Confession No. 8: I am like a Tea Bag

Sounds nice at first glance, your favorite cup, a comfy chair, maybe today you will have Oolong. This is not what I am talking about.

Life sometimes does not go as planned. This reminds me of a joke Daniel repeats often, if you want to make God laugh, make a plan. We have expectations of how it will go and then zammo, we get a road block. Just slightly more difficult than the Amazing Race on TV. The kind of road block that seems insurmountable. You start seeing everything, work, maybe family, that it is all going horribly down. Yesterday I listened to Tony Robbins and he talked about a man Mr. V who was born without arms and legs, how the heck did get up when he fell down? How did he feel better when life supposedly sucked. Tony Robbins went on to talk about the steps to change...first he talked about feeding the mind. Reading everything whenever you had a chance.

Well, I don't think he meant my horoscope, but it was something powerful for me the other day. It said that shadows grow long and large when the sun hangs low in the sky. The illusions you witness are likely to be impressive distortions. Reserve judgement for tomorrow, when you are able to see everything in a more realistic light.

This morning, at 5am, the sun is sharing itself and I am appreciative of that. Last nights shadows are smaller. I look down at my cup of steaming hot brew, thinking of my plan (God laughes)as the challenges I am to confront today are still there but I am like that tea bag I get stronger in hot water.

Tonight I feed my mind, then on to Tony's next step and the shadows will hang a bit smaller.

Confession No. 7: Everyday I Am Learning

Whether it is twitter, a connection on facebook, a magazine article, a person I run into during the day. I am so fortunate to have gained insight, knowledge, understanding. Like a piece of bread soaking up the sauce, I keep the crust from stopping it. I am reading books, magazines, listening to another mentor on a CD, attending seminars. My business team is a great source of information.

I learned I have two new widgets on my website, I am still not even close to reaching my fullest potential. Anyone want to learn with me?

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Confession No. 6: Not Worthy

I felt bad when someone complimented me, like it was a fluke, an accident or they just didn't know me. Wow, where did that come from? When I did well in school, the test was too easy. If I reached a goal, it wasn't good enough, or I made mistakes along the way. Next time I would do it better. Complicating this distortion was this fear as a kid that good things only came for so long, then something bad was bound to happen. Well my childhood went along like something out of Rockwell, so I am convinced I had been trying to sabotage things, so that I could get the bad out of the way and go on living enjoying the good coming my way. Maybe I did this because I thought that somehow I did not deserve all this, but now I know it was fear based.

I had a Eureka moment, maybe because I turned 50 this year and looking in the rear view mirror; it has been an amazing ride so far. I guess I am mature enough, confident enough to see that it wasn't luck at all. I worked damn hard for where I am, if I hit a bump, I kept going, resilient, flexible and all the while with a smile to share. But this is not all about me...it never is. My life, my success is filled and enjoyed because of the people that have shared the ride.