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World In Change:

As we step into the New year, we all like to build dreams for the future. Our tendency is to look forward and think in terms of I would like to do this, or love to experience that. Hopes and dreams should be a part of everyone’s life, as they give us a sense of motivation and desire. If we can dream it, perhaps we can create it.

Many times that is about as far as we get. We wait for the opportune moment to present itself, so we have a sign that our dreams are attainable. Many will find themselves looking back at the end of the year, wondering why that opportune moment did not present itself. A passive approach to creating your reality has it’s place, but often we need to assert our belief in an external manner. .

The world can seem so big at times, and if we allow it, we can minimize ourselves and our impact in it. If we do not get caught up in the peripheral world our self perception is enhanced.

We see ourselves as more in the center of our world instead of on the outside looking in. From this center we can impact more on our personal world. As you move into the next year do so with a complete sense of self. Do not belittle your capabilities, but rather believe that you can and will create your dreams and desires. If you believe yourself a pauper, then a pauper you shall be! If you believe yourself a master then the world sits at your knee. It is your life, they are your experiences, you are therefore, their master. Make it a great year, and Thank you for your continued support.

Personal Development

Each and everyone of us attempts in some way to add to ourselves in order to attain a sense of personal growth. Have you ever attempted to look at yourself as though you were someone else?

Sit down with a pen and paper and list all the things you can remember having done in yourlife. An example may be graduating school, running a marathon, fixing a flat tire for a stranger, falling in love. Make sure you list everything you can remember, including babysitting your siblings. After completing your list, go back and read it as objectively as possible. Most people are amazed at how much they have accomplished in life. Now, ask yourself how you feel about your successes in life. All these things you have done are your successes, see them as such and don't hesitate to feel good about them.

Philosophy

It is within our nature to look forward in life. We dream of things to come, of what we would like to accomplish, or would if we could. Sometimes we can get so caught up in what if's and maybes that we overlook the here and now. As much as we build to the future it is the here and now that provides the rewards of life. If you can see what you have and the value that lay within this moment of time, so will you recognize the values yet to be reaped. Modern society has trained man to be an accumulator, not that there is anything wrong with possessions, however, if the possessions become more valuable than the process of achievement we loose the lesson of growth. Often the most overlooked treasure in our moment of existence are the people around us. Parents, who break the path for us and pass on their experiences, good and bad, provide the basic foundation we build upon. Siblings who teach us competition and acceptance. Friends who bring us variety and distraction. We so often see these people from a point of reference based on our own needs that we feel as though they are the needy ones, and take from us, failing to recognize what they bring to us. People are attracted to us based on our need for them as well as their need for us. If we take a moment to recognize this we see the complimentary reality. Value that which represents the successes in your life but do not fail to treasure the people who compliment it.


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