Last week was probably one of the most
challenging weeks I have experienced in a long time.
We had areas within my business and my life
that some how decided to erupt, unannounced with a lot of venom.
At first glance, I decided that it is just
challenge. I decided to rise to the
challenge, but this challenged turned into a number of challenges and as I was
stepping up the fuel was being drained.
After 3 days of major challenges, I had run
out of puff and I knew I had to find something to recharge the batteries,
because our situation was anything but empowering.
The team, had started the faint cry
of defeat, my team of staff were very much down in the mouth and the first time
I had no answers, thoughts or any smart or light hearted thing to say (which is
usually what I do when thing aren’t looking so great)
We were set to have a meeting on Wednesday
night. I went for a walk and ended up
finding a rocky out crop looking over Maggie Island. I found these two rocks sat down (they were
positioned like a cut of tree stump)
I lay back and shut my eyes, I drifted off
thinking today,
I just can’t think any more.
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The wheels upstairs weren’t
turning,
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There was no flash thoughts,
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There was nothing accept the
sound of the waves rolling against the rock, a noisy high pitched cricket
chirping away and creak of a boat slapping against water.
It was the most peaceful place I had been
to in years.
It was if the world stopped
existing for just an hour.
The
last time I had given my self some time off was when we were shearing in
desert. I would climb the red sand hills
and watch the sunset deliver nine unique colours across the sand dunes and see
the stars pattern the sky and hear the start of the nightly chorus.
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| Lake Eyre - Make Now Count! |
I mutter the words “Life is really FREE”
and out of the no where a old fella replied
"and many people never realize it”
I had a great chat with this bloke. Ex stock broker, real estate and venture
capitalist.
“He said it is great to see someone living
in the now. In the pursuit of success, we
strive for the future, measure our past and forget about the now. Now is the most important aspect of
life.
For what we appreciate now is what
we will receive in the future. -
Life is a reward of appreciation”
He wander off and straight away I knew the
fuel tank had been refilling. I jumped
up and ran (which is not like me at all).
By the time I got home I had my answers.
- My thoughts were flowing, my ideas were
clear, my thoughts and arguments were focused.
I went straight to my BFE journal to write
down my message,
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“Life is a Reward of
Appreciation”
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Take time out to live in the
now
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Life is a FREE
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Be the student and open to
learn.
These principles are what we study everyday
in Beyond Freedom Evolution, some times we just need to see, view or hear through some one else's eyes!
"Now- yesterday" is your past- "Now tomorrow" is
your future- Make Now today Count!
How will you live in the now?
