Inspiration Content

Do you feel like a pack mule carrying around a heavy load? It is no wonder we are always exhausted with the load most of us carry. It�s not only the physical stuff we carry but also the emotional and mental load of the stuff we carry in our heads. Everyday when I go to work I see people burdened down by backpacks, briefcases, laptop cases, purses, bags, rolling carts and more! Why is everyone always carrying so much stuff? Maybe you job is such that you have to take all that paperwork home with you every night. But do you work on it or are you too exhausted? So then what happens? You carry it back to work the next day! We bring laptops home to work on them but do we? You carry your workout clothes, water bottle, cd�s, books, extra shoes and a ton of other stuff �just in case�. Ask yourself how you would feel if you didn�t have all this stuff with you everyday?

How is your home? Lots of stuff there too? Are you a pack rat saving things for a rainy day? Magazines stacking up for the day you have time to read them? Clothes hanging in the closet that you haven�t wo in years? Boxes of stuff packed away that you don�t even know what is them anymore? Junk mail piling up on the counter?

Having lots of stuff around you clutters your mind. It starts to overwhelm you and you don�t know where to start. You start to worry about it, what to do with it, where to put it. Pretty soon you can even think about it anymore and then it just continues to get worse.

Then there is the emotional baggage you might be carrying. Anger, depression, financial conces, relationships, employment can all add to an already heavy load. If you start to deal with these issues you may find it is easier to deal with the other clutter in your life. At the same time you may find getting rid of the physical clutter will help your emotional and mental load.

Start to lighten your load by making a list. What is the number one thing you could do to lighten your load? Next outline the steps you need to take to start reducing the clutter in your life. Break it down into small steps such as cleaning out one closet, not the whole house. Sell off, giveaway or throw out the stuff you no longer need. Have a garage sale or sell off stuff on ebay. Use the money you ea for treating yourself to a day at a spa. Make a vow not to keep carrying the same stuff back and forth to the office.

Once you start to lighten your load you will feel like you have more energy, clearer thoughts and a happier outlook on life. You will no longer have to worry about all that stuff that has been cluttering your life. You will find you can travel farther in life with a lighter load.

To start to lighten your load and help others have a garage sale for charity. Visit Garage Sales for Charity for full information. Helping save the world one garage sale at at time. http://www.garagesalesforcharity.org

This moing at 5:22am to 6am, I was overwhelmed. Overwhelmed is an understatement considering I am still crying and it's like 7:15am. I am at work typing away.

Kyle Maynard is what overwhelmed me.

Kyle is a congenital amputee. But that is not what is important. What is remarkable is that Kyle can do everything. Kyle is a wrestler, a model and motivational speaker. The guy is either 18 or 19 years of age. The greatest additional is that Kyle didn't grow up in an exceptionally rich home. He was like any other kid in a normal family. But this family had a great and still has a great attitude.

As Larry King was interviewing him I couldn't help but cry. Look at this guy who can do more than most of us and yet he has no legs nor hands...I kept muttering to myself. I thought of all the things I have said I cannot do. Things I have told myself are too hard to do. How could I have an excuse? How can I look myself in the mirror and limit that person I see? If you haven't seen Kyle Maynard's interview on CNN please request for it. If you want a reason never to give up, just watch Kyle.

It's one thing to hear good stories that cause us to go ahead and live out our dreams. But I promise you that it is entirely another thing to see someone push themselves to achieve beyond human imagination. I don't even know why they haven't done a movie on him.

I leat alot this moing about making it no matter what life throws at you. I leat that God has made us stronger than we care to know. But one thing that the parents of Kyle said will stick with me for long. You know, Kyle used to be fed when he was growing up. Sometimes he used to fall on the stairs and of course someone would have to pick him up. But one day his parents realized we will not always be around him to help him. So they begun to allow him to figure out how to pick up or feed himself. And he did. Now a statement they made was this is kinda paraphrased, "We knew he had to lea to do things for himself because the world was not going to tailor things for him." Simply said he had to lea to make the best of what he had because no one was going to stop and make room for him.

Today I wished I could take that program and take it to all the schools of the physically challenged in Kenya and to all who say they cannot make it.

I made a promise to myself this moing as I watched Larry interview Kyle...

LORD EVERYTIME I THINK I CAN'T DO SOMETHING, PLEASE REMIND ME OF KYLE.

I am just overwhelmed. If you watch Kyle you will get up and do everything that is humanly possible to accomplish your goals. And for real, you will make it. Just think of Kyle...

Writing has a way of encouraging other people. That's why I do it...

Sights and Sounds of Inspiration Parable

Wind howling against the thin panes of glass. Electric spikes of guitar emanate from the stereo mingled with muted, distant trumpet � plaintive sound against the winter sky.

Fingers begin moving on the computer keyboard as the drums enter the room quietly, insistently. The colors of sound build as each idea is drawn out of its shell. Working in simpatico with the sounds, ideas begin to generate and ooze from my mind onto the desk.

Splat, splatter, splash of colorful ideas arise, arise, arise. The howling wind, searching music, and a me, willing partner, allow the ideas to be captured like ants in honey � one tantalizing, sweet, textured taste at a time.

Principle

Inspiration is everywhere. We don�t have to wait for inspiration. We set the circumstances to make inspiration arise by being open to the possibility that we might be inspired by anything at any moment. We choose the entry point, yet the entry points are infinite and omnipresent.

Practice

i. What simple steps are you taking to allow inspiration to arise in your life? Do you have access to beautiful music and art or are you choosing television and other distractions?

ii. Do you walk out of the door first thing in the moing and breathe the fresh air, notice the outline of the trees against the sky, and revel in it?

iii. Practice being inspired. Smile sincerely even if you don�t feel like it. Give an idea to someone even if you don�t feel like it. Write something, anything, even if you don�t feel like it. If you are like me, pretty soon you will end up �feeling like it!�

Paradigm

We can live each moment inspired and filled-with perpetual, self-generated, and renewing ideas by not waiting for permission to be inspired. We can participate in circumstances in which to be inspired by creating powerful inteal and exteal triggers for inspiration. To be inspired means living a life of simple, powerful ideas that generate joy.

� Rob Levit

http://www.roblevit.com
410-263-8779
roblevit@roblevit.com

"Some people call the still, small voice insight or intuition�Our insight is a gift from God, not to be taken lightly or for granted... If we acknowledge that the voice doesn�t just pop up in our mind like some haphazard jack-in-the-box, that it is available to us always, we have the most important source of assistance in building our dreams. We can tu random intuition into regular inspired insight." From Building Your Field of Dreams by Mary Manin Morrissey

Inspired Intuition - Following Your Inner Voice

I have a wonderful story to share with you - one that comes from a client who has given me permission to share her story. This client (Jenny) was on a jouey of self-discovery, acknowledging her life�s dream (working with plants and landscape design), and being open to the possibility of exploring her dream. A natural fear that kept popping up was how to pursue her dream and generate income at the same time. Along the way Jenny got her answer and if she had ignored her intuition, she might have missed it!

Here�s what happened: Jenny always received a quarterly newsletter from her alma mater which she normally tossed without reading. One quarter,when the newsletter arrived, an inner voice (intuition) told her to read this particular newsletter. In the newsletter was a request for a sorority house mother. Reading this, Jenny got very excited, because she also dreamed about being a house mother and working with young people (something she is very good at by the way). Quickly her mind kicked in and said �Oh, why bother to call? They've probably filled the position�. But following her heart and intuition, she called anyway and was immediately asked to come for an interview. The sorority loved her and hired her on the spot.

Now here�s the best part � she received a salary, a fuished apartment in the sorority, all meals, cleaning service, holidays and summers off, a chance to work with young people, and time to take all the courses she wanted in landscape design right there at the university! And all because she followed her intuition (reading the newsletter) and acted on the synchronistic event (the opening for a sorority mother). This is a perfect example of SynchroDestiny � trusting one�s intuition, acting on synchronicities, and following one�s natural path (destiny). When we do this, we are on the path of least resistance, and resources line up to support us.

How many times have you had a hunch, inkling, a gut reaction or other display of intuition and failed to act on it? Sometimes our intuition is a waing; other times it�s a nudge to do or follow something. What happens when you don�t follow your intuition? Do you regret it later and say: �I knew that would happen!�? Here's a personal example when I am playing golf: I am ready to play my approach shot to the green and my intuition (first reaction) is to take a 9 iron for the shot. But then my mind takes over and says, �What are you crazy? You�ll never get the ball there with a 9 iron! You need a different club.� And so I talk myself out of the 9 iron, reach for an 8 iron, and hit the ball over the green! Then I say: �I knew the 9 iron was the right club! Why didn�t I trust my intuition?� I find that the golf course is an excellent place to practice listening to my inner voice!

How do we know when it is intuition? Things happen synchronistically; there is a feeling of effortlessness; there is a feeling of elation or inspiration; it just �feels� right; and it keeps coming up. (Remember the story).

Are you paying attention to your intuition? If not, what�s an area in your life where you could start listening to and following your inner voice? Pick one area and over the next week listen to your inteal guidance. What is it telling you to do or not do? Take a chance and follow the guidance. The more we pay attention to and act on this guidance, the clearer it becomes. And with clear guidance comes more synchronicities leading you on your natural path. Voila! SynchroDestiny!

Copyright June 2003 by Vicki Miller

As a Life Transition Coach I work with clients to identify what's most important to them and prioritize around these values. I help my clients identify and remove obstacles in the way and bring clarity and focus to their dreams. What is your dream? Are you undergoing a major transition and not clear where to tu? Call (972-306-4489) or email me, (coach.v.miller@verizon.net), to set up a complimentary, no obligation 30 minute coaching session. Download my FREE e-Book, 12 Fun Ways to Change Your Life, or sign up for my FREE monthly newsletter at http://www.thrivingthroughchange.com

One of the keys to being successful in anything you do is persistence. Lets clarify the word �persistence� :- It is ability to be persist on instances. And one of key element in this instances is your main Objective in life.

Persistence is success formula made up form the grouping of: confidence+ sustainability +Will power + endurance + self-esteem +patience & optimism.

Take an instance of building a muscle. If you have never exercised before, the first time you go to a gym, chances are you will not be able to bench press 100 lbs. However, if you are persistent, and you consistently go back to the gym, you will find yourself getting stronger and closer to your goal / objective with each and every visit.

It signifies that once you have realized & determined exactly what it is you want to achieve, you must take Significant & considerate action using good plan on a consistent, persistent basis in direction to succeed.

And on success path Obstacles are the natural roadblocks, our job is to be persistent and work through those obstacles. If you find little or no obstacles along the way, chances are you are not really challenging yourself coz person realizes his potential when he is on peak of his performance & ability.

If you see any successful person, you will lea that the vast majority of them have had more 'failures' than they have had 'successes'. This is because successful people are persistent; the more they stumble and fall, the more they get right back up and get going again. For example, India got freedom because of the persistence & patience of great revolutionaries on their objective to make India free.

Just spend some time to lea persistency form others experiences, OBSERVE ANTS, funny isn�t it; factual it is. They are much smaller than us, and teaches us Unity � Discipline � Team work -Hard work � Persistency & killer instinct to achieve their goal.

Keep in mind that you must constantly reevaluate your circumstances and the approach you are using to reach your goal. There is no sense in being persistent at something that you are doing incorrectly, its self-deceit! At times you have to modify, multiply & magnify your approach along the way. Every time you do something you lea from it, and therefore find a better way to do it.

Its very interesting to tell you about holy �SAI BABA�, who given message �Shradha Aur Saburi� (persistence & patience) I saw his posters having gesture of �raised palm� along with his message. Raised palm has 5 fingers which having variation of sizes & shapes; and this is what exactly he wanted to suggest form his gesture & message :: Life / Success is full of ups and downs with the intensity of variation � what you require is to be persistent & patient to overcome panic situations.

There is something we can�t change, there is something we can maintain; what we can maintain � is the process of what we want to attain.

Visit - http://www.brendynamics.com/gr

Nilesh Gore

About Author Name : NIlesh B Gore Profession : Graphologist(Hndwriting Analyst) & SW. Eng. Email : ng411002@rediffmail.com Web : http://www.brendynamics.com/gr Country : India, Bhusaval, Ms Copyrights : � Nilesh B Gore.

Start Investing in Yourself today and feel healthier and more in control of your healthcare costs and finances. The first step is to take the Invest in Yourself Challenge. It is time to examine your life and what you term your "comfort zone". Now ask yourself if your "comfort zone" is good or bad for your overall health. Everyone likes to feel comfortable but have you leaed to be comfortable doing things that may be contributing to compromised health. Do you overeat when you are feeling an emotion? Are you comfortable with your present weight? Do you know what your body mass index is and if you are in the normal or risky category? Do you know your blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels? Do you know what your family history is? I know alot of questions and why are they so important?

Your lifestyle does affect your health and compromising health costs you money. Hopefully you have health insurance but the average person still needs to pay some of the balances not paid by your health insurance. Do you know the average middle income person who has health insurance and develops a single disease, such as cancer, diabetes or heart disease, approximately 46% of them will have to claim bankrupcy. Yes, it is hard to believe but true. The associated costs of an illness can deplete your savings in no time. But, according to national research the average person is saving o% these days. The average out of pocket expenses are rising as we speak to approximately $2100 per year and that is up from $1200 last year. Healthcare is not going to be getting any cheaper so the only way for you to control and contain these costs is to Invest in Yourself and implement these strategies for life: take time for self,maintain height/weight ratio,motion, life ergonomics, 5 food group menu planner , destress daily and positive body image.You owe it to yourself and your loved ones to be the best you can be. Maintain your independence,optimal health and finances and Invest in Yourself right now. Do not waste another precious moment. Your Life, Health and finances are dependent on it.

Patricia McGowan is a RN,BSN,CSHE and has been a professional nurse for over 20 years. I am a wellness and health professional and certifed in health ergonomics. I have counseled many clients with positive results. I am an author with my partner, Sonia Heandez, and our first book in our Invest in Yourself series is Invest in Yourself, Health is the New Real Estate. Our website is http://www.investnyourself.com

I�ve been to 64-countries, and yes money comes in handy, and goes quickly (and is useful and has its influence), I�ve had a ton of it at one time or another and an ounce of faith, and I�ll take faith any day�why? I�ll explain. Anybody who has been in a combated zone, under fire will tell you: ��keep the money, I need faith right now.� In a like manner, when I was in the hospital, had a stroke that paralyzed me, a heart attack also, and bypass surgery, they said I was a Fruitcake. But three days later I got out of bed, and when I did, for three weeks they called me �The miracle of the ward.� Even the atheist doctors were spellbound. Money walked away, as faith took over.

There was a doctor standing at the end of my bed, for three days. I remember him as I�d wake up, look at him, look at the clock, it was 5:00 AM, couldn�t dial a phone I was so bad. Then I fell back to sleep. And when I got better I asked who that doctor was. The nurse said, there was no doctor, he comes a noon and with two nurses. I thought about that for a moment, and said, ��no, it was a large man with a long white jacket, broad shoulders.� She commented, ��have you seen him since?� And I had not. Then she told my doctor�s name, and I checked out his picture and it wasn�t him.

Seeing is believes, and I didn�t make this up, nor am I responsible for the invisible world either; so I can�t blame anyone, but facts are facts. Does a blind man believe there is a moon, I�d think so. All the doctors and medicine in the world did not bring me back to reality. Anyhow, the same goes for battle. I saw things in Vietnam that cannot be explained by the physical moon and sun beaming down on us; because it is not of this physical world: simple as that; and so much for that.

Most of the people that say God doesn�t exist are simply expressing a cheap way out of acknowledging the obvious. I mean, who made the moon and sun; if by accident, it is the biggest accident in all creation. It is like me saying one day I woke up and there was New York City, all built to please my eyes. Now you know someone built it. Who?

Not having a heaven or hell is most convenient for a sinner, and then you can sin and not worry about it. Like Plato commented: most people would go next door and rape his neighbor�s wife, knowing there is no consequence.

Dennis Siluk
http://dennissiluk.tripod.com