SOAPBOX of the week: the wonder of …what if

Posted on November 16, 2008 by admin

“Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers: powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.” – Orison Swett Marden, Founder Success magazine

Now, if you’re stuck thinking your power cord’s tangled up… or unplugged entirely… here’s some inspiration. Think of how different our world would be if the Kennedy’s never pursued politics? If Rosa Parks never got on that bus? If Elvis never left gospel music? These crusaders had and still have an impact our daily lives. Look around: there’s an entrepreneur selling his invention out of a garage; a kid starting a rock band; a single mom juggling to get her PhD. Choose to follow suit… and you ignite a magnetic field for greatness. Expand your view of life and your place in it. Astonish yourself by tapping your powers and generate you own magical current. Who knows how far your influence might ripple!

Copyright 2008 by Kimberlie Dykeman
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SOAPBOX of the week: freedom in forgiveness

Posted on November 3, 2008 by admin

“To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by a bee.” – Anon.

So the story goes: somebody did you wrong and you’re ticked and keeping score. To err may be human, you think, but this one’s inexcusable. Revenge is in order…or at least the silent treatment! And in one fell swoop, spite invades your body and distracts your mind with anger, resentment and ego and an unyielding agenda for self-preservation. Your choice to neither forgive nor forget fills your spirit with funk and erases years from your very lifeline. When you aim to crucify another for wrongdoing, ironically, the bigger wrong is done by you. Folks, drop the grudge and wipe the scoreboard, ‘cause it’s only time until the show is on the other foot. Lessons learned in absolution now will save both face and friendship.

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SOAPBOX of the week: the sounding grace of almighty truth

Posted on October 12, 2008 by admin

“Truth is not a soundbite. You have to stick around for the whole conversation.” – Mary Anne Williamson, Author

Truth is innately simple. Almost naively so. It presents itself without airs, fanfare, or candy-coated shell. It is what it is and yearns to be hung out there as bare as possible. When it becomes the center of attention in this divine, pure state, lives are changed immensely and tremendous things happen. But when manipulated by the hands of society, the reduced, remixed version never reveals the whole story. Beware but be open to researching the context and the real face-value of the words truth has been buried in…or omitted from entirely. Stop, look and listen and the truth will come in loud and clear.

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SOAPBOX of the week: The future of our past-tense

Posted on October 6, 2008 by admin

“History gets thicker as it approaches recent times.” – A. J. P. Taylor, historian and journalist

Alas, history invariably repeats itself, proving the scholars and cynics right, time and time again. Pun intended. It’s as if the mirroring years were plucked from the past and layered right over the present; a heavy cloak, bringing with it economic struggles, familial strife, environmental trauma, global conflict, and basic issues of human evolution. Indeed, it doesn’t take a genius to acknowledge the pattern. But…purposefully paying mind to this replication might just prompt you to see its place in your own independent life. Meaning, your own history repeating itself. Meaning, witnessing the funk you’ve caused, experienced, or dodged…show up again! Are there some lessons you would-could-should learned by now? Conversely, have you forgotten all the glorious things that also happened along the way…and how you woulda-coulda-should helped them reproduce? Perhaps, those fearsome forecasters wouldn’t lay on the guilt that we’re unavoidably doomed for burnt toast if we just worked smarter at getting the recipe right the first time around.

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SOAPBOX of the week: Tapping the little trooper within

Posted on September 29, 2008 by admin

“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight -it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower, president & general

I love a good underdog story, yes, pun intended. Who doesn’t? Where the ill-equipped, underdeveloped candidate steals the show with a surprising victory over the giant. Be it in sports, politics, education or the corporate world, we tune in to hear the details with our emotions on our sleeves and pom-poms in hand. Media and moviemakers have a field day delivering these tear-jerkers tales…for down deep we invariably identify with both conflict and hopeful contender. There’s a “scrapper” in all of us, willing to throw down and champion a cause. But regardless of the magnitude of the challenge, always trust that you’re armed with more than enough endurance, ammunition and chutzpah to match wits… and your triumphant stories will shield you beyond the ring.

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SOAPBOX of the week: Present-tense positivity

Posted on September 22, 2008 by admin

“Don’t worry about anything. Worrying never solved anything. All it does is distort your mind.” – Milton Garland, oldest working businessman

We’ve all been there: someone says, “Relax. Don’t worry about it” and you cringe. Easier said than done, right? But take an honest look at the plethora of times you’ve made mountains out of molehills, only to kick yourself for the energy you wasted, the opportunities you missed out on, the people you upset. Worrying creates a false future with a worse case scenario as the premiere outcome …and you as the lead victim. How does that serve you? It doesn’t. So don’t go there! Period. Instead, stay here! Empower yourself by remaining in the present and trusting the proverbial “Law of Attraction”. Positive thoughts in your current reality will attract positive outcomes and squelch that warped image in your noggin.

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