Awaken Your Day - Dec 15 - Do It Your Way

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world."
- George Washington Carver

Many of you would be familiar to some extent with Frank Sinatra's famous, "I Did it My Way".

Once again I see a statement that we all take on surface level, and we absorb the meaning for the moment that we hear it, and then we carry on doing things the way the masses do. There is such an addiction to keeping close to what is familiar among people.

I have thought at times, that this could actually be the most serious of all addictions the human race will face. To be so totally dependant on doing things by the book. Or in a manner that is comfortable. And this is for anything. From our daily routine, to your dependancy on a J.O.B. to how we raise children to how we teach ourselves to how we brush our teeth to how we express our love to how we dress to how we plan a wedding .... and so on, and so on, and so on.

Tradition, or habit, or fear...call it what you will. We often do not consider doing things a bit different that "usual". We do not consider it unless we make ourselves aware of how we feel about something, and then make the bold statement, "I am going to be different."

I am tempted to say, spice it up.

How does anyone think we evolve thru the ages, if not for someone having the idea, and then the courage to just do it a bit more like the way they want?

I could list ideas and examples all day. But that is not the point.

You, can make a game of it. Ask yourself today as you do things...is this the way I would do it? If I had control, what would I adjust or do slightly different?

Do this at your job, so you might find a way or a suggestion for improvement.
Do this in your morning routine, to fix things that maybe you were not aware of that drain your energy because you are just following the template.
Do this with your relationship ... and ask yourself, why can't I be like that scene in the movie that everyone says is too good to be true? If it makes my partner that excited and happy, is it not a great thing to try?

Add an element of energy to something you do today, and tap into your creative side even for the simplest things in this life.

It is after all.... Opportunity Monday.
How will you design your hostile takeover of the routine actions that smother your creativity?

Good morning...Do it your way.

Pierre Couturier
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Awaken Your Day - Dec 10 - With a Grain Of Salt

"The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it."
- Bill Nye

There is alot going on around us.
Kind of overwhelming really.

Governments are arguing like kids in a sandbox.
Economies resemble a pile of puzzle pieces and you just know that there are a few pieces missing.
Technology is leaping past itself it seems almost every month.
The list goes on...some wonderful, some sad, more confusing.

It can be difficult to not take things too serious and let it all pull us under the invisible water line.
I encourage you not to sit and wait, holding your breath in case it happens.
I encourage you to embrace it a little.

While there are alot of negative things that stand out - understand that maybe it is best they do. For we can then then see them more clearly, even the bad things, and see what attention is needed.

And, try to remember that there are alot of hidden jewels in this world, waiting to entice your senses of wonder and enjoyment.

Overall, try not to hide in a circle of what is familiar. Open up some and get to the story behind the headlines. You will find that with a little more awareness, your understanding of what is happening around us will grow - and I am fairly sure you will find more opportunities to change worry, into a shake your head and giggle a bit moment.

Good morning.

Pierre

Awaken Your Day - Dec 9 - And the Best Will Be

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."
- Art Linkletter

We have had the fortune this year of hearing from friends and family that have had some tough times.

Sounds kind of cold when you first read that.

But what I mean is, we have had the fortune to have heard about the misfortunes that have happened in the lives of those we care about - and how they overcame that to turn it into a strength.

So often in this life we hear stories of triumph and overcoming hardship. For myself, it seemed as though one story blended in with another. A feel good story and for some reason, I could not recall those tales of success when I needed that connection. For myself, I found that if I had a closer connection to the person, it seemed as though I was able to absorb, and retain the value behind it a little more. I could draw on that easier, it came to mind more naturally.

And so, with the hardships of those that are close to us, we shared in the worry but we stand in the glow of the reward of how these friends and family have risen above the difficulty of the moment or instance, and now are stronger for it.

We find strength, and faith in overcoming - and we share it not just in the telling of a tale, but in providing support to others in their time of need.

Your hard earned strength, costs you nothing to share, but the benefits show a compounding value for all those that it touches.

So to touch on today's little comment... things turn out best for you when you find your path to making the most of any situation obviously, but things start off better for others when they can see the path you have laid out that enables them to confront challenges with awareness on how to make the most of it.

Have a good day, and may you make the most of good moments and challenging moments so that your value is compounded.

Pierre

Awaken Your Day - Dec 4 - True Value

"A good home must be made, not bought."
- Joyce Maynard

I would like to apologize, for the our lack of entries recently. And today's message may seem simple and not all that inspiring.

However, alot has been happening in our lives recently, just like everyone has times when more life is packed into a smaller than we are used to time frame.

Alot has been happening, and it all comes back to focus - on the value we feel inside that place we call "home".

When I was younger, I always thought of a home as a house that 'I was able to purchase.' My goal was based on ability to obtain an object - not create an environment of who I am and the values I carried forward. Values, I had not identified with at that time, were not in my worksheet.

It was all about obtaining. And so, on the road, I never created that 'home' no matter where I lived.

You have an apartment...or a trailer, or a house. You rent, you own...the bank owns. No matter.

Make the space, and the atmosphere, reflect the Home you want to feel good in. Make your dreams begin with the space around you, and those dreams will take more shape, as you strive to reach for and achieve the physical 'home' to go with the unmistakable 'feeling' of home.

Good morning

Pierre