How to Ease Frustration When Things Just Won't Go Your Way

Have you ever felt frustrated about things not going your way? Sometimes we get in the way of God's plan and not pay attention to it but rather attempt harder to make the plan go our way. What can be done to ease the frustration? Read on to find out.

Here are a few pointers to ease the frustration:

1. Stop searching for material things for the time being. Choose to be happy and breathe in and out for a few minutes. Let go of what is bothering you and remain happy.
2. Try to walk around the block and buy yourself a cup of Star Bucks coffee from the coffee corner. The fresh air outside, along with the coffee, will do you good.
3. Let your emotions run. Have a good cry. Cry yourself to sleep. When you wake up, you will have more energy and vigor.
4. Make yourself spaghetti and call your neighbor to join you. Laugh and joke about trifle things. You will be distracted and therefore, feel better after he leaves.
5. Sing aloud, "I go my own sweet way". In case you don't know the rest of the lines, that's okay. Just sing the line and repeat in a tune you like. And you will have the feeling you are on top of the world.
6. You may also play a tune for the line, "I go my own sweet way" on the piano and sing as well for some time and feel a lot better, easing your frustration.
7. Meditate peacefully and quietly for some time. Observe your thoughts moment to moment until you quiet your mind and start breathing in and out. After you do so for 10-15 minutes, you will find yourself a lot calmer and happier.
8. If you don't want to meditate, pray and recite the Holy Book. There is power in your prayers and recitation of the Holy Book. After you are done with both, you feel so refreshed, strong and energetic.
9. Share your concerns with a best friend, mentor or someone you really trust. See how that goes. More often than not, it will help you to look at your worry in a brighter light and perspective and you will have reason to smile.

Summing up, these are some of the ways you can soothe yourself down when things just won't go your way. Just pick one or two that speak to you and implement them in reality. Your frustration will relax and may even disappear. You will be in a better position to make happier choices and therefore, thrive high.

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Let Go And Something Better Will Come, I Am Following My Own Advice

Recently, I faced a crisis that does not seem so logically bad. The crisis was losing one of my portable digital players. Sure, attachment seems like a great thing while it is happening. When you lose something, especially something valuable, but indeed, replaceable. It is rather painful at the moment it happens. I mean some wild emotions go through you, especially when you are outwardly calm and collected about it.

Life goes on though, and it always pushes you to get on with it, and it goes on with or without you, frustration or not.

It does not seem fair, but then does the Bible verse "to them that have, more will be given and to those who have not, what little they have will be taken away" seem fair either?

It has to be fair though, because that is how life logically work, and illustrates exactly what I mean by "B.I.B.L.E.", Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth! Sure, I could make this article all "warm and fuzzy" and less realistic, but would I be serving you honestly? No, I would not be serving you honestly and forthrightly.

Sure, I could tell you, it will be fine if you close your eyes, pray a few minutes and change your frequency simply, but that would not be honest either, it does not work for me. All I can realistically say is my own solution: Work at being better next time realistically when I have the opportunity to and do not be attached to what was lost. If it is found, wonderful, I am not against that. If it is not found and ends up replaced, especially with something better, that is even better. Indeed, though, the worst thing in life and existence is attachment.

For example, B.B. King realized that his guitar "Lucille" was replaceable as an inanimate object, but he as a person was not. If you are having the impression of thoughts I think that you are thinking from that statement, you realize how life works. As long as you genuinely exist, material things are easily replaced, the consciousness behind them is not. Sure, I could be less coldly realistic and more warm, but is life when you lose something "valuable". Only when you find it or replace it with something better is it that way in a sense, but reality rears its head: Faith without action, consciousness and conscience behind it is dead. All else is gold turning into lead. As long as reality works and you work reality, you can do what needs and wants to be done, in that order, however the mess seems to be.

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Change Your Life In Minutes

Often, I hear people talk about how busy they are and that often they feel overwhelmed. Their lives are disorganized, their vehicles need attention and their relationships are strained.

Rather than piling things up and then feeling like everything is just too large to resolve, try doing things a little bit at a time. Your life can be so much better if you just think about what can be accomplished in five minutes or less.

Following are things that take five minutes or less to do but will give you much pleasure.

• Manage the dishwasher - It is much easier to make dirty dishes disappear immediately after a meal than waiting until hours later. Better yet, try having an empty dishwasher before meal preparation so that you can be loading it with cooking utensils as you go.
• Write a short note to someone who you care about. One or two sentences may bring a smile to that person's face.
• Play your favourite song and dance!
• Write a grocery list (on your phone or on paper).
• Water your plants as you take in their aroma and beauty.
• Bag, tie and take out the garbage.
• Pray.
• Move the meat for your next meal from the freezer to the fridge.
• Choose an outfit and accessories for your next appearance.
• Open a junk drawer and pull out ten things you don't need or want.
• Read as many pages as possible in your favourite book (within the five-minute timeline).
• Sit in a chair with eyes closed and breathe deeply with a goal of feeling totally relaxed.
• Throw a load of laundry into the washer.
• Delete unnecessary emails from your inbox.
• Clean one mirror in your house.
• Feed the pets.
• Phone your mother (remember to start the conversation by saying "I only have five minutes")
• Remove everything from the seats in your vehicle.
• Think about the next upcoming birthday in the family and how you will celebrate.
• Exercise.
• Plan one charity you can help this year (donations, volunteering, encouraging).
• Journal.
• Knit, crochet or focus on a hobby (remember, only five minutes!)
• Brush and floss.
• Flip through a magazine.
• Enjoy a piece of fresh fruit.
• Watch a Marie Kondo video on how to fold clothes (amazing!)
• Play a game of solitaire.
• Book an appointment for a massage.
• List other things that you can do in five minutes or less.

Don't wait until things have piled up around you! Begin using five-minute segments in which you can organize your environment, plan your time and feed your soul.

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Pray With Yourself: Troubles Go Away!

When you persistently put things into your mind and you are consistently programming yourself with habits: Congratulations, you are praying, putting spells on yourself or whatever. That is not a fantasy I am making up, that is reality. Sure, in this game and real situation of life, it genuinely what we are, say, do and all. Energy is controlled, not created.

When I think about vibration, realities, fantasies, and everything. They all stem from one force really: Thought. They all stem from that, whether it comes anywhere from low to high, and the vibrational measure of the thoughts create our reality and nothing else.

I am also saying that ultimately, if we are winners, it is our virtue. If we are losers, it is our own fault. We get away with nothing and benefit to pay to the genuine measure of it all.

When I think about genuine psychic power and all of that, that is what I think of, thoughts, vibrations and creations that come from all, not anything acting outside of ourselves. My point is to get to the source of your troubles and genuinely work on them going away. Do not look to anyone or anything else to pay for you, act for you or really think for you.

You may or may not agree with me on those points I just mentioned, but you understand this if you have gotten this far into the article: Reality works the same from top to bottom and for winners and losers alike, everything is actions and consequences for everyone and everything, including God, Goddess, Power, Source, Universe, Existence, everything and whatever.

So, I would like to end this article a little differently: Reality does not depend on luck, it depends on how we genuinely use the laws of reality in definite ways. If we go against them, we lose. If we go with them in right directions, we win.

Different realities work by different rules of course, but one thing unites them all: If we play by those rules in the right way, we are successful at those realities. If we are wrong, we are wrong, that is it, unless we change directions and become right.

I learned nothing valuable at Rainbow Bridge Center School from 1984 to 1987 except that lesson about genuinely winning. I learned nothing academic from that school really except that life lesson. Sure, I pretended not to know fractions or understand advanced math and language just so that I would fit in with the other kids and not seem "too smart for my own good" or too knowledgeable about life. If you want to win, you must work with the laws of reality and not against them, is the ultimate reality. Breaking the law and doing genuinely wrong is always cheating, destruction and negative creation is always cheating. Production and positive creation is always legitimate winning. Indeed, destruction, negative creation and cheating are always bad. I did not see the one lesson I learned as a penalty, I saw this lesson as the ultimate understanding of how life and existence work.

To shorten this to understandable terms: You must line up your wish bone with your backbone to get them to really work together as prayer must be backed up with motivated action also to get results in reality.

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Five Ways to Be Ahead of Time

One of the greatest assets in life is time, one of the greatest delusions in life is still time and one of the greatest illusions in life is time.

The world is regulated by time, as far as life on Earth is concerned, it is timed, and every aspect of living is timed. The different categories of timing represent the diverse stages of life. In reality, time regulates seasons, seasons influence trends and trends regulate people. Thus everyone in life is either a time setter or a time checker.

Time setters are able to position themselves ahead of the time by following principles that propel them beyond the present time while time checkers follow time and are bound by the shackles of trends.

However, there are principles to follow if you desire to be ahead of time, below are five vital ones:

1) BE VISIONARY: 

What do you see? Vision is not the presence of sight, but the presence of inner sight or what you call INSIGHT. What you see for your life affects what you expect from your life and how you move in your life. Seeing beyond the present moment, gives you a glimpse of what the future can be and ultimately gives you the advantage to prepare for it. Vision propels you to move ahead of the present season and positions you ahead of the crowd.

2) PLAN. 

In advancing in life, the place of planning can never be overemphasized. You have envisioned the times ahead, then take one more step to plan your way to it. Ask crucial questions, meet strategic people, obtain the required skills and synchronize your life around your plan of the vision. Ask yourself, what does it take to get to my vision, how can I get there, where should I start, who do I need, how long will it take me to get to my vision. Be deliberate to get the right answers because they unfold your plan for the vision.

3) BE PASSIONATE. 

Passion is a fuel to purposeful living. One distinguishing factor in life is the passion we live it with. Passion keeps you moving even in the most harsh conditions. When you lose passion for living, you have lost life itself. Develop passion For the plan of your vision, and see the self limiting obstacles crumble in your face.

All through history, you will discover that the most outstanding people are the most passionate ones. These are men and women who are zealous of what they are doing, and they are not apologetic about their obsessions.

4) FORM A HABIT. 

To be ahead of the crowd, form vision sustaining habits. Be deliberate in cultivating habits that will naturally bring you closer to your vision. When you absorb great habits into your lifestyle, you automatically program your mind on what is important to you. One thing about habits are that they are hard to cultivate, and even harder to break. Consistency with these vision oriented habits gives you an edge over those that do not have them and places you on the right track for vision actualization.

5) PRAY 

Vision, plan,passion and habit are nothing without the hand of God. Prayer still remains the master key to unlocking the future. When you pray and Access God, your vision crystallizes in your spirit and you start living it out in the now. Hearing from God is an acid test to the success of every vision. Moreover, visions are birthed in the place of prayer, and prayer, brings God into every vision, plan, passion and habit. Don't make praying your last option, rather the first. Prayer simplifies complicated matters and builds your faith, which is crucial in vision actualization, especially the big ones. Therefore, the bigger the vision, the more praying is involved.

Finally, understand that life is in seasons, but you can change the season by influencing the time through these principles.

DON'T JUST WATCH TIME... 

SET YOUR DESTINY TIME...

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Message From the Universe: The Behind the Scenes!

"The trick is remembering that, at all times, far more is happening on your behalf than your physical senses will ever reveal.

Like right now.

Because of how much you're loved,

The Universe"

We work hard every day and every night, trying to make something out of our lives and pray for ultimate happiness. For some, because of the nature of life, it may never happen the way we expected and get discourage by the results. Despite our long hours, our struggles, our sacrifices, we still experience hell on earth and wonder if it was all worth fighting for. As an entrepreneur, we will have successes and lots of failures. As with my personal experience, I am comfortable to say that failures are more common through your journey in life. I am not sure as to why the Universe is targeting business owners to plague them with the worst issues to test their determination and desire to move forward, no matter what happens. I guess it (the Universe) love challenges and entrepreneur feed that sick mind of the Universe by dealing with constant hurdles and delays. It is somewhat funny to see that when facing a difficult challenge, I tend to look up into the sky and scream to the Universe: "That's all you got? You can do better than that. Bring it ON". Always be careful what you wish for, believe me, I know, and the Universe does NOT hesitate to BRING IT ON, very hard that is.

Overall, whatever life throws at you is there because IT knows you can handle it. So harder the problem, more credit you are given because of your aptitude to deal with difficult problems. If the challenges were simple, this is when you need to worry as the Universe isn't seeing you as a capable individual ready to tackle the difficult challenges of life, in results, ONLY throws you the easy stuff. As you continue moving forward in life, regardless of the hell you are dealing with, things are happening in the background, good things that is. You may never perceive it as such, and may ONLY look at the bad part of this fabulous equation of life. Change your perception, and KNOW that lot more is happening behind the scenes of your human soul. The Universe is looking at your progress, your changes, your determination, your persistence, and apply its magic to make things happen the way it is SUPPOSE to happen. Stop asking as to the "How" it will happen, but focus more on the "When" it will happen. It is no longer a question of "if", because at the rate you are headed, expect miracles coming out at you and experience the life you always wanted. Again, be careful what you wish for!!!

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Letting Go: How to Say Goodbye to Negative Experiences

Did life throw the hard knock-downs at you recently? Did they hurt too much? Isn't that the best position to pray? Why not? Did you try praying? What else did you attempt? Read on for more insights.

Through your prayers, surrender to God and learn to let go of negative experiences. Forgive yourself, forgive the people involved and forgive the situation itself. Consider them all dead including the situation. Dead people and dead situation cannot hurt you. It's easier to forgive everybody this way.

If you still have ill feelings towards the negative situation(s), keep in mind there is no room for couldas, shouldas and wouldas. Everything happened in the way it was bound to happen. Even if you were able to turn back the clock, the same events and people would have come up, leading up to the present. So there is nothing to mourn or feel sorry about.

Get back on your feet and read inspirational books and fall back in pace with your life. Nothing can get in your way now because you have gone higher and stronger with the life's challenge(s) and are better able to cope with negative experiences that life might throw at your way again.

Look at your inner mind chatter and self-talk. Whatever they are, tune them into positive and empowering ones. They will shape your life for the better. Because everyone loves and deserves good times on this earth, it is up to you to attract positive things into your life.

Always remember negative thoughts are the source of all of your problems. So remember to replace your negative thoughts, whenever you catch yourself thinking negative, by positive ones.

All the tips I put in this article are worth paying attention to. Because they will help you to let everything fall back into the rhythm of your life and you won't regret a thing. You will learn to forgive and forget them and be confidently back on your way up the ladder of love and success.

Remember it is time to let go and say goodbye to bad experiences. The more you cling to them, the worse for your mental and physical health. It is really time to let go. Do it graciously and you are bound to benefit. Savor every moment and be present. Yes, it is time to say goodbye to those malicious events. Yes, you will bounce back and thrive again shortly - trust me.

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Message From the Universe: You Are Loved by Many!

"I had a dream last night that I was you. Doing all of your favorite things, with all of your favorite people, in all of your favorite places. I also dreamed that I was all of your favorite people.

Do you have any idea of how much each one of them loves you?

I didn't think so,

The Universe"

Imagine the Universe is choosing you as an example among the other 7.1 billion people living in this planet or even the other quadrillions living in parallel universes. I guess the Universe sees you as someone very very very special. You are walking in the right path, even though, at times, you may not feel like you are. You are working day and night, not sure if whatever you do will render the results you expect. The mystery is eating you up inside because of all the uncertainties you are facing every day. You know you have the skills and knowledge, but sometimes, it may not be enough to get to where you want to go. Every morning, you pray and feed your mind with positive thoughts so you can hopefully achieve your goals. You stay focused and not let anyone or anything stops you in your tracks. You have the right mind set to reach your dreams. Stay on this path, because it is the Universe who put you there.

There is NO question that you are being seen as someone with many talents. The Universe knows that and until you realize that by yourself, this is when you will experience hurdles and obstacles along the way. Know that you are capable of everything and if the Universe can see that in you, I am sure you can do the same. Many signs are around you, and it is up to you to open your eyes and understand the reasons as to why they are there. Even though it may seem too good to be true, it is important to NOT search for complicated reasons as to why these signs are there to guide you. Come to realization that they are there to bring you back to the path you were meant to be in and redirect you to where you need to go. Just stop looking for complicated ways to achieve things in life, and learn to simplify it by accepting things the way they are.

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3 Sure Fire Ways To Help With Self Improvement

Many people today have a hard time with daily routine. Sure, they get up early and go to work, but outside of that, they find themselves struggling to cope with life. If you are one of these people, there are a few things that you can do to help with self-improvement. There's a reason why so many books, videos, and even mental health professionals work in this arena. If you want to ensure that you are able to gain a semblance of control for your life, consider a few things that you can do to help your body and mind today.

Create A Safe Place In Your Home

One of the coolest things that you can do to help yourself is to change up your home's configuration. Create a room that you will want to spend some alone time in. Whether you meditate, pray, or perhaps read, find an area that allows you to enjoy a bit of relaxation. You'll find that having a room to yourself, quiet, and full of the little things you like, can go a long way. You can turn a small closet into a reading room, or set up a bunker for some alone time, but overall this is going to help you gain the upper hand.

Face Your Fears

The next thing that you can do to help you with self-improvement is to conquer your fears. That's right, face your fears and you'll grow such confidence, that you will not be able to get toppled. You need to know what you're afraid of first, but then moving forward to face off against it. Once you face off against it, you will be able to take on the world and feel so much better. Facing your fears is a difficult thing at first glance, but it's definitely a positive thing.

Get Better At What You Do

What do you do for work? Take your job and improve your skills. Brush up on typing, learn a new language, take a speech class. You're going to find that if you improve yourself to the point where your job gets easier, you'll be paid more down the line. Management will see that you're actively improving, and will be able to showcase amazing things to your immediate supervisors and manager. When they see that you're constantly improving, they are more likely to promote you and notice that you're a key asset to the company. You can level up what you do and get a new sense of confidence, and self-esteem.

These 3 sure fire ways to help yourself get better in regards to your life, will improve a lot of things. They help your body, mind, and work. As long as you push through the things that are holding you back, and walk forward through the fires that are ahead of you, you'll end up with a huge jump. Life is tough. However, you can navigate it while improving yourself through time. Test the waters, try these things out and see where you will get to after the fact.

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6 Helpful Ways to Refresh an Overwhelming Day

It's always hard to be in a situation where you are burdened by many things and you can't accomplish anything. For this case, you have to restart the button, recover from being overwhelmed and return to your tasks. To help you refresh yourself, here's what you can do:

1. Give yourself a break to ease the stress

You have to remind yourself that there's a big world out there. It's important to get away from your troubles and physically set a distance from them. So, what about read a fascinating book that is totally different from what you're doing or find time to see a movie.

2. Stretch once in a while, get some exercise

Same concept matters here, but now with physical involvement of yourself. You may work out in the gym, take a long run or enjoy swimming. It's good to do this exercise in the middle of the day to separate the stressful morning from the rest of the day.

However, we can't just do this every day or getting into a gym for example is practically possible. Nevertheless, make sure that you move and stretch once in a while. Take some decision to walk in a city or when you are going home from work.

3. Breathe deeply

This step is much shorter and practical. Have time to take a full 120 seconds to inhale and exhale very deeply. Repeat it for 6 or 7 breaths per minute. After doing this, everything will be a little bit clearer and better.

4. Be thankful always

Believe me or not, you got many things to be thankful for. You are alive living in a good place or in a city or in a country. Your life is so comfortable with the use of modern devices that entertain you, inform you of many important and interesting things and other things brought by modern life and you can enjoy them for free. Most of all, you have people whom you love and people who love you, though you don't realize it yet. No matter how tough life is, but so are you. Just take some moment to reflect and rest.

5. Take time to pray or meditate

Well, you need a place to meditate to think and reflect on your life. Find a good place such as a church or a temple or any place to get some connection to a higher being and pray for a good life.

6. Call a friend

Do you have a friend from college or s childhood best friend that you haven't talked for a long time? Maybe it's a good time to get the chance to talk with someone who you are close with. Have a great conversation with someone who's not part of your present drama.

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11 Ways To Be Fearless and Live Your Dreams

Are you so busy doing what you have to do that you don't get around to doing what you want to do? Do you allow time for wonder and spontaneity? Do you make room for joy?

It can be tempting to live in fear, give up on your dreams and live a life without meaning, purpose or happiness. Don’t! 

This is your one-and-only life. You get to design it and plan it. You make the choices and decide what's possible. This is your opportunity to be fearless and live your dream.

My Southwest Quest

I'm currently on a quest to fly to every city South-west Airlines flies into. There are 5 countries, 90 destinations and counting. I'm going to do an act of kindness in each place and stay with an online friend in each city.

Salt Lake City, Utah was the first stop on my quest. I was there to visit Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon. I found both places to be breathtaking and stunning in their natural beauty. 

Everyone's dream is different. Think of how you want to live your life. What is your heart calling you to do?

Be fearless and live your dream. Here's how:

1. Accept your greatness. When you are open to your own power, you are able to trust yourself, ask for what you want and be bold enough to move forward. You simply lose all doubt. You know you can do what you set out to do. You are willing to be great in any role or situation, because you are!

2. Design the blueprint. You create the rules. Yes, this is your one amazing life and you get to do with it whatever you choose. If you're unhappy with your life, reflect on the choices you've been making. Rethink what's not working. Make a new plan.

3. Unleash your burning desire to go after your dream. Be willing to do what it takes to make it happen. Take action in joy, knowing that the universe will meet you halfway and that people will be put on your path to show you the way and take you to the finish line. 

4. Be still and live a centered life. Practice being aware of your breath; it connects you to your center. Watch your breath when you're sitting in traffic, crammed in an airplane seat or riding a hot shuttle. Quiet your mind and simply breathe in the moment. Keep calm and be kind.

5. Don't torture yourself with procrastination. How long have you been putting off your dream? How would your life look if you would have filled that time with action steps? Stop your excuses. "I don't have enough money." "I don't know the right people." "It's too late." I'm not smart enough." Commit to a life of joy and prosperity. Start now. 

6. Release your fear of scarcity. What if you believed there is enough for you? There always will be. Your dream and your abundance have been waiting for you to claim them since the day you were born. Raise your energy. Expect the universe to have your back. Believe that things are happening for you! Be willing to receive and feel worthy.

7. Remember your commitment to purpose and passion. Don't listen to your inner critic. Don't buy into your negative chatter. Remind yourself that you are here to live a life worth dying for. A life without limits. A life that uses up your energy, time and money in a good way. 

8. Pray. Pray for the strength to do what you need to do. Listen to your inner guidance. Look for signs that you're on the right path. Ask for Divine Order. Call a prayer line and have others pray for you. I believe in the power of prayer. 

9. Choose friends that are going your way. Find others who are travelling the same path. Create a mastermind group. Help each other get ahead. Don't waste time and energy on jealousy and comparison. We are here for each other. When one of us succeeds, it touches all of us.

10. Endless possibility. Take care of your physical, emotional, spiritual and financial health. Fall in-love with yourself and be of service to others. When you do, you're ready for anything. You'll heighten your vibration and be available to all that the world has to offer. In this realm, miracles happen!

11. Be daring. Be brave. Be bold and authentic. Your life is your own. Don't make excuses or apologies. What you do today determines your future. Choose to make your wild and precious life a daring adventure. Let me know how I can help.

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Champions Never Quit - The Triumphant True Life Story of a Champion

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.” Muhammad Ali

"You were our number two man," the assistant basketball coach said to me. I had just failed to make the team and my dream come true. Or, at least it appeared I failed. Remember, God never gives us a dream without also giving us the power to make that dream come true.

What Does It Mean To Be A Champion?

Shortly after turning 9 years old I made the choice to play professional basketball in the N.B.A. (National Basketball Association).

At this moment of choosing to play in the NBA, I created my dream and also made the commitment to making my dream come true.

One of the reasons I wanted to play in the NBA is because only the best of the best players are in the NBA. I wanted to be the best at something in my life because that would mean I am the best, that I am a Champion. If you can become the best at one thing, then you can become the best at anything you choose because you are the best.

Becoming an NBA basketball player is almost impossible. I wanted to prove all of our dreams always come true when we put our heart and soul into making them a reality. I wanted to prove no matter what or who you choose to be in your life that you will be whatever or whoever you choose.

Here Is Where The Fun Begins:

When I was 13 years old I tried out for the basketball team in 7th grade at Lakeridge Jr. High School...
... And I failed.

I tried out again for the basketball team in 8th grade at Canyon View Jr. High School...
... And I failed.

I tried out again in 9th grade at Canyon View...
... And I failed.

I tried out again in 10th grade at Orem High School...
... And I failed.

I tried out again in 11th grade at Timpanogos High School...
... And I failed.

I tried out again in 12th grade at American Fork High School...
... And I failed.

I went on a two-year mission for my church to Portugal and came back home.

I had two major knee surgeries and had 5 screws added to my knees. 3 screws in my right knee, 2 screws in my left knee.

My orthopedic surgeon said I had the worst knees he had ever seen in his entire career.

After waiting for more than 6 months for my knees to heal from the surgeries, I came back and tried out again for the basketball team at Utah Valley State College...
... And I failed.

I transferred to the University of Utah and tried out for the basketball team in now my 3rd year of college...
... And I failed.

The coaches really liked me because they saw how much I loved basketball and they saw I was never going to quit. They asked me if I wanted to be the Equipment Manager for the team.

I accepted and became the Equipment Manager for the University of Utah men's basketball team.

I tried out again for the team in now my 4th year of college.

... And I failed.

I failed for the 9th consecutive time, spanning 12 years of consecutive failure.

And this time I was ONLY ONE PERSON AWAY FROM MAKING THE TEAM.

ONLY ONE PERSON AWAY!!!

The coaching staff invited me into the office and told me they could only add on one more player to the basketball team. They said unfortunately I was their second choice.

The coaches said if their first choice declined to accept the final roster spot, then I would be on the team instead.

But since their first choice did accept the final roster spot and I was the coaches' second choice and there was only room for one player,... I didn't make it.

"You were our number two man," the assistant coach told me.

Before the University of Utah's second basketball game of the season this year, the team and I sat down to eat our pre-game dinner.

During the dinner, one of the players began to speak to me in a mocking tone and manner and in a volume loud enough for everyone in the quiet dining room to hear. (This player is a very good person and I do not mean to falsely portray him in a negative way and that is why he remains anonymous.)

He (anonymous player) said he didn't believe the coaches were telling me the truth.

He said the coaches were lying to me when they said I was their second choice because they didn't want to hurt my feelings.

He said I would never be able to become a college basketball player because it is almost impossible.

"You want to be where we are, you want to be one of us, but you'll never be one of us. It's too hard," he told me.

 I then responded by agreeing he was right that it is almost impossible.

"You're right, it is almost impossible to play basketball in college, to become a college basketball player," I said.

"And as difficult as it is to play basketball in college, it is even more difficult or even more impossible to play basketball in the NBA.

But I have done something that is so difficult, that not a single person in this room has done what I've done," I said, boldly to the entire team of players and assistant coaches eating dinner in this private hotel dining room.

At this point in the conversation everyone was looking over at the anonymous player and me, while listening intently to both of us.

"And not only has no one in this room done what I've done, but what I've done is so difficult that not even a single player in ALL of college basketball has done what I've done," I continued.

"And not only has no one playing in college done what I've done but also not even a single basketball player in ALL of the NBA has done what I've done.

And not only has no one in college or the NBA done what I've done, but not a single college or NBA basketball player PAST or PRESENT has done what I've done."

I then told him and everyone in the room, "What I've done is...

... No one has ever tried out to make a basketball team as many times in a row as I have and also failed as many times in a row as I have and still has not given up."

I went on to explain that at this point in my life I had now tried out to make the basketball team 9 consecutive times, spanning 12 years. And I failed to make the team all 9 of those times, but I still have not quit!

"The main reason you're on the team is because you just happened to grow to be 7 feet tall. You didn't choose to be 7 feet tall. It just happened," I said to him.

"The door has always been opened for you. But the door has always been closed for me and yet I still keep choosing to continue to move forward by re-opening the door every time it shuts on me," I said.

I asked him, "If you would have failed to make your high school team one year would you have come back and tried out again to make the team a second time?"

"Uhh, yeah, you probably would have tried again," I told him, answering my own question I just posed to him...

I then asked him, if he would have failed two years in a row, would he have come back to do his best to try out again a third time in a row?

"Hmmm, maybe," I said to him...

Finally I told him, "... And I know without a doubt you would not have come back to try again a fourth time."

I explained:

I failed to make the basketball team 9 consecutive times.

9 Times!

And I have come back 9 consecutive times.

9 Times!

I still have not given up. I still have not quit.

Then I told him and everyone in the dining room, "I know the most difficult thing you can do in your life is to never quit or to get back up when you get knocked down.

And not only is 'Never Quitting' the most difficult thing you can do in your life, it is also the greatest thing you can do in your life. And I know the only types of people capable of 'Never Quitting' are Champions. A Champion is the greatest type of person you can become," I said.

Playing basketball in the NBA, or in college or anything else that might be seen as "great" in the eyes of the world is NOTHING compared to the power of the person who never gives up!

The only types of people who can rise again after failure or hard times are Champions!

The only types of people who can confront and conquer over fear are Champions!

The only types of people who are capable of never never never never never quitting are Champions!

The greatest type of person you can become in your life is a Champion!

Because I know when we come back after failure, come back after a negative time, come back after a difficult situation, we acquire divine qualities and attributes such as love, charity and service for others.

Because when we are down or hurting or suffering and we choose to not let the hard times keep us down we are choosing to be the BEST. We are choosing to be the GREATEST. We are choosing to be HAPPY.

A person who can choose to rise up in the most difficult of situations is a person who can never be stopped!!!

Nothing Can Stop You.

No One Can Stop You.

Nothing Can Stop You From Doing Your Best!

No One Can Stop You From Doing Your Best!

The person who chooses to be unstoppable is the truly "great" person and is seen by the eyes of God as being truly "great."

You are a Champion when you make the choice to be a Champion.

Anyone can choose to be a Champion if they truly desire to be one.

Yes, you can always choose to be whatever or whoever you truly desire.

P.S. The Rest of the Story (In God's Own Way and Time!):

Our dreams are gifts from God.

My dream to play basketball and become the greatest basketball player ever came to me when I was 9 years old as an answer to my prayer asking God what I should do in my life.

Yes, you read that correctly, I did just say: "the greatest basketball player ever". By the way, the answer to my prayer did not come right away. I kept praying over many months until I received my answer. Remember, never give up!

However, after receiving the answer to my prayer I thought in my flawed human understanding that in order for me to become the greatest basketball player ever I would need to play in the NBA (National Basketball Association). So because of that flawed understanding of mine, I focused on playing in the NBA to make my actual dream of becoming the greatest basketball player ever come true.

I did not go around telling my friends I wanted to become the greatest basketball player ever because I did not want to possibly be misunderstood. I did not want people falsely thinking of me as crazy or arrogant or something. I just wanted to be my best self and I knew that God wanted me to be my best self. Remember, my dream is a gift from God who wants every single one of us to finish in 1st place!

Instead, I told my friends I was going to play in the NBA because I thought I could only become the greatest basketball player ever by making it to the NBA. But as you learned from reading the short version of my story, I did not make it to the NBA. Not only did I not make it to the NBA, I did not even make any college, high school or junior high school teams.

So of course, I became discouraged when it seemed that God really was not with me. However, He was with me the entire time, the entire journey! He was with me because over and over again I became so inspired by my family and friends as I saw them not giving up and not quitting on their dreams.

Over and over again I heard the message to not give up, to keep going, to not quit! This message of "never quitting" constantly was communicated to me so that is all I focused on. I focused on one simple action: getting back up! I knew if I kept getting back up that somehow, someway God's dream that He gave me would come true by some miracle.

And the miracle did happen! It happened in a way I could never have possibly imagined! In fact my dream came true before I consciously recognized it came true.

In what seemed for a time to be my darkest hour was actually my miraculous triumph and victory!

After failing to make the team 9 consecutive times over 12 years. After overcoming the worst knees my orthopaedic surgeon ever witnessed in his entire career. After working as hard as a human being could possibly work. After overcoming so many odds, this time I was only one person away from making the team and it seemed in the eyes of the world I was a failure.

Yet, in in the eyes of God I had done it!

I got back up!

What a great feeling! Correction: We did it! We did it together as a team! I did not do it alone. I could never have continued to keep going over and over and over if God was not with me to help me along the entire journey.

God is on your team and is passing you the ball to make the game-winning shot! There is no possible way you can miss when He is on your team. All we have to do is keep getting back up with His help. Use your team to win. Do not try to win on your own because you cannot do it alone.

God does answer our prayers and cannot lie!

Pray and ask for help and understanding to see how He sees you, so you can recognize and know He is helping you to be the greatest ever.

Timothy McGaffin II knows our dreams our gifts from God. As McGaffin dedicated himself to achieving his dream of playing basketball in the NBA he learned the greatest thing we can do in our lives is to get back up when we get knocked down. The effort is what matters and what God cares about. Just keep moving, finish the race strong and you will be forever triumphant and victorious.

God never gives us a dream or a wish without also giving us the power to make that dream or wish come true.

Sometimes you'll achieve your dream quickly, sometimes slowly, and sometimes it will appear or seem like your dream will never come true but remember that God works in mysterious ways. In God's own time and own way, your dream will become a reality no matter what the situation may appear like at a certain time.

Even death is just an illusion. Never Give Up!

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