33 years in business and successful it works. So this guy is one of the worst businessman I know and quite successful. There is something about letting the higher self bring the solution isn’t there?
With that a high esteem of oneself is also a must and not letting anyone pocking hole into it, and that one I need some work. I am working at allowing all part of myself even those I deemed unwanted. Acceptance of one-self and acceptance of others in the same way. I can say I am ME and look at someone else and say it again knowing that that person is in the same process of acknowledging the same I am ME, and be comfortable with the thought. Because I am ME and I am GOOD and I am PERFECT THE WAY I AM and so are YOU.

Conscious living, Gay Hendricks

Big mind. Big heart Finding your way Dennis Genpo Merzel

First thing that caught my attention, Do we need the self? Yes absolutely. Do we need to be identified with it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Absolutely not……
I have come to realize some time ago, that we need the participation of the self to be able to advance. For me the challenge was to be able to have the self cooperation to allow new precepts and ideas to penetrate deep enough so they can stick. Have always been a free thinker and wanted to learn of my own volition, I had to learn that learning is going through a filtering process done by the self, and according to a set of rules, certain things were not allowed to pass by. This is causing much turmoil in the changing process, always double guessing everything that is presented.
Taking the time to allow the self to come to term with the new material presented, allowing an open communication with the self. Without the full cooperation of the self no change is going to take place. For me that was the most difficult part.
Now I have found the process of allowing the self to cooperate, so that the processing of new thoughts, ideas and concept is allowed especially when generated from the outside. One day the thought of getting up earlier to “prepare” for the day came to me, at first I wasn’t too sure of what that meant. So I did, not really knowing what to do, the self decided to get the clutter out of the way, like checking and answering e mails, getting the dish from the night before done, and then getting on with the meditation and this exercise and carrying on the rest of the day. Now the process is different. The dishes are done the night before, first thing in the morning is a short meditation before reading the note. By lowering the brain wave, opened up the unconscious and give the self the security needed to allow new thought to pass the “gate”. Without the exercise first thing, when I start reading the note many arguments arise from the self, fears and strong feelings, emotional distress. And after that it’s very difficult to go ahead and learn.
I love the elephant and the blind men story, many time I refused to hear from someone else on a certain idea or process and it always end up in turmoil and totally non productive. But when I am open and listen carefully without judgment, things usually flow easier and faster bringing forth better working conditions or better understanding. Being aware is for me the answer to be open. And sometime situation can take me by surprise and I need to be even more careful and listen to whomever I am with at the time. Also to let go when someone is not open to my idea and give them room to figure it out by themselves.

Big mind. Big heart Finding your way Dennis Genpo Merzel

Tony Robbins, Unleash the Power Within

This note today caused many ?????????????
First I had a bit of confusion going on about the six fundamental needs, at first they look like no so positive comments attached to the needs. The definitions of each need sound like a burden more than something I like to shoulder. When I react to something in this way it means I have to look at it closer and extract what necessary for my progress.
“Consistency”? If this runs the show, we’re afraid of change and can’t dare to take a new step.
I understand consistency as a quality needed in the things I am involved with, I don’t see it as being afraid of change I always welcome and provoke changes.
“Inconsistency”? If so, we need to always be at the edge and can’t relax. Here again I don’t like to be inconsistent and at the same time I know how and when to relax then again I love to be on the edge.
“Significance”? If so, we’ve gotta look good at all times and impress the world. I like to look presentable when needed, it’s not really a matter of impressing anyone or caring what people think. Looking good for me is more a matter of respect toward others and myself.
“Connection/Love”? If so, we need to feel connected and loved above all else and may sacrifice our authentic selves if turned up too high. Here again I don’t see the need for me to sacrifice myself to have love and connection. More like being present in the moment with whomever I am involved.
“Growth”? If so, we need to feel the sense of expansion and evolution into our highest selves. This one is perfect I need to go forward all the time, what’s done is done I learn and move on.
“Contribution”? If so, we need to feel that we’re giving our greatest gifts in the greatest service to the world. And that is something to keep working on and it probably will never be achieved and at the same time by giving away our greatest gifts we can never get it wrong.
My dominant question in anything I do, “Am I going to succeed”? The response I get, maybe, we’ll never know, last time you failed, why keep trying, and on and on.
So I need to find a better question, a real question. Perhaps something like, “How can I allow the inner power and my gift to flow freely and exponentially”?
Someone in the group might have some suggestions, feel free to let me know.

Tony Robbins, Unleash the Power Within

Happy for no reason, Marci Shimoff

Back in the days of childhood I was a very happy fellow, even when I was in trouble I remember just brushing it off and happiness was always there. I am not sure what changed or when, as I grew up I learned that to be overly happy was not normal, to be happy in time of sadness, like death in the family or an accident or anything of the sort, was being irresponsible. WHY? But slowly and surely I masked the happy out of my face, but still underlying happiness was there waiting for the proper time to come again. Many time I had to pretend to be sad so to please someone, mostly my parents. And time after time, when I could get away and be alone I would laugh it all off telling myself that it wasn’t such a bad thing after all. Is that being irresponsible, insensitive? I was just happy no matter what. And one day later on in life a caught myself singing, or no reason just singing and a stern inner voice shut the singing off and replace the grin on my face by a frown, it is not a time to be happy said the voice, Oh ok said I. Until much later actually years later I caught on with it and argue, “I can be happy if I want to”. And slowly very slowly climbing the hill I found myself to be happy again. The voice is still here admonishing, but I don’t care I keep on singing and laughing anyway. Every so often the question pop in my head,” why are you happy”? don’t know don’t care I am that’s all.
Reading the notes today I am realizing that it is ok to be happy even if the world is falling apart there is always something to be happy about. Even in the worse conditions there is something good taking place. Ever since I was a child I could not understand the sadness at funerals. Probably, because I somehow new that we choose when we are ready to go we just go.
I love the scientific explanation, the neuro-plasticity, the ability to re wire our brains to function the way we want it to. The ANT’s attacking the RAS and the reaction that follow if we allow it and that’s the big secret IF I ALLOW IT. Lately I am choosing to “let go” “release” thoughts that I don’t need in my life. In just a few days things are changing to my amazement although I shouldn’t be surprise but I am and I love it. Another life changing book, I will have to build a library, or give the books away when I am done with them.
What a ride, this is better than buggy jumping or zip line, or rock climbing or any other severe sports I love. This is life changing and long lasting, creating from here a new world of possibilities.

Happy for no reason, Marci Shimoff

Those little things...

The magic of thinking big David J. Schwartz

About 25 years ago, building a network marketing business (mlm) our leader organized a contest. Something about contest, I cannot enter a contest without winning, I have to win I have no other choices. The contest was in 3 parts. First part 4 weeks, first who make the most business presentation that week gets a trophy. Second week most sales. Third week most new members. And Fourth week most presentation and most sponsoring for the individual’s team. I got all four trophies. Part two had to do with attendance to meeting functions and other group participations get a series of books one of them was The Magic of Thinking Big. And the last part of the contest was a total overall of the whole contest and that was a whole week end for the family in a plush hotel all expenses paid including transportation. Got it all. Did it. Felt awesome, it did!
I read the book back then and thought, that’s what I did, I went for it not even thinking I could fail or that someone else could be better none of that just went for it and did it. That book opened doors for me and for a while things were great. And then I encountered some walls one after the other and slowly I went down the hill and off course it got worse and worse. At that time I didn’t realized what was going on and it’s only after months of this, that I started to think of all the good things that did happen, fertilizing the roots, and start growing again slowly and finally got back on top. And this roller coaster ride happen often in the last 25 years. The highs got higher and the low not so much until now where its mostly little bump and very small dips.
When I first read the book I made a list of 100 things I would like to do, and I have done most of them, some of them have changed over the years, and some of them were, at the time, considered impossible. Space travel was one of them, quite possible today it’s only a matter of cash, nothing else. Today when I look at my list I am amazed of the things I have done. And that prompted me to create a new list.
My ultimate goal: to leave this earth with at least one unfinished project.

Those little things...

COntrol over consciousness.....

Control over consciousness cannot be institutionalized. As soon as it becomes part of a set of social rules and norms, it ceases to be effective in the way it was originally intended to be.”

Ahhhaa, Ahhhaa,
Now I understand what was happening when I was serving in the church for many years .I always felt something was missing “freedom”. The church as an institution slow down the creative process of the individual. For more than 20 years I served in many different function including 5 years of poverty stricken time as a missionary. Now I understand why I was feeling limited frustrated although thinking, in my heart that I was the right place doing the right thing. I was a prisoner by my own choosing. And it’s only when I decided to leave the organized entity that life started to change for me. I was not under control any longer and I was able to “scrape the kettle” and see the truth hidden deep within me.
And it was when I felt totally under control and paralyzed by the system that I decided it was time to move on. I don’t know when this book was first published, and I wish I would have found this book 20 years ago. And again nothing is lost. When I was twelve years old I wanted to be a missionary priest. The first interview was with a very simple but wise man, he asked me “why do you want to be a missionary”. Because I want to bring peace to the world. And he gave me something to do. Before you can clean the world, go clean your own room. That puzzled me for many years, and one day I understood the statement. And I have been cleaning my room for the last 40 years, and strangely enough, people are coming and some decide to clean up their room too when they see mine and we are all cleaning together. And yes there is one lees rascal in the world.
Today I am grateful that I choose the family life instead of the priesthood, deep down in knew it wasn’t my call, but I would not allow for it to be conscious.
Another great book a must read form anyway.

COntrol over consciousness.....