Love Always - Coach J
It can be tough enough to wake from a slumber to jump out of your bed with enthusiasm but how do you deal with waking to an unexpected event? For example you wake up to your power being out, or a water leak in the house, maybe you or one of your loved ones is ill. So first you wake up and say "This is a great day that I will own!" Then you leave the bed half sleep still convincing yourself that it will be an amazing day and you step into the water from the leak and BAM! your mood changes instantly. When any unexpected even hits I'll ask you to consider this method. Review your roles in life and react from that position. By roles I mean, father, husband, brother, neighbor, coworker - whatever. and go from a victim to a leader within the role you play in relation to the event. You'll find courage to act and a foundation to act from. No longer the selfish person upset by the change and fretting about how this will deter the rest of your day - no - now in this moment you are superhero, husband, son , father, whatever and the rest will fall into place. Nothing better than being able to rise and shine - well maybe except to be aware of how to shine all day long.
Love Always - Coach J
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I wrote a few days back about toddlers hugging their favorite stuffed animals. Today as I dropped off my little one at day care there was a younger girl that had her soft blanket from home she would not let go of as she walked around the center. Now that you are older what is your thing of comfort? I think of my teenagers and immediately think it is their phone. They cling to that for sure. For me - is it my computer? Books? I am not sure and will take some objective feedback on that for clarity. What I do know is we should cling to God, to seek knowledge, gain understanding and apply wisdom. We should cling to spending time and attention with our loved ones. Cling to being gentle and firm at the same time. I ask that we enjoy the external pleasures but squeeze and release them. And definitely do not cling to them. Love Always - Coach J You don't need to slay a dragon, take a village or Kingdom to prove your heart. The brave face themselves, they go inside and ask what all can I be? How great am I willing to be? To speak up against the things, people and establishments that violate their values. The war is won in your own heart once you commit to your values and beliefs and lead with them in mind. You may lead in the boardroom, the street, the classroom, or in your family. Perform a self inventory and check your actions and motivations to see if you are putting the work in to gain the reward you seek. Love Always - Coach J When creating a meal their is a recipe you should follow if you want a desired outcome. Part of that is using the proper ingredients. Substituting salt for sugar will give you an extremely different outcome. What is the meal you are preparing? Is it a strong family, a healthy financial future, a closer relationship with your friends? The ingredients/ things you put into your time will alter the outcome. Do you need to add a little more of an unconditional listening ear? Maybe a steady dose of predetermined money set aside for future saving? Proactively planning time for friend? The slightest ingredient will shape the final outcome. Take a look at the outcome you desire and see if you are adding the correct ingredients and measurements of each to prepare for the cooking time. If the ingredients are not correct they will never withstand the heat of life that it takes to cook your meal. Take a close look at what your plan is, take inventory of the ingredients, add the appropriate measurements, be patient during the cook time and earn the meal that you are cooking. No fast food brings any real nutritional value. Love Always - Coach J When is the last time you and your loved one worked on a puzzle together? Maybe your Husband, Wife, Child, Grandchild, or Parent took the time to work through a jigsaw puzzle with you and you never forgot that. Who was the one that wanted to do all the outside pieces first? Who simply looked to match colors? Who set up the picture on the box and worked from clues on each piece to start laying out the general area that piece might end up in? There are so many methods to attack a puzzle and so many different learning and problem solving styles that it is amazing to watch your teammates thoughts and organization when working through placing the pieces where they belong. To create a perfect picture we need to work together, honor the differencing styles and most of all enjoy the ride to completion. The feeling of accomplishment when the last piece is placed is exhilarating and the journey is what makes it all worth it. No matter the pieces your life is in there is a clear picture of the intent and purpose. Work with your loved ones to put it together. Most importantly enjoy your time together. Love Always - Coach J Blessed is the man that has a strong foundation in the midst of the storm. A place of shelter, refuge, and safety. To know what you believe, to know where you stand even when being tossed about by life's storms is a priceless gift. Storms are part of the natural process of life. Those who prepare a home for the times of storm are wise. Invest in your shelter on the sunny days so you are protected when the winds of change come. Storms can be a financial emergency, family crisis, career change, physical ailment, or any other event that takes you off balance from your daily routine. Take inventory of the areas of your life from career, family, spirit, health, financial, community, education and deliberately plan how to invest in each of these areas a little at a time in preparation for the test or storm that will come. Love Always - Coach J You cannot eat the harvest in the middle of seeding season. Sometimes when you are seeding the weather does not cooperate with your expectations, sometimes the seed doesn't take, and sometimes the soil is not fertile. You life and you learn but the natural order is that you must seed to receive a harvest. For those of us in the midst of seeding, keep the good and steady hand. Continue your work with the focus on the finish line because you know why you started. In the end you must earn the beautiful words "well done, my good and faithful servant". Keep the faith, keep your vision, and never give up your work. Love Always - Coach J Yesterday I addressed the topic of Father being the Source. You are like that from which you came. An apple comes from an apple tree. Certain genetic factors and traits will come from your physical father. Other traits will come from your eternal source, the source of all life. To be able to resource the original love, compassion, wisdom and understanding is a blessing to say the least. Look into your life and see where you can be a resource for someone else. You don't need to have all the answers, check in with your source and channel them. It is a complement to your connection to the source to be considered resourceful. Love Always - Coach J Take a moment and think about how it feels when someone genuinely takes an interest in a project you are working on, your health or your family. It is a feeling of warmth mixed with excitement. We love to share information about things we are passionate about. When we share a goal we are chasing we feel stronger and more at peace with that goal when we can say it out loud and have another person really get behind us on it. Our language calls this taking interest in someone. Interest means we are curious or want to learn more about a topic or person. Anytime we project this type of energy we are feeding the other person. It also means a regular payout on an investment or loan. You have invested in this person and they will keep you updated regularly to keep the energy level maintained - this is interest. It is a self filling energy source. With this in mind when is the last time you really took interest in something someone you love is doing? Find that thing that excites them and ask them to tell you all about it and where they are going with it. Offer to be a resource or reference even if it is no more than just a work of encouragement from time to time. As you are taking interest in others, take note of those that take interest in you. Show them gratitude and return interest to there investment in you. Love Always - Coach J |
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