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Bring Me Sunshine

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I am often asked to do Team-Building, which in may ways, is just telling folks what they already know, what they know they know, what they bet their lives that they know, but for the life of themselves, never act like they actually know.

Often, what I actually do is just hold the mirror in front of them–very steady–so that they can actually not so much just take a quick glance, but an actual LONG LOOK at who they are, Right Now!

I ask, who has the Best Job in this room?

I wait and listen for the answers, always hoping for that ONE who says: “I DO!”

That’s the answer we should all be answering, isn’t it?  I mean, if we don’t have the best job in our agency, our office, our department, well–WHO?

I have been a fan of The Jive Aces ever since I’ve seen this YouTube Video: BRING ME SUNSHINE.

It’s us, isn’t it?  WE bring the Sunshine, the color to so many living in a dull, black&white world.  That should always be our intention, our goal, the never-say-end-till-it-happens-affirmation, right?  Well the good news is you don’t have to attempt it, or put it as a goal or even a priority or number one Intention: JUST DO IT–better than Nike’s favorite way of putting things.

Bring Me Sunshine.

Hey, it won’t hurt to throw in a pair of Sunglasses, either!

BE ALL to ALL. . .Every time!  Bring Me Sunshine. . .be the reason I squint and reach for a fan because of the abundance of warmth. . .BRING ME SUNSHINE. . .Bring IT not when you’re ready to Give IT. . .but when it’s NEEDED!

Bring Me Sunshine–NOW!

A Warmer/Brighter Light

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photoYou know it’s NOT true, right?

One of the biggest myths ever is that if we ever have to share our Light with others that we will ultimately become less bright and cooler.  The Truth, though, is by sharing our Light with others we actually, Together, become Warmer and Brighter.

A Candle was never meant to be a wick-less piece of decorative art sitting somewhere on a shelf or a mantle collecting dust and possibly becoming a cobweb-maker.  It’s always meant to hold light, to shine, to be a path-show-er, to even be a small source of warmth.  It, like us, by ourselves can achieve each of those things, but seriously, it compares to nothing that can be attained when we share our Light, our Warmth with others.

So whatever fuels you, whatever quickens your pulse–Share THAT!

It’s NOT the Flickering Flame at the end of your Wick that Leads the Way. . .It’s the Inferno in your Heart!

Share THAT. . .and would you look at that. . .the World, that very place you occupy and travel about becomes Warmer, Brighter and we all become ENLIGHTENED!

Light IT up. . . .

Ways to GO

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IMG_1555Which way to go?  We seem to spend so much time trying to figure out: Straight Ahead, Right, Left, or Stay Put?  Question: Have your ever considered that All Roads Lead to One and no matter if you go Straight Ahead, Right, Left or Just Staying Put, that we all end up in the same place?  Maybe it’s really all about the Sooner or Later of it all, but does that even matter as long as we all end up in the same place and that there’s real no reason to turn back or getting out a sophisticated GPS? Enjoy the Journey.  As long as your map is laced with Compassion, the Twists and Turns, the Up’s and Down’s of it all will still be more about the Destination and less about the Direction–especially when you find out that you’ve walked all roads, no matter what you may have planned , and, ended up not only safe and sound, but in the Best of Places. Step out.  Enjoy the Trip. Walk with Compassion and find out how the Roads blend into one and you’re finally Home. . . .

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