hmmmm................

consciousness the word has a lot of meaning- being aware of your actions before they happen or as they are happening, could you be conscious of your actions before they happen? You can. Choices there are lots you can choose to be happier, healthier, positive, active, compassionate, caring, loving, stronger and an OUTSTANDING HUMAN BEING? YES YOU CAN! Looking at things, objects, relationships, actions, myself in a different light, like on the Seinfeld episode where Jerry is dating a woman who looks different in darker light the same can be said for everything. You could look at things as bad, depressing, negatively draining and I believe get yourself sick physically or even mentally. But what if you challenged your way of thinking and looked at negative actions, words or happenings as a test or a lesson of some kind? What if every negative thing you challenged in the same light? Would you just be a nut and go crazy or would you begin to see more positive in your life and less negative? I often think about how my parents raised me and used to get frustrated because I was raised to believe through my parents upbringing that life was a bed of roses, death was sad, ignore it, go shopping instead of feeling blue, you must be constipated if your being nasty, marriage is forever and bliss. But now I realize that being sheltered wasn't so bad because now I know the meaning behind their actions. It was, life is what you make of it and a bed of roses can be what makes you happy even if for someone else it's not. Death is sad but you can't ignore it you can give it it's own place and deal with it alone because you came into this world alone and leave it alone you shall too. And feeling blue? Go shopping! It's conditioning yourself to get up off your depressed ass and do something conducive to your family! Being nasty, ignoring the action or words of your loved ones because at the center of the true self you are pure and a worthy human being! Marriage it's work, but sometimes you find someone who works along with you and sometimes you don't. So ask me if my parents were to blame for "things" that happened in my life or my outlook? I will tell you yes in a very, very, good way!

outstanding

Anthony Robbins says that if you want excellent results in your life you need to put forth outstanding effort. Good effort, poor results, excellent efforts, poor results. But just pushing forward to over the top then you get excellence. In meditating today on this subject I found out you can make choices that effect these outcomes. For example: When I wake up I can choose to start my day off with a positive attitude and then confirm this with meditating. And I can take it a step further by meditating on these choices. I 2 minutes I will be walking into dad's room and pick up his depends that he threw on the floor along with any clothing or bedding that might have gotten wet in the night, empty his commode, open his blinds and carry out this morning activity with cleaning him up and getting him his breakfast. But imagine if you will you are standing in front of his room and decide to be outstanding in every way towards him attitude wise as well as conversation, and actions included. I've done this in the past if I was having a bad day and didn't want him to be on the receiving end of my projections of negativity. I have learned this week that just because you have an altercation or something pisses you off you don't have to pass it on to someone else and this new finding with me is very neat because I find negativity is very catchy just like a cold you don't want to catch but somehow do. Going beyond the positive attitude and not faltering is the step I am in right now. Being able to look adversity in the eye and not letting it consume me, outrage me or effect the bigger picture. Later I'll let you know how I do, I am going to do this later also when I make food choices how much you want to bet me that it will be harder!