Attentiveness

ATTENTIVENESS - Showing the worth of another person or task by giving my undivided concentration.

The surest way to make a person feel respected is to look them in the eye while they are speaking, and listen with empathy, ( the intent to understand ), with no unnecessary distractions, like cell phones. 

We are not so important that we cannot turn our cell phones on vibrate and be intentional about caring for the person directly in front of us. 

When I am on the phone with someone and they get another call, and put me on hold or tell me they will call me back, I instantly think you are rude and disrespectful. 

There is no one person more valuable to you than the one God has placed in front of you at the moment. Choose Life today by being Attentive to whom ever God brings your way.

ALERTNESS

ALERTNESS- BEING AWARE OF WHAT IS TAKING PLACE AROUND YOU SO YOU CAN HAVE THE RIGHT RESPONSES.

THE SUREST WAY OF BECOMING A VICTIM IN LIFE IS TO NOT PAY ATTENTION AND NOT BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.

IF WE ARE TO BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS AND LIVE AS OUR HIGHEST SELF THEN WE NEED TO BECOME WATCHFUL, SO WHEN WE RESPOND IT IS IN A WAY THAT ADDS VALUE. KNOWING AHEAD OF TIME THE KIND OF RESPONSES YOU WANT TO HAVE WILL KEEP YOU FROM RE-ACTING TO WHATEVER MAY TAKE PLACE AROUND YOU. 

IF YOU ARE ALERT YOU CAN RIDE THE WAVES OF LIFE IF YOU ARE NOT ALERT THE WAVES WILL TAKE YOU UNDER.

Letting Go, Preparation and Appreciation

Letting Go, Preparation, and Appreciation. 

When the beauty of the fall season is in the air, we can see that the tree has come full circle in a cycle of it's life, and after creating such beauty it is now ready to gently release what no longer serves the purpose of it's life.

 One thing we can do is examine our agendas and remove what no longer serves in a way that leads to the fullness of our lives  .Letting Go

As we watch diligently around us we can see the animals preparing for the season ahead, there is much taking place in the tree for the new season coming and we to can settle in and start to prepare for the next season of our lives. Seasons serve as transition time where we reflect upon the past, learning lessons, and we prepare for the future. Preparation

Appreciation, the one thing we all love is the beauty of the season, the vibrant color, the crisp air, and the sweet smell of the air. Our hearts become focused on the bounty and the fruit that the harvest provides. In our lives the season of fall is a time to take account of all that we have to be thankful for. Be intentional and speak out to others what they mean to you. 

Over all the season of fall is a great representation of the cycle of life. We can relax and let go and go with the flow.

I have learned to be content

Not that everything will be perfect, that you will never be stretched , or in pain. Our lives are full of opportunity to be down right miserable if we choose to be, but the gift of contentment is a gift that teaches the art of letting go off the need for everything to be just as we would like it to be. 

To be satisfied and grateful for the moment we are in. To lift our hands and heart before God and say it is well with my soul.

Circumstances are opportunities to adjust our thoughts, words, deeds, attitudes and emotions in a way that will add to the value of life

Even Paul had to learn contentment, it is a choice we choose not something we put on.Inside prison walls He was able to be thankful and find good in God..

Beautiful Things

Promise yourself, keep your promise

Humanity Rush

Humanity Rush, those are the words I heard in my sleep last night. People rushing around from here to there not really accomplishing anything.

 Or people running around in a crisis mode , stressing, and out of control because they did not take the time to plan. 

People are addicted to the adrenaline rush. They reach a high when flying by the seat of their pants,and often will tell you they like the way it feels.

It is hard to convince those caught up in the daily living of the Humanity Rush that they are wasting precious, time and resources, because the idea that they are moving at fast paces going from here to there gives them a false sense of reality. Only when they take the time to measure what they are actually accomplishing will they see how living by the emotional state of adrenaline is keeping them from reaching a goal where every resource whether it is time, or money, or physical energy, is being used at it's optimal levels where nothing is wasted .

Today I Choose Life by removing myself from the Humanity Rush, and prioritize life so everything is congruent , everything is synergistically in balance, adding to life .