Please, hold onto plastic bags. Pick them up when you see them. Recycle appropriately. Stop using asap. Thank you!
Now for our main attraction… The Majestic Plastic Bag - A Mockumentary (thank you YouTube!)
In the insurance business there is a saying, “We don’t plan to fail, we fail to plan.”
In order to get the best insurance you can get for your desired “new normals” and goals, plan ahead now for the things you want to come true in your life… later.
The more you see, feel and plan your desires into your future reality, living “as if” it’s already real, you get benefits that are outstanding!
1. You attract it to you what you want faster and more clearly
2. You will be less likely to sabotage it when it shows up
3. You will have “practiced” it being true for so long that when it DOES happen, it will weave into your life very “normally” and gently.
Plan ahead.
Follow your plan!
See the BEST of what you want happening and exactly how easy and wonderful it will be in your life.
Make your future a “new normal” so that you step into it effortlessly.
“The possibility of stepping into a higher plane
is quite real for everyone.
It requires no force or effort or sacrifice.
It involves little more than changing our ideas
about what is normal.”
~Deepak Chopra
Life Focus Coach
Do you need help seeing your new future? Do you need help choosing your best plan and staying accountable to it and to yourself to get from here to there? I can help you.
I can work with you one-on-one to get focused, set your short and longterm goals and plan, and support in sticking with it in any area. See my coaching information, click here. See a menu of options for help in desired areas, click here!
My friends Nancy and Sherry and I walked the WWs 5K today!
Get support for your weight loss and healthy lifestyle.
Walk, run, swim, laugh, love… with your friends and your healthy body this year!
Don’t just let this long weekend fly by without thinking about the real significance of Memorial Day.
Here in the United States we observe Memorial Day this weekend.
What is it … more than a long weekend off work for some, cookouts and festivals?
The very reason we have a Memorial Day / Weekend is to take the time to remember all of the soldiers, military men and women who have served and have died so that we can have our freedom. I like freedom. I’ll assume you do too!
Here are some quotations from US leaders that sum up the real importance of Memorial Day.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died.
Rather we should thank God that such men lived.”
~ General George S. Patton
“And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave,
for glory lights the soldier’s tomb, and beauty weeps the brave.”
~ Joseph Drake
“We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers,
but to praise them.”
~ Francis A. Walker
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life
to something bigger than oneself.”
~ Joseph Campbell
Enjoy and remember…
PS Every day is Memorial Day! Start a daily ritual where you stay quiet for even 30 seconds and remember and bless and appreciate all those who have given up their lives and freedom to give us ours. The more we remember and appreciate, the more peace and love we are vibrating out to the world… maybe, just maybe we won’t need a Memorial Day in a century or so.
Do you freeze, fall asleep, wander around, eat chocolate and “trance” when you want to make a decision about decluttering something?
Here are the keys to identify how to let and declutter your stuff.
Personal Internal Inventory
1) Pick up each item and do the following Mental Check List.
2) Answer yes or no. That’s all you get, yes or no!
3) Any wavering creates the “trance” and everything stops!
4) Permission: If you really get stuck, you can put an item aside in a box marked “Re-decide by next week.” Give yourself a week and go back to that box and do these steps over again until it’s empty.
5) Gaining speed as you do it really helps to say yes and no faster.
6) Ask for help when doing this. An objective other in the room is very helpful, and makes it easier to laugh at all our “stuff.”
Mental Check List
- Do I love this item?
- Have I used it in the past year? (Will I ever fit into it again?)
- Is it really garbage? (Some items can go on a garage sale, donate to thrift shops, domestic abuse shelters and such, or … hey, Ebay!)
- Do I have another one that is better?
- Should I really keep two?
- Can I get or find another one if I ever need it again?
- Does it have sentimental value that causes me to love it?
- Does it give me guilt and make me sad when I see the item?
TIP: Everything holds energy.
The items we should surround ourselves with should be wonderful, evoking love, joy, humor, happiness, pride, etc. If items evoke anything but these positive and good feelings, they need to “go.”
(Remember: “go” means recycle, re-purpose, re-gift, donate, etc. The trashcan is the last place it “goes” if someone else can still use it. Our landfills don’t need more than necessary!)
Happy decluttering!
Have you ever met one of those people who are like MAGNETS? They seem to ATTRACT exactly what they WANT all the time?!
Well, the truth is, we are ALWAYS getting what we WANT all the time!… even when it’s the opposite of what we think we want!
We are usually getting what we “don’t want.” Listen to what you think and say in a day’s time, you will say, “I don’t want …” more times than you realize!
It’s really all about FEELINGS.
We are always ATTRACTING the ESSENCE of the FEELINGS that VIBRATE out from us. FEELINGS of fear, happiness, joy, love, peace, doubt, etc. about people, places, things and experiences. They all have SIGNATURE VIBRATIONS that will ATTRACT back to us the same in some FORM.
So… as we CONSCIOUSLY work on REMEMBERING who we REALLY ARE… our WANTS can be more FOCUSED and ATTENTION more CLEAR.
YOUR RAS: “RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM”
Your RAS, or Reticular Activating System is a real scientifically proven part of your brain. Think of it like a dog – a well-trained dog!
You tell your dog to “go fetch” a bone, and it does. And, it brings it back to you. Your RAS will “go fetch” whatever you ask for; it doesn’t judge or care whether your desire is good or bad for you, it will just start hunting “it” down. Or, think of your RAS like a radar beam, going out to connect with the like radar signature that best matches your level of CLARITY about your request.
That is why it’s SO important to be SPECIFIC and CLEAR about what you’re asking for! Ask for what you WANT, set your INTENTION, FOCUS your INTENTION and you will begin to see fragments of it come your way, sometimes immediately! The more FOCUSED your are, the bigger the fragments and puzzle pieces until you get “it!”
Give your mom a unique gift with a very personal touch showing your appreciation.
Maybe your mother has about everything she needs, or is at that age where she tells you not to buy her anything, or is tired of flowers and candy. How many bouquets of flowers have you sent to your mother on Mother’s Day?
If you’d like to be a lot more personal and loving (we can never share enough appreciation) then this is a great idea that you alone, with siblings or with your family can do for mom this week!
This very inexpensive, cool idea can be whipped together in a few hours and even sent in the mail to get to her on time this Saturday if necessary! And, it’s something she can dip into anytime to remind her of all good things and you.
Mom’s Mason Jar of Love
What you’ll need:
1) a nice clean clear Mason canning jar, ideally one with the metal clip ring around it with glass lid, not just the screw on lid, but either will do
2) cut 2″ x 3″or 4″ pieces of bright colored paper
3) 4-6″ pieces of twine or ribbon
4) thin marker pen
On the small rectangles of paper, jot down recollections of your mother: her favorite perfume, an unforgettable vacation you took together, a saying she repeated again and again when you were a kid, the favorite foods she cooked/s, the way she sings, dances, cares for others, cared/s for you, etc. Just think of things you’d tell others about her that has supported you in life, that make you happy and glad she’s your mom.
Roll up each one and tie it with a piece of twine or ribbon.
Fill the Mason jar with your handwritten scrolls.
You can wrap the jar in tissue paper or cellophane gathered at the top with ribbon and a tag, or put in a box, or just hand to her. It’s pretty without wrapping too.
Little Notes of Love
Whether you’re there to watch your mom read each little note or not, your mom will love unraveling the messages one by one to see what you wrote!
You might send a box of tissues with it!
Are you the mom?
Print this out and leave in an obvious place where your partner and kids are sure to find it!!
Use this idea over and over again for any person or occasion!
PS Happy Mother’s Day to you (where applicable!)
- Are successful people more organized?
- Does clutter stop you from being focused?
- Do you have to be organized to be successful?
TOO MUCH STUFF
Suze Orman, speaker and author of “The Courage To Be Rich” and many other books on wealth says, “Having too much stuff keeps wealth from flowing into your life.”
So then, it’s true. Too much clutter and stuff keeps us from being successful, right? Maybe, maybe not! I think there’s a bigger picture than just stuff and things around us that support us or distract us from success. I see it as the “Inner Clutter” issue more than the “Outer Clutter.”
I believe that if you know (Inner Knowing) who you are and what you want, what you are doing and do it with focused attention it doesn’t matter what your environment (Outer) looks like, you’ll be successful.
It has a lot to do with your learning personality as well. If you’re more a visual learner you will find it hard to file paper, put things behind doors, in drawers or in cupboards because, “Out of sight, out of mind.” You will need to find and create “outside and open top” systems to organize where you can see it, but not let it pile up so much that it keeps you from getting your work done, losing time and energy (which equates to money) trying to find things.
“Your house is your home only when you feel
you have jurisdiction over the space.”~ Joan Kron
I knew a very prominent attorney years ago who upon my visit to his office I saw beautiful oak and glass bookcases filled with law books, a big oak desk and a beautiful old overstuffed burgundy leather couch and chair. He was a very well known, organized man with a very successful law practice. Oh, did I mention… I couldn’t sit on the couch or the chair because they were piled with over 3 feet of client case files?!
NOT ENOUGH STUFF
What if you don’t have enough of what you need to succeed? Consider the Olympic Games. As a storyteller, I’m a story collector. I’m most interested every Olympic season to hear the awesome stories of some European skater(s) or other Olympic athlete who had none of the sports equipment, space, trainers, environment, tools (or sometimes even food) with which to practice (or to worry about organizing!). Sometimes having to dodge wartime or terrorist bullets daily, working full-time and still making time (not finding time) to practice their burning desires… organizing their time and energy (Inner Work) around their focused desire… to then walk away with the gold or other medals at the games.
I catch Oprah once in a while and recently she interviewed guest, Tyler Perry, writer of and actor in the movie Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Within a six-year span, Tyler Perry went from being homeless to selling out theaters wherever he goes. He has become America’s most successful young playwright, grossing, $75,000,000 in the box office with seven productions, five in which he also acted, directed, and produced. Organizing not stuff and things, but his thoughts, beliefs and choices… Inner work.
WHEN IS CLUTTER AND DISORGANIZATION A PROBLEM?
So then, when is clutter and disorganization a problem? Answer: When it’s not functional… when it’s a problem for you!
I’ve been in perfectly appointed homes and offices where outer clutter was not the problem. I’ve been in messy offices and studios where it all worked for the person who lived and worked there. Clutter and mess is only a problem when it stops you from functioning in the best possible way. When it distracts you from “flowing” and getting your plans into action. This then can again be more an issue of Inner Clutter for some than Outer Clutter.
“One of the advantages of being disorderly
is that one is constantly making
exciting discoveries.”
~ A. A. Milne 1882-1956
HOW TO KNOW WHEN TO DECLUTTER AND ORGANIZE FOR SUCCESS
Clutter and too much stuff around can be distracting, as well as safety hazards depending on how much you have. Take a test: Visualize your home, office or work place and space completely empty. Now, put back only those things that are truly helpful to you in being peaceful, joyful, calm, happy, productive and functional. You may put back very little, you may put it all back… and more!… it’s up to you!
“Living clutter-free does not mean
living in a sterile environment;
It means getting rid of the excess
so that everything around you is there for a reason.”
~ Stephanie Roberts, Clutter-Free Forever!
ONE STUDY SAYS… MESS MEANS MONEY!
According to a new survey from Ajilon Professional Staffing, a New Jersey firm, the messier the desk, the higher the income! It says 66% of those making $35,000 or less call themselves “neat freaks,” compared to 11% of those earning $75,000 or more. Younger workers are neater than older ones (60% of those 18-24 say they keep their spaces neat, as opposed to 36% of those 55-64). Only 16% of college grads say they’re neat. And women are more organized than men. “Some people do work best in a controlled clutter environment,” admits Ajilon President Neil Lebovits.
“Organizing is about designing your space
so that if reflects who you are and what’s important to you
and arranging things logically and efficiently
so that staying organized will be easy for you.”
~ Julie Morgenstern, Organizing from the Inside Out
So, to my friends who tell me to get rid of some of my many books (I’m a reader and writer), to clean up my office paper piles (I’m a writer and speaker), and to organize my closet (I have limited space and it works for me) I say, “Thank you for sharing!”
I slammed two of my fingers in my sliding glass door the other day. Ohhh, you know how that can hurt! It wasn’t the doors’ fault, it slid just fine, it was my fault. I had been thinking about something so intensely that I was completely in my head, not my body. So, my body took the hit!
Humans live like this all the time of course; in our heads, not our bodies, but our bodies take the beating in weight gain, pulled muscles, accidents and so on.
So, anyway, I was talking to a male friend of mine not long after this event, telling him my fingers were now black and blue under the nail beds. In pure “guy” fashion he immediately said, “Use WD-40.” Pretty funny. He didn’t say “Geez, I’m sorry. I hope your fingers feel better soon.” He said, “Here. Fix the door. The door is cleary the problem. Use WD-40. That’ll fix it!”
(Click on the can and get yours today!!)
Men and women are very different in how we think and feel about things, no question. He and I just got off the phone revisiting this conversation and laughed about it. But, what came to me is that WD-40 is a lot like spirituality. (I can make an anology out of anything!)
WD-40 makes things run smoothly, removes rust and stuck things, cleans, shines, polishes and protects, helps things slide and move easier and brings things back to life. That’s why WD-40 is just like having a better, deeper and higher spiritual life.
And, love, the highest spiritual attribute is your WD-40!
Spread and apply love, the true love from your heart around everywhere and on everyone and just see how your life will run more smoothly, you’ll feel more free, alive and protected too.
Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.
~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
(Click on the book cover and get yours today. Learn how to fix everything with WD-40!)
Do you have “gut” reactions to things, and then later find out that you “should have” paid attention to them? Do you feel psychic or intuitive once in a while and are then surprised that you’re right?
“Trust your hunches. They’re usually based
on facts filed away just below the conscious level.”
- Dr. Joyce Brothers
Maybe it’s time to take those hunches and feelings seriously and organize your subconscious filing system!
Our conscious mind can only hold upfront in the top file drawer, or on the mental desktop a few things at a time. Have you ever seen a photo from your childhood or even a year ago of something you did and said, “Oh, I remember that!” But, you don’t remember it all of the time, just when you see something that triggers that file drawer to open and remind you. We’d literally go insane if we actually could remember and think of everything we’ve ever known, done, heard, learned or noticed all at the same time and all of the time.
In order to tap into and open those files of good stuff that you want to use and retrieve that are just below the conscious level, it’s important to use the keys that work.
Key: Focus on things that really interest you and ask yourself what you “already know” that could support your interests or ideas further.
Key: STOP! Being quiet isn’t a norm for the western culture. We’re all about running, driving, racing and talking with cell phone, TV, radio, computer, iPod and other activities going non-stop to distract us from our internal, overflowing file systems.
If you want to be more intuitive, have more good hunches and learn to trust them more often, slow down. Shut off the TV. Stop the emails and Internet surfing that is unnecessary (you know when that is too!!). PUT THE REMOTE DOWN AND WALK AWAY!!! … take time to go on quiet walks in nature or meditate on your favorite chair. Paint, draw, play musical instruments. Make the time for activities that slow your mind down so that the files of facts just waiting to surface have the open space through which to rise and be heard! Life has a very different flow to it when we open and use these file systems! And, have fun!
A wonderful CD that I use to support slowing down and listening within is Healthful Relaxation. Click here to get your copy.
“When we have our body and mind in order, everything else will exist in the right place, in the right way. But usually, without being aware of it, we try to change something other than ourselves; we try to order things outside us. But it is impossible to organize things if you yourself are not in order. When you do things in the right way, at the right time, everything else will be organized.”
~ Shunryu Suzuki, Japanese Zen Master
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