Why your life is so much better than you might think!

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I get how things can get people down from time to time.  I fully understand how life seems to throw people a curved ball out of the blue.  I completely see why some people feel as though there are no options when it comes to going through trying times.   I'm here to tell you today that your life is so much better then current or former circumstances might dictate.  When one is faced with less than desirable events, it is awfully hard to remember that we need to enjoy every moment of life.  I've said it before that everything is a lesson, and joy can be found in any and every lesson in life.

Now I've been accused of being a heartless S.O.B.  I guess this might stem from the fact that I just don't care.  Don't misunderstand, it's not that I don't care about people, because I care deeply.  What I don't care about is circumstances, or events, or even the excuses I hear from others as to why their life is so totally abysmal.  If you want to walk around with the proverbial Black Thunder Cloud hovering over you at all times, I guess that is your choice, but there is an option.   Why not try to enjoy every single moment of your life?  Why not throw caution to the wind and simply go do something you have always wanted to do?  Why not look at all of your tomorrows and realize that each day is an opportunity to walk in joy, peace, happiness, and oh so much love?  Too many people will look at a situation, be it bad, good, or even indifferent, and then everything else in life is going to be based off of what just happened, or didn't happen.   My dear friends life is not a measurement of what just happened, or what might happen, but rather what you hold in your heart.  Life is a journey of discovery and once you give up on learning more about who and what you are, you have just given up on life.  I have had to deal with issues in my life.  There have been times when I haven't fared so well.  There have even been times in my life when I really didn't care if I had any more tomorrows in me.  That all changed when I came to the realization that there were things that I needed to do.  Things that needed to be done by me, and me alone.  You see, you are not here by accident, and once you grasp your greatness, your uniqueness, your totally awesome self, then and only then will you begin to see that life is so much better than you ever thought possible.

If you aren't enjoying every moment of your life then you are focusing on things that quite frankly needn't be focused on.  We all look at life and try to figure out why certain things are happening.  We all wonder what we might have done differently, or if there was a better way of handling a particular situation.  Shoulda, coulda, woulda, and $2.95 will get you a cup of coffee somewhere.  No one is immune from second guessing themselves.  No one is going to go through life with out wondering about that great idea that might have gotten away from you.  No one is going to simply skip through life and never wonder about the "one" who got away.  Face it, we're human and we mess up like every other human before us.  If you can accept that you can't change the past, that there are no guarantees for the future, and that living in the now is your best option, then you can finally start to enjoy every second of your life.

I got home from work this evening having driven way out to the North Dallas Forty.  I came home to our dog who knew nothing about my long day.  Her tail was wagging and she loved that Papa was home, and she knew was it was time for undivided attention.  Puppy was focused on Papa, Papa was focused on Lucy, and as far as she was concerned the world was perfect.  When was the last time you felt as though the world was perfect?  When was the last time that you just enjoyed the place you were at and appreciate all that was going on around you?  I was tired today, but boy do I love coming home to my dog, my husband, and our home.  I love being around those I love, and I love those around me.  It's time that you realize that you have so much going for you, and without regard to your current surroundings, your current situation, you are a created being who was created to create.  You are divine, and you are infinite.  When you are able to tap into your divinity, explore your infinite side of life, and accept your greatness, that will be the time that you will enjoy and walk in peace, joy, and happiness.

I'd like to touch on the greatness issue for just a moment.  Too often we look at things and we base our decisions and thoughts on things that we have been conditioned to believe.  Sadly all that conditioning that we have been put through during the totality of our life has gotten you to a place where you are unfamiliar with the real you.  Not knowing the real you is going to make it very difficult to walk in life with utter joy and happiness.  Man's conditioning has done nothing to bring you to the right side of infinity, and this side of infinity is where you should abide.  We are infinite beings and we will have no end.  We have always been and will always be.  I know that this may come as a shock too many, but as an entity created out of energy, you are not going anywhere.  Yes we will leave this human form at some point in time, but your true essence is going to continue on.  Now given the option to live in joy, having the life of your dreams, or simply existing for the sake of existence, what path would you prefer?  Get this through your head:  you are divine, you are infinite, and you have all the ability to create the perfect life.  Don't allow what may be going on around you to form your thoughts and feelings, especially when those thoughts and feelings are contrary to your true self.  It's time to tap into infinity.  It's time to accept your greatness, and with this acceptance comes a life that will know nothing but joy, happiness, and a whole bunch of better!  Your life is just waiting for you to take it on a journey, and this journey is not one that you are going to want to miss, I guarantee it.

Live your life the way it was meant to be.

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When was the last time you lived the perfect day?  When was the last time you felt as though all the planets were aligned perfectly and that life just couldn't get any better than it is right now?  When was the last time you sat down and just relaxed in total gratitude for who you are, what you do, and for all those things present in your life?  I dare say that if you took a poll of the entire planet, maybe ten percent of the population would say that they are living a life of perfection.  Now perfection in this case doesn't mean not making mistakes.  Face it, we are human and we are going to screw things up from time to time.  Perfection means realizing the perfection of your design, the perfection of you being here in this moment.  Perfection means that all things work for a common good, and that common good my friends is knowing the real you.

I am so grateful for the place I am in right now.  I love our new town, our new home, my new job, and even my new truck.  I am so grateful that I listened to the Universe's prompting and made the move to Texas.  Have there been some unsettling moments?  Of course, but in living your life the way it was meant to be you have to realize that all these moments are teachable moments.  I've made the observation before that one can not appreciate the sunshine unless they have gone through the rain.  I love the heat and warmth of Texas, but that's because I've been through many cold, cold winters in Maine.  How many people do you know who find the good in any situation and try to learn from every event in life?  The wise person will never discount any situation.  Let's be real for a moment, and can we agree that when life has a lesson for you to learn, you are eventually going to learn it come hell or high water?

Living the life you were meant to live should bring you joy, happiness, and unlimited amounts of optimism.   If you are not experiencing these three things, then are you really living?  Sure you are walking about, breathing, and doing something, but is that really living?  I want you to look at each new day as a time to experience even greater amounts of joy, happiness, and optimism.  As I sit here writing at Seven A.M. on a Sunday morning, I am sipping a cup of coffee, watching our dog chew up one of my husband's black socks, and I have such joy in my life.  I am living joy, happiness, and optimism, and I am so grateful for being in this place at this moment.  My desire is that each of you find this place to be in, and once you get in this place, know that there is no other place you would rather be in.  Finding joy and happiness is not a measure of how much money you may make, or how successful you are.  I know plenty of people who have money, and yet happiness escapes them.  Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude, gratitude; start displaying this and watch things get bigger and bigger for you.  Start showing and living gratitude and watch things blossom in front of you in a larger scale than you could ever have imagined.  When one shows gratitude for all that is present, one is saying I am where I'm supposed to be and going through what I'm supposed to be going through.

A perfect day may have it's ups and downs, but the perfect day of which I am speaking is perfect because it is setting you up for even better things tomorrow.  How one handles today will certainly dictate what takes place tomorrow, and what takes place the day after that.

We talk about hope, faith, and the importance of never loosing hope and faith.  I've been around long enough that I can say there have been times in my life when I had lost hope.  My faith had been tried and I was on the loosing end of the battle.  What I couldn't figure out was why I was going through what I was going through.  I just thought that life was there to mess with me, and I was going to be sitting in a pile of crap for the rest of my life.  Thank god I was able to see the perfection of me going through what I went through.  Once again, you will never appreciate walking in the light if you hadn't just gotten through the darkness.  Lessons learned is what this is all about.  We don't go through trials and tribulations simply because you've done something wrong and this is the Universe's way of punishing you.  We go through struggles to teach us.

A perfect day is being grateful for everything you experienced during the day, and I mean everything.  When I get impatient driving I've just learned a valuable lesson that I shouldn't take myself so seriously and just relax.  When I sit here writing in the morning I am so grateful that I get to do this each week.  I'm simply doing what I was created to do, and I'm living the life I was intended to live.  When you begin to be grateful for even the smallest of things in your life then you are setting yourself up for the opportunity to be grateful for even bigger things in life.  Be grateful for all the things that are going on around you.  Be grateful for those who come into your life, and even for those who have left.  There is no coincidence when it comes to the perfection of the universe.  There is no coincidence when it comes to the perfection of your design.  There is no coincidence when it comes to living your life the way it was meant to be.  Embrace gratitude and gratitude will reach back and embrace you with the biggest hug you could ever imagine.

Living your life the way it was meant to be is what should motivate you each day.  When you are indeed living life in its perfect state then you are inviting joy, happiness, and optimism into your surroundings and when these three things are present there isn't much that won't put a smile on your face.  Be at peace.  When you can show gratitude, breath easy, and smile at things around you, you are setting yourself up to live the perfect day.  If you can live one perfect day, you can live a second, and then it's off to the races.  Love who you are my dear friends and be in a constant state of gratitude for all that is present.  Trust me, being grateful will usher in opportunities for even more goodness in your life.

Discover the power of Intention.

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OK, it's time for a reality check.  It's time to be honest, and it's time to finally say what you desire most in life.  I will tell you that most people are unable to have what they truly desire because they don't believe that having it all is in the cards for them.  Some people just don't believe that they are worthy of having their heart's desire.  If you have fallen prey to the idea that goodness, happiness, and joy are only for others, then it's time to discover the power of intention.

If you are unable to find the joy in things, then joy is going to be absent from your life.  I have had to go through some pretty tough situations in my life, but I have also found the joy in each of those situations.  It is only when we have gratitude for everything that we are able to really walk in intention, and walking with intention is the only way you are ever going to experience all the goodness that life has to offer.

Do you want to know why people fail?  People fail because they feel like there has to be both good and bad in life.  It's as if there is a scale and on one side is goodness, and on the other is crap.  These scales have to equal out, at least that's the perception.  Sadly we have been conditioned to think this, feel this, speak this our entire life, and once you realize the great hoax, it takes years to get rid of this stinking thinking.  We are created beings, and we were created to create.  We were not designed to live in scarcity.  We were not intended to go without things, and trust me, we have been sold a bill of goods as it pertains to what life is suppose to be like.  How many times have you heard "that's just the way things are"?  Well that's not the way things are!  If you continually accept all the negative then you're simply inviting more negative into your life.  I can't spell it out any clearer; stop accepting what others say has to be.  If you want to turn things around then accept the fact that you can, and quite bluntly you need to, set the intention.   Intention is seeing things as though they are, even if the physical manifestation is not present yet for the eye to see.  Intention is a knowing that what you desire most is already here.  Why do you think you have a desire in the first place?  That desire was placed in you, not just for shits and giggles, it was placed in you because it was meant for you.  I'm so tired of people who know what they desire, but others have robbed them of it.

Living by intention is realizing that you control what goes on in your life, in your surroundings, and you have the final say.  I can already feel the kickback from those who don't believe this.  Fine, stay where you're at, and continue to experience all the negative.  As for me, I think intention is where it's at, and I won't let go of it.  Living Intention is just that, it's finally living the way you were intended to live.  Let me ask you this:  would you rather have control over your life, or give that control to some arbitrary person(s) who doesn't know you from Adam?  When you live with intention you control everything, whether you believe it or not.  When you throw intention to the curb you are allowing others to control almost every aspect of your life.  Now it doesn't take a Brain Surgeon to realize what is the better option.

As an Infinite Being you have no end.  You have always been and will always be.  Why not walk in this and finally experience the life you were intended to have?  I am intention.  I am abundant.  I am blessed.  I am that I am.  Begin to let this sink in my friends.  It is only when you accept the greatness within you that you will be able to walk in intention.  We believe we are mere mortals when that is the farthest thing from the truth.  We have been made to believe we are limited, and because of our acceptance of this premise we live a limited life.  I for one do not wish, nor do I intend to live a limited life.  You need to walk in intention.  If you could have it all, and I mean have it all, would you turn your back on it?  Sadly most people do this every day of their life.  They don't believe, nor can they even comprehend having it all.  Living with intention is standing firm in your greatness, in your divinity, in your fullness.  Living with intention is saying to the rest of humanity that you and they alike are unique, one of a kind, totally able to have it all.

One word of warning:  if you think that having it all is going to make you better then someone else then you are operating in ego, and ego is never a part of intention.  We are all special created beings, and as such we are no better than anyone else.  Get rid of ego.  Allow love to be your driving force.  Show gratitude for all that you have, for all that you are, and for all those people around you who are there for a reason.

When you discover the power of intention your life will be dramatically changed.  When you discover the power of intention you will change the lives of others in dramatic fashion.  Believe it or not intention is flowing through your veins. Intention is who you are.  You were brought here to this existence through intention from that which created you.  You have the same creative ability as the Creator of the Universe.  Don't allow limiting believes that have been pushed down your throat to impede your ability to live a life of intention.  I get goose bumps when I think about intention.  I know this truth, and my intention is to live this truth.  I desire that each of you live this truth as well.  If you are looking for a change, then change the way you are looking at things.  My dear friends it is time to embrace the power of intention.  It is time to discover the power of intention.  When you walk  in intention you will never turn back, and turning back stops being an option in your life.  Move forward in intention and see what opens up for you.

Let the show begin.

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OK folks, it's show time.  It's time to show the world the real you.  It's time too dazzle, time to shine, time to step out into your purpose, your destiny.  It's time for the show to begin.  How many of you really believe this?  Or sadly, how many feel that your best years are behind you and the rest of your existence is just going to be a long journey of nothingness?  Well I'm here today to help turn things around, if it's needed, and set your feet on a path to utter enjoyment and happiness.  Now if that last statement does not put a smile on your face, I'm not sure anything will.

I've been re-reading Dr. Wayne Dyer's book, The Power of Intention.  If you have never read it, I suggest you pick it up and read it, time and time again.  It will change the way you think about things.  It will change the way you talk about things, and it will change your life.  But I digress.  I had the opportunity to read it several years ago, going through it three times back to back.  When my husband and I were planning our move from Maine to Texas, Spirit prompted me to re-read it.  Now having read it over and over before, foolish me felt as if I had garnered all I could from it.  Boy was I wrong!  I am now on my fifth read through this session,  and I just may go for an even half dozen.  I had forgotten the power of setting the intention.  I had forgotten that I am the power behind the throne. I had forgotten that it's show time and I needed to be on center stage directing the happenings in my life.

We do not have to settle for any one's leftovers.  We don't have to do something simply because we feel we have no alternative.  We are the masters of our domain, and unless you abdicate this position, it will always be yours.  Quite frankly I was tired of simply settling for things the way they were.  I had gotten to the place where I was playing the victim card with everything that was going on around me.  I was not in the best place and I knew better then to stay in this place for very long.  I use the term victim not to gain sympathy but rather to say that I needed to accept more responsibility for my own actions and place no blame on others for what I was going through.  I had to face the truth that I had indeed abdicated my position of dominance in life and I needed to take center stage again, after all the show must go on.

Are you ready to finally take the stage and be the star of your own story?  It's time that each of us accept the role we were always intended to play in life.  We all have a choice to make when it comes to being the star in our own play.  You can simply blend into the background or you can carve your own star in the walk of fame.  My question to you is which option are you going to reach for? I am forever amazed at those who want it all, but refuse to understand that you already have it all.  Most people who are experiencing lack in their life are experiencing it because they really don't believe that there is any other way to live.  They have abdicated that position of abundance because they don't understand that they are already abundant without regard to what may be present in their life at the moment.  There are so many people that are simply acting out a role in life because most don't like the reality of who they are, and portraying something else is less threatening.  I want to star in my own biography, a truthful tale of who I am, with no fiction attached to it.  The question I have for you is do you want this as well?  Do you want to be true to self or portray to others what you think they want or expect to see from you?  The choice is all yours, and only yours.

It's show time my friends, and it's your time to show the rest of the world just who and what you are.  In the total scheme of things in life, living your true life is really the only option you should be looking at.  When you are free to be yourself, you are free to be anything your heart desires, and the desires of the heart are what you were always intended to be.  There is absolute freedom when you can accept the premise that you will be what you were intended to be.  Have you ever just wanted to have a blank page in the book of your life and have the opportunity to write any story you can imagine?  Guess what?  You do!!  Your life should be anything you desire it to be, because desire was placed in you since the beginning of time.  You were never intended to go through life not having what your heart desired.  This is a simple truth, but a truth that most people simply do not believe in.  It's time that you start believing, start living in what you believe, and take the stage and be the real you.

Let your show begin, and show others the true way of living.  Let your show begin and start enjoying every minute of your existence.  Let your show begin and step out on center stage and walk in the spotlight.  I assure you that being the star will bring you excitement.  It will bring you joy.  Being on center stage will allow you to share happiness with others, and that happiness will do more for you than anything else in the world.  It's time to let others into your show of show, and it's time to be the director, producer, and star of the life you have always wanted.  When you start living your authentic life you will never look back and wonder where life went, and you will want to continue on forever.