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“My life is my message.”
– Mahatma Ghandi

I continue to fly. I continue to fly, because I am backed with very grounded principles. This may sound counterintuitive or not make logical sense.
How can you fly and be grounded at the same time?

But the reason I can fly now, is because I am continually developing and applying sound and tangiable work and physical effort that allows me to reach this place of “flying.”

What Flying Means To Me
To me flying means that I am in the flow of things. I am doing what I feel I should be doing at the moment that I should be doing it. I am being rewarded financially and in my personal life. Flying to me means my creativity is unlimited and my dreams are coming true in the real world.

When I am flying, I am feeling creative, highly imaginative, and I can write about what I feel is real and honest to me, because I know that they are things I do that work effectively for me. Flying to me is the feeling of bliss and inner peace. This inner peace may come out in the form of laughter with others or may come in moments of pure silence of pure present moment awareness with others. Flying to me is a state of consiousness.

Grounded By Work Ethic

One of the reasons I can fly freely, is because I take one step at a time with my endevours. Although I have very ambitious and high goals for myself for the future, I know that practical action steps in the present moment, is the route that will allow me to get to where I want to go. It sounds like a contradiction to be grounded and fly at the same time. But I really just think it’s just being balanced.

Being Balanced

Can you achieve balance in your own life by acknowledging the need for both the need to fly and being grounded? Granted some people excell more in either being very grounded and are good at taking action. And others are better up in the air creating from that space.

I personally know people, who are very grounded and work very hard at staying at ground level. There is nothing wrong with this. Putting in the work in the real world and getting tangiable results from your physical labor is great. But, if they eliminate their imagination and creative aspects, they miss the magic of life. There is more to life than just what we can touch with our hands and see with our physical eyes.

Also I know people who are “pie in the sky” very creative and imaginative, but never really physically get anything “accomplished.” They run around with great creative ideas, but never take tangiable action to see their ideas become tangiable. This is where the term “struggling artist” comes from. They have all these great ideas, but never monetize on it. So even at that you need to stay grounded, get the work done, and get your great ideas and put them down to the phsyical world and see real resutls, that you can physically see and touch with your hands.

Beng grounded by taking daily action steps on my daily goals, and feeding my creative, imaginative artist is a beautiful balance that I have now come to realize in my life at this moment. Maintaing this balance is how I intend to take my dreams down into the world, and continue to fly. Come fly with me.

Your Own Balance
Are you seeing in your life the need to fly more (develop more creativity, imagination), or to be more grounded (taking more physical action steps) ?

Finding this balance is beneficial to your own personal growth. As you work through this process, you become more self aware, and this self awareness brings you an inner peace and clarity. As you find this balance in your life, you will see how it is possible to fly and be grounded at the same time. It’s an honest and real feeling that only a select few ever really reach. But, if you are reading this post, you are more than likely in that small percentage of people. This would be the ideal, to do what you love and be where you want and have more than enough money to do as you please.

Responsibility

This balance between flying and being grounded, is something that brings positive results in your life, but also comes with a great deal of responsibility. This responsibility is in teaching others around you that can benefit from this as well. The resaon it now becomes your responsibility to teach others this, is because they will see the good that comes from your experience and want to have the very same thing in their life. So keep in mind, that as you find this balance, you will also need to show others the way as well.

Depending on your natural personality, you can decipher for yourself, what you need to do, to balance both these energies. However, there is a technique I use that daily, that helps me with this process of balancing myself…

Meditation

I have found that the daily practice of meditation for me, has allowed me to find this nice balance. There is an abundance of “how to meditate articles and techniques” that you can Google for free, that may help you balance out your energies in an effective manner. This balance of being grounded and flying is an amazing, and truly fuffiling positive experience for me at this current stage in my life.

Creating My Reality,

“Even Gwen Steffani, said she couldn’t doubt me.”
-Lil Wayne

How many people are living their lives in self doubt? How many people in their lives are living their lives in self belief?

You know when you are leading your life by doubt, when you are searching for answers outside of yourself, and the answers don’t seem to fit well with your soul. You also know when you are living in self belief when you find the answers within you and the answers fit well with your soul.

In your honest attempts to fit in with the crowd and please everyone, you give in and allow doubt to lead the way. Doubt comes mainly in the form of fear. So being lead by doubt is the same thing as being led by fear.

People assume that since everyone seems to be making decisions nowadays out of fear, that that is the way to go. This is nonsense. If you have a belief about something you want to change in your life, it really is up to you to change it.

People make decisions based in fear all the time. I still do this. However, I am gradually learning that action that stems out of fear only leads to very temporary rewards. As a matter of fact, action out of fear keeps me worried and uninspired. In order to really become a person that is living from ones higher self, you must develop a habit of being driven by belief. It is a belief in yourself and in what you intend to manifest.

The challenging part that it is a daily mental habit. You almost have to live in two different worlds. One world is the desire world where you have your hopes and wishes, and the other is this physical world where you work towards making those desires real.

To be led by belief, inspiration, and hope is not the easier of the two routes. However, the person that is aware of this generally chooses belief instead of doubt, because they know where the two lead.

On some rare occasions, I doubt what I’m doing and why I’m even doing it for. However, I’ve come to understand that these times I am thinking in this manner, I am not operating from my higher self. My higher self is inspired, hopeful, and believes in the bigger picture. My higher self is a place of truth for me.
The idea of being inspired most of the day is a reality I live in. This is because I choose thoughts and surround myself with energies of higher vibration. I know that it’s a cold world out there, but I choose to be up here and share with people that are in the cold world, the reality of living an inspired life.

The answer lies in being true. True to what you know, and how you live.
My concern is that many people are operating at their lower selves most of the time, and out of this comes more doubt, because the efforts and action they take are based in fear to begin with.

I urge people if they choose, to begin operating from their higher selves. This place is not some fantasy, or idealistic place that exist outside of you. It’s actually a simple place inside your soul that only takes a few minutes each day to tap into. This may be realized during meditation, or any practice where you are fully engaged in the present moment.

Belief or Doubt? What is Driving You?

At the bakery I have 7 tips that I use on a daily basis, to keep my ideas fresh and hot. These 7 tips that I use in my daily life prove to be very valuable and benefital for me. These 7 rules you can also use in your daily life in your own personal development journey. Don’t be suprised, or underestimate the simplicity of these 7 tips. For they are valuable golden tips if you used daily, can lead to real tangiable positive results in your daily life.

Below are the 7 Tips on How Baker Keeps the Oven Hot, keeping the dough rising and staying fresh:

1. Present moment awareness
2. Staying In Alignment with my Higher Self
3. Daily Meditation
4. Positive Thinking
5. Continual Study and Reasearch
6. Focus on Providing and Delivering Tangiable Value
7. Having Fun

Keeping it fresh,

Something fun I just came up with at the moment.
Please Fill in the following statement with a comment above with a word describing your current state of mind right now.

I AM ____________?

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

It seems like almost everyone I meet today, wants to know if they are on the right track with life. How many people do you know are searching for the clues that let them know if they are on the right track in their own evolution? I believe that in order to evolve as a human being, the first step is to empower yourself. Empowerment is an inward journey. It begins and ends with you and what you are willing to do on a consistent basis to take charge of your own life.

How do you know if you are becoming an empowered individual or not? Are you claiming your power, or are you becoming a victim to circumstances as they arise? Are you in charge of your life?
From my personal observation of studying high achievers in life, I have found that there is a common denominator that they all share. This common denominator they all share comes in the form of 7 clues that are high indicators that a person is indeed living an empower life.

I will share these 7 clues that make up an empowered individual. Although you don’t need all 7 to be considered to be an empowered individual, I would say from my observation, that if you score 4 out of 7 means you are on the right track. Obviously, if you score 7 out of 7 you are an exceptional individual and consider yourself a highly empowered individual. A person that scores a 7 out of 7 is someone who is highly evolved and is making their mark in the world.

Keep In Mind** This list is in no particular order or to this list. There is no hierarchy to this list.** This list is to be looked as a greater whole.

The 7 Clues That Your Are Living An Empowered Life

1. Present Moment Awareness
The individual that is presently aware in what he/she is doing, is an empowered individual. Regardless, if you enjoy your circumstances or not, the ability to witness and be aware of the present moment is one good sign that you are evolving as an empowered individual. If you acknowledge the idea that the more you focus more of your time in the present moment, versus worrying about the past or future moments is a good indication that your are takings steps to claim your empowerment.

2. Where You Choose To Focus Your Time
The individual that sees his/her time is valuable, is a self aware individual that knows that where they are choosing to spend their time is what they are producing in their own life. The individual that is making an honest effort to spending more time doing the things that help them grow in their personal development, is evolving because they are choosing growth. This choice of focusing on what matters to the individual most, is a powerful indicator of someone that is empowering themselves.

3. Your Learning and Studying
The individual that is continues to study and learn is an evolving individual. The person that has the quest for knowledge, is always improving and making tweaks in their life and own projects is a person that is evolving in an upwards direction. They are constantly learning new things and are open to change. The empowered individual, knows he/she won’t always have the answers and is humble enough to search for the answers by continually learning and studying new things. The continual growth for new knowledge and being up to date with what is going on in the world, is a great gift to have. The empowered individual always wants to learn, and in turn teach others the way.

4. The Amount of Joy You are Receiving In Your Life
If what you are doing on a daily basis is bringing joy into your life, you are evolving as a human being. This is because life is about being joy, so what you do on a regular basis has to come from this place. The empowered individual is enjoying what he/she does for a living and is grateful for the entire process of doing what one loves. The empowered individual knows the importance of begin joyful in whatever they choose to take part in.

5. Your Personal Responsibility
The empowered individual takes full responsibility for his/her actions. They understand that we live in a cause and effect universe. As you sow, so shall you reap. Therefore, the empowered individual is constantly taking full responsibility for his/her thoughts and actions. The empowered individual makes choices that are consistent with what he/she values most in life.

6. Moving towards your Desires
The empowered individual doesn’t settle. This individual is always looking for ways to move towards their desires. They know that there is always a new challenge to overcome. The evolved individuals welcomes the new challenge as it is the process that moves the individual into their true desires. Regardless of the fears, and worries of others that this individual may not “make it.” The empowered individual goes for it anyway, and moves upwards in their desire. This forces the empowered individual to constantly be moving outside of their comfort zone. The truly empowered individual matches their desire with that of the greater community.

7. Making a Contribution to Society
The evolving individual is always making a contribution to society. The empowered individual wants to intends to leave a legacy behind. The empowered individual knows that being empowered means that you do your best to help empower others as well. In this process you are making a contribution to society in a positive way. When it is all said it done, the evolved individual looks back and says “This is the contribution, I left to this society, and I am at peace with my efforts.”

My Score Currently ( Feb. 2010)

Currently, I roughly scored at a 5 out of 7 as far as from my own self evaluation of this list. This may change during the course of my lifetime but, these are the 7 clues that empowered individuals that I observed all share. I have had my experience of failures and growing pains. However, these to me are looked at as lessons to grow from in my own personal development.

How did you score? Did you find this list helpful in the overall development of your own empowerment journey?

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The 6 Tangible Results of Being Your Self
1. Builds confidence.
2. More real and authentic relationships with others.
3. More joy.
4. Clarity of thought.
5. Better opportunites flow in.
6. The opportunity to inspire others to do the same.

Being,

Below I descrive the 3 Very Easy Steps To Having Fun Right now!!!
Have fun with this post.

1. Remember Your Childhood. Think of a time when you were a child, and had the most fun ever. Do that again.

2. Be present. The most fun moments in your life will come from being totally emersed in the present moment, make a consious choice to be in the present moment in your activites.

3. Laugh. Laughter is always associated with fun. Find something to laugh about, if you can’t find something to laugh about, just laugh at yourself!

Having fun,

1. Look in the mirror. Say that you are amazing. Don’t think about anything else than what you are saying. Say this with joy and utter amazement. Don’t leave the mirror without really believing that you are amazing.

2. Live in this manner. Be amazing by being you. Don’t try to hard with this stay in alignment with this amazing feeling within yourself. Be yourself. Carry your amazing energy with you.

3. Treat others amazing. As you align with all your amazingness. Begin to treat others the way you feel inside. Do this and watch you amazingness soar.

Living Amazing,

This is a blog post that will bring you positive energy, uplifting thoughts, enjoyment, and everything in between.
Well. There it is!!!

Loving Life,

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

Hello all.
Watching Youtube Videos are good to keep up to date with the latest information. If needed, the information does serve you well. Now, not all Youtube videos (obviously) will expand your mind. But there are some really good informative videos on ideas and information that goes beyond what the mainstream television set is willing to offer. Now, please use your own reason and viewer discretion. However, from what I choose to watch on Youtube generally it allows me to expand and broaden my own mind.

The reason I believe watching Youtube videos, (in particular created from “everyday” people with great ideas) is a good thing, is because it has the potential to give you hope and encouragement in your own life. It is easy to sit and watch a “movie star” on television talk about certain things in their life that is going very well, and say to yourself, that can never happen to me, because that person is a “movie star” that individual is so far from where you are today. The idea is that the movie star is someone that lives in another world than you do.

However, when you watch these highly talented and amazing people on Youtube create videos from the comfort of their very own home, there is an authenticity there, and a feeling of connection with you the audience. These are generally everyday people with some good wisdom, and express themselves very well. It really is what you choose to see. I have respect for people on Youtube that speak their truth, regardless if I agree with it or disagree with their views, I think Youtube is a great creative outlet for creative self expression. Youtube videos have the potential to expand your mind with information from everyday people like yourself.

Expansion,