Biking for Sushi

I have been going through a lot of adversity and changes lately (especially with work). It is hard but I keep telling myself whatever I am going through, I have to do it with an attitude of everything happens for a reason and that when this adversity is over, I will emerge better and stronger than I was before.

So I’ve been stuggling to read/not to read books like “The Secret”, which people might know that it’s speaking about the law of attraction and positive thinking. It is about positive thinking type stuff and it is good. But, the things it doesn’t speak to me much is about the trials we go through, and we will go through these trials if we like them or not. I don’t think it matters how much positive thinking we have in our brains, if we are not tapped into Gods power to help us through these tough times, it won’t matter how much you think you know.
I probably have read and listened to just as many self help tapes and good feeling books throughout the years as the next kid. And When I was going through the worst of my trials, I didn’t remember any of it..it was all blank. But, I kept believing god will pull me through and he is.
Over time, I am learning that it’s alright to keep reading those positive thinking books, but keep god as my #1 source.

Lately, I have been working on patience. Patience with my job, patience with people, patience with driving home, and patience with god and what he might bring us next.
There is a reason why I didn’t get things when I think it is right. There is a time, a place, and a reason behind everything. I think I have always focused too much on the things I want instead of focusing on the reason and timing behind everything.
Are we ready for this house? Is it the right time? Why doesn’t a buyer for our condo come along? Have I been pleasing to god? …and so on. These are all questions I stuggle with and there has to be patience even with the answers. Also, theres the – if we knew all the answers, what would life be than..

I had to recently take a step away from a lot in my life to get mentally stable. It seemed that I had too much going on in my life. With the wedding coming up/family issues/ and not being able to concentrate at work. I am back at work now and everything seems to be a lot better then it was when I left. I am looking forward to getting back to leaving posts and journal my progress as we go.

Fight all your battles on your knees and you will win everytime

Do you know we can change the world! Through every peice of info that is brought into us and said out of us. We use all this info to communicate the good, the bad, and the ugly. From the simplelist hi to brighten someones day, to the “I have a dream” speeches, that have changed a lot of peoples vision. You are responsible for you, no one else it (besides you kids out there). Do what makes you happy, change yourself for the good and like magic, the world will change around you. Remember…from the inside out.

Insight 1: INSIGHT
Just as a tree begins with a seed, so too, is Insight the “seed” that begins your transformation. One of the greatest insights is simply the knowledge that “You Can.” You CAN overcome your greatest challenges. You CAN transform your dreams into your own living, breathing reality. You CAN create a new life for yourself and your loved ones.

Insight 2: TIMING
The saying “timing is everything” is not just a nice expression. Without developing excellent timing, you will always be fighting the natural ebb and flow of the universe. Just as most seeds sprout on a particular day in springtime, YOU can develop the ability to recognize the precise day of spring for all you do.

Whether asking for a raise, launching a business venture, or bringing up a difficult subject to a friend, loved one or business partner, your ability to recognize the often brief moments of maximum opportunity will determine how much success and balance you achieve.

Insight 3: PATIENCE
Only humans are impatient. Seeds do not attempt to turn into trees in winter. Eagles don’t try to soar during rainstorms. And mayflowers do not blossom in August. Developing patience – your ability to wait for the right moment in your life cycle to accomplish a particular task or goal – is all important to develop excellent timing and great success.

Insight 4: SURRENDER
What must you do to let go of your need to control things? How can you let go of your past mistakes and history that may be preventing you from moving forward? How do you spiritually surrender to “the process?”

Without spiritual surrender, you will never be content, you will never have patience and excellent timing. You will never experience the joy and “flow” of having the greatest business and life partner you could ever possibly have: namely, “The Universe” and “God.”

Insight 5: GROUNDING
With strong roots, a tree will survive any storm. When YOU create a strong foundation, your greatest efforts will withstand the many storms and challenges you inevitably face in achieving your goals.

Grounding is what you use to nourish and nurture your goals. Grounding is the books, tapes, schooling, seminars, and people you surround yourself with to support yourself in whatever you want to achieve.

Want to have a great relationship? Learn from those who already have one. Want to earn a million dollars? Read books, listen to tapes, and receive coaching by those who show you how. When you have ample “grounding” to support your dreams, the challenges that come along are merely temporary storms that ultimately make you stronger and more highly energized.

Insight 6: BALANCE
This is a tough one, especially for the most successful people. Even when a tree is well developed, without regular water, sunshine and nourishment, it will not be healthy. What must you do to balance yourself?

How much sunshine do you get?
How much exercise do you regularly do?
How nourishing is your diet?
How much quiet time do you take on a daily basis with yourself and your loved ones?

Life is a balancing act. Isn’t the minute, hour, day or month you save by working through your natural point of balance just another minute, hour, day or month you subtract from your lifetime?

Take breaks to smell the roses along the way, and in fact, you’ll naturally discover the universe rises up to become your partner rather than it being you against the world.

Insight 7: GROWTH
Growth automatically occurs in direct proportion to your ability to empower yourself with the first 6 Insights.

Insight 8: EVOLUTION
Evolution blossoms when your growth takes you to a new and higher stage of life, unfolding a powerful Vision of your life you probably never foresaw.

Insight 9: TRANSFORMATION
Transformation occurs when you become something very different than that which you started off as. Your initial seed of Insight becomes a tree of knowledge and accomplishment. You are ready for something greater than achieving for your own personal gain.

You, the student, become the teacher, the mentor, the leader. You are the vessel of seeds to birth a new generation. You enjoy the glow of knowing you have followed your highest path that ultimately leads you to helping others follow theirs.

All along, you have been transforming into a balanced, wealthy and fulfilled human being.

All along, you have been transforming yourself into a “Wealthy Soul.”

Now, that I am pulled back down with reality or close to it. I have been reflecting on things.
I now have god confidently in my life. I actually pick up the bible (unlike before when I thought I knew what I was doing). But, I have a lot to learn, and want to continuely seek him. It almost seemed like all or most of my thoughts were backward for many years.
Now days, I am interpreting everything differently. Work isn’t that bad, life isn’t as hard, family is good and today is the only thing that really matters. I would like to urge myself and others, go patiently with life, answers will come.