It’s that part of you that never gives up or gives in when things look bleak. It is the part of you that keeps “fighting” because not doing so would mean abject failure or sadness or something else equally nasty.
I was sent the link to an interview between Tony Robbins and Alice Herz Sommer (108 years old). It was amazing. She survived the Holocaust partially due to her talent on the piano but also because she was, as she stated in the interview, “born an optomist.” I emailed this to just about everyone on my email list – it is that important. I also posted it to my Facebook Page. Here is the link in case you missed it: http://training.tonyrobbins.com/1608/the-garden-of-eden-and-hell-could-your-problems-be-gifts-my-interview-with-alice-summers-108-year-old-survivor-of-a-nazi-concentration-camp/
See I am one of those “my cup is running over” type of people. I laugh a lot, look for the positive in each situation and person (but realistically, of course), and try to show people where negatives can be converted, mainly by example. Alice is also one of those people – her light shines so brightly that I feel like a deer caught in the headlights of an oncoming semi!
Today I had to access that warrior inside of me. I was snowbound and feeling a bit blue about a certain person that I can’t be in contact with right now. I was alone and looking for “sunshine”.
Visualization is the most helpful approach for me right now. That and taking action. And looking for the positive, the beautiful, the good in the world around me no matter what is happening in my life.
I have been lax in meditating – had the perfect opportunity to do it today and couldn’t seem to concentrate. I found myself focusing on what I didn’t have vs. what I want. Let me clarify.
Remember my mentioning (if you have been following my blog) about thoughts creating your reality? Einstein, Alice (mentioned above), Judy (the friend who shared this link with me), the great minds, composers, artists – all of them have seen how important gratitude is in making things happen. Einstein, for instance, took time to thank all the scientists who came before him that made his life/path possible. Alice thanked all the composers who brought beauty to this world.
Yesterday I wasn’t grateful in the way that opened the doors I sought. All I could see was sad little me sitting in my house, alone. Then Judy sends this link – I am so ashamed of myself. Here is a 108-year-old woman who survived and thrived in the Holocaust and I am whining about being in a warm house, with great friends and family, two soft purring cats, food to eat, clothes to wear…
Okay, this is a D’Nozzo (sp?) slap up the back of my head!
Today, I will move back to the basics that have gotten me this far, especially in the last year. Today, I will send out thanks and positive energy and realize how very blessed I am to be walking this earth right this moment.
So you have a cruddy job, a home without love, beans to eat…You really are blessed. And if you take the time (even 60 seconds) to say thank you out loud for what you do have, you will find that things will start turning around today. Keep it up and see where it will take you. That is my goal today. Find the positive, beautiful, happy in each moment, TODAY.
Will let you know tomorrow how it effected my life.
