Who are you?

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It's a question that most people have asked themselves at least once in their lifetime, who am I? So I guess it's as good a time as any to ask you, who are you?  Now many will fidget while trying to answer this question, and others will be direct and to the point describing who they are.  If I asked you to describe yourself to me right now, what would your answer be?  I know for a fact that my answer to this question has changed over the years.  There have been times when I couldn't answer, and there have been times when I didn't want to answer.  Quite frankly I didn't want to answer the question because I didn't like who I was or who I had become.  If you have ever been in the position of not liking who you were, then more then likely you would find it very uncomfortable answering this simple question.  Well maybe not a simple question to everyone, but a question that will force you to really take an inventory of your life.

Lets be totally blunt here for a minute; you are not your body, your job, your processions.  You are not what others may think of you.  You aren't even the same person you were when you were born.  Every cell in your body has changed countless times since the time of your birth.   What thirty something has the same body now as they had when they were a toddler?  They don't!  The only constant since the day of your birth is your true essence, and that is what makes you who you are.  The problem with most people is they don't know what their true essence is.  Most people have simply gone through life believing what others have said about them.  Sadly what most people have said about you is incorrect.  The time has come to really come to terms with the real you and for once in your life be able to answer the question of who you are.

Due to circumstances brought on by my own words and feelings I found myself lately falling back into old habits, believing certain limiting beliefs.  I was prompted to re-read one of my favorite books, Wishes Fulfilled, by Dr. Wayne Dyer.  To say that Spirit was spot on telling me to re-read this is an understatement.  I'm on my second reading this time through and I will say that I am picking up even more then the first 11 times I've read the book.  What I want to say to you today is now is the best time to forget what others may have said to you and simply focus on the real you.  You see the real you is not what most people have grown accustomed to in their own lives.  Most people go through each day simply believing that they have no control over what goes on, and because of this why even give a damn about life in general.  You have absolute control over what happens in your life and if you don't believe this then you are in worse shape then I thought.  In last weeks blogs I said I was going to delve into who we really are, so I want you to tighten your belts and prepare yourself for a ride that will change your life.  Well it will change your life if you are willing to accept certain truths that up till this point have escaped many, many people.

You, meaning you, only you, singularly you, are not just a human.  You may believe you are just a human, but you are so much more.  You have inside of you all the traits, all the attributes, and all the abilities that every enlightened person from the beginning of times has ever displayed.  Christ made the statement that we have God abiding in us, and he went as far as saying we are god.   If God is in us then how could we ever be anything but god?  Now many of my Christian friends are going to have a difficult time with this, but they are the same people who are walking around wondering why the world has pooped all over them.  We are created beings and we were meant to create.  Sadly most people are only creating things in their life that they really don't want.  God said to Moses "I am".  If God is "I am" and we are God, then doesn't it make sense that we are "I am" as well?  If you can't wrap your head around this, then you are going to continue to struggle with all the things you say about yourself.  How many times have we talked about I'm sick, I'm tired?  What about I'm not loved, not strong, not talented, not this, not that?  We have bombarded our world with a whole list of what we are not, instead of saying what we are.  I am strong, I am healthy, I am prosperous.

I for one have been round Robin Hood's Barn one too many times as it relates to understanding my true self.  I guess maybe it took hitting rock bottom to figure out I didn't want to be a bottom dweller any longer and I'd better get with the program and start believing what I have somehow always known, but just needed to be reminded about.  It's not going to be something you change overnight, I mean you've been saying "I am not..." for so long, but just try to start saying all the things you are.  If you will align your words with your feelings, then your feelings are going to start helping you manifest those things in your life that you truly desire.  As Dr. Dyer says in his book saying I am strong is a whole lot stronger then saying I am weak.  If you can begin to hold true to the "I am" presence in your life then you will see things begin to change in front of your eyes.

So when I ask you next time who you are why not come back with "I am a genius", "I am loved", or "I am in the best place in my life".  Ladies and Gentlemen we have spent too much time saying all the things we aren't and not enough time saying what we are.  If you want to feel good, believe good.  If you want to have the best job then say you have the best job.  If you want to turn the world on its ear then stand tall and accept that you are "I am" and watch as things take on a whole need light in your life.

We can't change yesterday but we can change how we see today and tomorrow.  If you see today and tomorrow as beauty, as love, as joy and happiness, then guess what today and tomorrow will bring you?  I am that I am, and for right now that is what I desire most.  I hope you will join me in changing our tomorrows by changing what we say and think today.

Greatness, Greatness, Greatness

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I have been doing some soul searching as of late.  I had found myself lingering in self pity, and that is a place you never want to find yourself if you can help it.  In trying to live we often fall prey to what others say to us.  In going through our day we often fall victim to words and thoughts that are nothing but death sentences.  What I had to do was begin to see me for the real me.  I had forgotten about my own greatness.  I had run away from my own uniqueness.  I had bought into the woe is me scenario, and I had almost forgotten who and what I was.

I'm writing this today in the hopes that I can spare you some of the torment that I have gone through.  I'm writing this today because there has never been a better time to recognize the greatness inside of you, and just what that greatness can and will do for you.  I'm sure that most of you have heard the saying that today is the first day of the rest of your life.  Far too many times people hold on to the past.  Maybe holding on to the past is a crutch for many.  Face it, if you hold on to the past one never need worry about the future, or even the present.  Not what I would recommend, but it is something that many, many people have gotten pretty good at.  We can never change the past.  Yes we can learn from it, but change never.  We can't actually know what is going to happen tomorrow. Certainly there are those who are able to see into the future, but is that 20/20 sight or just intuition?  If we can begin to focus on the here and now, focus on who we are, focus on what we are, then and only then will you be able to navigate this thing we call life.

Our greatness has been relegated to the background because we have been taught that we always need to be humble, and not braggers.  Hey I'm just like most people who can't stand being around people who always have to brag about their house, or fancy car, or how much money they have accumulated over the years.  Sadly these people have gotten their self-worth by what they have obtained in life.  Greatness, as the picture correctly says, is not measured my what you have, but by your gifts.  Sadly many people have never taken their gifts to the limits and thereby never know just how great they really are.  Well I'm here to tell you that it's time to brush off the dust and take those dreams and visions for a spin, and see if you don't come back with a new appreciation for who you are.

I want to stop here for a moment and make a statement.  More likely then not this is going to spit in the face of tradition, but I've never much cared for a lot of tradition, especially when it deals with people, and knowing our true self.  Our self-concept has been eroded over the years by a whole list of what you can and can't do.  We have been told that certain things are not possible, and we have been laughed at when we desire to really soar with the eagles.  I've often said that we have not, because we ask not, and we ask not because quite frankly we simply don't believe.  We don't believe in our own greatness.  We don't believe that we have the ability to move mountains.  We shutter at the thought that we can create something out of nothing simply by believing in our greatness.  We have been conditioned to only see ourselves as mortals and nothing more.  We have been conditioned to believe that we have to go through tough times and there is no escaping the fact that we will never be more then we are right now.  I'll be the first to admit that I have fought limiting beliefs in my life for years. I've had to open up old wounds in an attempt to heal them so that I can once and for all take my rightful place as a creating creative being.

My gifts were placed in me because my destiny was placed in me, and these gifts are what I need to fulfill my mission here on this planet, at this appointed time.  I am not a mere mortal, and you my friends are not simply mortal.  You have inside of you a greatness that very few people probably know about, including yourself.  This greatness is not given to you because you earned it.  This greatness is not measure by what you may have done, or what you may do in the future.  Nay, nay, this greatness is in you because you are alive today.  This greatness allows you to create your reality.  This greatness is what will change the world.  I think if you asked most people if they would like to achieve or accomplish something great, most, if not all would say sure.  How many people do you know that are hiding behind their failures.  How many people do you know that are holding on to someone else's coat tails, as a means to experience joy and happiness, if only in a "Gee I hope I get there someday" mode?

We were never created to simply sit back and watch the world pass us by.  We were not placed here in this time to simply go with the flow and hope that someday we might, in some little way, experience true happiness.  We were created so that we might show the rest of the world what greatness truly looks like.  We were created to create everything our heart desires and to know total happiness and joy.  How many of you reading this today can say that you know complete happiness and joy?  How many people do you know that will be honest and say there is more out there, and they want the "more"?

Over the next few weeks I am going to focus on opening up your mind to your true greatness.  I am going to focus on waking you up from the inside so that your out side starts reflecting the greatness within.  The ability to create things has slowly but surely been erased from out thoughts and replaced with an idea that we are only supposed to have so much and anything above that is nothing but greed.  If greatness is a sin, then send me to hell right now, because I desire to walk in greatness.  True greatness is not going to be measured by what you occupy, or own, or even measured in what others think of you.  True greatness is coming to terms with who and what you are, and why you are here right now.  My desire is to continue to grow in my understanding of my own greatness.  It is in getting to know the real me that I am able to help you begin to see the real you.

Greatness is not bragging to others, greatness is walking in your destiny, in your passion, in your own little world which was created just for you.  It is time my good friends to set aside past descriptions of who and what you though you were, and begin to really come to grips with who and what you are.  I want to soar with the eagles and I want to change the world. This is my destiny, and my greatness is what I have to walk in my destiny.  It is time you found out about your greatness and begin to share it with the world.

It's time to identify with the real you!!

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Reality, what a concept.  Sadly there are so many people who have lost touch with reality. I've gone through my own times of not knowing reality, or at least not accepting reality.  I'm giving you fair warning that this week's blog is going to be hard hitting.  It is not intended to hurt anyone, rather it is being written to equip you.  Let me start off by sharing what I believe to be absolute truth.  Many people who have had conversations with me in the past will remember me saying these things, but just in case we have never had the opportunity to speak, this will tell you a bit about me and why I am the way I am.  First and foremost, and this should not come as any great surprise to anyone, I believe in destiny.  I believe everyone has a destiny, and I believe that the Universe will do everything to get you to your destiny, whether you go kicking and screaming, or accept it willingly.  Second, there is no way that you will ever separate yourself from that which created you.  Just as you can never change your biological mother and father, you will never be able to completely separate yourself from the Creator.  Now whether you want to call the Creator God, or Source, or Spirit, it matters not.  Something created you, end of story.

We have all been the victim of well intentioned people who have tried to teach us certain things.  These people were conditioned by the generation before them, and they were conditioned by the generation before that, and so on and so on.  In society's desire to raise a village it has destroyed a vision, a dream, our imaginations.  We no longer think about what we are, but what we aren't.  In reality we were created to create.  We are not mere humans.  We in fact are identical replicas of that which created us.  Until such time as you can accept your divinity, all the bantering about is going to add up to a huge zero.

I was prompted by the Universe to pick up a book that I hadn't read in about three years.  Prior to this I had read the book at least ten times.  Dr. Wayne Dyer, one of my favorite authors and speakers penned Wishes Fulfilled.  I've been stressing about a few things and the Universe knew I was stressing.  I followed the prodding of my Angels and I will tell you that reading this book this time is like reading it for the very first time.  It is cementing things in me that I thought I had already firmed up, but come to find out, not as firm as I thought.  My reality as of late was not based on who I was, it had become who I wasn't.  I had forgotten that I am presence in me.  I had forgotten that I am is who I am, and I had forgotten the power in me once accepting my I am presence.

We as humans have been sold a bill of goods in regards to who we are.  We as humans have been lead down a path of doubt, limiting beliefs, and in some cases well out of the realm of possibilities.  If we were created to create why are so many people living lives of utter nothingness?  If we were created to create why are there so many people who lives in squalor?  If in fact we were created to create why are there so many people who simply have given up on their dreams and aspirations?  People give up because they have been taught that not everything we desire is really for us.  Quite frankly if you have a desire for something then there is a reason for it, and I for one would never stop until I had what I desired.  Our words, our thoughts are what create our reality.  If you are always walking under that black thunder cloud it's quite possible that you have settled for it.

I've written about the I am presence before, but just like so many things in our life there comes a time when we need to re-examine some things.  I needed to re-think a few things in regards to my life.  I knew I was in a dangerous spot when little stupid things would send me over the edge.  Quite honestly I had forgotten who and what I was.  I had gotten away from believing in my true self and had fallen victim to what much of society has fallen victim to, and that is complacency.  I no longer believed that I was strong.  I would say I was weak.  I no longer believed I was prosperous, no just your average Joe always wondering when the other shoe was going to drop.  I had to start by saying I am strong.  I am prosperous.  I am loved.  I am all that I was intended to be, and I am perfect as the universe is perfect.  My reality has been taken away from me by my worries, my fears, and my doubts.  I am so thankful that I listened to my spirit guides and picked up this magnificent book again.  I look for times to read, and I read, and read, and read.  When I finish it this time, I will read it again.  I no longer can accept anything less then my authentic self.  You should accept nothing less then your authentic self.

I strongly encourage you to figure out who the real you is and run with it.  I absolutely know what is ahead of me, and I desire for each of you to fully understand what is ahead you.  There are days when we simply need to be reminded a few things.  There is no shame in falling short from time to time.  If you fall short simply keep going.  I know people who are so worried about falling back a step or two that they never take an initial step.  If you are ever going to be the person you are supposed to be then you have to move forward.  Certainly you might take baby steps, but s step is a step, is a step.

I want to encourage you to think about your divinity.  It's not blasphemous to think you are a god, what is blasphemous is not recognizing that God is in you, and you were created by God.  When we fail to accept our greatness, our divinity, that is blasphemous.  When you fail to accept the real you that is blasphemous.  When you simply walk away from the real you, that is blasphemous.  My dear friends God spoke to Moses and for the first time we knew the name of God.  I am that I am.  The I am presence in your life is who you are.  If you can't separate yourself from your earthly parents then why in the world would you think you could separate yourself from your creator?  It's time that each of us know I am.  There is much to do with the time you and I have left, why not make the most of it by taking what is yours, has always been yours, and will always be yours?  It is time to identify with the real you, and allow the real you to bless those around you, and change the world while you're being who and what you were created to be.

Sometimes we just need a reminder.

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Ever have one of those days when you just find it hard to trust?  Ever have one of those days when it's damn near impossible to think about today because you are so worried about the future?  Have you ever had one of those days when you just don't feel like the universe is on your side?  If we were being totally honest I'd venture to say that most people would say yes to at least one of the above described scenarios.   Well I'm here today to provide you with a little reminder.  This reminder is something we all need from time to time, present company included.

My husband and I are about to undertake a major move.  Even though I know it's the right move, at the right time, and for the right reasons, there have been so many hurdles that have had to be navigated.  Truthfully, I have felt as though the Universe has been playing games with me, and it's been hard to focus on the now because I have been so immersed in the future.  As  a human being we all face struggles, or what we perceive as struggles.  As a human being there will be times when we doubt, when we fear, and even times when we want to run away.  If you are there now, or have been there recently count yourself in good company.

Trusting in the Universe may not always seem like an easy thing to do, but it is the right thing to do.  If you believe in the perfection of the Universe then you must also believe in your perfection.  I know how difficult it can be to say one is perfect when all you see in front of you is turmoil, fear, and a little doubt sprinkled on top of it all.  All the Universe needs you to do is have hope.  If you can hope, then that hope will eventually turn into belief, and once you believe, then all things are possible.  Trusting in something may not always seem easy, but trust is the first step in embracing who and what you are.  Trust is knowing that you are here in this place, at this time, knowing that you have a destiny.

How many times in the past has your trust been tested?  I'd like to believe that most people have trust in something.  We tend to trust until such a time as that trust is either betrayed or tested to the outer limits.  No matter where you may find yourself right now, trust is something you must hold on to.  Once again, this may seem impossible, but in reality it is really your only option if you want to move past whatever it might be that is holding you back.  I've often written about limiting beliefs.  Limiting beliefs are those thoughts and feelings that tend to get in the way of us having what we truly desire.  If one can not see themselves as successful then it's doubtful that you will ever walk in the success that you were created to walk in.  Limiting beliefs were thrust upon us by others who thought they knew best.  Sadly these limiting beliefs were passed on to them from others, who had them passed on by others, and so on and so on.  We have been conditioned since birth to believe certain things, or in some case no longer believe in certain things.  Sadly the things we no longer believe in are the things that we were always meant to have and walk in.

As I sit here writing this week's blog I am having to remind myself about hope, about trust, and about my destiny.  As difficult as it has been for me over the last few months I have come to the point where I have had to step out in faith and just do what I know is the right thing to do.  You to will ultimately have to make the decision as to what is right for you.  I can always tell when my faith is being tested, when I forget about hope and destiny.  I have a very short fuse when I am stressed.  I tend to get bothered by the stupidest things, but the small stupid things seem like huge mountains in front of me. It might be a driver in front of me who doesn't seem to have to be anywhere in particular and is just creeping along.  My frustration might show up because someone said something that just didn't sit well with me.  Normally little things don't bother me, unless I have lost hope, trust, and faith.  We all have struggles, but we all have the ability to get over them if we can just remind ourselves of a few important facts.

Fact Number One:  You are perfect in your design and in your true essence.  Fact Number Two:  You have a destiny.  Fact Number Three:  There is nothing that can change your true self.  What happens to most people is that they have allowed all the things that are going on around them to alter their perception of who and what they are.  Sometimes you just have to dig your heels in and say no more. I've been there when all I wanted to do is end it all and say to hell with destiny.  I've doubted the Universe.  I've cursed the Universe.  I've wanted to run away and just hide somewhere.  Even though I thought I had given up hope, there was a little burning ember inside that would not, could not, go out.  Just when I thought all was lost that little ember began to burn again, and I was officially off to the races.  My dear friends please accept this little reminder, not because you are needy, but because you are deserving.  We all need to hold on to hope.  We all need to believe that we each have a destiny, which means we all have a place in this Universe.  Open your heart and listen to what is being said to you.  If you are in need of reassurance then it will come to you.  If you are in need of a little extra hope, then believe it will be there for you.  If all you need is a little kick in the pants to move you along, I am confident the Universe will orchestrate that little kick for you.

Let this reminder simply be a testament to who and what you are, and a reminder of how important you are to the rest of humanity.  Remember to trust, then believe, then step out.  Your journey is not over, it is just beginning, and everything starts with hope, trust, and belief.  Be strong and show others just how strong you are.

Isn't it time to just do it?

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They say that hindsight is 20/20.  Others feel as though it's better to simply fly by the seat of your pants.  There's even a train of thought that says if it isn't broken don't fix it.  Now I'm not saying that neither of these options shouldn't be an option.  What I want you to think about today is that little thing called instinct and why it might not be such a bad idea to follow it from time to time.

There are countless people out there who have big dreams, sadly many of them never seem to go after them.  Many people will fail the first time and for some they simply give up, while others try and try again.  My suggestion to those who have dreams is to simply go after them.  My words of encouragement are just do it!  You can wait, and wait, and wait until the cows come home, but that is never going to get you to the place you really, really want to be.

I've decided to take a leap of faith in regards to my husband's and my relocation to Texas.  I've been thinking about the move for over a year and I finally got to the point where I just needed to put things into action and boldly believe in the Universe's plan for me.  Certainly there have been a few sleepless nights, I am human after all, but I am confident that this move is the right move, at the right time.  I needed to be reminded that the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step, and so I set out on my journey.  If you are currently waiting for the green light to do something you have always dreamt about, maybe it's time that you begin your journey of a thousand miles.

I've always said to follow your heart.  Our minds may play with us from time to time, but that's because of the ego.  The heart however is incapable of lying to you.  When we talk about instinct we are talking about listening to your heart.  When we talk about instinct we are saying that come hell or high-water we are going to go after those things that mean the most to us.  When we talk about instinct we are surrendering our will to the will of the Universe.  Trust me, the Universe wants what is best for you, and what is best for you is going after those things that were meant for you since the beginning of time.

I know that fear can grip people at times.  I'll be the first to admit that I have faced fear in the past and there have been times when I went running like a scarred little child.  The first step in eradicating fear is to realize that you have the power over fear.  Fear is nothing more then letting the unknown run amok in your mind.  There are times when we may face situations where fear is very present, when we know it's time to flee.  Truth be told, had you listened to your heart you probably would never have been in the place you weren't suppose to be.  I won't go deeper with that one, at least for the moment.  Maybe I'll write more about that at a later date, but I digress.  What I really want you to understand is that fear is never going to be on your side, and fear is only interested in getting you side tracked from doing what you were created to do.

Before I wrote my first book I was ready to throw it all away.  I had struggled and struggled for what seemed like a lifetime.  I was always that guy who was a day late and a dollar short.  I would be in bed at night just hoping that I wouldn't wake up the next morning.  Hopelessness was a constant in my life.  Through it all I just knew there was something I was supposed to do.  I had come from a job that paid me ridiculous money, but even with tons of money I was empty inside.  I got to the point where I had to loose everything.  I had to discover who the real Scott was.  I took six months to just be alone.  If I talked to four people over that six month period that was a lot. I slowly began to realize who and what I was.  When I finally decided it was time to begin to write, well let's just say that the flood gates were opened.  My world changed when I decided to finally take action, when I finally decided to just do it.

There's a reason you have dreams.  There's a reason why you can't let go of certain things.  There's a reason you think the way you do.  I'm telling you as sure as you're sitting here ready this, dreams are stepping stones to your destiny, and your destiny is why you are here.  I guess what I want to know is this: is walking in your destiny important to you?  Is doing that one thing that will completely fulfill you worth you taking the first step?  Are you sick and tired of always feeling like you are a day late and a dollar short?  My dear friends, destiny is a part of everyone.  How much better would one's life be if they were doing only what they loved doing, and having the opportunity to do it every single day of their life?

There are so many things that I still want to do in this life.  There are things that need to be done, and they need to be done by me.  You are no different then me.  Why don't you finally admit that there are things that you need to do.  It is time to put on your big girl and big boy pants and do what you know you should be doing.  There will be those around you who will think you have gone nuts, but that's OK.  They have no plans to go after their own dreams anyway.  There is a freedom that comes with taking the first few steps of your journey of a thousand miles.  Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, it is time to follow your heart and step out into the big world that we call destiny.  It's a wonderful place, and it's a place that you need to be in.  Just do it my loved ones, simply do it.

It's a big world out there, and about to get bigger.

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When you think of the significance of your true essence, what comes to mind first?  When you think about all the things that are going on around you, what part you might be playing in those things, what do you think about?  When you look up into the star lit night, how do you see yourself fitting in, and more importantly, how big do you see yourself?

I ask these questions today because we tend not to give ourselves enough credit when it comes to understanding our own significance and just how important we are to the rest of the universe.  Now many will never put universe and self into the same sentence, but that is their first mistake.  I've been fortunate enough over the last few weeks to have had some very deep conversations with people I hardly know.  It seems that no matter where I go, or what I am doing the conversations that I have ultimately end up being about destiny and discovering your purpose for this life.  During one of the most recent conversations I had an epiphany.  I hit me like a ton of bricks and it opened my eyes to seeing a few things just a tad bit different then I had in the past.  I'm not quite sure why getting this revelation took so long in my life, but I am confident that it came at the perfect time, and it came for the perfect reason.  Are you ready to hear what I finally figured out?  You sure?  OK, here it is:  I am vital to the perfection of the Universe.  I am key to the perfection of the Universe.  I am a huge part of the Universe.  Here's the bigger news my friends, you are just as vital, just as key, and just a big a part as I am.  We fit perfectly together like pieces in a puzzle.  Problem with most people is they see themselves as insignificant, and once you feel that way it's always an uphill battle.

Our world is getting bigger because many of it's inhabitants are getting bigger.  We are growing with a knowledge of just who and what we are, and we are finally beginning to function the way we were always intended to function.  It is time to spread the word about destiny, about who and what we really are.  So many people are lamenting about the troubled times we live in.  We live in a county that is completely polarized.  The left hates the right.  The right doesn't understand the left.  People are beginning to take their ball and going home because they don't agree with others.  I have to be honest and say that all of this is pathetic.  Wars have been started over ego.  Struggles begin when someone else has something we want and they won't let us have a part of it.  If it's not one thing, it's another, and before you know it, bam, conflict, hate, and misunderstanding is looking right at you in the face.  We have got to get off this merry-go-round and stop the madness.  The only way we are going to make strides is if we start relating to others on a deeper level and not just about what we see on thirty second sound bites on the nightly news coverage.  The time has come for our world to grown, but grow in knowledge about who we are, about what we are.

I am about to embark on a new adventure.  I am eager to start, and I look at the future with much anticipation and excitement.  I have more dreams about the future, and I am looking at how I can accomplish those dreams.  Maybe it's time that each of you consider a new adventure.  Maybe it's time that you brought a little excitement and anticipation into your world.  Maybe, just maybe, it's time that you finally admitted that you have dreams and you really, really, really, want to go after them.  I have so many things that I want to accomplish and the toughest part is trying to narrow down what I should do first.  Ladies and Gentlemen hear me when I say this:  now is not the time to simply glide into non-existence.  Now is the time to pick up all the broken pieces and put things back together again and do what it is you were always supposed to do.  Don't worry about lost time, there's no such thing as lost time.  Time is something we have used as an excuse for far too long.  You are here right now because the time to do something is right now.  You are here right now because the Universe put you here right now.  You are here right now because only you can do what you were created to do.

I know the next year is going to be fun and exciting as My husband and I move down to Texas.  I have wanted to be around family for a long time, but my desire for family time is only a small reason for our move.  I know that my next chapter is being written right now, and I know that things are moving for the next phase of my journey.  If you are sitting back wondering what your next step should be, or even if there should be a next step, let me remind you of one thing:  the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.  If you want to stay eternally young, then don't stop dreaming, don't stop going after your goals.  I wrote last week that once you have reached a milestone, keep reaching.  There are always things that need to be, because there will always be people who need what you have.

The world is getting bigger because each of us are getting bigger.  We grow with more knowledge of our great abilities and with a knowing that we aren't just mere mortals.  I reach for the stars and I touch a part of the cosmos that I never touched before.  My dear friends the time has come that we engage in what others might call crazy.  The time has come to finally accept our true nature and release the unlimited potential that each of us have.  The time has come to be a vital part of the ever expanding universe and accept a seat at the table of greatness and uniqueness.  It's a big world out there and thank god it's getting bigger each and every day.

When you reach the top, keep reaching.

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Will you ever been done with your journey?  Do you want to be done with the journey?  When you reach the top is there anywhere else to go or climb?  Is there ever a time when we will have done everything and there is nothing left to conquer?  There are some people who will tell you that they have done everything they were supposed to do in life.  I don't doubt that they may have accomplished a lot, but done with everything?  I doubt it.  I don't say that because I want them to feel like a failure, I say that because if you are still alive, then there is obviously something more for you to do.

I think that most people would agree that climbing Mount Everest is a pretty tough undertaking, and if you have what it takes to make this journey then my hat is off to you.  If you are one of, or know of one who has climbed the highest peak in the world, is there really anything left to conquer after that?  Some would say that you have done the impossible, but as I like to remind people, nothing is impossible.  That being said, what do you do after you have tamed the most dangerous climb in the world?  What could you possibly do that would be more impressive or more life altering?  If you reach the top of any successful endeavor was it anti-climactic?  I mean if you have just done the impossible what could possibly be more impressive?  Is there even a need to keep reaching?

My answer to the "keep reaching" is yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and more yes.  Each step of success, or even failure, gets us one step closer to our destiny.  Each time we navigate our life and those moments in our life when we finish a task, we are one step closer to our destiny.  Too many people end their journey before it's really begun.  Simply because you have achieved a modicum of success doesn't mean that there is nothing left to do.  Once again, if you are still upright and breathing, there are other things that you need to tend to.  I think of so many people who have accomplished great things, but it's what they did after they accomplished great things that really has helped redesigned this world.  Look at Neal Armstrong who walked on the moon.  Now the average person would think that there was not much more he could have done, but think of the lives that were touched by this man who took one small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind.  How many lives were touched by this man after he returned to this planet?  There are people on top of people who have continued to touch the lives of others after they have accomplished great marvels.

Most of the things we do in life are nothing more then stages of life.  We have to finish one stage before we can move on to the next.  Each stage represents a building block, a stepping stone, to even greater things.  Those greater things are what will keep another moving in the right direction.  Heck if so and so can do such I thing, then so can I.  Seeing others achieve great things motivates most people to try great things.  Sure there's always the chance of failure, but show me one super successful person who hasn't experienced their share of failure.  Babe Ruth who was once the home run king struck out many more times then he hit a homer.  I dare say that Jack Nicholas has had just as many poor shots as he has had outstanding shots.  No one is going to hit the bulls eye every time, but if you never aim and fire, then you can pretty well count on not hitting anything.

So why do I think it's important to keep reaching?  When you stop dreaming you stop living.  When you stop dreaming you begin to die slowly.  When you stop dreaming you are saying that life has ceased to have meaning.  We dream because we are alive.  We have dreams because you were designed to do more.  We have dreams because what we do today is going to affect others in the future.  What you dream today is going to have a ripple effect, and those dreams are what others are going to need to be catapulted toward their destiny.  No man/women is a island unto him/herself.  When you do something it will always have an effect on others.

I know how tiring life can be at times.  I get the struggles that most of us have had throughout our lives.  I totally understand when some people will just want to throw up their hands and give up.  Don't do it.  Don't give in to those around you who keep telling you that it's just not worth it.  Trust me, going after your dreams is always going to be worth it.  There is a quote I remember that I read for the first time in 1978 as I was flying to my first duty station in England.  I have no idea why I have always remembered this, but I have, and I believe it as much today as I did back then.  "I would rather attempt something great and fail, then attempt nothing at all and succeed."  I honestly can't remember who said this, or whether to person got it from someone else, I guess it doesn't really matter.  What matters is that you try, and don't worry about the outcome.  Success is laced with failures, and some of biggest successes have come from the biggest failures.

Yes Everest is formidable.  Yes there will be things laid in front of you that may seem impossible to accomplish.  You however are equipped to handle any situation.  Outcomes may never be exactly how you thought of them, but they will be the outcomes that need to be.  Trust in the perfection of the Universe.  Trust that you will fulfill your destiny.  Trust that others will benefit from you not stopping when you reached the top, but rather decided to go even farther.