Is there a Lunatic inside your Head?

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This is a post I wrote near on 2 years ago … I believe that it is still relevant today.

“I’ve gone a little crazy for this post. It”s a somewhat different take on things, a different angle or perspective if you like……..

#What’s that you say?…..I thought I heard a voice. # Nah, can’t be?

You know, that nagging “voice” which is trying to interrupt your concentration. You are  focussing but there is something else lurking in your subconscious, trying to get to the surface………it appears some lunatic is attempting to sabotage your thoughts OR is that same “lunatic” just trying to get your attention?

Which “lunatic” is it…..Good Lunatic or Bad Lunatic?

The Good Lunatic may at first seem a little crazy, a little different, make a lot of noise but hey, isn’t that the world that we live in? full of noise, distraction. Maybe that’s why he/she is making so much noise……to get your attention in the first instance.

Unnecessary distraction & noise take us away from our Main Game. There are (numerous) times when I have  needed a “good lunatic” to get me back on track. A Voice prepared to give me a good “kicking” when required. A Voice to rise above the noise of everyday Life and at the same time, respect my need for quietness when the time to pause for some deep thought & introspection is required

However, there is also the “bad lunatic” voice, which can be much more subtle(at first). Quietly whispering in your ear. The soothing sounds of self destruction. He/she sneeks up on you, becomes your “friend”, gently offering support & encouragement……..only to eventually get you derailed!

Then the  “bad” becomes “real bad”. He/she ups the volume. The gentle soothing whispers become noisier, more persistent. You have difficulty hearing anything else, this “lunatic” is gaining control & is blocking out the voice of reason, commonsense, practicality and the quiet of deep personal thought.

Which “lunatic” do you want or have inside your head?

Sadly, many are unaware of the voice within - the inner guiding light, intuition, cosmic power source, universal thought line or whatever tag you would like to apply. So for many, there is a lunatic running loose in the asylum. A distracting noise aimed at your self destruction.

The Key, I believe is knowing your inner voice, it’s vulnerabilities and it’s power (when it’s good & when it’s bad). Knowing your inner voice & it’s behaviour, will give you more self control and the ability to be your true self, rather than have a “lunatic” in charge of your life.”

I’d love to hear your thoughts …..

Be good to yourselves

David

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Living Life Today – A day to dream, a day to renew

“The Living Life Today series provides a platform to think about your Life as it is Now, enjoy what you have, review and create an even better future for tomorrow“….. Short, sharp & easily digestible.

Dreaming is a natural part of your Life. Dreaming while we sleep and “day dreaming” are the two most common of course. However, today I am talking about dreaming with intent.

A great use of this type of dreaming is when your Life becomes stale. It does for all of us at some point & this is where renewal is essential. So something has to change. “What can I do differently?” “How will I change this?” are examples of questions that will likely begin to flood your mind.

Before you can renew your Life, you need to be willing to do so. Once you have chosen this path, I suggest you start by dreaming how you would like to see your Life. This is not just imagining, this is more vivid, more intentional.

Dream how you want your Life to be next week, next month, in 12 months. “See” the results. Feel them. Commit these mental pictures to your memory banks. Touch your new Life.

Write down the “results” of your pictures, your feelings. This will help re inforce your dreaming. Start a journal. Keep a record of your dream steps as you gradually renew your Life in alignment with your ‘perfect dream’.

Remember, this is intentional dreaming. You are simply stepping out in accordance with how you want your Life to be…..and that’s a pretty good way to step in Life, don’t you agree?

be good to yourselves

David

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Living Life Today – What’s on Your list?

“The Living Life Today series provides a platform to think about your Life as it is Now, enjoy what you have, review and create an even better future for tomorrow“….. Short, sharp & easily digestible.

I know we all (generally) love “To do Lists”. There’s always stuff to do and it has to be written down so we remember to do it. Stuff that is.

But what about “Life”?

Do you have a ‘Life to do List’ or should I say a ‘Life Must Do List’?

I’m not talking about Bucket Lists. I’m talking about Now Must Do lists. And the “Now” I am talking about is today and every day.

Maybe because my Calendar of Life is well past June, that I think about this more. However I feel that it is certainly worth thinking about.

This is my ‘must do’ mantra for daily Living.

• I won’t be immersed in unnecessary detail
• is my Big Picture still vivid?
• put it out there…Now, not tomorrow
• Allow in generous thoughts and all that I deserve at this moment
• I accept Positivity only…I ignore everything else
• Does it feed my excitement?…ignore if it doesn’t

Now yours will no doubt be different OR do you have one? Thinking about the really important things in our Lives is…really important. This is Life as it is Now. Sure there are other things to do, other priorities. We all have them.

However, your main priority is to yourself. Do what enriches you. Tomorrow is to be looked forward to however, it is tomorrow. And there is no guarantee of how many “tomorrows” are available to us.

Today is your canvas. Paint it as if it was your last.

Any thoughts? I would love you to share.

Be good to yourselves

David

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Live, Love, Laugh…..3 of the reasons to abide by these ‘Laws of Life’

I was just thinking. Thinking out loud and came up with a few simple notations on the life that we live….. Or some of us do

Here are three of my Laws of Life.

The Three Laws of Life…

• To make a Life you need to Live it.

• To enjoy a Life you need to Love it.
• And to Love a Life you need to Laugh a lot.

Well, how about You?

Do you tick all the boxes here?

Or…

do you tick one or two?

To live Life fully, all three must be present in your Life. All three must be embraced by You.

“To make a Life, you need to Live it”.

What is “Living”? being aware of your surroundings and …what You are capable of. Then using this awareness to create a Life that you want. That’s a simplistic answer I know. However much of our lives can be lived more fully by adopting a “simpler view of things”. You’ve no doubt heard a million times how good, great, powerful you are. Believe it.

You have the power to Live fully. Just be aware of this power.

“To enjoy a Life you need to Love it”

What’s this guy banging on about, you may be thinking. We go thru periods of enjoyment. We have our ‘ups & downs’. Life is not always enjoyable. Some experience very little joy at all…..“Life sucks” syndrome.

However, if you take a different viewpoint and accept that their will be ups & downs…and love them for what they are, then Life may not suck so much. We can learn a lot from the “downs”. And consequently have greater enjoyment from the “ups”. Love your Life as it is, or how it can be or how you want it to be…just Love it.

It’s there for your taking.

“And to Love a Life you need to Laugh a lot”.

Not necessarily, you may be a serial smiler. However I did want to include this ”law”. I don’t know anyone who truly loves their Life and can’t crack a smile. In fact I bet that most true lovers of Life split their sides with laughter regularly. “Laughter is the best medicine”. Heard that one before?

Laughter is feel good music. It adds to the symphony of Life…and you have to Love that.

Do these ‘laws’ resonate with you? I welcome your thoughts and comment below.

Be good to yourselves

David

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Living Life Today – Sweet or Sour – what will Your day be like?

“The Living Life Today series provides a platform to think about your Life as it is Now, enjoy what you have, review and create an even better future for tomorrow“….. Short, sharp & easily digestible.

Starting your day on the right footing will greatly improve the chances of your entire day being in flow.

Being excited about each day has it’s upside…and it’s a Huge one!…because there are no downsides.

Being excited and having a positive attitude at your side is the sweet side of Life.

Do you look forward to each day?

Do you enjoy what you do?

If you answered “Yes” then you are living the sweet Life.

I view my Life as one to be lived not one to just exist in. Simply being Alive is justification to be excited!…..it’s not something to take for granted…and it’s definitely sweet. Living the sweet life allows the opportunity to learn, grow, love, share & explore. What’s not to be excited about that!

…..and that’s sweet!

If things have soured for you and you don’t look forward to your day, try to see the other side of the coin. I know it’s difficult because I have been there.

Flip your day upside down. Picture how you want your day to be like and then find some leverage to start on the improvement process. Now this is not a ‘quick fix’ by any means. However, by altering  or shaking up your present thought processes, may just open up a crack wide enough to allow some sweet light to find it’s way through.

This will be the start of your recovery to the sweeter side of Life.

Be good to yourselves

David

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Living Life Today – Whose rules are you Living by?

“The Living Life Today series provides a platform to think about your Life as it is Now, enjoy what you have, review and create an even better future for tomorrow”….. Short, sharp & easily digestible.

Living Life or more importantly, living your own Life ‘to the full’ requires a focus on what’s important for you.

Not only on the ‘now’ but the tomorrows and the longer term. Too often we get caught up in someone else’s story. I am speaking with experience here as many times thru my Life I have fallen victim….. to someone else’s ‘story’.

When this happens, the rules change. Now you are caught up in their game.

Your focus shifts to what is important in their world, not yours.

You have to know when to get out of this or at least be aware, of how to differentiate between your world and theirs.

Recovering from this situation may take time. Some however never recover.

They are trapped in a world that is not of there making, living by ‘rules’ that are not their own. In time, this world becomes theirs by default. They know no different.

Knowing that your Life is just that…yours, helps you from straying off your self chosen path. By all means share yourself with others, however know the boundaries.

By giving of yourself you are doing a great service. You will do an even greater service to yourself and in turn to others, by living within your own set of rules and living your own story.

You are then being yourself….. and that’s the greatest gift you can create.

So, how about you fellow Life Lovers. Are you setting your own ‘rules’ or living someone else’s agenda? I’d love to hear your comments.

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Personal Kaizen – The Art of Making It Happen!…..Kaizen Vision

Top 10 Values That You Must Have If You Want To Live With Passion…..Deliberately Receiving

Be good to yourselves

David

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Never give in – a musical interlude

You are only ever ‘beat’ when you give in, give up.

Stand up for what you believe…and be strong about it.

Life’s like that.

If you don’t believe strongly enough then you are at the mercy of others’ beliefs…much like a puppet on a string.

A piece of old Aussie rock goes perfectly with this theme…..

Be good to yourselves

David

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Is Time on your side or is it slipping away without notice?

“Time” was something I included in my last post. It’s something that I have been much more accutely aware of in recent years.

As I flip the pages on the calendar of my Life, I am much more appreciative of what “time” has offered to me and how precious it is to me now, tomorrow, next week & so on.

Time is running thru the hourglass for us all.

How often do you think about this?

“Time” is often taken for granted by many as if it is a seemingly infinite resource that we can tap into at any time(excuse the pun), much like withdrawing available funds from our bank account when we need it.

However there will come a “time” (sorry) for all of us when that resource will become dry and there will be no overdraft available .

The present moment is our only guaranteed time here. Taking more time (pun intended) to enjoy, reflect, live life in the present moment is one that should be taken very seriously.

So when you hear the voice inside you or other people say….”another time”, “haven’t got the time …”, “wish I had the time…”, “If only there was time…”, “There’s not enough time”,

consider this…..how are you spending your time now?

Consider the things that are really important to you and prioritise the time accordingly.

Live in the now, think in the now, dream & visualise in the now because life is a series of “now” moments….. not yesterday or tomorrow moments but “now” moments – live your life, enjoy your life, Now.

What are you doing now?

Can I suggest that you prioritise some time to have a read of these marvellous posts from some fellow blogging friends of mine:

* Shared Wisdom – Moving out of your comfort zone.….Jodi Chapman Soul Speak

* Should Social Media be kept In-house?.….Aileen Mahoney Evotive Marketing

* Four ways to make sure that Today ends better than Yesterday..…Zeenat Merchant-Syal Positive Provocations

Be good to yourselves

David

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It’s not Rocket Science…however sometimes lift off seems hard to achieve

“Often the simple things become infuriatingly complicated. Some by design, many by us”.

Whatever “it” is that’s causing you distress, angst, frustration & the like, it’s unlikely to be rocket science when you drill down a little.

I love to cut through (thru for my North American friends)…..*now that gives me a thought. The English language is often unnecessarily complicated(at least the version I’m used to)…why not spell it as you say it. I am on a mission to uncomplicate things, so from now I will use “thru”…..now where was I, oh yeh

I was saying that ‘I love to cut thru’…we often see and hear things that really should be quite simple, being “layered” with  complications whether it be beauracratic red tape, inflammatory or unnecessary language, conflicted thoughts. This can be mind numbing stuff indeed.

There’s probably little that I can do about the beauracracy however the language and thoughts side of things, I can……and so can you. I suggest that you take the time to really think about this… maybe even meditate on it, you will find that the complications/fears are really unnecessary… you just need to examine your thoughts and become much more aware of them.

Clearing up the background noise from your thoughts will invite clearer language and sharper action.

Here are 4 cut thru’s which will simplify your day, week, month & year and your Life :

• Simply ‘say what you mean’, everytime…don’t bring other stories into play
• Think in ‘ones’…not twos, threes, fives, seventeens etc, for example “What is the one thing that I can do/stop doing now, that will make a huge difference to my Life”…concentrate on that, master it then move onto the next improvement
• Listen with both ears i.e listen with the intent to understand the other. This will create simpler, direct communication
• Focus on doing one thing at a time(instead of multiple)…so that you do it to your best ability

Yet many seem to think that this is too hard(old habits are often hard to break)….. when in fact, it is quite simple. “Life” throws a lot at us however when we have the ball in our hands, we have the power to neutralise any “Rocket Science” issues and make our lives flow without unnecessary complication.

So why don’t we do it? We often say we will but rarely do our actions mirror this(again, breaking old habits). So why be addicted to complication?

If you make life too complicated then you are likely to be anchored to the same spot. Cut thru, simplify your thoughts, language and actions, “lift off” and open yourself to do so much more.

Does this make sense to you? Let me know in the comments below.

Be good to yourselves

David

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Rest, Renewal, Reflection…it’s time

It’s Monday morn here in Aussie land as I pen this down. This morning I had a long, long, long overdue sleep in. The ‘sleep in’ wasn’t all that long however my body was telling me that rest was long overdue.

I have no “appointments” in my diary today. I had another blog post scheduled however felt the timing for this, was just right.

Today, I am going to renew myself and spend time on reflecting and imagining…..and it’s a beautiful sunny day to boot!

Tomorrow, I will be firing on all cylinders again.

Being aware that your body needs to rest is key.

Burnout, stress or other ailments can surface if we do not allow ourselves “time out” on occasion. And it doesn’t have to be a big time out. Just enough to rejuvenate yourself.

However if you ignore ‘the signs’ and don’t rest, then recovery will take a lot longer.

Periodic rest breaks will ensure your longevity in the Game of Life.

That’s enough…..I’m off to rest & renew plus I am going to add a decent spot of Imagining just for good measure.

Be good to yourselves

David

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