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Monday Morning Musing AND Feel Good Moment: The Power of Kindness

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Never underestimate the power of even a little bit of kindness.

 “Once you begin to acknowledge random acts of kindness - both the ones you have received and the ones you have given - you can no longer believe that what you do does not matter.” 

 ~ Dawn Markova

“It is the little things.”  We say it a lot, but do we live it?  What I find more than anything is we discount the little things that we do or we don’t even do them because we feel they are too insignificant to matter.  Yet, I remember when the “Random Acts of Kindness” book first came out years ago.  I remember the tears that I felt stinging my eyes from the “feeling good” I had reading the stories.  The book was filled with such little things...and yet they touched my heart profoundly.  I have a friend who is going through an incredibly challenging time right now.  She called me excitedly because the gentleman in the car in front of her in a drive-thru had paid her dinner bill.  Her story made my heart surge and I felt inspired to write something on my Facebook page that received 8 comments of gratitude.  Who knows what those 8 people then went on to do...hmmm...all from on gentleman who wanted to express a small act of kindness.  I wonder what inspired him to his act of kindness...

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• A time for kindness

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monday morning musing: finding gratitude

 

MUSE UPON THIS:

Living an Extraordinary Life #4 means feeling gratitude for my life and all I have.

 

Did you know feeling grateful means always being focused on what is good in your life?  My clients often say, "I practice gratitude.  I know I am good here."  Pay attention.  You’d be amazed how often you are focused on the negative.  Anytime you are thinking about what you don’t want, “I don’t want to talk to my mother-in-law.”  “I don’t want to sit in traffic.”  “I don’t want to brush my teeth.”  You are not in a grateful state.  There is much to be grateful for in our world.  Find everything!

Follow the musings for the next few weeks as I take you through all the signs of Living Your Extraordinary Life and give you ideas for stepping more authentically into yours!!  Here's a recap of what I have covered so far.  Living an Extraordinary Life means:

1. Letting my light shine bright and bold.
2. I know what I want to do in my life - at least the next step.  And I have a plan to take it.  I will not allow time to pass and not know what happened to it.
3. I know my values and what I need to do to live them fully.

 

STEPPING INTO YOUR EXTRAORDINARY LIFE: 

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LOVE this story!  Kindness in a pothole...really!
 

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• What Life Are you Waiting For?

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monday morning musing and feel good moment: are you noticing?

 

 

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Are you noticing?

I love this video.  I saw it a few years ago and its message keeps coming up for me.  Am I really noticing the amazing things that happen every day for me?  It might not be a world-famous violinist, but I must confess, I probably would have been one of the masses that rushed by him...at least I used to be.  I am hoping I am changing more and more and I like to think I would notice him now...would you?

monday morning feel good moment

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monday morning musing: take credit for your life

 

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You created your life.  

It is up to you to take credit for the best parts!

Two weeks ago, I encouraged you to take responsiblity for the parts of your life you didn't like and commit to making changes.  There is a corollary to this thought -- you also get to take credit for what you DO like; for what IS going well.  You have done well in many areas.  It might be your relationship with your mom, your husband or your best friend.  You might have a home you feel good in or good health or a steady paycheck.  You might be great at throwing a party or content by yourself.  Chances are you don't take the time to even look at what you do well much less pat yourself on your back about it.  In fact, there is an even greater chance that not only do you not see what you do well, but even when it is pointed out to you, you brush it off as no big deal.  Let it be a big deal.  Honor what you do well.  In fact, can you do me a favor?  I want you to tell me what you do well.  Would you leave a comment on this post and let me know what you do well?  Not sure?  Ask those closest to you.  They know and it is about time you know as well.

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A MUST for all of us to listen to -- to the very end!!

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monday morning musing: grateful for life

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"When you arise in the morning,
think of what a precious privilege it is
to be alive:  to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
~ Marcus Aurelius

Thanksgiving is simply my favorite holiday of the entire year.  Nothing tops an entire holiday focused on expressing our gratitude for our harvest.  I know many of us have struggled this year, nevertheless we have much to be grateful for.  My good friend, Lora Sasiela, the fabulous financial coach from www.financiallysmitten.com, sent me this packet of gratitude.  She calls it the "Great-Fullness Anthology".  She invited me to share it with all of you and I do so with great love and gratitude for all of you!  I know reading it gave me an enormous shift into love and a great appreciation for my life.  May it do the same for you.  Happy Thanksgiving to each and every one of you!

Join me this week on Facebook and Twitter as I spend the week sharing all my quotes, YouTube videos, and other gratitudes!  THEN, starting next week becomes the GREAT NEW YEAR'S COUNTDOWN!  Let me inspire you to make 2012 amazing!

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• Let Today Be the Greatest Day
  
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feel good moment

Are you ready for some fabulous feel goodness?  Here are my favorite gratitude feel good moments of all time.  May they bring joy into your heart this season!

 

feel good moment: gratitudes

So, today I want to share with you my favorite all-time Feel Good Moments on gratitude. 
May you experience the joy and peace that gratitude brings this holiday season.

What a powerful video!  A part of me felt sad I needed this reminder.  Then I remembered, each day I get another chance.

Directions for viewing: 

1. Take three deep breaths to relax a bit into the moment.  Feel long in the spine and let your heart open.
2. As you watch, keep breathing and fully hear and feel these powerful words.
3. Watch the entire video.  The end has some powerful thoughts for you!

 

Now, gratitude like you have never seen it.  (Can you get beyond your animal instincts to feel this love?)

Now, for the original Grati-Dudes dance. (Stay tuned for Zack's version!)

 

And now, for an Erdman-Luntz family favorite, Zack's Happy Dance. (Zack is my son. He will be 8 years old on Thanksgiving day. He was 5 in this video.)

monday morning musing: gratitude

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Step Five:
Feel grateful...

Living the life of your dreams must come from love and excitement, not fear and dread. If you focus on how much you cannot stand your current life, you will stay stuck.  You need to focus on all that is wonderful in your life right now.  Creating something better comes from:  I LOVE my life AND I am ready for an even MORE wonderful life!  This part is absolutely essential!  (For a fabulous nudge on who to do this really well, watch this week's Feel Good Moment!)

Let's Recap (This is Step Five of the series: How to Manifest Your Extraordinary Life so your life isn't exactly the same in Five Years.  Here are the first four steps and stay tuned for the bonus "Plus One" step coming next week!):

• Step One: Know what you want
• Step Two: Ya Gotta Believe! 
• Step Three: Take Action
• Step Four: Surrender and have faith
• Step Five:  Feeling Grateful
  
• Plus One:  Coming Next Week!

Want to do this program directly with me?  I just released a NEW, powerful, one-one-one program called The Art of Manifesting Your Dreams.  I have taught it to groups with amazing success for years, now you can do it directly with me!  Are you ready to live YOUR Extraordinary Life?

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One of the best gratitude videos ever!  Follow instructions every day for three days and I guarantee your life WILL be different!  Enjoy!

feel good moment: grati-dudes

If you did this every morning for three days in a row your life would change...guaranteed!

 

monday morning musing: a day for gratitude

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"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious priviledge it is to be alive; to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love" 

~Marcus Aurelius
 

We often forget, don't we?  Just being alive, breathing, thinking, loving, it is all a gift.  This Thanksgiving, and everyday thereafter, be sure to pause and remember the amazing gift life is.

 

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Gratitude like you have NEVER seen it! Enjoy

 

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• Let Today be the Greatest Day
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• MuseRadio: Gratitude Practice (Part II)
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feel good moment: amazing gratitude

I have a new gratitude Feel Good Moment and three others I have used over the years.  Enjoy them ALL:

Gratitude like you have NEVER seen it!

 

• The Original Gratidudes Dance: http://muselan.typepad.com/muselan/2009/05/feel-good-moment-the-gratidudes.html
• Gratitude for Today: http://muselan.typepad.com/muselan/2010/05/feel-good-moment-gratifude-for-today.html
• Zack’s Happy Dance: http://muselan.typepad.com/muselan/2009/05/zacks-happy-dance.html