Lightning Strikes
True stories – A man gets hit by lightning twice in about two minutes and survives. Another man gets hit by lightning six times in his life (so far) and survives. What are the odds? Are you squelching your imagination because you think the odds are just too low for your dream to become a reality? Low odds are not zero odds, unless you make it so. Lights, camera, action…..
“The potency of imagination powers the engine of human achievement”. – Rabbi Yonason Goldson
“Imagination is the highest kite one can fly”. – Lauren Bacall
Part of Your Power is In Your Follow Through series
Happy Fourth of July
On this day in 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. It said, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. This was a novel experiment in building a nation based on individual rights and freedom. Without these rights and freedom we could not pursue our dreams and our individual purpose. Something else to be grateful for! May we use our freedom to fulfill our greatest human potential.
G-d Bless America
A Quick Thought(s)That Deserves Lots of Thought
With a little humor
“You win some and you learn some”. – Barry Johnson
“Life is a rollercoaster. Try to eat a light lunch”. – David A. Schmaltz
What sets your mood?
Does a rainy day set your mood? Does a rejection or acceptance, perceived or real set your mood? In other words, is it external validation that you require? If we begin each day by being thankful and grateful for the gift of life and all its possibilities, we will curtail the need for external validation. Throughout the day if we remind ourselves that the gift is given for us to use all of our possibilities for the benefit of many we will have all the validation we need. This is especially true when we utilize those possibilities.
“One who desires the attention of others, has not yet found himself”. – Rabbi Shlomo Wolfe
No Surprises
An athlete in a competition or a day trader during market hours learns to respond to constant and continual changes. They train themselves for the high probability events, but can be undone by the surprises. It’s no surprise that there will be one, it’s only a surprise in its form.
The winners learn and train to be prepared for the “surprises”. “Jack be nimble, Jack be quick…”. We can train for these surprises by being open to and constantly exposing ourselves to new stimuli. Neurologists have discovered that our brain can continually create new neural pathways. These discoveries remind us that our full potential remains ahead of us. Pretty exciting!
“Some are so perfectly prepared for the expected that they are defeated by the unexpected”. – Rabbi Shraga Silverstein
Part of Don’t Predict Your Future, Just Be Prepared For It series
The Unique You
Each of us matters because we are here for a purpose that ultimately benefits all. Our purpose is unique and therefore we are unique. In order to discover and perform our unique purpose we sometimes have to eschew conventional wisdom and think for ourselves. We also have to go places others haven’t by ourselves.
“I took the road less traveled and that has made all the difference”. – Robert Frost
“Do not go where the path may lead: go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Part of How Do I Know What My Purpose Is? series
A Quick Thought That Deserves Lots of Thought
We don’t always see others as they are, we see others as we are
“Interesting, isn’t it, how one can detect a speck on another’s hair, but can’t see flies on his own nose”? — Mendel Moicher Sefarim
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