How to Feel Fulfilled by Your Tasks

Your hands may be full of chores, tasks and to-do errands. You may be grumbling and complaining silently all the time. You are not happy. All of this can change within a simple shift in attitude. Do you know what it is? Read on to find out.

From the grumbling and complaining mode, change your thoughts to humbler and more enjoyable ones. Notice how the environment around you shifts. All of a sudden, you start to feel joy and pleasure in everything. So what is exactly the secret?

The secret lies in the fact that you relax and enjoy the process, determined to complete the chores, tasks and errands. Sometimes you delegate them to your family members or colleagues at work, further simplifying your life and enjoying and loving life even more.

If you think domestic chores and work tasks are exhausting and burdensome, you will feel stressed out and disempowered all the time. The trick is to change your mood to an enlightened and jubilant tone so that you can pour love into everything you do at work and home and be joyously happy.

The more you love everything you do without taking them as burdens, the more you fall into pace with life. Relationships with your spouse and family as well as your Boss and colleagues at work become strong and healthy. Also prosperity and abundance flow graciously into your life and you ultimately become financially free.

So you see, my valuable reader, it's so important that you love the duties of life and carry them out not only sincerely and loyally but also feeling contented and fulfilled.

So the next question comes up as to how you would feel fulfilled by your tasks. You sort it out. There must be some tasks that I said earlier that you can delegate to others - these may be the ones that do not stir up and excite you. On the other hand, probably you like picking up your children from school, for instance and celebrating happily on the way back home, driving and listening to your children's favorite songs in the music player of your car.

Likewise pick those stuff that you enjoy doing and pour extra love into them and you will thrive. Sometimes there are tasks that do not inspire us but a shift in attitude can do the trick. If under some circumstances, you do not relish some tasks at all, walk away from them and assign them to a family member or hire a person to do them. This is life.

Always remember to feel fulfilled by your tasks and you will surely soar higher and higher, reaching the promising stars of the sky. Gotcha?

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Living a Precious Life

I spoke with a friend this morning. She explained to me that she likes to fantasize about being free of her physical body and soaring effortlessly in the etheric realms. She sounded bored with her life and over whelmed with the responsibilities of her day- to- day existence. She wistfully described her longing to be free of all the emotional pain, boredom and the numerous duties associated with being in human form. I listened with an open heart and mind, and thought to myself, how very sad that my friend is missing the magic of each moment and the surprises that life can bring.

I reflected on our conversation and realized that she must be overwhelmed with the prospect of her life continuing to be the way that it is now and always being stuck in the grind. Although from the outside her life looks pretty successful. She works in the helping profession, has a devoted husband, good health and owns her own home. Nevertheless, she is unhappy with the monotony of paying bills, cleaning house and being a good wife. The boredom of her daily routine seems unbearable. She has lost the spark of remembering the preciousness of each moment. How I wondered, can she regain her enthusiasm for living?

Then three words starting with the letter 'p' popped into my head. I heard my higher self say "Purpose, passion and play are the ways to counteract boredom and being overly responsible and create a solution to living life in a more meaningful way. When a person aligns their work with their core values then there is a special grace that happens as they do their work. For example, if somebody values helping the Earth and they work in a field that prevents pollution then they are living an inspired purposeful life through their work. On the other hand, if a person values caring for the Earth and they work in a field that harms Mother Earth, then they will most likely feel depleted and drained from their work and lack a sense of purpose.

Next, if there is passion connected to how one spends their time in life time in life, then they will feel life becomes more valuable and significant. Passion carries a quality of putting ambition into action with heart. In other words, if you are excited about what you are doing and are willing to go the extra mile to sacrifice whatever it takes to get the job well done then you are living passionately. For example, the writer who stays up until the wee hours of the morning because they are so inspired by the written word coming through them that they sacrifice sleep for passion.The opposite would be the person who dreads going to work and feels tired and weary of their job so much so that they can barely get up in the morning.

Finally, the third remedy to boredom and over work is play. Having a playful approach to one's duties and responsibilities brings a fresh outlook. When a person takes time to balance play and enjoying themselves with the duties of life, then they come alive and reconnect with their joyful nature buried within. A simple solution like going to see a funny movie or enjoying an improve comedy night could be the anecdote to the doldrums of an overly responsible life. When one takes time to nurture their playful child within, they are less resentful of the adult responsibilities of living and more able to cope with the day- to- day stresses of life.

I called my friend back and invited her to consider the possibility that life is offering her an opportunity to make new choices. I reminded her that her passion is important and her purpose of helping humanity is still pure and can be resurrected in her work. I also suggested she take time to play and plan some joyful activities into her life. The magic of life is so much more fun when shared with a friend and life can be full of happy surprises when we remember how precious life is.

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Life - Just Like a Game of Ludo

Did I hear you say "Life is dicey"? Living life is like casting dice in a game of Ludo. A die has different faces but you only need one face to start your game; a six (6). Once you start, you can no longer predict the faces you display when you throw; maybe 1,2,3,4 or 5. You just play with whatever you have whether it moves your token to the finish square safely or it drags along, whether it takes you far or slows you down.

In reality, you don't play this game alone, you play with an opponent and each person takes his/her turn to race the tokens to the finish square smoothly. Sometimes, the race of one of your tokens ends suddenly and is returned back to start from scratch, while some get to the finish square. Some complete their task along the way by getting rid of an opponent's token. Every move you make is a risk because you never know what your opponent is plotting.

Every time you release a token with a 'SIX' indicates that every new chapter of your life starts perfectly.e.g.the day you were born, got married or got a new job, but the journey thereof is so unpredictable. Every move your token makes represents the steps you take as you move along the pages of life. Sometimes it's towards your victory but at other times, it's towards your defeat.

Not every chapter you open ends happily. Most tokens are returned to start from scratch meaning sometimes life hits you so hard that you need to go back and start the journey all over again. When your token makes it to the 'home coloured squares', the player feels safe; when we finally achieve what we desire at the end of the road, it's usually a resting place where no one can get us.

Each player finishes one at a time which means we can't all make it at the same time, some are smarter, some are slower and some cheat to win. To avoid being a loser, you need to acquire the necessary skills needed to outshine your opponent. You need to know and apply the rules of the game and think one step ahead of your contemporaries.

You have to win no matter how complicated it is because you cannot afford to be a loser. No matter how many times your strategy fails, no matter how many times you get knocked out and have to retrace your steps, just keep playing because THE MORE YOU PLAY, THE BETTER YOU GET.

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Are You Living Life Looking Forward or Backward?

Do you ever ask friends or family what they are looking for or expecting from life? Mostly we reserve these questions for children growing to adulthood or first time encounters with people. Otherwise we assume we know the answer. You may be surprised by what others are expecting from life, even you.

Many people set goals and carefully make plans to reach them while others goals have long since departed from their consciousness. Complacency allows us to just take life as it comes, celebrate some things and bemoan the things we would rather have avoided. It's human nature to do this. Still, even if you never set a goal, you are heading somewhere! Is it an accident, those places you find yourself as you wonder through life? The truth is you mapped the course and followed it; hence your arrival at your own today.

We exist in a wide expansive world, aware but not really imagining that it matters to us beyond the lane we choose to travel in. Like any careful driver on the road who commands the direction, detours and exits on a journey all of us are commanding our future. We are the driving force in our own life; where are you going, do you know? It's easier than you imagine for anyone to determine their destination.

Just like any driver on the road you are destined to arrive at the place you have focused intently on. Are your conversations mostly about how things used to be, about people who were in your life or the pain or joy they created in your memories? Do you believe you are in a no- win situation where misery is a frequent companion, where maybe life has even taken you to a place where you require the anesthesia of some kind of substance to get through it? Does life mostly feel like a hopeless rerun with little or nothing to excite you about tomorrow? If so, you have chosen to take the exit ramp at 'Barely Get Along Street.' It is a hopeless, hapless place where people park their dreams permanently. They get along with barely any emotions save anger and bitterness, never realizing how much energy is required to fuel despair. All of theirs is allocated to keeping that fire of remorse burning. Their life is being lived looking through the rear view mirror, a much smaller view of the opportunities they are passing. They can barely see anything at all except what is behind them. This is living life looking backwards, believing the very best has come and gone; and so you stare at what was with no faith in what can be.

The other option is so much more exhilarating and fulfilling. When you are always looking forward you rarely miss an opportunity. You can be fearless as you imagine what can be, must be around the next curve or turn. You are free to embrace life, to dream and imagine that this dream or something better will absolutely be your reality. Your life is filled with hope, joy and the faith that the very best can and will be. You understand that what appears to be a setback is intended to guide you to the right turn you just passed, a detour to return you to the path that will take you where you were really going. The pain of losing someone in life is encircled by the warm memories of what was shared together. Losses are not less painful, they are just not crippling because you have enough faith to accept what you cannot change. Life is bigger than you. This is a life lived looking excitedly through the wide expansive windshield where you enjoy the passing scenery, are aware of the vast possibilities and pay attention to your own inner voice that guides you to a place where possibilities become probabilities. It is not happenstance that you are heading to a place you were always hoping to go; it is the expected result of based on what you were focusing on. This is living life looking forward.

You don't necessarily need to plan the steps to get to a desired destination, or even narrow down the probabilities. This common practice limits your own higher consciousness, much like choosing a limited menu at the best restaurant. Leaving the details out allows far more possibilities to emerge. Dare to look forward and know that all that you can see is a small sample of what can really be.

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Message From the Universe: The Time and Space Theory

"One of my favorite things about time and space is that absolutely NOTHING can ever happen there that can't be seen as a blessing in some wonderful way.

Perspective rules,

The Universe"

Everything in life happens for a reason, both the good and bad. We feel unfortunate when we are plagued with diseases, or financial distress or anything else related that brings more challenge into our life, especially when we didn't ask for it. We wonder what have we done, or the typical "Why me?" question. Sometimes, bad things happens to good people and it is, as I've mentioned many times before, TOTALLY out of our control. Now, there is some ways to minimize the bad things from happening into our life such as thinking positive, feeling upbeat, living life, letting ONLY positive thoughts enter our mind and accepting life as it is. There is no way we can control every single outcome on this journey we call life but it is possible to alleviate the level of the misfortune we will experience all through our life. If we put work in things that means a lot to us, we can figure out ways to make things better for ourselves.

I agree that when dealing with difficult challenges in life, the desire to abandon ship may come to mind at times. Some of these moments may occur repeatedly all through a lifetime but it is really up to you to take a step back, breath, relax, and analyze the issue in more details so you can find the solution that fits the best for you. Stop looking around for answers as everyone is willing to give you the wrong one. It is easy for everyone to advise you on doing something because they are aware that you are the ONLY one who will have to deal with the outcome of THEIR advice. Stay away from these people at all cost. Do not mention ANYTHING unless you are 100% sure they have your interest at heart. Not many ever do.

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Patience Is Like A River

When living life, there is nothing to be but patient, understanding and tolerant, because life is up moments and down moments you have to flow with even when you are not in the mood to flow with them. Think about it, then act rationally on the ideas you get. However, the worst thing you can do is to give up on it all like a river unnaturally stopping its flow. Giving up is the worst thing you can do especially when it seems the worst. When it seems the worst, you can change directions like a real river does when boulders fall into it or whatever obstacles to it come up. The best thing you can do is what you need, even when you do not feel like working or whatever, because failure is the ultimate trickster, especially the temporary kind that is permanent seeming. Some of the best successes have come after this "reality" because a person decided not to quit because of the seeming disaster. They somehow saw the light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak.

So, when living life and existing through everything, there is nothing else to be other than patient, understanding, tolerant and reasonably open minded about all things. Open mindedness of the sort I am talking about is the key to the door and the light at the end of the tunnel I speak of. Because some of the most closed minded people quit after that first try if they do not get "lucky" or have good fortune with that great idea at that first try.

If you really want it, you can have it. But first, you must be patient, tolerant and open minded like a flowing river that flows even with obstacles and barriers in it. If one way does not work, try another. If another way does not work, go on. For, the natural river is saner than the unnatural person trying to force something to work that does not work instead of changing course and idea to work with a situation until genuine success is garnered or gained.

I was repetitive in this article, not to "just be repetitive", but to teach an important anger and impatience management skill I have learned over the years and all I have lived. I mean, real success after all is patience, understanding, tolerance and open mindedness as I describe it. Sure, there are other definitions, but for me, that is as naturally beneficial and realistic as it all gets.

"A winner never quits and a quitter never wins."

Napoleon Hill, "Think and Grow Rich"

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Do You Know How Much Time You Have Left?

One day we are all going to die. I'm not trying to be negative here or a dooms-dayer but this is a simple life truth. The sad thing is that many people who think they have a lot more time may have a lot less than they know.

Do you know anyone who recently passed away and didn't see it coming? I did - several as a matter of fact, but again I don't want you to think that all I am going to do is this brief article is focus on the negative death stuff - I'm not. But I did want to get your attention on a very important topic - living life with two things in mind - your now and your eternity.

First of all - no one can answer this question cause no one knows the date and time and circumstances of their final earth moments. This has over the years, been proven to be a good thing. Think about it - if you knew exactly when your time here was finished - can you imagine how stressful life would be as you counted down the years, days and minutes?

So, in reality you really don't know how much time you have left but what you do know is that you have this moment as you are reading this article.

And if you are fortunate you have the next moment for the next thing on your to do list. And, you have your plans for this weekend or this summer or even later this year's trip to La La land. Sorry folks, you really don't have these - you just have the moment now as you read. Want me to be really negative - you don't know if you have enough time to finish this article just like I don't know if I have enough time to finish writing it.

OK Tim, I get it but what's your point? If I don't know how much time I have left, why should I waste any more valuable time reading this article so I can move on to something more important or meaningful. (Wow - that hurt! - kidding.)

My point is simply this - how are you living - like you have forever? Just now? Eternity? All three? None of them?

Now - Eternity - The present - Tomorrow - Yesterday - I could go on for pages defining or describing these simple words but in the end their meaning is very personal and unique to each of us.

Back to my point so I don't leave you totally frustrated with my writing style.

We have now - we know we do - we are present, aware, laughing, crying, thinking, listening, talking - etc.

We have yesterday - regrets, memories, stories, disappointments, mistakes, failures, achievements, successes - etc.

We don't have tomorrow, next week, next month, next year. It's that simple folks. So, let me ask you - what or how are you using what you have knowing you don't know when it will be over?

Are you spending time in - worry, stress, selfies, jealousy, disappointment, anxiety, anger, blame frustration, fear and/or regrets etc. OR are you spending it in peace, joy, growing, learning, worshiping, sharing, giving, laughing, praying and/or gratitude etc.?

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How to Live Life at High Speed!

I've recently taken on more responsibility that has changed the dynamics of my life quite considerably and I'm very excited about the opportunity. This has meant I haven't had the time to focus on some of the things that are important to me because "there are only so many hours in the day" and "I just don't have time for everything"... and other excuses. Sound familiar at all? So I've decided to do something about it and make a few changes so I can continue to live life at high speed and enjoy it along the way. One of the changes I made was buying a new motorbike (a Honda Hornet 900cc for those of you who know bikes) which is saving me an hour to an hour and a half commute time every day - that's huge!

It's been about ten years since I'd last driven a motorbike and I noticed I was getting a little nervous and over cautious going into sharp corners. I wasn't enjoying this feeling so I started to experiment and do things differently. Here's what I learned...

I discovered that if I focus on the ground directly in front of me I felt a sense of apprehension and I pressed on the breaks. But if I looked more ahead of me and trusted my peripheral vision I could take the corners faster, safer and feel much more comfortable during the whole experience. And it dawned on me that this is exactly the same for living life.

Often times we set a direction for our lives and run into a few uncomfortable bends in the road, dislike the "feedback" we're getting, and convince ourselves it's all too hard. After a few of these unsettling experiences we give up and settle for the "road more travelled"... it's safer after all. This feedback we're getting is our comfort zone doing what it does best, squeezing a little tighter to keep us safe. Now taking corners irresponsibly on a motorbike can lead to physical injury or even death so that uncomfortable feeling of fear is well justified but what about the feeling we get when we're about the take on something new in our lives that won't lead to physical injury. What's stopping us from moving forward? You probably already know the answer, it's the same feeling... fear. It's not fear of physical harm but fear of emotional harm - strange how the body responds in the same way, huh? So what's the solution?

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. ~ Helen Keller 

The solution is exactly the same as taking on corners on a motorbike - focus on the furthest point in the distance and not on the obstacle directly in front of you. If we focus our attention on the obstacles or what can go wrong we tend to make it bigger than it actually is. We can become demotivated and take the easy way out or not even take those imperative first steps. However, if we maintain our focus on where we want to go knowing that there will be curves on our road to success, we are more likely to get where we want to go. Life is going to be full of sharp corners, potholes, roadworks and diversions because if it was easy everyone would be doing it and your 'it' wouldn't be as satisfying when you eventually get there. Besides, no one becomes a skilled driver by driving on straight perfectly sealed roads. Accept the challenges, welcome them even but don't become overwhelmed by them. Maybe slow down a little, see the obstacles in your way as they really are - not bigger than they are, or small as they are but as they really are. See how you want things to be (keep your eyes on where you want to go) and do whatever it takes to make it the way you want it to be... do whatever it takes to get to where you want to go.

Of course the natural reaction is to focus on the thing directly in front of us, of course it is. This is where it's vital to trust your peripheral vision as you go into those corners... you have to trust your inner resources, your skills, that have enabled you to get to this point in your life thus far. You have to trust.

"But coach", I hear you say, "what if I know where I want to get to but don't know how to get there, it's like I'm driving through a fog?" I might respond by saying it's not necessary to see the whole journey perfectly laid out in front of you. Even if your visibility is restricted to only 100m, keep going because as you cover that 100m visibility of the next 100m will open to you.

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you ~ Walt Disney 

Knowing what you know now: Ask yourself, what's your vision for your life? What could it be? What perceived obstacles lie in your path?

Knowing what you know now: How can going through what you're currently facing make you stronger in the future? What does your next 100m look like?

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4 Beliefs I Had To Unlearn To Be Healthy & Happy

                                  

For most of my years, I thought life was about learning and growing. But one day as I struggled to drag myself to a yoga class, I realized there were a lot of thoughts and messages getting in the way of my living a happy, healthy life.

My parents did the best they could, but their advice often came from a place of fear, insecurity, and pride.

When I slowed down to listen to these critical, negative voices in my head, I began to realize they'd been programmed into me since childhood. And that as an adult trying to do my best, I often had to quiet or counteract these voices in order to do what I knew in my heart is the right thing for me.

In other words, just as it's important to keep learning, life can also be a series of unlearning what's been wired into us.

Perhaps this isn’t your truth. Maybe you were told you could do and be anything you wanted, and you grew up fearless, determined, motivated, and ambitious. I did not. I understand now that my parents did the best they could, but their advice often came from a place of fear, insecurity, and pride.

So if this sounds like your childhood, feel free to borrow these four examples of what I needed to unlearn so that I could live a happy, healthy life that made sense for me.

Myth #1: Food makes you happy.

Growing up, cookies, cake, ice cream, chips, and popcorn were the reward for just living life. They were the soothing touch for injuries great and small. They were the center of any gathering and the cure for boredom.

New truth: Food is meant to be savored; it's our life force, but it isn't a replacement for love or self-respect. Every single day, I'm learning new things about how important it is to feed my body the nutrients it needs to thrive, that nourishing my body in a way that works for me is more fulfilling than eating for a thrill, to eat when my body tells me to, and to stop when it says so.

Revolutionary, huh?

Myth #2: Exercise is drudgery.

I didn't come from a Kennedy-esque family who enjoyed a game of touch football on a crisp fall day. No, our cardio was shopping. Exercise was the rope climbing that was forced upon us by sadistic gym teachers. It was a chore. I dabbled in team sports from time to time but when I got bored or it became too difficult, I quit with minimal repercussions.

New truth: I actually like exercise. Sure, I get bored, but instead of quitting I move on to something else. Once boxing became old hat, I tried boot camp. After a few months of Zumba, I started Bollywood dancing. Now my passion is yoga. It’s not always easy, but it sure feels amazing, and always remembering that feeling is great motivation to keep going.

Myth #3: Isolation is good.

When bad things happened at school, my mother let me stay home the next day to avoid the people responsible. So naturally, I began to think that being alone meant being safe.

Even as an adult, if I’m feeling anxious, angry, or sad, my instinct is to find a private space and be alone for hours. But the problem with this approach is that I end up feeling crappier and even less equipped to handle people than when the day began.

New truth: What works to get me out of a slump is antithetical to almost everything I was taught: confront the issue as soon as possible, reach out and talk to a friend, exercise, get outside into the sunshine, be productive, eat well. Come out from the shadows and be part of life.

Myth #4: Asking for help makes you needy and annoying.

Whether because of pride or fear, neither of my parents ever asked for help or guidance when faced with a problem. As a result, things went unfixed, questions were never answered, and we all just white-knuckled it through the unknown.

New truth: It took decades to realize that if I enjoyed sharing my knowledge, time, and stuff with people that maybe others wouldn’t mind either. In fact,maybe they would get something out of helping me. And so, slowly I began reaching out.

If I don’t understand the topic of a dinner conversation, I ask. Whether or not the others judge me, I always learn something new. If I can’t fix something or handle a weird situation, I put out an SOS on social media or call a friend for advice. Not only do I get the help and guidance I need, the person offering that help often gets something out of the interaction as well.

It’s important for me to remember that I did learn some wonderful things growing up that still come naturally to me: laugh every day, creation is part of life, make your home warm and welcoming. But sometimes a happier, healthier life means undoing some of the well-meaning advice we were given. Figure out what works for you, and make an effort to change (or "unlearn") that which doesn't.

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