Friday, August 9, 2013

The Blame Game

It seems an inherent human trait to want to blame someone or something for a "misfortune." Be it as simple as running late, waiting in line, spilling coffee on our pants---something other than oneself is usually the "culprit." I want to share with you that I have discovered the source...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUCWczTg4WE

That's right! Blame it on the Bossa Nova. Starting now, whenever you encounter someone or something that allows you to move towards anger or exasperation, simply blame it on the Bossa Nova. This technique (however silly) will provide an opportunity for you to recalibrate your emotional state. A chance to review how pointless it is to "point a finger." That you expend a great deal of energy explaining away that which is, ultimately, unimportant. You might even want to consider how appealing self-effacing humor can be.

If you can't bring yourself to laugh at the world, you have misplaced your sense of humor. Self-importance has crept in and skewered your sense of proportion. We are what we are and we do what we do; embracing our actions and holding ourselves accountable produces a sense of self that is truly liberating. Until you are ready for that type of freedom however, you can always blame it on the Bossa Nova.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Choices

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re1vH9k2z0I

I can hear you now---its a film Pat. Pure Hollywood. And I say yeah, your right...but what do we make of this? Isn't this even more far fetched?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh78iSg_ZvU

Be the man or woman you always dreamed you could be. Do this in the hundred different ways you are called on to be heroic daily.

http://wpgrogan.blogspot.com/2013/02/mount-up.html

What is it you have always wished to say? To be? To do? Your answers are your road map. The choices you make reveal who you are. Simple really. Complicated only when we allow outside influences to alter the course in our hearts we know to be true. Or we despair and indulge in self-inflicted wounds. Trust yourself and your dream.