The Warrior of Life

The other day I woke up with the internal struggles of emotional baggage. I was fighting bronchitis and a sinus infection and had just gotten back from Mexico. I was worn out! Take into consideration that on these days, we may be more susceptible to feeling below par, maybe even entertain worthless and low self-esteem feelings. It was on this day that I found victory, faster than I had ever had before and that was because I have been so diligent with truth and awareness about heart and soul issues. It inspired me to write this to encourage you with a perspective of our daily challenges and the stance we need to take with them. Everyone has their own challenges, so when you read this, let it speak to you about yours. Being a “Warrior of Life” helps us stay alert and on guard!

Waste no time lamenting on finding a reason why some days we wake up feeling insecure and worthless, just know it happens too many of us. However, recognizing it quickly is imperative to fast action. Waste no time, instead call your “Warrior of Life” to action.

With war waging before us to ruin our day and dampen our mood, refuse to lose! Change your thoughts and push yourself forward into the day you chose to have. A “Warrior of Life” understands that perspective is everything!! Proper perspective knows the truth even if the truth feels different. For instance, when I put on brown tint sunglasses, it alters the color of the sky, but the sky is blue regardless of the glasses I’m wearing and that’s because we know the reality and truth of it!

The reality and truth of our identity is that we are worthwhile regardless of those who have planted the seeds of lies into our lives. And while we may battle this for years because of the deep wounds we’ve received, we must continually encourage ourselves and each other that it gets better and we get stronger, but only if we’re willing to apply ourselves to the task of becoming a “Warrior of Life”. Be diligent, alert and stand guard protecting what is most important – our heart, our mind and our soul! To do otherwise is to grow weary, lose heart and give up – and this is unnecessary defeat!

It is a single decision that stands between where you are now and becoming a “Warrior of Life”; and it is that everyday that we decide our stance for life! With training we become great at this task, eventually becoming quick to respond when danger presents itself. We come to realize that those deep emotional wounds that have penetrated the core of the heart, leaving an emotional scar are the area’s we watch carefully; always making sure the phantom pains of those scars don’t trick us into believing we haven’t overcome them!

Are you ready to live this foundational truth and become a “Warrior of Life”? Because when we do, the battles we fight become mini wars that are easily conquered and then with much joy, we find ourselves standing in the middle of glorious victory!

 

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Recently, in one of my coaching sessions, I asked this question…

“What emotions do you experience when you consider approaching new people for business or friendship?”

They said, “I experience embarrassment”. I was about to say something when I heard the Whispers of my Soul hushing me to listen. I was led to look up ‘Embarrassment’ in the dictionary. We both got close to the computer and looked as the screen loaded the word Embarrassment.

 

Dictionary.com 

em·bar·rass

[em-bar-uhs]  Show IPA

–verb (used with object)

1. 1.to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert;

 

Many of us have thought it was cute when we see a child who is shy and embarrassed. Knowing the definition of embarrassment has certainly changed my views on this, as it did the one I was with. Shame and confusion are not positive life valuing attributes. No one need ever feel this way! I sensed how it was changing both our views on this. I am always amazed at how questions can change the world!

My last article delivered a powerful message about our stance in life, which I referred to it as “The Warrior of Life”  Our stance as a warrior bears a striking resemblance to our men in a combat zone. Alert and protective. Our mind is part of the territory we protect. Our inner dialogue is an important part of us. If we are feeding it corrupt and negative thoughts, it is going to produce those fruits in our lives.

How could it change your life if you implemented the attribute of positive thoughts in your life, developing a thought pattern that would value you?

Thoughts are one of the biggest area’s we all deal with and it’s imperative to know that when we’re learning something new, feeling frustration, falling down and even feeling unbalanced is part of a life of change. I know that sometimes life get’s hard and it feels like we don’t have the strength to keep going, to pick up and start again, but we do. If we do not get up, we’re going to stay down and that’s not really where any of us want to be. Do not cast your will and strength aside, instead pull it close to you and treasure it. To believe we don’t have the strength and will power to get up again is a lie! We do! We have the strength and the power to achieve anything we put our mind and will too. We have the will power to keep going and to try again. We have the ability to win in this life. I am not a quitter and neither are YOU!

Nick Vujicic is an amazing man, has accomplished amazing things and has a powerful message of perseverance.

 

If anyone could’ve let life get him down, it could’ve been Nick. He learned the importance of keeping a positive inner dialogue and he is a great “Warrior of Life”!

Claim victory for yourself! Don’t let anyone tell you, you can’t! If you keep persevering, it won’t be long before you find yourself dancing through the storms of life with a smile on your face and others asking you, where do you get your joy from!!

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The Power of Words

Jesus Christ says, “I say unto you that every idle word that men speak, they shall give an account thereof in the day of judgment, for by your word shall you be condemned”.

We only have one judge – our word.

Every day we reap what we sow. I was taught that judgment would come at the end of our lives, but as I look back in my life I can see how I’ve attracted the positive as well as the negative experiences, happiness and disaster through my words and my thoughts. We love to joke; we love humor and love to laugh. But we are not careful about the way we do it. We joke and make fun destructively about ourselves and about others, criticize and demean others and guess what…. our subconscious hears it all. It doesn’t have a sense of humor and takes everything seriously. It is always listening to us, guiding us, sending us signals and making life happen for us.

Every time we talk, we are creating a mental picture that impresses the subconscious, which inevitably works out on the external.

I remember having the hardest time waking up for high school. I always slept through my alarm and many times I would be left with 5 minutes to get out of the house to make it on time and that’s if I ran or I’d be late!

I didn’t know where it came from at the time, but I got this idea that if I told my mind that I needed to wake up by a certain time, it would follow my instructions. So the night before, I spoke to myself repeatedly that I would wake up by the time I desired, and I was exact… so let’s say for example, 6:30am. An amazing thing happened. I woke up within 1 minute of the time I chose. Now I should’ve understood about the power of words by that powerful experience, however, it took me years before I began to grasp the concept.

Those who understand the power of the word and have seen it’s affects upon us, become very careful of their speech. Words have a vibration that affects our subconscious and goes out into the universe affecting others and making things happen for us. Life and death come as we call it. Look back in your life, can you see that speaking while angry and bitter has brought destruction and hardship to you and others? What a huge mistake we make to speak while being angry.

When I speak to my husband or children while being angry, my mouth takes on a life of its own and says things I soon regret. Rarely does anything ever get resolved from that. I’ve learned that anger means there is an underline cause happening within me. Once I’ve taken the time to discover this, conversations are healthy and the emotions are steady.

The vibrations our words sends out, attracts that which is common to it. (Birds of a feather flock together) Like-kind hangs with like-kind. Those who continually speak of being sick and diseased, invariably attract sickness and disease.

There was a time in my life I used to think about being sick. Being sick consumed my thoughts because I found having a victim mentality was a great way to get attention. It just so happened that this was a horrible time in my life. I was sick all the time and as much as I hated that, I didn’t know how to get attention in a healthy way. As I learned and grew into knowing healthier ways to get attention, I stopped thinking sick and started thinking healthy. I began to enjoy life and the health my body gave me.

Invisible forces are always at work for us and we are the creator of the force. How many of us are still growing to understand this or are not even aware of it yet? The Bible tells us that “Life and Death are in the power of the tongue”. What about the power of the words in healing! We tend to think of physical healing, but emotional and relational healing is just as important to remember. Yet so many of us are speaking destructively all day and into the night, bringing a death to the things all around us and within us.

I was listening to the radio and changed channels. I stopped to listen when I heard a Doctor begin to talk about health and it’s correlation to our belief system. He shared his stories, one after another. He was saying that many of his cancer patients struggled with bitter, negative and angry thoughts continuously throughout their days. He began to treat their bodies at the same time he treated their belief system. And as they learned the power of words and began to change the way they spoke and thought, their bodies got better as their belief systems did. Now I know many Doctors will bah humbug at this, but I believe it. I believe the health of our words, our belief system and our thoughts have a direct correlation to our physical and emotional health.

So now that we know about the power of Words, why not make the changes in our lives. Aren’t we worth it? Don’t we deserve to be happy and healthy? Aren’t we worth the effort it will take to make these changes? Of course we are!

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The Warrior of Life

The Warrior of Life

The other day I woke up with the internal struggles of emotional baggage. I was fighting bronchitis and a sinus infection and had just gotten back from Mexico. I was worn out! Take into consideration that on these days, we may be more susceptible to feeling below par, maybe even entertain worthless and low self-esteem feelings. It was on this day that I found victory, faster than I had ever had before and that was because I have been so diligent with truth and awareness about heart and soul issues. It inspired me to write this to encourage you with a perspective of our daily challenges and the stance we need to take with them. Everyone has their own challenges, so when you read this, let it speak to you about yours. Being a “Warrior of Life” helps us stay alert and on guard!

Waste no time lamenting on finding a reason why some days we wake up feeling insecure and worthless, just know it happens too many of us. However, recognizing it quickly is imperative to fast action. Waste no time, instead call your “Warrior of Life” to action.

With war waging before us to ruin our day and dampen our mood, refuse to lose! Change your thoughts and push yourself forward into the day you chose to have. A “Warrior of Life” understands that perspective is everything!! Proper perspective knows the truth even if the truth feels different. For instance, when I put on brown tint sunglasses, it alters the color of the sky, but the sky is blue regardless of the glasses I’m wearing and that’s because we know the reality and truth of it!

The reality and truth of our identity is that we are worthwhile regardless of those who have planted the seeds of lies into our lives. And while we may battle this for years because of the deep wounds we’ve received, we must continually encourage ourselves and each other that it gets better and we get stronger, but only if we’re willing to apply ourselves to the task of becoming a “Warrior of Life”. Be diligent, alert and stand guard protecting what is most important – our heart, our mind and our soul! To do otherwise is to grow weary, lose heart and give up – and this is unnecessary defeat!

It is a single decision that stands between where you are now and becoming a “Warrior of Life”; and it is that everyday that we decide our stance for life! With training we become great at this task, eventually becoming quick to respond when danger presents itself. We come to realize that those deep emotional wounds that have penetrated the core of the heart, leaving an emotional scar are the area’s we watch carefully; always making sure the phantom pains of those scars don’t trick us into believing we haven’t overcome them!

Are you ready to live this foundational truth and become a “Warrior of Life”? Because when we do, the battles we fight become mini wars that are easily conquered and then with much joy, we find ourselves standing in the middle of glorious victory!

Please consider sharing this, if this has encouraged you!

Taking Charge of Our Happiness

Thoughts

Many of our thoughts come and go so fast, are generally vague or are not thoroughly thought through enough, that we don’t reach the place of enlightenment; missing the opportunity for change. However, with effort, there is a moment when the thoughts we’ve been pondering and meditating on comes together enlightening us, giving us breakthrough. I had one of these moments recently when I was thinking about the worth of people, including myself.

The defining moment was when the expectations of beauty that society has drawn for us came into focus. I thought about the value of each and every one of us and how this society drawn line has tainted the very thoughts and actions of those towards those considered less than attractive. Regardless of size, color and heritage we ought to be loved and valuable. And on a more personal level, I thought this about myself as well. “Whether I meet society’s standards or whether I am considered attractive or not, I am worth being loved and valuable”. This is when clarity hit.

This is not just about posturing ourselves “to be” regardless of what others attitudes towards us are, but it’s also about having the right thoughts and attitudes towards others.

We should always have the opportunity to work through these enlightening moments. But these enlightenments are what life is all about. And every time we have victory, even the smallest of victories, we are soaring in the heights of life. Because as Delai Lama says, “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”

There is often great struggle to reach enlightenment. For freedom comes with a price. One I am glad to pay for the benefits I receive.