I spent a better part of my life worrying about what might happen or what I should do. I also spent lots of time with regrets and wishing that I wouldn't done it differently. I was living in a constant state of panic and anxiety. After many years of personal growth, I am now living each and every day to the fullest. I am enjoying life. I am living in the now and you can too.
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Present Tense
It was spring, but it was summer I wanted,
The warm days, and the great outdoors.
It was summer, but it was fall I wanted,
The colorful leaves, and the cool, dry air.
It was fall, but it was winter I wanted,
The beautiful snow, and the joy of the holiday season.
It was winter, but it was spring I wanted,
The warmth and the blossoming of nature.
I was a child, but it was adulthood I wanted,
The freedom and respect.
I was 20, but it was 30 I wanted,
To be mature, and sophisticated.
I was middle-aged, but it was 20 I wanted,
The youth and the free spirit.
I was retired, but it was middle-age I wanted,
The presence of mind without limitations.
My life was over, and I never got what I wanted.
Jason Lehman who was 14 years old when he wrote this poem
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Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra: The Happiness Prescription
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The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Pocketbook Guide to Fulfilling Your Dreams (One Hour of Wisdom)
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The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life (Chopra, Deepak)
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I had to change my thinking....
In order to grow, you need to be open to learning and changing the way you think. This lens is dedicated to sharing with you just a few of the people, books and resourses that helped me to change my thinking.
Zig Ziglar
Motivation-The Key to Accomplishments
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Building a Healthy Self-image
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How to Get What You Want
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Some of my Personal Development Lenses
In order to grow as a person, I had to learn to be grateful for what I have. I needed to get rid of all the negative chatter in my brain and I needed to actually take an active roll in living my life. These 3 lenses share with you some of the lessons I learned along the way. I hope it helps.
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Living with an Attitude of Gratitude
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You are Perfect Just the way you are. You have been blessed. Take the time today to be grateful for your abundance. You have all the answers. They are inside of you. You just need to listen and be ready to receive.
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Are you sleepwalking? Wake up! It is time to LIVE your Life!
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Sometimes people have a moment of clarity that hits them right smack between the eyes. You know, A moment when you realize that years have gone by, and each day you went through the motions of the day. But, you forgot one thing. To really live their...
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Mental Cleanse
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In my mastermind group we are reading Napolean Hill's "Think and Grow Rich". If you haven't read this book yet, it is a must read. You will never see your life the same way again. As we read each chapter, we turn in our lessons. Our "lessons" really...
Living in the Here and Now
Releasing Control...
Looking back, I know that the biggest obstacle that was holding me back from true happiness was my need to control. I always felt that I had to control and plan and figure out everything. This created stress and worry. It also wasn't much fun. I wasn't living in the Now.
Now I know that things happen in life the way it is supposed to happen. I don't try to change or prevent. It will play out how it is supposed to. I let God "my higher power" control the universe. I get to enjoy life's beauty and live each moment to the fullest.
It is so freeing! I am truly blessed.
Joel Osteen
Living a Blessed Life
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Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day
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Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
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Recent blog posts about Living in the Now
- I enjoy living fully and completely in the now. | Desirosity
- Living in the present enables me to let go of my worries about the past or future and completely focus on what is happening now, in this very moment. I am free to relish every sensation and experience it to its fullest. ...
- We're living in MAC-ville Now! | Steve Magas Ohio's Bike Lawyer
- Well friends, clients, followers? I was out shopping on Black Friday? my trusty Dell laptop, the one that runs the office, had ?blipped? for the second time this year. Everything was backed up, of course, and the blip was ?minor? ...
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- Au Pied de Cochon Now Closed | Haute Living Magazine
- It's true. After a long, grueling run, the French brasserie Au Pied de Cochon is now closed. The rumors of its downfall began started as soon as they had put the kibosh on its original 24/7 operating hours.
Living in the Now
Living In The Now: Reflections From Another Dimension About Being Happy In This One (Volume 1)
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P.S. If I learned one thing about Living in the Now...
You don't miss out on life! Let's face it, we are only here once, lets live!
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Thanks for stopping by just NOW! I love you.
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- michaeldavid3 michaeldavid3 Jun 15, 2009 @ 10:49 pm
- Thanks Wendy for viewing my lens "Emotional Healing." In reference to energy vampires has have a command statement that my wife, Lyn, developed over years as an energy healer for clearing any type of unwanted beings. If you are interested, I will send it to you. Also in regards your "Living in the Now," if one can develop the ability to hold, contain, and be present with any emotion, it will transform on its own. The challenge is that most people tend to unconsciously stop being present with the emotion and the transformation stops.
Blessings,
Michael
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- Sylviane_Nuccio Sylviane_Nuccio Apr 9, 2009 @ 10:11 pm
- Yes, living in the now is one of the great secret to success.
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- j_barnhart4 j_barnhart4 Feb 28, 2009 @ 9:10 pm
- good lens! I am lensrolling this with my 'being the best you' lens. 5 *s
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- MckayK MckayK Feb 24, 2009 @ 7:00 am
- Excellent lens. I agree. God is so much better at handling my problems than I am. It is comforting to know that I can give them to my creator, and simply live.
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- boshemia boshemia Jan 19, 2009 @ 11:09 pm
- Can't give you another 5 *'s, so I lensrolled instead. Thanks for the update.
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