About not on my watch...

Hello Friends,

So many things along our journey through life require our undivided attention and ultimate commitment to their success.  Most recently a colleague of mine and I were discussing such an event and the conversation centered around the words "failure is not optional" and "not on my watch."  That is the very attitude we should aspire to reach each day as we work through our options.

We can choose every single day how we will approach the situations of our life.  Will we absolutely choose success, or will we give in and allow the moments to cause us to doubt the very fabric of our souls, and defeat us?  If our thoughts can constantly interweave that delicate balance, then we learn with certainly it is all about adjustment.  Find that key and you find your success.  Until next time...

Blondie©

About loving what you do...

Hello Friends,

How wonderful to wake up every single day and know with absolute certainty that you love what you do. The adventures of our life are the very moments that help us to understand that joy and happiness are realized when we embrace them all; good and bad, challenging or energizing.

We simply choose to overcome and see the goal in sight.  We decide that loving what we do, and doing it to the best of our ability, is what matters most.  On our journey through life, to have this gift present, is something to be truly grateful for.  It is the enabler that makes all things seem possible; you need only to believe.  Until next time...

Blondie©

About standing all alone...

Hello Friends,

Perhaps one of the most difficult of all things in our life is when we feel as though we are standing all alone.  I'm not sure it is really our reality, but in that time, we feel it is so.  We can't always figure out why we momentarily feel that way, or even why we feel, no one seems to understand that which we are facing.  Maybe it's because we close ourselves off, choosing rather to deal with what we are facing by ourselves.

What I have come to know with absolute certainty, it is in the very moments of deciding to trust others, to let them in, and simply admit we do not have all things figured out, that we realize we are not alone.   In the midst of our struggle and of our success,  we discover others are always with us; we but need to trust that very thing is so, and we are saved by their love and care.  Until next time...

Blondie©

About pushing yourself to the limit...

Hello Friends,

We all have days when the hours seem endless, the tasks requiring attention too many in volume, and we know with absolute certainty, we are pushed to the limit of our capability.  Our reserves are depleted and our emotions drained.  We momentarily pause, knowing that is truly within our power and control to find what it takes to just hang on a little while longer, and complete the tasks. 

We know that failure is not optional, so we summon up the strength and the determination to finish.  While internal motivation is important, it is during this time, what we really need is ultimate commitment and true belief we will make it.  In the process of staying focused, we find the energy, and with a renewed sense of resolve we make it to the goal.  Until next time...

Blondie©

About the voyage of discovery...

Hello Friends,

Provust penned these words; "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes."  How amazing to reflect on those very words and their meaning.  We come to understand along our journey through life, that we do not always have to search for new things, rather we need to see what we have, with new eyes.

That alters the very fabric of our life when we internalize what it means to open our heart and mind to all that surrounds us.  What I mean by that, is we learn to find a sense of peacefulness and happiness right where we are instead of the need to go searching for something new.  In process of discovery we open our mind and enjoy the present life we live with happiness.  Until next time...

Blondie©

About snowflakes...

Hello Friends,

The beauty of the first snow fall is something that leaves one breathless at its beauty.  While we don't treasure the moments of driving through the snow, it is lovely to see it cover the ground and trees with purity and whiteness.  Perhaps what's most important is we take it in and allow the moments to bring us present and the reality that winter is upon us.

It is a time of change and adapting and maybe that's the real message.  With each season comes a time of reflecting that it seemed a mere few moments in time and a year has passed us by.  What's most important is that we make every single day count; that we don't wish for that which we do not have; rather we find in celebrating the seasons acceptance of the times of our life.  Until next time...

Blondie©

About counting the days...

Hello Friends,

How often on our journey through life do we see the end goal and count the very days until we we know for sure it is achieved.  We can hardly contain the excitement that is ours, yet the reality is, we must stay focused as there is work left to do.  Every mindful of the finish line, we convince ourself every single day we will make it.

What's most important is not losing sight of the achievement.  While others can motivate and are inspire us, it is the constant reminder that we must do the actual work ourselves, that keeps us focused.  Each step, no matter how painful or slow, moves us one step closer to the goal and counting the days till we get there.  Until next time...

Blondie©