The Worst AND Best Thing That Could Happen To You

The WORST thing that could happen to you:  Because of some weird circumstance, you find yourself honored, revered or considered to be some kind of god.

What’s so awful about that? You might fall in love with the idea and drive yourself insane trying to live up to the image. Sure…

New Year’s Resolutions: Bah! Humbug!

Why do most New Year’s Resolutions disappear like so much smoke in the wind? I’ve lost count of the times I made some promise for change and a week after the new year started, I had forgotten about it. On the occasions that I did remember the promise, it no longer seemed that important any more. After all, I had survived just fine without the change so far. Right?

I don’t think I’m alone in this. Many people reveal how most of their resolutions fall by the wayside, and the only purpose they serve is to generate feelings of failure.

It is so easy to misunderstand the internal power we have to resist change.

Can Anything Good Come Out of Road Rage?

According to statistics, Atlanta has the second worst traffic congestion in the U.S., but it’s not the traffic that challenges me. It’s some of those insane people driving the cars. I hasten to say that I have always been impressed that despite the heavy traffic, most Atlanta drivers are courteous and practice the rules of the road. I have seen them do things that demonstrate their generosity and warm my heart.

But, there are drivers that make me wish I was driving an army tank. These are the ones who give me an opportunity

The Saga of the Mole

I bought a house years ago in the middle of two acres of woods. By most people’s standards, it was a paradise. There was a yard around the house just big enough for grass, flowers and plants. And it was QUIET. The deer came up in the evening to drink and eat. I woke up in the morning to the cheerful songs provided by the birds that fluttered in the bird baths and hovered in the trees.

I was cutting the grass one day, and I hit something that stopped the mower like it had hit a wall.

Thought for the Day: February 2, 2010

“Do not seek to follow the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.”  – Basho

It is always my hope that my thoughts and experiences will resonate with you and encourage you to express your interpretations in your own way. The ideas of others should serve only as a catalyst for your own thoughts – for it is only through thinking and feeling for yourself that you can truly grow from a gatherer of knowledge into a person of understanding.

All the best on your quest.

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Could You Like Green Eggs and Ham?

Against all odds, the tomatoes I planted along the fence in the back yard grew tall and strong, and the tomatoes were monsters! I say against all odds because I had a toddler at the time. He was always trying to climb the vines, and then there was the dog, who was constantly trying to dig them up. Now these tomatoes were not only large,

Been Talking To Yourself Much Lately?

One of the challenges I have always had is being aware of  what type of talking is going on in my head. From some painful experiences I have learned that what I say to myself is definitely NOT so much smoke in the wind. These dreamy conversations can become living nightmares. 

I remember all too well driving down a street in Kansas City in a rage against what, at the time, seemed like an unforgivable injustice. I was enjoying telling myself what I would like to do to make things right when suddenly a man ran a stop sign and broad-sided my car. I thought of the incredible timing it took for me to be at that place at that time in order to be in that accident. Even more, this was a warning of what effect my inner talking had on my experiences.

The problem with talking to yourself is that

Are You Stuck Someplace You Don’t Want To Be?

How do you feel about the word commitment? Does it make you a little uncomfortable? There’s something about it that sounds so…well…forever. Actually commitment means “to bind or consign.” No wonder it sounds so final! But it’s not the word. It’s what you bind yourself to that makes your life a good place or a bad place to be.

Have you ever made a commitment you wished you could take back? My response:  “Wow! Have I ever!” We have all made decisions that consigned us to situations that we regret. That’s why

No Pain, No Gain

Most of the time we associate “no pain, no gain” with physical exercise. As you know, the discipline of exercise results in pain which causes muscle tissue to break down so that something greater, stronger and more resistant can take its place. This idea is also true of the changes we desire in our inner world.

I have to constantly remind myself of the following statement.

Thought for the Day: January 26, 2010

“Many of us are blinded by the evil of man. We can be helped by…stressing man’s capacities rather than his limitations, man’s hopes rather than his fears, man’s dreams rather than his failues, and man’s fulfillment rather than his frustration.”  Frederick Mayer

In terms of our ability to make choices, today is no different than any other time. However, our choices today may have the potential to make a greater impact than at any other time in history. So let each of us focus on our potential, our hopes, our dreams, and our fulfillment. Together we can change the world!

All the best on your quest.

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The Solopreneur’s Coach
http://www.DannyeWilliamsen.com