Discover Yourself

There are many people who feel a sense of low self esteem because they feel like they have failed on their life or they do not measure up to other people. Reacting to life feeling like a failure will continue to bring you experiences that you label failures.

“I never failed once. It just happened to be a 2000-step process.”

~ Thomas Edison ~

Walt Disney had a passionate desire to pursue a career in commercial art, which is how he began his original experiments in animation. He started by producing short animated films for local businesses in Kansas City. By the time Walt had started to create The Alice Comedies, which was about a real girl and her adventures in an animated world, he ran out of money. His company at the time. Laugh-O-Grams went bankrupt. Instead of giving up, Walt packed his suitcase and with his unfinished print of The Alice Comedies in hand, headed for Hollywood to start a new business. It was Walt Disney’s enthusiasm and faith in himself and others that took him straight to the top of Hollywood society. Walt Disney's dream of a clean and organized amusement park also came true when Disneyland Park in Anaheim opened in 1955.

Wally Amos opened his first Famous Amos store, with cookies based on his aunt's recipe which he baked himself. Within 10 years his sales had grown to more than $10 million. Due to financial troubles, Amos was forced to sell the Famous Amos Company, and trademarked name "Famous Amos". Turning adversity into opportunity, Amos launched a new cookie venture, The Uncle Noname's Cookie Company. With America's tastes shifting towards healthier foods, the company focused on fat-free, nutritious muffins at that time. Uncle Noname ultimately became Uncle Wally's Muffin Company in 1999. The muffins are sold in more than 3,500 stores nationwide.

Dr. Seuss’ first book was rejected by over 27 publishers. He had a fleeting thought to burn the manuscript. Instead he sent it out one more time.

The authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul were told by numerous publishers that “the title was too stupid” and that their book was “too positive”.

What if you didn't get that job, or didn't make that sale, or didn't accomplish what you wanted?

When this happens, many people will mistakenly think they are wrong, or they can’t do it, are not good enough or other destructive thoughts. Every result either takes you directly closer to your desires, or it has an answer for your next step.

There are many true stories of how so many successful people have experienced failure and how they bounced back.

Start 2 lists: (1) One LIST of those projects you have started and completed successfully. (2) Another LIST of those projects that you once labeled as failures that eventually showed themselves as an answer for your next step.

By doing these two lists, you may find yourself starting to feel differently about yourself and your results in your life.

The power of the "impossible" being turned into the "amazing"

Recently Oprah showed amazing animals on her show. One dog had only his two hind feet and he walked upright like a human.

At least once a week I get an email from someone forwarding this story with photos of the dog and how amazing the dog is.

I agree the dog is amazing. He’s healthy, happy and inspiring.

The emails are only telling part of the story. There is a loving and powerful part that made this possible.

When this dog was a puppy, the vet said to put him down because he would wear out his chest skin dragging himself along the floor.

It was his human caregivers that would not give up on him.

The humans taught him how to walk on his hind legs.

They gave him encouragement and helped him when he struggled.

They treated him like he was special and rewarded him often.

His companions do not see him as different they do see him as special.

He doesn't see himself as different - he sees himself as himself.

It shows the power of what can happen when someone sees in another being the potential instead of the problem.

It shows the power of what can happen when someone loves enough to help another up to their feet.

It shows the power of the "impossible" being turned into the "amazing" .

SEIZE THE MOMENT.

No matter when it’s circulated, or who is actually the original author (all references currently say Anonymous) this is a story to think about and then apply the message – SEIZE THE MOMENT. – everyday.

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I have a friend who lives by a three-word philosophy: SEIZE THE MOMENT.

Just possibly, she may be the wisest woman on this planet.

Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven’t thought about it, don’t have it on their schedule, didn’t know it was coming, or are too rigid to depart from their routine.

I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back on calories. From then on, I’ve tried to be a little more flexible.

How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn’t suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed? Does the word “refrigeration” mean nothing to you?
How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while you watched Jeopardy or Dancing with the Stars on television?

I cannot count the times I called my sister and said, “How about going to lunch in a half hour?” She would gasp and stammer, “I can’t.”
Check one:
”I have clothes on the line.”
”My hair is dirty.”
”I wish I had known yesterday.”
”I had a late breakfast.”
”It looks like rain.”
And my personal favorite: “It’s Monday.”

She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together.

Because Americans cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect. We’ll go back and visit the grandparents when we get the baby toilet-trained. We’ll entertain when we replace the living room carpet. We’ll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.

Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of “I’m going to,” “I plan on” and “Someday, when things are settled down a bit...”

When anyone calls my ‘seize the moment’ friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you’re ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of roller blades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.

My lips had not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It’s just that I might as well apply it directly to my hips with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process. The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy.

Now...go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to.... Not something on your SHOULD DO list.



SEIZE THE MOMENT.




namaste'

Answers in Comedy

Today on the Degeneres show, in her opening monologue, Ellen talked about being happy and staying positive:

"People say it’s important to be happy and to stay positive.

And I’ll tell you that sounds easy; you say it, and its easy to say, but it is hard to do.

And especially right now, it’s a very stressful time in the world.

It helps to surround yourself with positive people.

When we are positive and happy here’s what happens.

Endorphins rush through our system, I’m no scientist but I know what endorphins are. They are tiny little magical elves and they swim through your blood steam, and they tell funny jokes to each other. and when they reach your brain you can hear what they are saying.

And it boosts your health and happiness

Knock
Knock
Little endorphin ...
Little Endorphin who?
Little Endorphin Annie

And the endorphins laugh and you laugh."

Did you laugh?

I agree that it is important to:

1.Surround yourself with positive people

2. Laugh

3. Repeat

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