Thank God It's Monday

Hey, if you have met me, you know I am not normal.  I kinda live outside the box for the most part.  Growing up, I used humor to get me through many things, and I always tried to be just ME.

Everyone of us is different, but I do remember wanting to “fit in” with a certain crowd, group or person.  I know I have pretended to be something else to fit it and I am sure you have too.  But its really hard to “pretend” to be someone other that who you are isn’t it.

Why work that hard, in the end, your true self will always come out.  If you accept, love and embrace your true self, you will be amazed at where you fit in.  Being different is fine, being yourself is great.  Imagine not worrying about what others think of you, doing what makes you happy, and well singing your song out loud.

Yes, I have scared many people through my years, people know I am harmless, but some do find me quite annoying at times.  I do sing, dance and act out often, but I don’t worry about what others think.  Thats the key.

Be yourself, act like yourself and enjoy yourself.

Build, Inspire, Live

Linden P.

Is just 14 inches.  From the heart to the head….(Thanks Jodi for posting pic).

Wow, thats a great subject for today huh?  I am sure most of you are groggy and tired from the beloved TIME CHANGE (we lost an hour if you didnt know).

But, having a dream or goal is usually set in the mind (head).  Getting to the action on making that happen often takes a lot of HEART.  So how do we tie these two together to make those dreams and goal happen?

PRACTICE….

Yes, practice, vision and purpose will help get the heart going on your dreams.  If you goal is a good one  (good for you and all others), you can instill passion, purpose and a vision to help enlist your heart.  I think if your heart and head are both in it, we can call it PASSION.  Once you have a passion, getting the needed things done to move you forward towards your goal is much easier.

So, find a way to develop PASSION and you will see your heart and head are both on the same page.

Build, Inspire, Live

Linden P.

Hey, first real snowstorm of the year for us, and its March……  I am going home to take the kids sledding before heading to the office.  Work needs to happen, but play MUST happen too.

Some people aren’t fortunate enough to live in the upper midwest and have snow days, but you can’t have everything I guess.

Overnight we got a fresh 8+” of snow, everything, I mean everything is bright WHITE.  Beautiful, a fresh canvas to start the day.  Now, I got the driveway done, waiting till 7:30am so the neighbors don’t bitch.  My boys came out to help shortly after that.  They really aren’t much help, but oh its fun to watch them work around the snow.  They dug my van out, then proceeded to go make their mark all over the fresh canvas of snow.  Front and backyard now has snow angles, boot tracks and more.

How do you find your fresh canvas?  For me, its Mondays.  I love them, a whole new week of possibilities, challenges, decisions, etc..   But thats me, what do you do to get yourself focused?  A fresh canvas allows you to see only your goals, dreams and the things to come.  I think its needed quite often in this age, too many distractions, they take our focus away from where we want to go.

So, if you can’t do Mondays, find something that works for you to get that FRESH CANVAS and get your focus back.

Build, Inspire, Live

Linden P

Look at the picture above, thats creative thinking that solved a simple problem and made someone happy.

Thats what we are here for people, to create.  Whether its a vaccine that cures AIDS, a picture that makes people cry, a warm toilet seat to comfort someone.  We are creative creatures, we do it everyday with our decisions and choices.  So, lets spend some time making great choices that help others to be happier and feel more alive.

All of us, yes, all of us have the ability, but some choose to make others sad, unhappy and down right miserable.  Its a choice people, choose to change and think differently.  If you smile, the people that see your smile change, its science, chemicals are released in their bodies, change happens for the good.

If you provide create negative things, thoughts, actions, etc..  Negative things follow.  If we create positive things, thoughts and actions, positive stuff happens.

We aren’t here long enough to spend the whole time suffering, its an easy choice, maybe its a hard job, but and easy choice to try and create positive change.

Build, Inspire, Live

Linden P

Those that know me personally, know I love taking chances, A LOT of THEM..  Taking one may be scary, but not taking one can be much worse.  How many times have you regretted not taking that chance.  Whether it was asking out that girl, taking that job, joining a team, etc..???

I learned a long time ago, that when I didn’t take the chance, I ended up spending too much time wondering about what might have been.  That sucks BTW!!!

So, if taking a chance, or two or three is whats necessary to get you to where you want to be, DO IT!!  Just take a deep breath, exhale and DO IT!!!

You won’t regret taking a chance any where near as much as not taking that chance, I promise.   Now, be smart about it, take the chances you need to to get where you want to go, don’t hurt others along the way and look for ways to help others move towards their goals too.  That is how its done.

Build, Inspire, Live

Linden P

If you think your job is hard, take a look above.  125 years ago, these men cut down THIS tree with THAT saw.  They then proceeded to cut THAT tree in to 25 foot sections so the train could take one section on each car.

If you complain about your job, QUIT!  That is not where you belong.  You need to find a JOB that you enjoy, take pride in and actually are productive.  Sure, you may need to take a job in the mean time, but find one that instills some sort of confidence, pride or fun.

Being unhappy is for the most part your fault, if you aren’t happy, change what you can and become happy….

Build, Inspire, Live

Linden P

Hey, if you aren’t the person you want to be, the old saying “Fake it till you make it” is worth exploring.  A positive mental attitude leads to a positive mental attitude.

You need to have the confidence and self worth to drive towards your dream, if you don’t, maybe there are issues you need to resolve before you can move forward??  Mental issues are not my thing, if you don’t like who you are, you may need to figure out why that is first, before you can move into the person you want to be.  But, pretending to be that person you want to be, may in deed be enough to get you onto your next level.  Finding courage, leadership and self esteem can sometimes be as easy as taking that first step.  I was talking with my 6yo about overcoming fear, fear is good, but only if you can face it with real or fake courage…  I talked with her about how she over came her fear (or rather just closed her eyes and jumped) of the diving board.  I reminded her of how my fun she would be missing out on if she had never taken that leap for the first time.

She understands it, but will still struggle with it in certain scenerios.  So, how about you?  What fear is stopping you?  Maybe Fake it Till you Make it will work.  Can’t hurt to try right?

Build, Inspire, Live

Linden P