Friday 29 June 2018

Success

[Success:] getting to do what you love to do. 
- Joy Mangano

Wednesday 27 June 2018

Path

The key to a joyful life is not following
 the path that's been travelled a million times before. 
The key is carving our own path. 
- Joy Mangano

Monday 25 June 2018

Simple

The smallest change can improve our lives in powerful ways...
A simple solution to a common problem.
 A better way of doing something you do everyday.
 - Joy Mangano

Friday 22 June 2018

Creativity

The path to self-respect goes through creativity. 
- Allee Willis

Wednesday 20 June 2018

Will

To connect “I want” to “I have,” 
you have to be willing to insert 
“I will” in the middle.
 - Jessica DiLullo Herrin

Monday 18 June 2018

Time

Sometimes when things take longer 
than you thought they would,
 it's just a gentle reminder 
that you have more time than you thought—
and that there's a journey to enjoy. 
- Mike Dooley

Friday 15 June 2018

June 15, 2018 Chautauqua


Beth's Ponderings

   Why do you believe whatever it is that you believe in life?

   Is it because you were taught something by your parents as a very young child and you still believe it?

   Is it because you were taught something in school by your teachers, or another authority?

   Is it because you observed or overheard something and decided it was true, even if you didn’t have the whole story?

   Is it because of our language - certain words and phrases that we mindlessly repeat day in and day out?

   Is it because of particular experiences you have had in your life?

   Is it because our society believes it, and so you think you have to too?

   Beliefs are as varied and unique as the individuals that possess them, and, for the most part, our beliefs are completely harmless, to ourselves and to others.

   Yet, not all our beliefs, no matter how tightly we hold them, are true. 

   It doesn’t matter if the belief comes from our parents or family, our schools or our peers, a personal experience, or is a long-standing societal belief, the source does not automatically make it truth.

   Quite often, we are even presented with overwhelming evidence that our beliefs - for example about ourselves and our self-worth - aren’t true, and yet we still cling to them as if our very lives depend on it.

   We grow up, change, and have different experiences that all have an impact on the way we view ourselves and our world. 

   So, why don’t we question our beliefs? 

   Many people fear that questioning a strongly held belief means that their life has been based on a lie if it turns out the belief was wrong for them, but, how can you know what you truly DO believe if you don’t question them occasionally?  Wouldn’t you rather believe what’s true?


   Beliefs aren’t meant to be set in concrete.  They are meant to be examined, and even changed if necessary.  As we are in constant interaction with the world around us, and the people we are in relationship with, our beliefs should be examined and updated on a regular basis.     

Beth

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Wednesday 13 June 2018

Become

Don't think about what it is possible 
for the person you used to be last year. 
Instead, think about what is possible 
for the person you want to become.
 - Jessica DiLullo Herrin

Monday 11 June 2018

Path

Don't stress out about the white space
 – the path you can't draw – 
because therein lies
 both the surprises and the opportunities.
 - Sheryl Sandburg

Friday 8 June 2018

Decide

It's not where you start your path; 
it's what you decide to do along the way.
 - Jessica DiLullo Herrin

Wednesday 6 June 2018

Tunnel

If you can see the light at the end of the tunnel, 
you are looking the wrong way.
 - Barry Commoner

Monday 4 June 2018

Potential

Your past is not your potential. 
- Kris Carr

Friday 1 June 2018

June 1, 2018 Chautauqua


Beth's Ponderings

   Wildfires, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, etc...we refer to these events as natural disasters and lament the damage that they do to nature and to humans, and we do everything in our limited human power to stop them from happening again.

   Yet, these natural “disasters” are SUPPOSED to happen!  They are nature’s way of cleaning house (removing the dead and decaying), and getting things moving to ensure new growth, as well as the health of all flora and fauna.

      Nature needs to move to stay alive, and sometimes it needs a bit of a push.  It’s no secret that some seeds can’t be spread unless there is a violent wind, or a raging fire.  Some plants don’t grow unless they are watered by flood waters.  Sometimes animals won’t move to better food sources unless their current source is removed.

   And it is the same for us humans.  We think that we are so mobile as we are constantly going to and fro in a vehicle, but we’re just fooling ourselves. 

   In our daily lives, we sit way more than we move around.  As a society we have become so settled and attached to our lives in urban settings that we aren’t seeing new horizons.  We forget that humans were designed to move,, and that many of the daily activities humans used to do - which machines now do for us - were what was keeping everyone naturally active and healthy.

   Despite all of our technology and amazing innovative advances, we are not a healthy thriving society.  We are stuck in one huge rut.  Until something - such as a natural disaster - shakes up our lives.

   We learn best when we move our bodies.  We are more productive when we can get up and move around a lot.  We find the answers to our problems when we’re pacing back and forth.

   In fact, the healthiest exercise you can do to keep your brain working effectively and creativity, including enhancing memory recall, isn’t a mental exercise, or even a memorization practice, it’s simply...walking.


   “Walk more. Anywhere.” - Dan Rubinstein

Beth

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