You might not even be aware how many times you change costumes and roles daily. The problem that many of us have is that we often forget, in the heat of our performances that we are not the actor with the costume.
Look around you. Notice the endless number of roles that you are forced to play daily. You are the actor in all these roles (father, mother, manager, sales assistant etc.) Remember that you are not the role, but the actor at any given moment that is playing the role that you conclude is expected from you. You hopefully go home and take off the costume that wore before you jump into bed. You do costume changes all day long. You might not even be aware how many times you change costumes and roles daily. The problem that many of us have is that we often forget, in the heat of our performances that we are not the actor with the costume. Some of us have been playing our various roles for so long that we became imprisoned by the character we play at any given moment. Do the following next time when you are swept away in one of your roles (dramas) and pause for a moment. Look around you and contemplate what you see in front of you. Ask yourself who is looking through your eyes at the props on the stage of your life that you observe in front of you. My friend you are not the many roles you play. You have been following the many examples programmed into you since early childhood. You may ask, “What or who am I if I am not the actor that is playing the many roles expected from me daily?” You are not the actor, your history or the various roles that you are playing daily. Your “real self” is the “observer” that is looking through your eyes as explained earlier. Your real self have been kept prisoner since early childhood by the ego based program in your head that I mentioned in earlier deliveries in this series. The real you who is relaxed, fun and always joyful were pushed aside by the fraudulent ego software that took over life. Many of us go through a whole lifetime and never wake discover this very important fact. We dance as fast as we can on the frantic tune called life and never discover this important and undisputable fact that society hid from us. This is how the “real you” became enslaved in the dungeon of your mind. Many feel in moments of sadness that there must be more to life. They unfortunately are never allowed enough time to contemplate the farce that many of us live, sometimes for decades. It is only in times of great crisis or deep personal loss that some of us dare to ask – “Is this all that there is to life?” We may for a few moments experience glimpses of our real self and feel its compassion, but usually go back to our old style of acting while we get back on the tread mill of life.
Rene
Many feel in moments of sadness that there must be more to life. They unfortunately are never allowed enough time to contemplate the farce that many of us live, sometimes for decades. It is only in times of great crisis or deep personal loss that some of us dare to ask – “Is this all that there is to life?”
There are few rules that you will need to change if you want to improve the quality of your life forever. You need to grasp that there is no rule that state that you need to be perfect all the time to be successful. It is a fantasy to think that you must have a super high IQ to become successful. There is no need for your partner or children to obey you 100% of the time and never complain about anything you do or say. The idea that circumstances must be perfect or no success is possible is a fallacy. You don’t need a million in the bank, be an author, a top athlete and an amazing partner, father or mother before you view yourself as successful. The objective must be to get rid of the absurd idea that you are not allowed to make mistakes if you want to become and remain successful.
EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF RECOGNITION CAN GO AN INCREDIBLY LONG WAY IN A PERSON’S LIFE
JOHN MAXWELL
I am often astounded when I see how unappreciative people have become. I am not talking about buying someone a vehicle or sending him or her on a boat trip around the world in appreciation here. I am talking about something much more simple. What I have in mind is the simple and low energy activity of moving your lips and forming the words, “Thank you.” Society has become sour, critical and self-centred and takes far too much for granted. I will start with children. Children today begin at a very young age to become takers and usually sustain this parasite behaviour habit into adulthood. I have seen many parents go without to ensure a good education for their children. I have seen how parents worked two jobs and forfeit their health and best years of their life to ensure that their ungrateful offspring can go around with “designer or brand name” clothing. I can feel the veins in my neck popping when I see how ill mannered children treat their parents as if they are brain dead morons. Appreciation usually only enters the picture when the spoiled child needs to lay his hands of the wallet of their “well worn” parents.
The inability to express appreciation is rife in society today. Not only children go around taking things for granted. When last did you catch someone expressing honest out of the heart unsolicited appreciation? People are starved of this vital ingredient in all levels of society today. People blush and become embarrassed when you thank them or express your honest appreciation. You can detect that they are out of practice receiving appreciation. The sudden rush of “good chemicals” from their brains that are released when you feel appreciated makes them dizzy and tend to stun them.
I WILL TODAY EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AS IF I HAVE AN ENDLESS STOCK OF IT IN THE STOREHOUSE OF MY MIND
If you want to exert serious influence on people, learn about the power of honest appreciation. Express and show your appreciation more often and see what enormous difference it can make in the lives of people. The rumour that has been around that appreciation cannot be experienced when you become older or when your hair turns grey is just an urban legend. You never grow too old, rich, or fat to enjoy appreciation. It is something that you obtain free of charge and that will not bankrupt you if you hand it out in generous proportions. You can freely use this powerful tool on parents, gardeners, strangers, and even intimate friends.
Invite people to tell you more about themselves, their hopes, their fears, and dreams. Show real interest in what they have to say. Learn to take the focus off your own needs, fears, and ego driven aspirations for a while. Most people are so ego driven that they find it very difficult to listen. Do not try and top every story they tell with one of your own that makes their achievement bleak in comparison. Send people “thank you“ notes. I have seen mothers treasure a thank you note for decades that a son or daughter wrote them in a moment of weakness. You also do not need to wait for special occasions to show your appreciation. A single flower or a one-minute phone call can often do more for a worn out mother or father than the medication they are taking for their depression or insomnia. Become a strong source of influence today by giving your appreciation freely to everybody you meet. The amazing thing about giving appreciation and recognition is that it also makes you feel good and worthy.
Some of us one day wake up to the fact that we might have been travelling in the wrong direction away from our desired destiny. The solution would be to turn your vehicle of life around and readjust your course, but that is often easier set than done. They have a saying in sport when a player loose form or fail to play at his/her full potential. The trainer often tells the player to return to basics for a while. We are sometimes so busy making a living, fighting the good fight to be a good provider or mother that we go on auto pilot and speed along on the highway of life without noticing that we are travelling in the wrong direction. We sometimes only wake up to mistakes when we are many miles away from our desired course.
The biggest mistake we can make when we discover that we are speeding along in the wrong direction is to implode or start telling ourselves that we are some kind of idiot. There is nothing wrong with you now and there was never anything wrong with you in the past. We all make countless mistakes while we play the game of life. There is nothing wrong with mistakes. We learn and gain experience when we make mistakes. This is how knowledge turn into wisdom. The bigger the mistake the higher its educational value. You could slow down, park your vehicle of life and cry over the time, money and opportunities you have lost while you travelled in the wrong direction or you can learn from your mistake, point your vehicle of life’s nose in the right direction and push hard on the petrol pedal of your vehicle. You will soon feel the wind in your hair while you gather speed toward your destiny.
We need to see mistakes that we make as stepping stones. We must see them as valuable tools that teach us wonderful lessons. We usually recover faster when we learn from our mistakes and get back in the game of life quickly. We should not see our detours as disasters where we lost valuable time. We should see these detours as opportunities to uncover the stuff that is not working to our advantage. We might feel depleted and defeated after one of our setbacks or mistakes, but also soon discover that new fresh energy and enthusiasm soon fill the void left by our negative and destructive thought patterns.
The universe did not send you to earth dimension to fail. It sent you on your current mission to learn and to grow. The universe (God) is always watching your progress and rejoice when you learn from a mistake and start moving towards your destiny again. The universe do not always intervene when you make mistakes because you have free will and came to learn and to grow. The universe will never allow you to face obstacles that you are not equipped to overcome.
You might not even be aware how many times you change costumes and roles daily. The problem that many of us have is that we often forget, in the heat of our performances that we are not the actor with the costume.
Look around you. Notice the endless number of roles that you are forced to play daily. You are the actor in all these roles (father, mother, manager, sales assistant etc.) Remember that you are not the role, but the actor at any given moment that is playing the role that you conclude is expected from you. You hopefully go home and take off the costume that wore before you jump into bed. You do costume changes all day long. You might not even be aware how many times you change costumes and roles daily. The problem that many of us have is that we often forget, in the heat of our performances that we are not the actor with the costume. Some of us have been playing our various roles for so long that we became imprisoned by the character we play at any given moment. Do the following next time when you are swept away in one of your roles (dramas) and pause for a moment. Look around you and contemplate what you see in front of you. Ask yourself who is looking through your eyes at the props on the stage of your life that you observe in front of you. My friend you are not the many roles you play. You have been following the many examples programmed into you since early childhood. You may ask, “What or who am I if I am not the actor that is playing the many roles expected from me daily?” You are not the actor, your history or the various roles that you are playing daily. Your “real self” is the “observer” that is looking through your eyes as explained earlier. Your real self have been kept prisoner since early childhood by the ego based program in your head that I mentioned in earlier deliveries in this series. The real you who is relaxed, fun and always joyful were pushed aside by the fraudulent ego software that took over life. Many of us go through a whole lifetime and never wake discover this very important fact. We dance as fast as we can on the frantic tune called life and never discover this important and undisputable fact that society hid from us. This is how the “real you” became enslaved in the dungeon of your mind. Many feel in moments of sadness that there must be more to life. They unfortunately are never allowed enough time to contemplate the farce that many of us live, sometimes for decades. It is only in times of great crisis or deep personal loss that some of us dare to ask – “Is this all that there is to life?” We may for a few moments experience glimpses of our real self and feel its compassion, but usually go back to our old style of acting while we get back on the tread mill of life.
Rene
Many feel in moments of sadness that there must be more to life. They unfortunately are never allowed enough time to contemplate the farce that many of us live, sometimes for decades. It is only in times of great crisis or deep personal loss that some of us dare to ask – “Is this all that there is to life?”
You might not even be aware how many times you change costumes and roles daily. The problem that many of us have is that we often forget, in the heat of our performances that we are not the actor with the costume.
Look around you. Notice the endless number of roles that you are forced to play daily. You are the actor in all these roles (father, mother, manager, sales assistant etc.) Remember that you are not the role, but the actor at any given moment that is playing the role that you conclude is expected from you. You hopefully go home and take off the costume that wore before you jump into bed. You do costume changes all day long. You might not even be aware how many times you change costumes and roles daily. The problem that many of us have is that we often forget, in the heat of our performances that we are not the actor with the costume. Some of us have been playing our various roles for so long that we became imprisoned by the character we play at any given moment. Do the following next time when you are swept away in one of your roles (dramas) and pause for a moment. Look around you and contemplate what you see in front of you. Ask yourself who is looking through your eyes at the props on the stage of your life that you observe in front of you. My friend you are not the many roles you play. You have been following the many examples programmed into you since early childhood. You may ask, “What or who am I if I am not the actor that is playing the many roles expected from me daily?” You are not the actor, your history or the various roles that you are playing daily. Your “real self” is the “observer” that is looking through your eyes as explained earlier. Your real self have been kept prisoner since early childhood by the ego based program in your head that I mentioned in earlier deliveries in this series. The real you who is relaxed, fun and always joyful were pushed aside by the fraudulent ego software that took over life. Many of us go through a whole lifetime and never wake discover this very important fact. We dance as fast as we can on the frantic tune called life and never discover this important and undisputable fact that society hid from us. This is how the “real you” became enslaved in the dungeon of your mind. Many feel in moments of sadness that there must be more to life. They unfortunately are never allowed enough time to contemplate the farce that many of us live, sometimes for decades. It is only in times of great crisis or deep personal loss that some of us dare to ask – “Is this all that there is to life?” We may for a few moments experience glimpses of our real self and feel its compassion, but usually go back to our old style of acting while we get back on the tread mill of life.
Rene
Many feel in moments of sadness that there must be more to life. They unfortunately are never allowed enough time to contemplate the farce that many of us live, sometimes for decades. It is only in times of great crisis or deep personal loss that some of us dare to ask – “Is this all that there is to life?”
Everyday you make a thousand choices. You choose what to wear, where to go, who to meet, what to eat and what to do. MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, YOU decide WHAT TO THINK. One thing is sure and that is that your day will not be better than your thoughts. ...................
Just close your eyes for a moment and see if you can visualise this open toolbox and if you can see the hundreds of tools that are neatly placed in this toolbox. Now look if you can see the maker’s name on these tools. The creator of these tools (thoughts and perceptions) is you. You created thousands of thoughts and perceptions (tools) about everything since your childhood. ..................
When confronted with any situation or problem you reach into this toolbox and take out what you think the most appropriate tool would be and then attempt to fix the problem. It is estimated that your mind thinks at least 2,500 thoughts an hour. Every thought that you think is a tool (perception) that you have that you imagine would work best under specific circumstances. This thought process continues day and night and will do so for the rest of your life. .....................................
I am convinced that we think ourselves to a standstill. We never stop playing with these tools in our toolbox and can hardly ever really relax for a while. If we are not faced with a problem or task that needs completion we still continue to take out these tools and mentally rehears and contemplate how we will use them should something that we fear become a reality. ............................
We are forever thinking and scheming and never become still and tranquil inside. Our bodies might seem relaxed, but deep inside our heads this thought process continues churning around. What I am most worried about is that most of the tools that you have in your toolbox are very old and outdated. .......................
Many of the opportunities, problems and obstructions that you face daily cannot be repaired while you are using old and outdated tools. If you take a modern mechanic’s toolbox and you place the toolbox of a mechanic of fifty years ago next to it you will find that there are major discrepancies. When you are confronted with something that needs repair and you do not have the right tool for the task at hand it can be very frustrating. We usually improvise and try using some other tools and hope that it will also get the job done. ........................
When you are faced with a problem you need to select the right tool for the task at hand. If you do not have the tool in your toolbox it can complicate your life. What most people seem to ignore is that it is sometimes better not to reach for your toolbox when faced with a problem. Sometimes you need time to pass or need to leave the problem with its rightful owner. How well you use your tools is usually reflected in the world you see around you. What would you do if you were faced with any or all of the following? .........................
You get a flat tire on your way to an important customer or meeting. You can fall apart, develop a migraine and think that life is against you or you can take out the right tools (patience and reality) and take care of the problem in a relaxed manner. ........................
You have been working on the computer for hours and suddenly lose all your work. You can drop dead with a heart attack; think that God hates you or you can take out the right tool (sanity and reality) and begin over and this time remember to make a backup of your work. ....................
A lover or wife possibly cheated on you. You can go crazy and get an assassin to take out the potential threat to your relationship, think that you are a failure or you can take out the right tool (no fear of loss) and get on with your life. .......................
When you have the right tools in your toolbox it makes life a lot easier. The choices we make are vital in our lives. The more quality choices we make during any given day the higher the probability of success and peace of mind. ................
I suggest that you equip your toolbox with the best tools you can lay your hands on. It is important to upgrade if you discover that one of your tools are outdated or that a more modern version is available. How would you react if your TV packed up and a technician that obviously knows very little about electronics arrived at your house with only a sledgehammer and a few other primitive tools in his toolbox? I am sure that you will send him away and find someone better qualified and equipped for the task. .....................
You might sometimes be like this incompetent and poorly equipped technician indicated above if you do not often update your tools (thoughts) in your toolbox. You can also have all the right tools in your toolbox and never use them because you are afraid that you might make a mistake. ..................
You must remember that happiness and success is always just one thought (tool) away. You should remember when you find it difficult to cope with something that one new tool (thought) could change your life. One fresh thought and one new idea can change your life from pain and suffering to success and peace of mind. ........................
You are today what you were programmed with yesterday. The choices that you make on a moment-to-moment basis decide your fate and future. You can never feel or perform better than the ongoing thoughts and feelings that you allow to occupy your mind! .......................
The mistake we make is that most of us live our lives on a reactive basis. We start and complete our day in a reactive state of being. Something comes to our attention via our five senses or via a thought in our mind. We automatically slip into the “role” that we created for ourselves many moons ago. We act, react and experience the same feelings and emotions that we embedded with our scrip at its inception. We do exactly the same when new stimuli push the previous “drama” off the stage in our minds. We sustain this reactive mode of thinking until we finally go to bed at night. Most of our days are made up of a tapestry of “roles” that we played in our own colorful way. It is important to understand that nothing is going to change until we do something different. We cannot repeat the same old recipes and expect a different outcome. ....................
You can use the “Portable Life Skills Wisdom” book to develop a range of appropriate scripts that you can use when you are faced with a problem or project that need your attention. You will if you apply the scripts in this book find that you no longer run your life on a reactive basis. The new scripts will help you to live your life in the moment. You will become more realistic. You will treat each event on its own merit. How do you do this? ......................
The Process ....................
Read the first message in your book. Write it down if at all possible. It will assist you to absorb the data provided. Now sit back and close your eyes and visualize how you will apply the specific message in the various areas of your life. See yourself on the screen of your mind using the message in all your day-to-day activities. It is important to attempt to feel and experience the benefits that this new mode of thinking will bring into your life. Do this for ten minutes. Then open your eyes and begin to apply the wisdom on all occasions where appropriate in your activities on that given day. ...........................
Proceed to do the same with second message etc. in your book tomorrow. You will upload almost a thousand powerful recipes if you sustain the process indicated above. You can in less than three years upload a powerful “tool” system that will serve you for the rest of your life. This can be a life changing experience if you apply it daily. You will discover that the ten minutes you invest daily will upload countless new strategies into your subconscious computer. Build a successful and happy life. The key however is action. You can have the best tools available to man and still fail if you don’t use them daily. Wishing you the very best with this endeavor. .............................
Daily Support System (This Blog) ................
You not only have the massive key ideas in the book that you can use when appropriate you also receive daily posts on a wide range of subjects that will expand this system to a level never offered before. Visit this blog daily for fresh new ideas with a sprinkle of historical wisdom that stood the test of time. ..........................
Rene