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by Denise Palmisano
Think of a situation in your life as though you are on the edge of that diving board with a choice to either jump or turn around and back away from your original plan or commitment. What do you think you will experience in that situation if you moved forward? What do you think you will experience if you back away and don't move forward? What are your thoughts telling you to do or not do? What are the beliefs that are controlling those thoughts? When or where did you take on those beliefs? Whose beliefs are they? Are those beliefs enhancing your possibilities or limiting them? What would be available if you were to challenge those beliefs and trust yourself to choose your own beliefs about this situation? Are you going to take a leap of faith and trust yourself to handle whatever comes up whether you jump or not in the situation being shown to you? Are you making up a story that not jumping means that you have backed away from what is important to you or that you are a failure? Regardless of what you do, you will have an experience and a story about your choice and about yourself that will either enhance or limit your future possibilities in future situations. There is no right or wrong answer here. To be able to surrender the fear of not being able to handle the outcome regardless of the choice is the work at hand. You see, I don't think we are afraid to jump. I think we are afraid of our reaction or response to what happens after we jump. The invitation is to choose to stop making every situation a problem and choose without fear or regret. I suggest that getting clear on what is important to you will have your choices be experienced with more peace and acceptance. Remember to take this one step at at time, moment by moment. Staying on the fence and not choosing is a recipe for suffering. I remember a quote, "Nothing happens until something moves". Either way, get off the fence, then you will know what step is next. What would you need to know, learn, request or experience for you to be at peace and in acceptance of your choice to jump or not jump in this situation? What will you choose in this situation? Ready, set, ? Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. -Helen Keller
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by Denise Palmisano
Your presence is a present to the world. You're unique and one of a kind. Your life can be what you want it to be. Take the days just one at a time. Count your blessings, not your troubles. You'll make it through whatever comes along. Within you are so many answers. Understand, have courage, be strong. Don't put limits on yourself. So many dreams are waiting to be realized. Decisions are too important to leave to chance. Reach for your peak, your goal, your prize. Nothing wastes more energy than worrying. The longer one carries a problem, the heavier it gets. Don't take things too seriously. Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets. Remember that a little love goes a long way. Remember that a lot...goes forever. Remember that friendship is a wise investment. Life's treasures are people...together. Realize that it's never too late. Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way. Have health and hope and happiness. Take the time to wish upon a star. And don't ever forget...for even a day... how special you are. ~ Collin McCarty by Denise Palmisano
Congratulations graduates! I would also like to acknowledge all the family members, friends and teachers that supported, encouraged, taught and influenced their accomplishments. Let's all take a trip back in time to our own graduation. Take a moment to remember what it was like when you graduated high school or college. Maybe you also completed a certificate program or a career designation. What was the feeling associated with your accomplishment? What was your experience having greater possibilities opened up for you? Along with the excitement, you probably also experienced some fear, concern or confusion about what was next. What you have probably found as you moved through life is that the elation of an accomplishment can be short lived. The sobering reality is that you have really just begun. One more time, in an instant, you are on shaky ground. The gap between what is and what's next is what I call the journey. Regardless of where you are in life it usually seems like there is always that fear or confusion about what's next even if you aren't a recent graduate. So much so, that it often keeps us stuck form moving forward on our original goals or dreams. Have you ever had that experience? I sure have. One thing for sure is that you will always be a student of life. I invite you to consider a support structure along the way in your continued learning, integrating, moving, navigating. coordinating and negotiating the many twists and turns associated with this journey we call life. I hope you will join me on this journey. Let's co-create the future!!! I want to be your partner in possibilities in Your Next Step! by Denise Palmisano
1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around. 2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called life. Each day in this school you will have opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid. 3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial and error, experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately "works". 4. A lesson is repeated until learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can then go on to the next lesson. 5. Learning lessons does not end. There is no part of life that does not contain its lessons. If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned. 6. "There" is no better place to be than "here". When your "there" has become a "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will, again, look better than "here". 7. Others are simply mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself. 8. What you make of life is up to you. You have the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours. 9. Your answers lie inside you. The answers to life's questions lie inside you. All you need to do is look, listen and trust. 10. You will forget all this. - Anonymous Greetings!
My goodness, it's already May. Before you know it the children will be out of school and it will be time to head out for fun, site seeing, vacation and relaxation. Even if you will be doing things around the house, in your neighborhood or in your community, play, relaxation and down time can bring about shifts in your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. I invite and encourage you to give yourself the gift of self-care to rejuvenate and refresh your body, soul and spirit!!! Don't forget to PLAY!!! I hope you will join me on this journey. Let's co-create the future!!! I want to be your partner in possibilities in Your Next Step! Love & hugs, Denise |
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