It’s hurricane season in the tropics. Over the past week there’s been torrential rain of biblical proportions (or so it seemed). This morning, I’m grateful for overcast but dry skies and am headed to the beach to walk.
All along the road there are rivulets of water making their way down from the hills to the sea. Some are smaller and trickle and others gush down steep slopes. At the far end of Magen’s Bay, a narrow channel has been carved into the sand making way for a brackish stream to run into the ocean. I noticed the path it made and thought it was the path of least resistance. All of the streams seem to be going with the flow – winding, oozing, seeping and finding a way through. It’s gravity. It’s Law of Attraction. See you in the sea.
Seeing all these streams of water on their way to the sea fills me with joy and a sense of freedom. I’m reminded to “let go and let god”, be true to myself, take the path of least resistance, go with the flow.
There’s nothing better than heading downstream. You’re lying back in the boat with the oars pulled in. Everything feels easy and relaxed and ‘meant to be’. The pieces fall into place. Everything you desire is waiting for you downstream, in vibrational escrow. It’s waiting for you to stop paddling upstream and catch up with yourself. Embrace the nature of your own river. Unplug the dams, open the faucets, take a very deep breath and let go. There’s no stopping you.
I get many emails and am subscribed to a number of ezines of a personal growth, coaching, marketing, spiritual, healing nature. I admit that I just delete a lot of them unopened. Others get opened skimmed and the ones from my faves warrant perusal. It’s a great learning experience – what works, what draws me in, what turns me off, or is forgettable. It’s like watching movie trailers – getting the highlights, a sense of the whole and then moving on. The taste sufficed.
Today I got a phone call on behalf of a coach I like. She is promoting a program and had a free call about it last week. I registered but wasn’t able to be on the call, nor have I listened to the recording. This phone call was to follow up on a special offer to attend the upcoming program. There was no pressure, just an offering and I was impressed rather than annoyed at this ‘live’ follow up. I usually worry that I will annoy people if I approach them to promote something, especially more than once and here I was, having the opposite experience.
I’ve been shining a light on the belief: ‘it’s annoying when people try to sell you stuff’ and have opened a can of worms. I noticed that I wasn’t annoyed when approached in a warm, unsalesy way. If no one knows what great stuff you’re up to and what you have to offer,you’re depriving them as well as out of business. How much does it matters whether some people are annoyed with me or not. If I believe in what I have to offer and the stand I am taking, I owe it to myself and to you to put in out there. So do you.
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I intend to overcome my definition of annoying by transforming the dynamic of asking you for something into what it really is – offering you something of great value that will change your life. Interested? http://lifecoachparadise.com/5-steps.htm
Look forward to my annoying you in delightful ways to pique your interest, inform, help you focus on what you want and provide delicious nuggets for your inspiration and nourishment.
When the cat lady moved I swore I wasn’t going take over feeding feral cats but I soon gave in, making peace with two cats that meowed outside my window. I’ve invested in a big tub of dry cat food and answer the plaintive meows morning and night with a bowl of meow mix.
The problem: A family of chickens (hen, rooster and offspring) has moved to my half acre of tropical Eden. Chickens trump cats. They’re bossier, bigger and peck the cats away. I started to shoo away the chickens so the cats could eat but they sneak back as soon as my back is turned.
I now slide the bowl of cat food way underneath my jeep. The slinky cats eat comfortably and the noisy birds can’t gain access. It’s amusing to watch them try, give up and go off to eat the vegetation. If the cats leave stuff in the bowl the chickens show up to finish the job.
If you’re flexible and able to crawl underneath a car you’re eligible for a meal of dry cat food under my jeep. I have identified my wildlife niche and created a eligibility hoop so I end up with the market I want – furry, hungry and appreciative (when they’re finished they stretch out in the sun below my deck looking sleek and well fed.) They like what I have to offer and how I offer it. They’re return visitors.
But so are the chickens! They too want what I’ve got. If they were paying I’d have a solid income stream.
It made me wonder who the chickens are in my world? Who are the people I’ve decided are not my ‘ideal clients’ who keep showing up? Am I turning a blind eye on people who are asking for what I have to offer because I am focused in another direction?
I’m digesting this food for thought and saying, ” Thank you cats. and chicken family for being the perfect teachers of important life lessons. I have a great photo I wanted to share, but am having technical challenges so will leave the scene to your imagination. Make it vivid and may it bring a smile to your face.
Intentions matter. A powerfully crafted, closely held intention can make all the difference the morning after and the next and the next. Setting intentions invites people, places and things into your life that further your intention. Having an intention creates your future.
I came across an article in Shambala Sun called “Sprouting Seeds of Compassion by Marc Ian Barasch. Marc decides to see what would happen if he simply planted a seed of good intention and waited to see what came up. That seed grew into millions of trees. He started an internation green, tree planting organization.
“There is something within each of us, within each situation, that already knows how to grow, that just needs light and nourishment to potentiate a truly magical creative force.
If you start small, dream big, plant a seed of intention and care for it, it’s not unrealistic to expect something marvelous to come up.”
Since I’ve been doing these Intention calls, the subject and practice of intentional living keeps popping up. My understanding and tool kit grow by leaps and bounds and I’ll keep sharing what I learn to help you create powerful intentions that work magic in your life.
The next Intention Call is Sunday, August 1st. To register go to this link to sign up.
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Start now to plant a seed and set your intention.
On Father’s day I miss my Daddy – Herman Raphael Nayer (1909-2003). I think of all the father’s day gifts that I made him over the years and of all the gifts that he passed on to me:
– my deep set eyes and hook nose
– love of literature, great music and art
– appreciation of intelligence and genius
– curiosity and awe
– the transformational power of great suffering
– the depths and heights of the human heart
– Yiddish stories, Freud and Shakespeare
– off color jokes
– dill pickles and pastrami (in my pre- vegie days)
– cultural judaism
– New York City
– Sunday Times crossword puzzles
– serving and caring for others (he was a physician)
– swimming
– clam digging
– endurance
– warm hugs
– the gift of deep conversation
– love
Happy Father’s Day.
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