Loving the Game of Live

I love my life. I am not saying that as a cliché’. I really do love my life. But it wasn’t always that way. Even though since I was a small child I enjoyed the zest of life and was a happy child, I also fell into the trap of life’s humdrum moments that has one begin to question who I am and why I am here.

I have had my heart broken more than I can count, I have dealt with both losing my mom to cancer as well as having multiple occurrences of cancer in my own life. I have gained and lost friends and fell into a state of sadness. I have gone through financial windfalls and troughs and have often asked myself, is this it? Is this all there is? The answer I always got was “Life is what you make of it”.

Being someone who loves to think, I would dwell on that statement. If life is what I make of it, then why am I sad over this? If life is what I make of it, then why don’t I find new friends? If life is what I make of it, then why don’t I just go do a job I like? It became absurd to me to think that life is not ‘set’ and could really be anyway I wanted it to be.

So as “life” happened I began to notice that even though life has handed me some doozies of obstacles to skip, jump or move through, I always still had an innate happiness. Even when dealing with whatever was thrown at me in the moment, it didn’t necessarily seem that way. There is always something to deal with in life whether it is on a physical, mental or emotional level. The universe hands you everything you can handle WHEN you can handle it. Nothing more and nothing less. You don’t have a choice of what it throws at you necessarily but you do have a choice of how you are going to respond. It is all an opportunity to grow and develop yourself as an extraordinary human being. Learn the lesson and move forward!

But the beauty of it is that whatever you may be handed to deal with has nothing to do with loving your life. You can love your life and love life no matter what is happening in your outside world. It is what is happening in your inner world that counts.

Life is an adventure and a gift. Look at it like it is a game of cards. Sometimes you are dealt killer hands and sometimes you are not. You still play to win and have fun in the process. Sometimes you bluff, sometimes you fold, but you get right back in the game the next time around.

It is the love of the game that has you want to play, and it is the love of life that has you want to truly live. One day we will all look back at the things we said, we did, we felt and the obstacles that we overcame. We will embrace the moments where we moved through it and reflect on the lessons in the process. In the meantime, the gift of life has been bestowed upon you. Live it loudly and proudly. He who has the most fun-filled, joyful and passionate life wins…Game on!

Passion Begins Now

To live life is to love life and to love life is to live life. That could seem paradoxical no? If you are truly living life, then loving life will come naturally. If you truly love life, you will be living of passion, purpose and joy. Many people think that living a life of passion happens some day, maybe, when all my ducks line up in a row. It will happen when I am retired or when I have enough money to actually do what I want.

Living a life of passion is a choice and can happen now, and can happen now and can happen now. In other words, living a life of passion is a moment-by-moment choice and there is no better time than the present. When you are living a life of passion, you begin to love life more and more. They go hand in hand. The more you live of passion, the more you love life and the more you love life, passion will ooze through you.

Look at where you can express and experience passion right now. Every day make a conscious effort to have passion be an integral part of life. First, get clarity on what you are passionate about. Second, spend some time doing the things that will bring you closer and closer to your purpose being fulfilled and the life of your dreams. Third, get support. It is very easy to step back into the day-to-day life. When you have people supporting you it not only gets easy, but it gets F-U-N!

If there is an area of life whether it is health, career, relationships or what have you that you are not experiencing joy, take a look at it and see if how you are living that area is bringing you closer to your passion or not. If it is, great…. You are on your path and may have just hit a bump in the road. No worries, the bumps are there as a reality check to keep you moving forward on your path. If when you look at this area and you see that it is not bringing you one step closer to living your dreams, stop get clear and do the things that WILL bring you closer to you living the life you wish have.

There is no tomorrow, your life of passion begins now.

Go Ye Forth

I don't know about you but I am done with the snow and cold. But because the snow and cold are there it doesn't have to get you down. I am living and enjoying life despite the weather circumstances.

Circumstances are that. Circumstances. They do not govern you or what is possible. We all have things to deal with. I am dealing with some personal things and I am sure you are as we are human, it doesn't mean life has to get you down. This too shall pass.

It is a choice to suffer over our circumstances or to embrace them. I have a blessed life.

Circumstances are not a limit unless you allow them. I seek things as an opportunity. Opportunity to grow, to learn, to laugh.

So despite the "circumstances" that are around me, you, the world, Life is great. Because you have the opportunity to say so. :)

Go forth and live life to the fullest.

How to Deal Powerfully with Obstacles

Life happens. In fact life is always happening all around us, each day and every moment in time. The adventure of life is either going your way or it isn’t. There is no in-between.

How do you find your purpose and live your purpose when life is handing you obstacles to jump through, crawl under, go around and climb over metaphorically speaking? Our purpose was given to us as a gift to fulfill and like any worthwhile endeavor, there will be obstacles to overcome in the process.

Obstacles are the universes way of keeping you aware and on track. When some obstacle is thrown at you, it isn’t usually expected. It isn’t like we can look in our schedule and say tomorrow at 4 pm I have an obstacle coming my way. Or even, sorry, can’t meet you for dinner Friday, it looks as if I will be given an obstacle to deal with. If only it were that simple. Obstacles appear while you are moving forward on your journey, and in living your purpose. It is in a way a reality check to keep you moving in the right direction. The obstacle can be related to health, finances, career, home, relationships etc. It is when you have that experience that a rug has been pulled out from underneath you and you have that moment of flying through the air, not knowing what to do before you land on the ground.

We are handed things to deal with at the EXACT moment to deal with them. Not a moment before. When that moment of truth happens, you have a choice to react or to not react. Human instinct is to react initially and how long you choose to stay in the reacted state is up to you. When you are in that moment, it is important to take a deep breath. Breathing will help you put things in perspective, get back on the court and the pathway to success. Then you have the clarity to move forward.

When you have something bigger than you are, there will be challenges. This is good news. It shows that you are living, breathing and alive and have the capacity to overcome the bumps in the road that life hands you. Remember the universe only gives you what you can handle, when you can handle it. When your vision of who you are, why you are here and what your unique contribution is clear, life can throw you the biggest curve balls and you learn to bat. The lessons that you learn in this process are priceless. When you let the obstacles stop you, there is suffering, drama and worry.

You do have the capacity to live on purpose and fulfill your calling no matter what you are dealing with. There will be obstacles that come along in the journey, but only you are the one who can move through them. You have the choice to let them stop you or just be a mirror for you to gain a deeper access to who you are. Your purpose, your unique blessing is a gift for you to fulfill. The obstacles you encounter can be an opportunity to move forward or to crumble. Focus on your vision, focus on who you are and the gift you are to humanity. You will see that you are the gift and nothing can put out your light.

Choose Happy

I had an interesting conversation today. Someone asked me how I could stay positive all the time, despite all I have been through. I had to think about that for a moment. All I have been through....... It sounded like I had been to and from war. I have been through Cancer, Some financial challenges, life changes...... but I am not a victim of it.

I really began to ponder what this person meant. She said it was so hard for her to stay positive when her family is not, her work is not and her life doesn't seem as if it is going the way she wants. She wanted to know when I am dealing with "LIFE" how do I not let it get me down.

Well, I have a choice. My life is not governed by my circumstances. (and when it is, it is a moment of default, not conscious awareness). I explained to her that life is what you make of it. There is no "TRUE" life or how life is supposed to be or even how people are supposed to be. It is all our interpretation. Life just IS. Then there is the story, meaning and interpretation we add too it. I choose to be positive because I choose to be positive. I do get down, don't get me wrong but then I have a choice to stay there or not.

She was dumbfounded and said you make it sound so easy. I said, It is. The more you are conscious, the more you have choice. Life isn't happening to you. You are creating it moment-by-moment, day-by-day. Don't pretend you don't have bad days, but when you notice you are, do something about it. If you can't resolve it for yourself, then call someone who can support you. My friends are a great support, my well-being team, my coaches. I don't call people who won't support me when I need it. In other words, I don't call people I know will let me grovel. I call people who will listen, and get me back on the horse in a few minutes.

Life doesn't have to be a challenge. We don't have a say in our circumstances, we do have a say in who we are being about them.

I told my friend, positivity is contageous. The more positive you are, the more the people around you will become that. It is a choice. Everyday I set my intentions, create my day, meditate, say my affirmations and live the life I choose to. You can too.

When you let go of the circumstances, you have nothing but choice. You always have a choice. Even when people are not being the way you think they should, again it is how you think they should be. They are just being.

It gave her new insight and something to practice. And it is a practice. My circumstances are not ideal, as anyone's but it doesn't get me down. I am not happy by nature, I am happy by choice......

What a life we lead.....

Well I am back from another fantastic trip to the Bahamas. Life is so good. It really is what you make of it. I have the most blessed people in my life.

What an extraordinary week we had. A great way to start the new year. We became clear that there is the life you live and the life you want to live. The life you want to live is given by creation. The life you live is given by default and there is NO Circumstance that governs either one. Circumstances are that, circumstances but it does not reflect on who you are or what is possible. We can not determine our circumstances but we can determine and govern who we are in the face of them.

The weather was not always perfect in the Bahamas but we had a riot of a time. We laughed till we cried, we sang till we laughed, we swam till we turned to prunes. But it was all in the moment. What we will remember is the most fabulous time we had, not the weather. It was fantastic.

Living in the moment. Laughing. Singing. There is alot of magic in it.

if you have already started slipping back in to the old patterns of the past, then take a moment, realign yourself and take a deep breath. Laugh. Sing. All you have is now.

This is your year. Don't stand for less than extraordinary.

Cherio!
There is no time like the present.

Day 2 of New 2011. WHOO HOO! Life is amazing. I have a truly blessed life. I have great friends, colleagues and community. It can only get better from here!

You have to be rigorous and not let the old patterns slip back into play and repeat 2010. It is a new beginning, a new time to create. The more you bring awareness the more you will be able to create the life you love.

In fact, I am teaching a workshop this week in Bimini on creating a life you love. Having a little dolphin help is not bad either. It really is possible to have everything...... You have to create it.

Living a created life and a life you love is your birthright. You just forgot :)

Throughout the year, I will be giving tips, tools and trainings on what it takes to live a life you love, that is created full of purpose and passion.

But in the meantime, keep focused on what you are creating for 2011. Everyday have it be what you are focusing on.

Will connect when I get back from Dolphin Time.

Happy YOU Year!

Another decade has come and gone. People have come and gone from our lives. Money has come and gone. Material objects have come and gone. It is a new year. It is a new decade and anything is possible.

Today is 1 of 4 power days. Use it wisely. 01/01/11 is a very significant day in this year. It is important to only focus on what you are creating!

You want to leave the past behind you. It is very important to do that. But sometimes there are things to do that will impact your future and having a clear space to create. When you are clear you have more room to create.

Always be 100% responsible for everything that happens in your life. Remember. No one can do anything to you. You have a choice at how you respond and react. When you are 100% responsible, then you do the things you need to do to live a life you love.

Here are some steps to have 2011 create a new energy of health, abundance, prosperity and joy.

1. Pay debts. If you owe someone money whether it is $5 or $10,000. Pay it back as soon as possible. Take actions weekly or monthly to make a dent in your debt. Money is energy. If you owe money and are resisting paying it back, to the degree which you are not paying it back, limits that which is coming in for you. It can be scary, money can be tight. You may have tons of expenses. When you actively put this in motion, more money will come to you.

2. Forgive. Each day before you go to bed, forgive people and yourself. Start each day as a clean slate to create. When your slate is not bogged down with things that you are worried about, or holding on to, you have the freedom to truly create from nothing.

3. Create. Create daily what you want. Spend time each day focusing on what you want. Remember if you have things you are holding on to, you need to let them go. Creating on top of something produces nothing.

4. Live from Love. Have everything you do or say come from love. Love is a high vibration. Not everyone will like you. Most will have opinions about you. That is ok. Come from dealing their opinions from a loving approach.

5. Let go of judgments and opinions of yourself and others. There are just that. Judgments and opinions and have NO relevance. They are yours and running them limit you. Everyone is human and while we may not like someone, it is still our opinion about them that we do not like.

The more you become aware of these little things the more you can take charge in having 2011 be the best year ever!

I look forward to playing with you in a year of joy, abundance and love!