Focus on what truely matters!

This morning, sitting online, trying to find my motivation to write a story it suddenly occurred to me that people can be so small minded*.  For instance...  I follow a group on Facebook called 'My camping sites '.  I love camping so I love seeing the pics people post of nature and their experiences of different places.  This helps to make decisions when going on holiday or away for the weekend.  You also hear about places little known to the public so this helps to discover little gems.  However, it just takes one idiot to hack the site, put on some porn pics.... so disgusting, and everyone is in an uproar....  for heavens sake, have you not heard of a delete button....  now everyone wants the site shut down or made private blah blah blah......  

Really.... is this what we have come to?  Do we give power to the filth? NO... we take control, we make decisions and we move on.  We find the good and not the bad in things, we look for the positive not the negative and we live a good life.

So on this fabulous Friday.... lets get out there, do some good, be kind and if you see someone that has lost their smile.... give them one of yours.....  

So I close my little rant with the following recipe:

Recipe For The Soul
Fold two hands together, And express a dash of sorrow;
Marinate it overnight, And work on it tomorrow.
Chop one grudge in tiny pieces Add several cups of love,
Dredge with a large-sized smile, Mix in ingredients from above.
Dissolve the hate within you, By doing a good deed;
Cut in and help your friend, If he or she should be in need.
Stir in laughter, love and thankfulness, From the heart it has to come;
Toss with genuine kindness, then share with folks who may need some.
The amount of people served, Will all depend on you ...
This recipe can feed an entire world, If you really want it to!

*

1. narrow-minded; petty; intolerant; mean

If you think you can or you think you can't you're right!

Interesting way to start my day today.  Have had a couple of messages on Facebook and on Whatsapp from new and existing customers trying very hard to ensure they have the correct mindset to embark upon the journey of a healthy active lifestyle.

I understand exactly what they are saying and how they are feeling.  Making changes to your diet and completely leaving your comfort zone takes quite a bit of effort.  Not physical effort but mind power.  Thanks to the input I received yesterday, my mind took on a complete U-turn.  I switched off the negative and put the positive into overdrive.  And so can you.....  surround yourself with people that are going to encourage you and carry you forward.  Fill your mind with positive thoughts and motivational input.  It is all around us... social media is full to the brim and it just takes that small adjustment from you to change it around.

YOU CAN DO IT!  YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR MINDSET AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!!!!

Fly with the eagles....

My inspiration today comes from Lessons Learned in Life.  I cannot express enough how important people are in your life and the belief system of  'everything happens for a reason '.  True to form this morning I attended an Analytical reflection workshop, and the reasons all fell into place.  Meeting Trudie a couple of months ago has lead me to attending a couple of her workshops as well as joining the Synergy network.  And hence the reason I share this pic with you today!  This lady has helped me back on track, not once but twice now....  Being an entrepreneur these days is not as easy as it seems and once in a while you need to press that reset button in order to progress on your journey.

I am going to include a link to her Facebook page.  Anyone in business for themselves today needs to do themselves a favour.  Invest in yourself with one of Trudie's workshops, you will not be sorry!  Life and business coaching is now an essential part of my business, my life and my journey.  Thank you Trudy.....  words will never be able to describe the invaluable lessons learnt today!

https://www.facebook.com/SynergyLifeBusinessCoaching?fref=ts

Don't wait!

And so it has been a while since my last blog!  Sometimes I lose my way in the trivialities of life and my forget to spend time expressing how I feel.  Such a shame really as this is an amazing outlet for feelings, for travels, for experiences etc.  It is a great outlet for those leaning towards journalistic talents.....  or something like that!  For me, its just a great way to say how I feel and to encourage myself as I set up my day with some motivation and then letting people into my little world!

So as I read the above quote earlier, it came to me that many of us out there wait, we wait for a sign.  A sign that will guide us on our way.  We wait for someone to tell us what to do.  We wait for instruction from our employers.... we are always waiting for something.  Today, I am no longer waiting.  Today I get out of my comfort zone and face the world.  I have such a lot to give.  I so badly want to help many.  So, here is me, seizing the opportunity.....TODAY!!!!

My thoughts on the news!

So, yesterday I was asked did you hear about those people that were shot and killed .... my answer was a definite NO..... why not I was asked,  don't you know what is going on the world?......

I do watch the news, but on Animal Planet,  I also watch the news.... Extreme makeover home edition, I also love watching the news......  Billy Cox or Robin Sharma or Tony Robbins.....

You see, this is my philosophy... If I watched all the news on TV or on Facebook about all the killings and the animal cruelty etc etc, the first things that comes to mind, is WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT?   If I share all these stories, 2 things happen..... I get so frustrated about not being able to change the world and bring about world peace and secondly, if I go about sharing these stories and talking about it publicly am I now giving those people the power they are looking for???

My humble thoughts on these matters is, I need to concern myself about the world around me in my community.  The place where I can make a difference.  The place where I can go out and help people in need if needs be. 

In a nutshell: 

Maybe it is the wrong attitude to have, but, I choose to have a positive attitude:

Pretty simple right????  Well, yes in my mind it is simple.  I can either let the world get me down or I can get out there and make a difference.  I choose the latter..... 

 #team9lifestyle..... watch out community here we come!

Today is my tomorrow....

Following on my blog from yesterday, I am happy to report my faith has been fully restored this morning....  It is a scary situation when you suddenly realize your belief system is in tatters around your feet.  I guess it takes days like yesterday to strengthen your beliefs and help you move on.  

But of course, yesterday was not all bad.  I have 2 rays of sunshine in my life, that from the day they were born, created this happy place in my heart.  Even if my day should start badly, a phone call, a whats-app or even a G-talk message, gets the happy place racing. And true to form, number 1 on G-talk started the swing from downright miserable to a bit of a jog .  Then the whats-app from no 2 to spend the afternoon with her, just completed the pendulum and once again the day was in full swing.

Isn't it amazing when your pendulum is in full swing how it can affects your entire persona.  It is not easy to motivate oneself when you get out of bed with a heavy heart.  We turn to many things, such as chemicals and medication to help us through tough spots but, is it the right thing to do?  Should we not dig deep into our inner self to ensure our motivation comes from higher powers rather than from a 'bottle'?   Working for myself, I have a permanent struggle to keep myself on the right path.  There is no set routine and no 'job' to get up and get dressed for.  I constantly look for affirmation to keep me moving in the right direction.  Thank goodness for my good friend Google.  From there I draw my strength every morning.  Its crazy to think that I type in my needs or thoughts and I get hundreds of messages or images to choose from.  Then there is always one that stands out, I take that as my sign to get my day started, and the creativity flows from there..... 

I end my thoughts for today with the following:

Having faith in tough situations......

Today I dedicate my blog to my cuz......  to say my faith was rocked this morning is quite an understatement.  Without being too morbid I just want to have my say and then be done with it!  How do you take the pain away from someone who has just had her life shattered by something so unexpected, or was it unexpected??  Do we hide our suspicions so far away that we start to believe ourselves that nothing is going on????  Then when it actually goes down, we fall apart...... life can sometimes be so cruel...

So how do you move on from here.  You have faith, you put your trust in your chosen God, you pray everyday for some sought of peace, yet, here we are.......  in a million pieces.

I turn to my trusty pal, Google, I look up the word 'faith'.... there are so many little stories of how people overcome their disappointment and so many passages that tell us not to let go of our faith when we hit a pothole.... shew, can she do it????

I say yes she can..... you have overcome so much in your life already, you have the biggest heart I know, and you surely do not deserve what has transpired and the manner in which it went down.  But, here you are, already making plans to rise above the ashes.  You are my shining star and the one entity that will keep me holding on to my faith..... and so in closing I add this last pic.... no further commentary needed from me!!!!

And so 2015 begins

We have said goodbye to 2014 and hello 2015.  For sure there will be some new beginnings this year, for instance, I am now 50 +1 so slightly older and wiser.  But there were many successful achievements in 2014 that we now need to build on.  My most successful moments of 2014 were those gorgeous customers that never gave up and achieved some of their goals. 

 But.... I know for a fact that many goals have been carried over to 2015... to those on this journey already, 2015 is going to be amazing and we are going to achieve achieve achieve!

To those not yet on our journey here is my question to you:

you can send your replies to cindy@team9lifestyle.co.za