Awaken Your Day - May 24, 2017 - Repeat

"Success is the sum of small efforts - repeated day in and day out."
- Robert Collier

As I have said, it is never enough just to read something motivational and say, "Golly Gee that makes sense. What a nice thing and so true!" One has to pause and apply. Listen and enact. Read is the action... next is your reaction.


I can say this because I am constantly reminding myself of the very thing I need to do as well.


So, start simple. What do you want and what are you doing to get it .. daily? What little baby step could you do today and repeat tomorrow that will compound to your eventual achievement.
 
What could you accomplish toward your goal... if you gave it 15 accumulating progressive minutes per day for a year?


You have done nothing so far so what will it cost you to think long term.... but consistent? Worth a shot.
 
Now... repeat....


Good morning, Greater Day. Greater You, again and again and again.
AYD - Pierre Couturier - Husband, Daddy and Author to my Day.

Awaken Your Day - May 15, 2017 - Goals

"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."
- Robert Heinlein

What is on your daily list... just because it has always been?

Is your purpose represented in the list?


Good morning, greater day. Greater You - ensuring there is time for creating a greater you.
AYD - Pierre Couturier - Husband, Daddy and Author to my Day.

Awaken Your Day - May 18, 2017 - Stormy Times and You Are Here

"... this too shall pass."

Wandering through thoughts of some tough situations recently, looking for a roadmap or a connect-the-dots to help some things make sense. Even that wonderful X marks the spot and the nice red letters proclaiming "Your Are Here" would be great, so we can take a breath, feel the ground beneath our feet and have a beginning point amid the storm we find ourselves in.

Navigating through life isn't always easy. We all have a plan until something punches us in the gut. Be it a day, a situation or something close to our hearts. It's hard when tough times make no sense. And when things happen that don't make sense, desperate thoughts become a tornado whipping around us all day, hoping to rein in the calm that was our safe haven not so long ago.

Pause.
Regain your vision.

Try to control the temperature of the current happenings and see if we can find our perspective. What is this compared to the grand picture? What I feel right now is a product of the moment - and it is surprise, disappointment, startled, and scared from an unplanned part of a day. It is not a representation of every moment of every day. Nor is my current situational storm that surrounds me.

Pause. Regain our vision.
Assess.
We have the tools to think clearly. We know, with our hands on that this too shall pass, because after a deep breath, I can see it ... the moment, and the sign clearly says, "You Are Here."
And we begin.

Good morning, Greater Day. Greater You - Just rubbing a sore gut, and then moving forward.
AYD - Pierre Couturier - Husband, Daddy, and Author to my day ... looking for X on the map.

Awaken Your Day - May 10, 2017 - Precious

(Repost from 2008, June 19)
"If everybody could understand how precious one day is, everybody would be more successful."
- Martin Latulippe, Speaker and Luminary

Often, a statement like this needs an example to help us see the full meaning. We could go on and on trying to find that one perfect mental picture that would tap into our emotions and trigger our understanding. We are all different in how we absorb a message like this.

So why don't we just sit back for a moment or three, and let the things that we hold precious in our life run through the picture window like a movie. Allow the meaningful moments to linger.
Focus on what matters. Feel their value for a moment. A dedicated moment.

 Do not revisit conflicts, or hurt feelings. Do not catch yourself wishing for other things beyond what you have or what you have achieved.

Right now is about , right now. We need to touch how precious today is.

One of my dreams now is to continue living this life I have right now as it gets better and better with each new piece of understanding that I am given. I feel I am becoming more and more the man that my earlier circumstances often dictate I would never be. Having that awareness is my tool to help me understand how precious today is.

I wish for you today, one more piece of your own understanding, and with it, ten more moments of value that you can feel.

Good morning, greater Day. Greater You - feeling every moment's value.
AYD - Pierre Couturier - Husband, Daddy and Author to my Day