The Secret Sauce of Success
Everything you do, and everything you say, if examined closely enough, has meaning. And all of it stems from a story you’ve made up about your life, why you can and why you can’t have what you want.
Everything you do, and everything you say, if examined closely enough, has meaning. And all of it stems from a story you’ve made up about your life, why you can and why you can’t have what you want.
On the inside there’s still somehow an emptiness. You thought when you made the money or had the recognition or bought the beautiful home, that emptiness would somehow vanish. Yet when you had that big success or walked into that new home, it was like walking into one of those houses on a Hollywood movie set. The emptiness was still there on the other side.
Almost 25 years ago, my husband and I lived in a house that had access to a beautiful lake, but we did not get the experience of living on the lake. We often talked about how nice it would be to live on the lake one day.
The ability to calibrate or adjust our own mindset is a power that originates 100% from within each one of us. Because while other people or outer circumstances can and do exert an influence in our lives, we are the only ones who have the power to choose the direction of our thoughts, our perceptions and moods, and – ultimately – the quality of energy that we flow towards our creations.
For decades women (and men) have been bombarded with misinformation about how to lose weight and keep it off. Nutrition scientists and researchers have also tried to unravel the mystery of weight gain and loss and its impact on our overall health.
Why is it so difficult to get going…get our “mojo” back during these disruptive times?
There are many myths about taking action that block our best efforts. I’d like to share three of them with you here.
First, there’s the myth “I have to work hard and all the time.” The mind and body are not set up to be working all the time. Think of the last time you had a great idea…was it while in the shower….was it on vacation…was it taking a walk?
I was listening to Lynn Twist, author of The Soul of Money, last month during an interview with Marianne Williamson. Lynn said that COVID has been a teacher. It certainly has shaken us up. COVID has taught me to feel gratitude for all I have been given.
Just as predictably as the ball drops in Times Square as we greet the 1st day of January, people around the world will be using the fresh energy of a new year to set their resolutions. And just as predictably as the Valentine’s Day cards will appear in the stores on the 1st day of February, over half of all resolutions made will have already been broken.
“There is another way of looking at the world.” When I read this lesson from A Course in Miracles (ACIM), I knew I had to share it with you. What I’m really sharing is the profound, but simple, secret to creating miracles AND rewiring your brain. The secret is this: whenever you’re upset, disturbed or challenged, try consciously …
Do you prefer ease or easy? Both?
Yes, me too.
You can have both, but often you must part ways with the path of easy before you can get to the path of ease, and then eventually the path of ease AND easy. Stay with me on this.