« September 2006 | Main | May 2007 »

April 09, 2007

Don't ever...

--------------------------------------------------------------

1971: lance armstrong is born in plano texas.
1985: lance wins Ironkids triathlon.
1988: lance recieves olympic development invitation.
1991: lance wins national amatuer championship.
1992: lance turns pro and finishes LAST in his first race.
1993: lance enters first tour de france, drops out.
1994: lance enters second tour de france, drops out again.
1995: lance finshes first tour de france in 36th place.
1996: lance enters fourth tour de france, drops out.
1997: lance joins postal service cycling team.
1998: lance returns to pro cycling, wins tour of luxembourg.
1999: lance wins first tour de france.
2000: lance wins second tour de france.
2001: lance wins third tour de france.
2002: lance wins fourth tour de france.
2003: lance wins fifth tour de france.
2004: lance wins sixth tour de france.

2005: lance wins unprecedented seventh tour de france.

-------------------------------------------------------------

if you have ever dropped out, lance did.
if you have ever finished last, lance did.
if you have ever finished 36th, lance did.
if you have ever had surgery, lance did.
if you have ever stayed with it, lance did.
if you have ever had financial issues, lance did.
if you have ever taken 10 years to develop, lance did.


....don't give up.
....don't ever give up.

April 08, 2007

Anything is possible...

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ...imagine the person who continually washes and waxes the car ....but never changes the oil...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Universal laws of energy are back. Actually, they never left, but after sitting on the public sidelines of awareness for decades, meditation, prayer, the laws of allowing, aligning, acting, and attracting are moving towards center stage in modern medicine, health, fitness, and longevity. Unfortunately, most people still spend more time planning their vacation then on planning their health. We ask: doesn't it make more sense to be a student of strategies of what you want (health, happiness) instead of the cause of what you don't want (disease)?
Remember: we don't get unhealthy, we do unhealthy. We don't grow old, actually, when we stop growing, we do old. Never let an old person move into your house; we're not referring to your home here, but to your spirit, in other words, oldness inside your body, your mind, your being.
Below you'll find a list of new-thought health and longevity strategies, principles, keys, formulas, solutions, secrets, sound-bites, nuggets designed as mental vitamins for the soul, easy to digest from clarity to decision to action; starting today and lasting forever....remember: it's not about getting off track, it's about getting back on track....   
we create energy, we don't diet.
we change our thinking; thoughts become things; we attract into our life.
we change our eating; we don't eat food, we eat fuel.
we change our movement; we don't workout, we train.
we journalize; we build momentum.
we're open, coachable, always a student, allowing ourselves to unfold.
we invest in ourselves; we build confidence.
we make choices based on alignment with our goals.
we're serious, but have fun.
we get it done and talk about it later.
we remove energy depleters: people, food, attitudes, and language.
we add energy by rejuvenating, replenishing, rehydrating, and recovering.
we're grateful.
we celebrate our learning, our successes, and our downfalls.
we live our loves and stay away from our hates.
we create from the inside-out; not outside-in.
we add value; we respect.
we empower, educate, and touch others.
we're never alone; we always have our creator.
we're accountable, responsible, and don't blame.
we're whole and complete as we are; we're not missing anything.
we wage war on mediocrity, get in the game, play long, are specific, and do what matters most.
we raise our standards and demand more from ourselves then anyone else can expect.
we stand up and deliver, make our moves, and touch the heart of the world.
we get clear, certain, make real decisions, do whatever it takes, and surround ourselves with champions.
we become our own first client.
we face ourselves, triumph over own own self-limitations, build, create and design our life.
we know it's not about money, it's about something deeper, so central to our core, to what makes us tick, that we can't imagine living without it.
we believe-not doubt; create-not destroy; define new standards, defy the odds, influence change, learn and grow, see with our eyes closed, hear with our heart, walk our talk, lead by example, and know when to be a rock.
we live in the now, are a muralist, setting our picture one piece at a time, every piece precious.
we know that through faith, love, courage, determination, compassion, and integrity...
that... anything is possible.

We are...

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                          ...we are our practice.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

...everyone has faith.  ..the question is: what do we have faith in?

...when our faith is in fear, when we are so accepting of fear, completely convinced

of the idea of fear, any contradiction is unthinkable and impossible.  ...faith in fear

can paralyze us and produce more fear in our lives. ...this is not only a spiritual

principle, but a street, a scientific, and logical principle as well. 

...we live in a world of infinite possibility; that which we focus on, believe in,

incantate in our minds is reproduced in our outer world. ...we can pile up all the

evidence in our mind that validates what we should have faith in, ultimately

however, we have a choice.  ...when we choose our light, not our dark.. our

positive, not our negative.. our good, not our bad.. our peace, not our anger ..our

forgiveness and belief, not our blame or our shame we are no longer at the effect

of temporary circumstances... results that we passionately want in our life, feelings

that we want to experience don't have to wait till you "get the check",

"heal the adrenals", or "they make a decision"... we don't have to change to be

happy, participate, or feel better... we have a choice right here and right now

to do it, in many ways, at many levels, at many intensities...

...remember: we're not missing anything, we're whole as we are, with plenty of

faith to invest... 

...the question is: where are you investing yours?

Without a hand....

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      ...the paint brush doesn't make a picture without a hand.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...what we do in life is up to us and will not be known all at once, therefore we have to feel our way along, little by little, building vision to know what we are individually meant to do, not letting doubt interfere with our touch..   no, we have to trust our touch.
...as a book needs a reader, a field a farmer, a wheel a potter, a boat a sailor, put a key in a lock and it cannot turn by itself...
...in all cases, it is the person, or group of people that makes things true...
...with that thing called love trying to get things to match.
...thank you for being there, always, in all ways.

We can....

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ...we can break, breakthrough, or break records...it's our choice.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Comfort Zones...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...just because something feels familiar does not mean it's
   the most powerful use of your energy.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comfort zones are life blueprints that we follow unconsciously; without realizing it we make choices that keep us in the familiar, even when the familiar may not be that healthiest place to be.
Comfort zones at some point stop serving us and become obstacles to our fulfillment and happiness; in fact they may lead to longer and longer plateaus or periods in the black hole.
Comfort zones are a state of mind, like not dealing with conflict or uncomfortableness, moving out of blaming, drama, anger or victim thinking... nine times out of ten we go on auto pilot and gravitate to what we know, even if it makes us unhappy.
Have you ever sincerely wanted to change something in your life, but no matter what you did, you kept running into the same self-defeating patterns? Comfort zones live powerfully in our subconscious, with surface change not effective until we bring them out into the light.
When we go into a comfort zone we feel some immediate relief, we've learned the landscape well, we know how to navigate, sneak around, and take the short cuts....  though appearing to move forward, we're really not.
Many of us love working under pressure, feels it keeps us focused, but have we ever finished a project of lower quality than we wanted because we ran out of time? ...exactly .
If we feel stuck, lost our passion, fire in our belly, chances are we are in a comfort zone. If we feel dull, uninspired, going through the motions, chances are we are in a comfort zone.
We don't always know we're in a comfort zone until things start unraveling; they start unraveling because the way we have been operating isn't serving our higher purpose... when we break free, we create opportunities for huge movement in our life, passion returns, we reinvent ourselves, redefine who we are.
Comfort zones are like blind spots or an old pair of tennis shoes, until we recognize them, we won't begin to move out of them... when we're in one, know that a friend, mentor, coach, teacher, or therapist can help point them out.. but also know: we can't receive from someone until we're ready to give to ourselves.
Once we detach from a comfort zone, get ready to change: to blast off... to make higher energy choices... we'll feel friction as we let go, don't be surprised... it won't feel familiar, nor will it feel familiar to the other people in our lives.. actually, it will challenge them too, to let go of their own comfort zones either because we are inspiring in how we are approaching our change or because it has disrupted our interactions with them... don't let other's discomfort hold you back.
Zero in on your comfort zones, identify the ones not serving you anymore, take the next step, let go, hang in the uncomfortableness for a while, and notice the amazing amount of new opportunites you have created.
You're so awesome; i have loved every minute of the past year, the ups the downs, the shifts, the changes, the injury, the rebuilding, the indoor tour, the wholeness, the electricity, the love...  the compassion... the understanding... the support... the letting go.. the unfolding...  knowing it is done..
and it's on it's way.. 2007.
Thank you for allowing me to do what i love...

Life Moves....

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

             "....life moves through you....right here, right now."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Do you ever treat this moment as if it were an obstacle to be overcome?

   Do you feel you have a future moment to get to that is more important?

...almost everyone lives like this most of the time... since the future never arrives except as the present, it is a dysfunctunal way to live.. it generates a constant undercurrent of unease, tension, and discontent.. it does not honor life, which is now and never not now.  ...when your attention moves into focus, into now, there is an alertness, a clarity, a simplicity, no room for problem making, just this moment, like waking up from a dream.

...since there is no escape from the now, why not welcome it, become friendly with it; when you make friends with the present moment you feel at home no matter where you are.. it is recognizing what is primary, and then you can deal with what is secondary with great ease.

...remember:  fear and faith cannot harmoniously live in the same place.