The Indulged – What A Waste!
If you want to kill a person’s ambition and make them weak, indulge them.
For maximum effect, start young.
I should know.
Misguidedly, my family thought they were protecting me from the struggles of “real” life by never making me accountable when in actuality they were undermining my confidence and motivation. (I was going nowhere fast.)
This resulted in years of difficult personal relationships, self-indulgence and underachievement, requiring a herculean effort on my part to recognize my potential (value) and develop it.
Today I’m grown and have come to terms with my upbringing, having become my own person. So this isn’t about blame. I’m way beyond that. It’s about experience.
Having been there and done that, makes my resolve unshakeable, and has nothing to do with mysticism or the esoteric. (You can’t gain wisdom from books and gurus.) I discovered know who am and took complete responsibility for my life.
Being a graduate from the school of hard knocks, there’s not much I haven’t seen in human nature. Therefore, I’m no longer moved by the feelings and preferences of others.
I’m secure in my decisions and liable for my actions, whether it’s in my personal or professional lives.
My understanding is grounded in reality, giving me hard-earned wisdom, which I’ll never relinquish – for any price (no joke). There’s deep security that comes from knowing and seeing things as they are while being able to deal with situations appropriately.
This is especially important when creating a legacy for yourself based on personal influence.
If you’re able to influence young people, you must lead them down the path of independence. It doesn’t matter if they’re your children or not, don’t baby and spoil them.
This is destructive and more about your fears than helping others.
Don’t hide the truth; let others take the hard walk to self-determination. It’s a perilous journey, but the only rational choice.
Therefore, you must free yourself first.
Give yourself permission to drop the fears and twisted thinking that’s holding you back. Let reality be your guide.
By living your truth, you’ll inspire others to live theirs.
Yours,
Craig
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Get A 360 Perspective!
The ability to accurately discern information is vital.
A lack of sensitivity in this area, and the blind internalization of input, can be disastrous for your overall well-being.
Irrespective of how much self-work you’ve done, or bold steps towards improvement you’ve taken, don’t stagnate.
You must always expand your perceptual reach. (It’s the only rational choice, given that your mind informs your actions.)
So you must thoughtfully process the experiences that comprise your world and effectively utilize what you find.
This denotes 360 awareness.
You must develop clarity that goes far beyond striving for “things” and instead focus on mindfully experiencing your feelings.
When you engage people to learn to really feel, hear and see them. Avoid enmeshment. Remain detached, yet very much present to the particular experience unfolding.
This sensitivity won’t spare you from the vicissitudes of life (nothing can except death).
But it will help you develop the requisite insight and resolve to appropriately respond to individuals and circumstances. Further, you to bring positive energy to often critical situations.
This epitomizes living in the light, and what could be more fulfilling?
Get 360 and live your truth.
Take care,
Gary
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A Prayer
Sometimes we all need inspiration. This prayer is my contribution.
I strive each day to be the best I can be, living as my greatest self, offering love and understanding in appreciation for the powerful intellect, wisdom, creativity and heath that the universe has given to me.
Take care,
Gary
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