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No, not the fourth grade...and not your driver's exam. Preferably not month end reports, or tax audits, or your homework.
But yes to memories, and smiles and for certain we like to repeat our victories. So, with that in mind, I came across some thoughts we shared on Aug 4, 2009...and I thought they were worth repeating.
Seize the day for what it is ... the beginning of a choice...to have a great week.
"I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves."
- Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Combine this with the often quoted comment that it is not what happens to us but how we respond to what happens, and you can see that our success in many ways comes down to a practiced awareness.
An awareness of our gratitude for the things we have versus our envy for those things we do not.
An awareness of our passions, and how they motivate us to constantly step forward...big, or small.
An awareness of our achievements - that show us the greatness of how far we have come.
An awareness of how we desire to grow, learn and become rather than hiding in a shell.
An awareness that we are unlimited in what we can do.
When we go thru our days energized by the awareness that we are in charge of our moments, no matter what event we meet - we meet it with our best foot forward and our mind on our true destination. The idea is that a negative event, will then not control you but instead you will have the ability to navigate thru or past it, for you met it with power and not vulnerability. The shadow of the event, will not be allowed to make it look larger and more ominous for you are viewing it with open eyes and mind - which gives you a more direct light source for these moments.
You give yourself a better chance to see events for what they truly are, and not what emotion paints them to be.
The impact of an event is lessened, for your response to it is also more controlled. Unless of course it is a great and joyful moment...in which case you might let control go and just enjoy with reckless abandon.
Open your mind to the idea that you begin the day, with all the tools you need to be a great designer of the day that lies ahead, or to be a great handyman if you need to be to fix those moments that do not go so well.
Meet, greet, and respond accordingly.
Each day and event is like one of those kids books, where the choices you make during the story take you to an assortment of alternate endings.
Good morning, and great meetings.
Pierre Couturier
Husband, Da-Dee, Author,Friend and Dreamer
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Awaken Your Day - July 3, 2011 - Sunday Kind of Love
Sunday really should be a day of rest.
There should be no hurried schedules. No firm appointments.
No regime.
Do we get so caught up in routine of our work week that we also create the same kind of pattern unwittingly with our valuable personal time...and in particular, our Sunday?
I like to think of Sundays as a time not so much for taking charge of the day, but rather letting it take charge of you. Of course my wife would argue this as I do not always practice what I preach, and for a long time, I considered Sunday to be my catch up day. Felt productive at the end of it...and usually exhausted.
So...let me throw some ideas at you. The common denominator being that you have to take the value in the moments and maximize their worth. You have to relax.
Go watch a ball game. Make it a kid's league game. Feel their energy and absorb the fun.
Call up a friend and go to the park.
Toss around a frisbee, or a football or just some conversation.
Read the paper....slowly. Find those sections you so often skip over.
Flip thru a photoalbum...and let a memory remind you to smile.
Say Thank you...to everyone, for everything today.
Get an ice cream. And lick it like it was your very first one.
Go for a walk and window shop on old main street. Then buy yourself something...because it is just a wonderful day.
Take a deep breath. And then take time to enjoy how it felt. And take another.
Awaken your no hassle Sunday.
Keep it simple...and hold on for all it is worth.
I wish you well.
Good Morning.
Pierre Couturier
Husband, "Nite dad. I uv yoo", Author, Friend.
There should be no hurried schedules. No firm appointments.
No regime.
Do we get so caught up in routine of our work week that we also create the same kind of pattern unwittingly with our valuable personal time...and in particular, our Sunday?
I like to think of Sundays as a time not so much for taking charge of the day, but rather letting it take charge of you. Of course my wife would argue this as I do not always practice what I preach, and for a long time, I considered Sunday to be my catch up day. Felt productive at the end of it...and usually exhausted.
So...let me throw some ideas at you. The common denominator being that you have to take the value in the moments and maximize their worth. You have to relax.
Go watch a ball game. Make it a kid's league game. Feel their energy and absorb the fun.
Call up a friend and go to the park.
Toss around a frisbee, or a football or just some conversation.
Read the paper....slowly. Find those sections you so often skip over.
Flip thru a photoalbum...and let a memory remind you to smile.
Say Thank you...to everyone, for everything today.
Get an ice cream. And lick it like it was your very first one.
Go for a walk and window shop on old main street. Then buy yourself something...because it is just a wonderful day.
Take a deep breath. And then take time to enjoy how it felt. And take another.
Awaken your no hassle Sunday.
Keep it simple...and hold on for all it is worth.
I wish you well.
Good Morning.
Pierre Couturier
Husband, "Nite dad. I uv yoo", Author, Friend.
Friday, July 1, 2011
AYD - July 2, 2011 - You Have More In You
"If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
They say that to be successful, one of the key elements is to surround yourself with like minded people.
Sometimes, however, it is not those that think like we do, or share our passions for the same dream that will provide that intensity match that promotes our fire ... sometimes, it is people outside of your dream but who still see your potential, and respect you and your dream because you do, because you have shown them just who you can be ... sometimes those are the people that provide that encouragement right when you did not know you needed it.
In those moments, you may feel as though you are being challenged, and you are. It is not offensive in nature. Rather, it is respect in a challenge to reach for what you can be...and not try to hitch hike on excuses.
Friend, family, mentor, co-worker, or boss - if they allow you to just be, then they will never see you reach for the top row, where we all know the good prizes are.
"3 balls for two bucks. Step right up. Everyone's a winner! You sir, yes you! You look like you want to try..."
And, good morning.
Pierre Couturier
Husband, "Nite Dad", Author, Friend, and Believer
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
They say that to be successful, one of the key elements is to surround yourself with like minded people.
Sometimes, however, it is not those that think like we do, or share our passions for the same dream that will provide that intensity match that promotes our fire ... sometimes, it is people outside of your dream but who still see your potential, and respect you and your dream because you do, because you have shown them just who you can be ... sometimes those are the people that provide that encouragement right when you did not know you needed it.
In those moments, you may feel as though you are being challenged, and you are. It is not offensive in nature. Rather, it is respect in a challenge to reach for what you can be...and not try to hitch hike on excuses.
Friend, family, mentor, co-worker, or boss - if they allow you to just be, then they will never see you reach for the top row, where we all know the good prizes are.
"3 balls for two bucks. Step right up. Everyone's a winner! You sir, yes you! You look like you want to try..."
And, good morning.
Pierre Couturier
Husband, "Nite Dad", Author, Friend, and Believer
Thursday, June 30, 2011
AYD July 1, 2011 - Which way do I go? Which way do I go?
Alice came to a fork in the road. "Which road do I take?" she asked.
"Where do you want to go?" responded the Cheshire cat.
"I don't know," Alice answered.
"Then," said the cat, "it doesn't matter."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
There are times when we feel a little lost. Hard to find the path, or direction that we yearn for to guide us to our meaning. It is crucial that we do not allow our energy to be spent focussing on only the emptiness that comes at this time. When we do, we sadly discover that the only progress we have made is completing the negativity circle and planting our feet in our very own footprints...the ones we left when we started feeling this way. By the way, when your heart feels heavy, those imprints we leave can get deep.
It is the very common understanding that when our spirits are low, our eyes follow. I am not aware of too many dreams being found kicking pebbles and finding poetry lines that rhyme with "Oh, Woe is Me!"
Recognize this time for what it is. An opportunity to find out something about yourself, thru brainstorming and exploring a new outlook. Don't like the scenery in front of the eyes, blink....and look in another direction. Change your poem to be, "Get to Know Me!" and let that be your mission. Who R U?
It is not always easy to define what we want...so start by identifying clearly with what you Don't Want. Your first step on finding a new trail could simply be the one you take AWAY from where you don't want to be...and then, well, you won't have any of those deep, sad footprints to retrace ... so you will have no choice but to lift your head up ...
When you see Alice, politely tell her to get out of the way...you have somewhere to get to.
Good morning...see you on the trail.
Pierre Couturier
Husband, Best Friend, Dad - DaDeee, Author and Explorer.
"Where do you want to go?" responded the Cheshire cat.
"I don't know," Alice answered.
"Then," said the cat, "it doesn't matter."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
There are times when we feel a little lost. Hard to find the path, or direction that we yearn for to guide us to our meaning. It is crucial that we do not allow our energy to be spent focussing on only the emptiness that comes at this time. When we do, we sadly discover that the only progress we have made is completing the negativity circle and planting our feet in our very own footprints...the ones we left when we started feeling this way. By the way, when your heart feels heavy, those imprints we leave can get deep.
It is the very common understanding that when our spirits are low, our eyes follow. I am not aware of too many dreams being found kicking pebbles and finding poetry lines that rhyme with "Oh, Woe is Me!"
Recognize this time for what it is. An opportunity to find out something about yourself, thru brainstorming and exploring a new outlook. Don't like the scenery in front of the eyes, blink....and look in another direction. Change your poem to be, "Get to Know Me!" and let that be your mission. Who R U?
It is not always easy to define what we want...so start by identifying clearly with what you Don't Want. Your first step on finding a new trail could simply be the one you take AWAY from where you don't want to be...and then, well, you won't have any of those deep, sad footprints to retrace ... so you will have no choice but to lift your head up ...
When you see Alice, politely tell her to get out of the way...you have somewhere to get to.
Good morning...see you on the trail.
Pierre Couturier
Husband, Best Friend, Dad - DaDeee, Author and Explorer.
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