M-Power

In last week’s message about cutting out everything that doesn’t look like that, I got a number of comments and several e-mail responses.  If you thought that was cool, you’re going to love what I carved from a family sized bar of Ivory soap … With so much fear, doubt, discouragement, and negativity in the world, we could all use a little soap for our hope.  One of the most powerful ways to scrub your hope is to start noticing all of the amazing things that already exist in your world, and to keep a fresh appreciation for what you have right now.  Forget about all of the stuff you don’t have, and foster gratitude for all you do have.  Use this soap regularly, and see how clean your hope becomes. one stop title loans I hope you will join me for “Soap for Your Hope – A Pep Talk with Dr….

A friend shared with me a thought about an acorn that has the potential to become a huge oak tree.  In the process of becoming an oak tree, the acorn doesn’t scurry around searching for leaf molecules and bark molecules to build this tree – it simply exists where it is planted, and has access to absolutely everything that it needs right there.  Everything that you need for success is immediately available to you.  Sometimes we have to just start noticing the resources that are already abundant around us.  Notice what you have going for you and feel gratitude for it – the rest will come. attached   Do what you can, With what you have, Where you are. –       Theodore Roosevelt

I discovered this week that when you take two paperback books and weave them together page by page, it is almost impossible to separate them.  The only reliable way to get the books separated is to unweave them page by page.  My friend Darren Johansen pointed out to me that this is a lot like relationships.  The small daily efforts we make to serve, love, and lift each other weave us together in a bond that is almost impossible to break.  The converse is also true – strong bonds are broken a little bit at a time.  Pay attention to the little things!   No great thing is created suddenly. –       Epictetus   If you missed our “Facing Your Giants” call last week, you can pick up the recording at:   http://www.liveonpurposeradio.com/radio/2009/01/21/facing-your-giants-teleseminar/