I'm sailing!!!

Last night my dad and I were talking about taking things one step at a time (we both have quite a bit on our plates right now) and were reminiscing about the movie, "What About Bob?" Have you seen it? 

In the film, Bob is always trying to follow his doctor's orders to take "baby steps" and at one point he finds the courage to go sailing…his version being much different than ours would be!  I've attached a link to the clip…think about how free and happy Bob is as he's "sailing"! It took a lot of baby steps for him to get to that point but he's absolutely thrilled with his progress.  I smile to myself as I imagine that as I conquer each small goal, it's as if I'm the one up there yelling to the world "I'm sailing! I'm sailing! Look, I'm sailing" with a big grin on my face hahahaha!

Bob is Sailing!

journaling suggestion: What is a "sailing" moment for you that stands out? (feel free to write more than one!)

 Now reach for the sky a few times and breath deeply….

Have an absolutely Sunny and Smooth-sailing day:)

To change one's life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions. ~William James

We always talk about what we want to do and even how we're going to go about doing it...but how often do we actually take real steps, those small decisions that happen every day, towards our goal(s)?


Remember the earlier blog quote from V.Havel? It is not enough to just stare up the steps, one must also step up the stairs!


Today we'll be taking a step towards time spent to move and breathe in a different way...it really can translate into other aspects of life....or just be exactly what it is...a moment of allowing our whole bodies to feel movement!


Put on some music, breathe deeply, and move your body!

Now keep that smile and continue dancing through your day! -Jeni

Dance can Heal the soul...How do You want to move today?!

PAUSE...

"…There is a deep prayer, the prayer of what was traditionally called "perfect union with God," going on inside each of us every moment. Learning to meditate is learning to slow down long enough to locate and take part in what is already happening." -George Fowler

The idea of meditating is often daunting…and there are a lot of methods out there to introduce one to the practice of meditation (but that's for another time)…For today, just think of it as hitting the PAUSE button…you are slowing down just long enough to notice something that is already happening. 

Go about the busy-ness of your day…and every now and then just hit PAUSE…(you can even set an alarm on your phone to help you if you tend to get wrapped up very easily)…PAUSE...how are you feeling? are you breathing fully? what does everything feel like in this exact moment? You've seen it in the movies so many times…time stops for just a moment and a single person looks around and seems to notice all sorts of things…a moment of true clarity. 

What a beautiful gift…and you can do it that simply…PAUSE…Take part in what is already happening deep inside yourself…Enjoy!

The First Step...

"Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. 

It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must also step up the stairs." 

-Vaclav Havel

We are all excellent excuse makers (yay for creativity?). We can always come up with a "valid" excuse/reason/call-it-what-you-will to avoid actually stepping up the stairs...and the first steps always seem to be the most difficult.
Remember, you only have to take one step at a time...but YOU are the only one who can step up the stairs!!! 

We at Lift, as well as your friends/family, are here to cheer you on:) 

today's challenge: Step up the stairs! What is your first step for today? Once you've taken that first step, feel free to leave a comment or email and let me know how you chose to actively participate in your vision!

Peace begins with a Smile:)

Play the video once just to watch and listen, then play again and Enjoy the Breath and Movement!!! …and then again once or twice more just to really FEEL it in your body!!! 

Smile at one another!

Visualize this...

"Visualize in detail the healed person you want to be, and know without any doubt you already Are precisely that person in your innermost Being.  Know that a beautiful person of grace and peace and power and joy awaits within, not to be made real--for it Is already eternally that--but to be recognized...Visualize and expect it with the gratitude of one who already possesses it.   Soon enough you will come to recognize that you already Are what you long to Be.  The inner longing you feel is Eternal Being's vision of you rising up within and trying to be recognized--trying to be Remembered."

-George Fowler

journaling suggestion: write down a few characteristics that you want to see more fully developed in yourself and place them under the category that you feel is most applicable (very often character qualities and dreams for yourself fall under more than one category; they are there mainly so that you can see an aspect of each developed over time). Write them down not as “I want” but as if those qualities already exist...because they do!  They are already a part of who you are but are waiting to be recognized!  

example from my own life below...  

physical:

healthy circulation throughout my entire body (especially the right side!)

mental:

ability to clear my mind of the excess “stuff” that comes my way 

spiritual:

discernment and wisdom

emotional:

ability to accept love from others

Start seeing yourself as you truly are....and know that you are Loved, utterly and completely!

“The real voyage of discovery is not in discovering new lands,but in seeing with new eyes.”
— Proust

Instead of “reinventing yourself”, why not Discover the You that already exists! See Your Self with “new eyes” and visualize the healed person that you want to be. Explore the interesting, creative, intelligent, strong and loving person that you already are through time spent with yourself and the Lift community. Join Lift- NYC and Lift- Costa Rica on a voyage of discovery...

Experience Lift! Experience Life!

Looking forward....

-Jeni

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