Meaningful Mondays

What do you think? Is it time for a seventh-inning stretch?

Can hatred and gratitude dwell in us at the same time? Science shows that by practicing gratitude and celebration, we prime our brains to be more open to new ideas... to be more creative, and efficient. How many times will you use the word "celebrate" this week? Try it.

There is nothing wrong with this country that what's right with this country can't fix. "Discovering what works and doing more of it is generally a positive, enjoyable, and empowering activity for all concerned." - Dr. Mark Mckergow "My intention is not to focus on what we want to fix. Rather, let's focus on what we want to become."

"Use your smile to change the world, don't let the world change your smile." - Chinese Proverb "Sometimes your joy is the source of your happiness, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." - Thich Nhat Hanh

Is your future destination-driven? Or, is your future contribution-driven? People do not experience your intentions, they experience your actions. If your habits are not aligned with your dreams (future), you can either choose to elevate your behavior or lower your dreams - your choice.

What is the power we all have, that if we made the commitment to use kindness every day, we would live in a more meaningful world?

Which future are you giving courage to? What would happen if you had just one major goal and one clear path in each key area of your life?

Three questions as you plan for a year from now: How will I be different? What will say "no" that I said "yes" to in 2020? What will I possess in 2021 that I didn't have, or wish I would have had in 2020?

Don't catch yourself saying, "I can't believe this year is almost over!" Do this instead.

Will I be better or worse for having gone through this experience?" By going, I learn where to go. By doing, I learn what to do. By BE'ing, I learn what I am capable of BEcoming. "To learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know." - Stephen R. Covey

How might I....... so that I can.....? 1. What are the possible reasons I am noticing this symptom? 2. What isn't happening that, if it didn't happen, would cause the perceived symptom to either narrow or disappear? 3. What is happening, that if it stopped happening, would cause the perceived symptom to either narrow or disappear?

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." - Marianne Williamson Can I manage my perceptions so that I can develop the characteristics of even greater leadership?

The most common way you surrender your power is by thinking you don’t have any. "The way to make a difference is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney

"Step back into those things you value most before you step into the day." "It's the little things that are vital. Little things make big things happen." - John Wooden "Can I begin this day with the intentionality, confidence, and courage to say "no" to even the very important, so that I can accomplish the essential "yesses" that move me closer to my most meaningful future?"

"Communication is the Response you Get." Before you speak, let your words pass through the 3... no, 4 gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? AND, Can I begin in gratitude?

"Every person I meet is my master in some point, and in that I learn of him." - Ralph Waldo Emerson "God uses our trials (struggles) to shape us into the kind of people we have to be in order to fully enjoy the future opportunities He has prepared for us." - Hank Smith

Only our internal moral compass in each individual that can effectively deal with the cause and the symptoms of societal incivility. "What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." -Jane Goodall

“The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.” - Russell M. Nelson

"Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality." - Dalai Lama "Experience teaches only the teachable." - Aldous Huxley "Lessons learned from experiential moments captured, named, and shared... will be the legacy that outlives us." - Lee Brower

"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." - Albus Dumbledore I stopped looking for the light. Decided to become it instead,