Risk..it's worth it!

Greetings to All!!

 

Being who I am has it's advantages as well as it's disadvantages.

 

I am an Out-of-the-box kinda chick, and with that comes an element of risk.

 

If we want change, if we want new things in our life, it will involve risk.

 

To step out boldly from the crowd, to believe in who we are and what we are doing in order to facilitate change takes risk.

 

Embracing our ideas and beliefs will always draw attention from those who don't like change, or who cannot think out of the box...

but can we allow the opinions of others to stop us from trying?

 

The old me would have said "hell no!"

 

The new me moves to their perspective ,coming to see others points of view, then I take it into consideration and move forward anyway.

Even if it means occasionally modifying my original plan.lol

 

When we dare to try, we will not always be met with our own enthusiasm.

There are critics everywhere who's lives are stagnant because they are afraid to change.

 

Change anyway.

 

Here is the thought for the day!

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; Who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while DARING GREATLY so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory or defeat. Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States

 

Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber

Just imagine.......

Good Morning All!!

 

Applying all this great spiritual stuff is not an easy task.

It all sounds good in theory;

Setting boundaries,

Loving unconditionally,

Speaking our truth.

 

It's not easy looking at our past..

our present and forgiving,

asking for forgiveness

admitting our mistakes.

 

It's not easy letting go of dread,

and fear,

and laughing

or playing

or putting off the to do list for just one day.

 

It's not easy, letting go,

of people

and behavior

that creates chaos and fear

and opening ourselves to the beauty of Peace, Love and Joy.

 

None of these things are easy,

but just imagine................

 

Here is the thought for the day

 

We look at some people as if they were special, gifted, divine.

Nobody is special and gifted and divine.

No more than you are, no more than I am.

The only difference, the very only one,

is that they have begun to understand what they really are

and have begun to practice it.

Richard Bach

Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber

Be a Self Starter

 

Good Morning!

 

I like to think of myself as independent, however there  is still part of me that wants to be rescued, waiting for someone to notice when I am in need, and save me.

 

I went from a corporate career to being self employed.

When I worked for someone else, I had a supervisor tell me that I  was not a self starter,

Aghast! I was certain that they were very misinformed...

Until I started my own business and realized...they were right...ha!

 

Some days...I really want someone to tell me where to be at a certain time, what to do, take responsibility for the bottom line and just put in my 8 hours and go home..

I never thought I would ever admit that out loud, or to myself.....

 

But what this journey has taught me is that I must learn to be sustainable.

 

Physically..emotionally...financially...spiritually and otherwise.... 

 

I am the creator of my reality, and if I am suffering, it is by my own doing.....

 

There is no time to be a victim. I have people who love me and are willing to help but it is not their job to do the things for me that I am perfectly capable for doing for myself.

 

There is a Creative Force in me that can make this reality anything I want it to be as long as I see that with every hurdle, with every step into the unknown that I learn many things about who I am and what I am truly capable of.

 

This builds the confidence that makes me keep trying new things, and reduces my fear of the unknown, or fear of trying...

 

I am also an example; many are watching as I moving fearlessly through my life.

I have a responsibility to be an example, even if I fail.

Giving someone else the courage to try.

 

Failure is just an opportunity to try again, in a different way.

 

So, with that, I am going outside and changing that flat tire.

 

Wish me luck, I'm not as strong as I used to be,

but, I am stronger than I have ever been...

 

Here is the thought for the day!

 

The Winner is always a part of the answer;
The Loser is always a part of the problem

The winner always has a plan
The loser always has an excuse

The Winner says "Let me do it for you"
The loser says "That's not my Job"

The winner sees an answer in every problem
The loser sees a problem in every answer

The winner sees a Green near every sand trap
The loser sees a sand trap near every green

The winner says "It may be difficult but its possible.
The loser says 'It may be possible but its difficult"

Author Unknown

Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber

Holiday Frenzy

The media blitz is on...as the Holiday buying frenzy begins...

 

But does it really have to?

How much stuff do we really need?

Are we really asking ourselves what would be of value to family and friends?

What is the true purpose of all of these Holidays?

 

Solstice, the Festival of lights, the birth of Jesus.....

 

The sharing of Love and Peace with each other..giving for the joy of giving.

 

Getting together with friends and family,

Making gifts, stringing popcorn, embracing Winter..

Taking the opportunity to go through our excess and donate it to our brothers and sisters who are without...

Giving blankets to the homeless,

Volunteering at the food bank, or soup kitchen....

Being of service to an overworked Mom or Dad.

 

Really pondering..what do the ones I Love Need?

What do I have that I can share?

 

Now is a time to get creative...its easy to pull out your credit card at the store;

Giving our time, and our Love takes a little more effort, but the best gifts are the ones that come from the heart.

 

Here is the thought for the day

 

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow,

stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so?

It came without ribbons. It came without tags.

It came without packages, boxes or bags.

And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore.

Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before.

What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store.

What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.
~ Dr. Seuss

Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber

Giving Thanks

Good Morning!

The national day of thanks is upon us, all the preparation for a feast is underway..

 

It takes effort to be grateful every day, it takes being still and present to think about all the things that helped us to change, to help us to survive, to help us to feel loved...

 

Gratitude for these things and experiences extends an opportunity for us to give, to give encouragement, love, support, compassion, forgiveness, and thanks.

 

In doing these things, we complete the circle for all that we receive.

 

There is no time like now to start the gratitude chain, through selfless giving, letters, deeds, and word.

 

Days like Thanksgiving are a nice reminder,

but giving thanks every day would make every day a holy day.....

 

Here is the thought for the day:

 

Thank you Creator of all there is,

 

Thank you for repeating the message when I am not listening,

 

Thank you for my family and friends, who love me, in spite of me;

who help without judging.

 

Thank you for Children, especially my own, who remind me not to be so serious, who's hugs have no bias and remind me that love fixes everything.

 

Thank you for the tears that clean my soul, and remind me of my humanness.

 

Thank you for My Urban animal friends; the squirrels, who remind me to keep moving, and the crow that reminds me to look at things a different way and the hawk that tells me to look at the big picture, when I am a mouse.

 

Thank you for the trees, the standing people, who give my little house fresh air, and shelter from the elements, who remind me to bend during the storms of life.

 

Thank you for the souls that have drifted in and out of my life, for the mirror they hold as insight into myself.

 

Thank you for a life of plenty, even if some days, I am ungrateful when it seems not to be enough.

 

Thank you for my Spirit helpers, to whom I must be a source of amusement.

 

and please help me to return my gratitude tenfold, through unconditional love and giving as I have received.

Marianne Goldweber

Tragedy and Triumph

Good Morning!

In this life, we have many experiences, and the thing that ties us all together is that we all have these  less than positive things that occur at some point in our life..

 

Some are tragic, some make us angry, some are senseless but, in the grand plan, they are all purposeful...

 

It is never easy to look at these events and find why, but, we can see the changes that they bring..changes in perspective, changes in the way we think, and live.

 

Rather that trying to figure out why..lets focus on what lesson or message does it bring...

 

This change in perspective allows us to remove the victimization of the event, and see that all change, all transition, all of these events have a higher purpose, a higher order to them.

 

Even the most horrific events bring with it an opportunity to grow, lessons for the victim, and the perpetrator..in addition to all of those who are part of it, and those who are merely witness to it, or hear the story....

 

We cannot live under the fear, anger and guilt that these events bring...forgiveness, compassion and love will bring change and the freedom to live......

 

By removing ourselves as a victim,  and allowing ourselves the freedom of a higher perspective, we remove the emotion, allow ourselves the freedom of faith that there is a higher order, and accept that with love and peace...

 

I have experienced senseless tragedy, but I have also seen the most amazing positive changes that it also brings, in some cases, if these events did not occur, ultimately entire lifetimes would have been wasted, and many, many more would have suffered...

 

The needs of the many, sometimes outweigh the needs of the few....

 

Not that we are not allowed to feel, to grieve; but to allow that process, so that we can then release that to the higher  power, as something that will forever shape us, and define us in a new way, and allow us to hear those stories of others tragedies that will bring compassion for others......

 

Compassion that we may never of had if not for our experience, an opportunity for us to bring understanding and inspiration to another....

that there is life after tragedy....

 

Here is the thought for the day

 

Hope has two beautiful daughters -

their names are Anger and Courage;

Anger at the way things are,

and Courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.

St. Augustine

Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber

being present

Good Morning!

In our society, it is not easy to be present with things as they come along.

We see them as annoying diversions, and treat them that way too...

 

Seeing the opportunities that are presented to us; to be present, or of service, because we are mentally ahead of where we are now, planning the next "thing to do" or task to be completed.

 

The taskmaster in our head does not allow for synchronicity, or divine timing it is selfish and demanding.

.

This causes us to be unapproachable and it sends a message that we are too busy to care.

 

Busy with what?

 

We may miss a special encounter with someone, or perhaps a messenger, bringing us some insight. Maybe an important opportunity for dialog with our children..

 

In order to do this we must truly weigh the things we do with actual importance, and not get caught in our agenda, or the agenda of others.

 

Some days, other opportunities come along seemingly to divert us; but are they a diversion, or a purposeful encounter, that we would miss by not listening, and rushing by?

 

Allowing ourselves to not take our duties so serious, allowing for spontaneity, shows us how we can also be forcing our needs in the path of others, derailing them, just to meet our deadline.

It can be selfish and careless.

 

Being preset and allowing for the divine order creates Peace.

It silences the inner judge, and allows for the Joys of purposeful encounters into our life...

 

Make someone feel of value, give them yourattention...fully....

 

 Here is the thought for the day

When you are exasperated by interruptions,

try to remember that their very frequency

may indicate the valuableness of your life.

 

Only the people who are full of help and strength

are burdened by other people's needs.

The interruptions which we chafe at

are the credentials of our indispensability.

The greatest condemnation that anybody could incur--

and it is a danger to guard against --

is to be so independent, so unhelpful,

that nobody ever interrupts us

and we are left comfortably alone.

Author Unknown,
(But Greatly Appreciated!)

Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber

Children- angels in disguise

Greetings!

I've been apart from my thought for the day. It's nice to be back!

 

I was watching the movie "Angels in the Outfield" with my son, and realized how much these unseen presences watch over us, and intercept things that we are not aware of.

 

I think that some of them turn in their wings and come to Earth to be our children.

I love my kid.

I marvel at his insight, his faith at times is so much stronger than my own, almost as if he has a knowing..that I trust to be Divine.

I ponder his future...

What kind of man will he be...

Have I given him all the things he will need to live a good and honest life?

What will he be?

Hopefully, something that will make him happy.....

I guess I just really appreciate him today as a gift, entrusted to my care...

 

Today's thought is from my favorite poet Kahlil Gibran from the book titled,

The Prophet

It is about children...

 

Children

 

And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, "Speak to us of Children."

And he said:

Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you,

And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts.

For they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies but not their souls,

For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.

For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,

and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.

Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;

For even as he loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable.

 

Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber

Bullies

Greetings everyone!

Believing as I do in the laws of Synchronicity....

I was having a discussion about bullying with a friend, who is having an issue with her son being bullied. I was telling her about the quote that I am including as the thought for the day

 

I came back to my computer, got online and there is an article about Fred "MR" Rogers, and his experience of being bullied. I am attaching the article if anyone is interested on reading a story about this kind and compassionate man.

 

Lack of self-love is fertile ground for people and children who are bullies.

These souls are usually in pain themselves,in addition to being insecure.  

 

It is always easier for them to find the person that is "safe" who will not, or cannot defend themselves in order to unleash upon.

 

Becoming a victim to bullying makes it that much harder to take back your personal power.

 

As a kid, I was relentlessly bullied. To a point of wishing harm on myself and others.

Eventually, you look for someone else or yourself to focus all that pain and anger on.

 

I am hardly an expert, but through my own personal experience; I was a sensitive, eccentric, psychic being. It took me many years to make peace with who I was, forgive and set boundaries.

 

Sensitive people are singled out for this abuse, because we are different.

I did not appreciate my "different ness" as a child.

I was ashamed, and wanted to be invisible.

 

 I have come to find as an adult, that many envy that "dare to be different"-ness about me and there are those that wish to destroy that which they are not.

Fear anger, insecurity making them hurt others.

 

I learned that although we must set boundaries with these spirits, we must also love them for the same light that exists in me exists in them.

 

Lets also look at how we may take our pain, regret and anger and frustration on those that are not deserving of that treatment.

 

Sadly enough, it is usually someone we love, or a perfect stranger, innocently walking down the path of life who becomes the target.

 

Stand your ground.

Set boundaries with compassion and you will regain your Right to Be.

 

 

Here is the thought for the day:

 

I didn't belong as a kid, and that always bothered me.

If only I'd known that one day my different ness would be an asset, then my early life would have been much easier.
Bette Midler (1945 - ____) US singer, actress
In "Words of Women Quotations for Success," by Power Dynamics Publishing, 1997.

The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers author interview with Amy Hollingsworth on Beliefnet -- Beliefnet.com

 

Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber