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Love is - Part 5

5. Benjamin Franklin said, “He who has patience can have what he will.”

 

How perfect that I’m in Philadelphia—Ben’s hometown, for this JumpStart.

 

Often, the most important ingredient in the recipe to getting and having what we want is patience.

 

Patience isn’t just waiting…it’s waiting with a smile on your face.

 

Learning to master patience is the first demonstration of love because we must be patient to be loving.

 

Everyone is growing —ourselves included, and the person we are today will be surpassed by the person we will be tomorrow.

 

Discover the power of harnessing patience in this video so that you can “have what you will.”

Love is - Part 4

Have you noticed that some people love to play the "martyr card?"

They suffer either as a way of getting attention for themselves or as a way of declaring moral superiority over others.

The victim trap keeps us from being all the at we can be.

And, more importantly, playing the suffering hero is NOT loving either for ourselves or for others.

Learn how to break the martyr mindset and liberate yourself to live (and to love) fully and completely.

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Love is - Part 3

It's not what you look like.
It's not what you have.
It's not where you've been or where you going.
It's not even about what you've accomplished.

It's about how loving you are.

No matter what you become or achieve, if you are not a loving person you're really, well -- nothing.

We often measure our significance based on what magazines, television and social media tell us is important. "If I look that way, or achieve like him/her, then I'm of profound value."

Not true.

Even in ancient times, there were ideals to which people aspired as a means of making themselves look great to others.

However, if we have everything we could ever want and achieve everything we desire, without love it's as if we never existed because love is the foundation of who we are.

Learn how to tap into that loving energy that is you in this video.

Be sure and post questions and comments--I answer them personally!

Love is - Part 2

Do you know someone who speaks 'ever-so-sweetly' and yet you know that deep within this person is actually filled with anger?

Part of love is speaking our truth -- being our genuine selves, and not a mere reflection of what we think a "loving," or "spiritual" person should sound like.

How can we be genuine and at the same time be loving?

It is possible.

Find out how in this video.

Be sure and post questions and comments -- I respond personally.

Love is - Part 1

Probably one of the most well-known pieces of literature in the world is 1 Corinthian’s 13 from the Christian Bible.

If you’ve been to a wedding, you have heard at least part of this beautiful and transformative passage from the Bible.

“Love is patient..., etc.”

I wrote this entire chapter down every single day for over a year, because I wanted to develop the capacity of love.

As we kick off our JumpStarts once again, I’m going to share with you insights to heal and transform your life using this beautiful piece of poetry as our guide.

Remember to leave questions and comments because I answer them all personally.

JumpStart - Expectations

Many people have the idea that once their lives get better then they will not be driven to complain. However, studies show exactly the opposite. Often, the better a person’s life becomes the more they complain because their expectations become raised. Higher expectations lead to unmet desires. Unmet desires can lead to complaining. Of course you should have goals and ideals. Your life should be a reflection of your highest and best thoughts. However, as the old saying goes, “People make plans and God laughs.“ We need to make room in our lives for disappointment knowing that things are going to go wrong. And it is when we are disappointed that we learn the most about ourselves and we grow to our fullest expression.

JumpStart - Big Deals

Your mind can make a mountain out of a mole hill, a roadblock out of the speedbump, and a stop sign where there is only a caution sign. Your mind can make a little thing seem like big deal and this can leave you feeling overwhelmed and unhappy. However, this is just habitual thinking. If you begin to remember the things you’ve accomplished in the past, the things in the future don’t seem so daunting. Learn how to re-frame your thinking so that tasks which once frightened you become easy to accomplish.

JumpStart - Asking

I spent the first third of my professional life working in radio as an announcer, salesperson, and station manager. Radio is what is known as a “frequency“ medium. The purpose of radio is not to reach a lot of people at one time but rather to reach a smaller group of people over and over until they feel compelled to try out the product being advertised. Study after study has shown that people need to be informed of something several times before they will try it. And yet, most of us ask for something only once and then we become upset when we don’t receive it. Bosses, friends, family and the universe itself respond to persistent asking. This does NOT mean to be a pest. Nagging isn’t asking. It means to simply remind someone with frequency of what you are interested in. I saw this demonstrated in an amazing way at a church in Tanzania. You’re not going to believe what these people do in this church! Check it out.

JumpStart Obstacles

If you study metaphysics, you know that whenever you create something you simultaneously create its opposite. Nothing could be more evidence of this than when you try to make a positive change in your lives. As soon as you decide to go on a diet, you get invited to a party with lots of awesome food. As soon as you decide to stop complaining, new obstacles spring up. This is neither unexpected nor problematic. It is actually part of the process! To change, you have to face the obstacle and rise above it. Learn to embrace and surpass your obstacles in this video.

JumpStart - Stop Worrying

If you realized how powerful you are, you would cease to worry. Most worry is over what “might“ happen in the future. The thing is, we failed to take into account what happened in our past! Many of us have survived and even thrived during some very difficult situations. When we review our life’s resume we discover that we are incredibly capable and worry disappears.