MerryHeart4U

When you are passionate about something you can accomplish the impossible.
Remember that when something seems to be preventing you.

Then remember these Ibex sheep ,
They are passionionate about eating moss,

What would seem impossible to us, there seemed to be
a wall that from all appearances would be insurmoutable
preventing the sheep from reaching and obtaining their moss

Not detoured, the sheep did the impossible, taking one careful baby step at a time
look how happy they appear.

What is stopping you from reaching your goal,achieving your dream
What action can you do, no matter how small or tedious ?
How will you feel if you don’t do something?
How will you feel,where will you be when by perseverence you achieve?

Pull on those boot staps, keep focused on what you want, don’t look down ( or back)
If what you want is worth achieving, then don’t listen to those who say you “can’t”

Wouldn’tt it just be too BAA-BA-A-D if you didn’t try or gave up too soon?

We become what we think about..

What do you fill your mind with?

What do your children fill their minds with?

How will what you/they focus on serve you/them?

We loved what Charles Tremendous Jones did for his son,
so much that we created a similar list for our kids to earn money by reading.

It was money well spent,
even if the money to pay them was hard to come by
during a challenging finacial time for us.

I challenge you ,to see what you can do ,to create a better you
or help to create better kids, the world is waiting for such…
Who each of us were created to be..the best.. YOU , possible

I am wondering,

What is it about the song : I am a man of contant sorrows, sung by the soggy bottom boys ?
It certainly struck a chord with a lot of you tube viewers .

When you listen to it, how does this song make you feel?
Is it comforting to know you are not the only one who struggles?

Are you encouraged to keep trying?

As a fellow coach with Coaching Cognition , we coaches seek to shine a light for our clients,
especially when we see they are “stuck” and/or living in the past.
It really doesn’t help you does it? Neither does seeing your problems as
constant sorrows., of course you are the one who chooses
how you wish to view things.

What most people really want and choose, is to grow into who they really are.
Sometimes we live our life according to what we falsely believe that stems from some comment
that we allowed to become engraved into a sorry negative tune, that “plays” inside of us.
( You’ll never…or You are..you can’t…what are your “thinking’ )
You can choose to STOP that tune, and do what we call reframing.
Relax, take a deep breath, and look at what you have and how you are viewing it.
If it sin’t what you really how you want. then why not paint something better.
Wouldn’t you rather choose what YOU want than someones “hand me down blues” ?

Challenge, where is your focus?
You , your “sorrows” or..
Others ? Those around you .
What refreshment of spirit,
learned from your “sorrow”,
can you offer for your fellow world traveller ?

May you see new ways of looking at what is on your “plate”

May you be energized with creativity and the ability
to give, do & serve others.

May any sorrow you have, be seen as a gift to enable you to offer others true compassion and understanding
(I do not wish to make light of sorrow & pain, I too have walked through many a dark shadow wondering if I would ever see
light at the end of my tunnel,so please know I do care if you are hurting, but I also know pain can be used for good)

Hero’s come in all shapes and sizes, our own Roo-die was one.
Hero’s go above & beyond, they cover the ground they stand upon.

They shelter, give, rescue , lead, teach, protect, provide, rescue,

What happens when those who should be hero’s fail, or abuse their power?

What happens when you grow up in a home environment that lacks a hero
or worse , you were abused in one ?

Abuse can come in many forms. It can be physical,mental ,emotional
or any combination

Damage is the outcome of abuse

Damage that seeks to prevent you from becoming who you were destined to be.

How do you overcome damage? How to you become free?

When you realize YOU are responsible for who you are,
you realize you have a choice of what your future will be

You can keep playing the same negative recording you received in your negative environment

OR…

You can choose that old tune is no longer valid, it is a limiting belief recording, a recording you can break

Your choice,

Right now, you can choose what you really want, who you really are

Make who you are and what you want to achieve big enough ,
one that you’ll do whatever it takes to attain it.

Below are some great books to help you on your journey…

We become what we think, reading great books can help us solidify our choices
Books can give us a better recording, a tune worth listening to.

We are also what we watch, listen to ,say, do and surround ourseves with
“privately or in public.

Reading about truly great men & women

HERO’S

That’s who to “call” on,
for me I narrow that down to Godly men & women

What about you? Who ya gonna call on?

Where will you be 6mths,1, 5, 10 years from now , unless you choose differently ?

You can get these books at Amazon.com , perhaps they are even in a library near you. I encourage you to check them out.

tmm_hrd_used_olp_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1308163412&sr=1-1&condition=used raising a modern day knight

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1561795348/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1308163412&sr=1-1&condition=usedman of steel & velvet

http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Value-Man-Incredible-Impact/dp/1561791229/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header the hidden value of a man

Do you listen? REALLY listen?

Whether you are a coach or not, I am sure you can use one of our most important coaching tools
( aka our ears ) to hear the heart cries of the invisible ones around you.

I challenge you..

For one week try to really listen to those around you, REAL listening is a gift.
May the following post I wrote , for our class, help you think of how important this gift can be.
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Learning to listen to the unspoken words,
words that are perhaps unconsciously held captive within a clients heart.

Listen closely..

Can you hear the hurt , sense the buried pain ,that was perhaps instilled long ago
by a simple careless word ?

Perhaps it was invalidation of their personal worth ,
or “simply”when no one took the time to really “listen”..they, your client ,
become… invisible.

Listen, wait, w-a-i-t, your clue could be hidden, it could be in a toss away word.

Reflected back , this clue is perhaps the key that can unlock the door for success.

Wait, listen, wait…it may be tossed out in a simple sigh, or perhaps even in a laughing jest.

As their coach, mentor,friend, parent, you can create a safe harbor, for truths to come to light.

You can create a place for confidence to grow, allowing those you are entrusted with,
to discover for themselves how to grow,heal,discover, create, overcome, be empowered,
then successfully take wing..soaring into their bright,new future.

Remember, in so doing, you have been entrusted with something precious, guard
the trust you have been given, like a dog with his favorite bone.

This post was created by inspirations from coaching cognition lessons , led by Barbara Silva about really listening,
being present, dancing in the moment and creating a safe place for coaching clients.

Whether you made a great career choice ..years ago,

- decided to send your future prince charming packing,
(despite loving him, because he was or would be bad for you, congrats BTW)

– are single for a variety of reasons (none by your choice)

- have lost your soul mate & or children,

- were abandoned by him & or them ( even though you did everything right),

- You are in an abusive relationship
(which in my book includes disrespect, neglect & indiffernece)

STOP: really, right now…

Wherever you are (even in the midst of a houseful of people/family) ,
how could you shift your own reactions/thoughts/feelings?

Close your eyes, take a deep breath and KNOW somewhere on this earth
Someone REALLY cares about YOU..

Someone understands/feels your pain, someone hears your silent grief, or heart cries

I do…and I am even sick and running a fever today,

I want you to know I care about you so much I had to get out of bed and write this just for YOU.
(I personally believe there is someone who has universally bigger capacity
for caring, understanding, feeling and loving *YOU* than I can even imagine)

More importantly I want you to celebrate YOU today

CELEBRATE ?

YES, CELEBRATE

WHAT?, WHY? HOW ?

Ummm if by some small miracle you are reading this post, I’m 100% correct that you are still here on planet earth (even if you wished you weren’t).

Questions for you to ponder:

Why are you still here?
(years ago when I was in a “STOP the Earth I want OFF” mode, the movie It’s A Wonderful Life with James Stewart, helped me to shift my own personal value perceptions)

Who in your life do you or can you impact or influence?

What can you do today to celebrate YOU,
your own unique talents, gifts, abilities, ideas, strengths, weaknesses
(yes, weaknesses too) how can you use them for good in YOU?

Hey why not celebrate YOU with me over a cup of coffee?
Mine is a cup of Maxwell House International cafe’ ( sug free french vanilla with REAL cream BTW)

-In my merry heart 4 you archives you can find numerous related posts.

Did you know there are various types of intelligence ( a measure of ones ability to learn,solve problems
and use this knowledge ,aka “smartness”?
SO..
Do you know if you are word smart,logic smart,image smart,body smart,sound smart,nature smart,
people smart or self smart ?
More importantly would you like to know how to develope and use your own smartness?
(secret, you have the answers inside you )

I have spent hours today working on my “home work” assignments with a capital S.
WELL, I am at home and I work at home , so wouldn’t any assignment
I do at home , technically be classifed as ‘homework” ?

First on my todays assignment list was completing my own l-o-n-g personality intellegence assessment
I am excited to get the results.. come on computer, where is it?
HA , computer perhaps YOU should take this test, but it doesn’t take a genuis to tell me YOU are rather slow,
especially when I am really counting on you
( come on, I was just kidding, no need to go into your sulking ,close down mode! give me a break..
NO ,NO I didn’t really mean tha-a-a-a-t !)

Truth be told, I had procrastinated on my assignments somewhat,
but in all fairness more than lots of life has happened around here.
aka , not only do we have more than lots of life around here,
I now have more than a few assignments I assigned for myself to do today .

Have a great day, enjoy life and remember to refresh your heart with something merry.

BTW, intelligence: YOU pass of course, after all you are special, one of a kind, so celebrate who you are today.
(want to know more about the assessment, or personal coaching ? Ask me

Do you love a great true love story with a happy ending?
Then grab a box of keenex and join me…
I still have tears flowing down my cheeks after watching the reunion of Christian the lion and his rescuers.

Having a merry heart is good for your health
And music can help your heart be merry, even when it is “just” practice.

So the next time you think practice is “boring” or will never pay off, remember….
Meow, meow , think about Nora, and keep practicing.

You never know who may be listening.

Who knows perhaps after a few more lessons you may a star too

Enjoy Nora’s performance with this lovely youtube promo
for Nora’s Catcerto.

To watch Nora’s entire performance visit www.catcerto.com

Today is Ground Hogs Day, and as soon as the ground hog wakes up
we will “look” to see what kind of a shadow he casts.

Depending on the shadow, we can then “predict” whether our winter weather will continue or spring will begin soon.

This started me thinking about what kind of a shadow we personally cast.

Let’s consider our “winter” has been everything that has happened to us until now
This includes good & bad, positive & negative.
This “stuff” includes words, thoughts
(even those to and about our self.i.e. our mental “recording”that we “play” and listen to on a daily basis.

Just think ! Today IS our “Ground” hog day…basically the FIRST day for the rest of your life.
Before you step “outside” , and “cast” a shadow, think about what has been going on in your life

On a scale of 1-10 where are your finances, relationships, personal goals, business/work, hopes and dreams?
Anything below a 5 and I encourage you to consider getting a good life coach, a bare minamum, a trusted friend
who can and will listen and give your own thoughts back to you from a different perspective.

There is a great little book , I may have mentioned it before, available for as little as $.25 used from Amazon
called God’s Psychiatryby Charles Allen http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_36?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=god%27s+psychiatry+by+charles+l.+allen&sprefix=god%27s+psychiatry+by+charles+l.+allen
( it includes The Twenty-Third Psalm, The Ten Commandments, The Lord’s Prayer, The Beatitudes) .

If you have no one whom you can trust to listen to you, and you can’t afford to hire a personal coach then I encourage you to order this little book , read it (outloud) with an open mind and a willingness to heal & change.

Hey “GROUND HOG”, I KNOW you can DO “IT” if you choose to,
Remember today is the FIRST day for the rest of your life..aka a “do over”
Step “outside” and look for a bright day, one illuminated with great things, because you were created in God’s image.

Remember what I call the MERRY HEART principal, (lots of archived posts for more on this)
Whether you are spiritually minded or not, this Biblical principal ( having a Merry Heart) has been scientifically
proven to have great healthy benefits for all who practice it.

Have a great day…a great GROUND HOG DAY
Why not watch the movie Ground Hog Day, notice how a change of heart effects all the lives around it.
Your heart can do this too, the world is waiting.

(personally the best change of heart, for me ,started at the foot of the CROSS)