God's day to you!
Everybody wants to suceed. From early on we are given the message that we should strive to not only be good, but to do good; to be good at everything we do; (Which of is next to impossible!). Yet we drive ourselves as if our very lives depended on it.
The questions to consider are:
. What is success to you ?
. What drives you in your life?
. Would you say you are ambitious? How does it show up in your life?
. How do you handle failure?
. What is your greatest failure or embarrassment?
Take a look and make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Quantity Time
God's Day to you!
Wow, where did the time go? I bet you have said that a thousand times. And yes, time is moving quickly and it seems that there aren't enough hours in a day to do all that we need and want to do.
Our plates are so full that we are out of touch with the joy and beauty and grace of life. The author states that we feel as if we are slaves to time and that we have forgotten that we have choice! We can choose go do things differently so our quality of life shows up differently!
The questions for today are:
. Can you identify what is driving your life? What is driving you to do more and more?
. What are the choices you can make to have your life on a better track of grace and ease? What are you willing to change?
. How are you choosing to live your life?
. What happens when you don't have quality nor quantity time for you life?
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
Wow, where did the time go? I bet you have said that a thousand times. And yes, time is moving quickly and it seems that there aren't enough hours in a day to do all that we need and want to do.
Our plates are so full that we are out of touch with the joy and beauty and grace of life. The author states that we feel as if we are slaves to time and that we have forgotten that we have choice! We can choose go do things differently so our quality of life shows up differently!
The questions for today are:
. Can you identify what is driving your life? What is driving you to do more and more?
. What are the choices you can make to have your life on a better track of grace and ease? What are you willing to change?
. How are you choosing to live your life?
. What happens when you don't have quality nor quantity time for you life?
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Take your body to work
Greetings Awakened Ones,
Wherever you go, there you are! On most mornings you get up, get dressed and go to work. You pamper you body in preparation for work and once there you forget about it. Your mind takes over and begins to fill itself with tasks, ideas, frustrations, concerns, problems to be solved, etc. Before you know it, your body is tense or reacting with a headache or some other physical malady.
We have to also bring our bodies to work and give them some attention when the mind begins to over work itself. Stretch, do so breathing exercise, take a walk, shake up you body and focus on it for a while. It will balance you and relax you as well. It will energize you and have a centering effect. Bring your body to work or any activity you are engaged in that requires your attention.
The questions for the day are:
. How do you soothe yourself at work? Do you do anything physical?
. What do you do to help you remember that you are a threefold being, Spirt, Soul (mind), and Body? How do intergrate the three while at work?
. Do you love your body?
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
Wherever you go, there you are! On most mornings you get up, get dressed and go to work. You pamper you body in preparation for work and once there you forget about it. Your mind takes over and begins to fill itself with tasks, ideas, frustrations, concerns, problems to be solved, etc. Before you know it, your body is tense or reacting with a headache or some other physical malady.
We have to also bring our bodies to work and give them some attention when the mind begins to over work itself. Stretch, do so breathing exercise, take a walk, shake up you body and focus on it for a while. It will balance you and relax you as well. It will energize you and have a centering effect. Bring your body to work or any activity you are engaged in that requires your attention.
The questions for the day are:
. How do you soothe yourself at work? Do you do anything physical?
. What do you do to help you remember that you are a threefold being, Spirt, Soul (mind), and Body? How do intergrate the three while at work?
. Do you love your body?
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
Monday, January 17, 2011
Workplace Values in Practice
God' Day to you!
The vaules listed in today's reading were awesome! If we could apply just some of them consistently in our lives, we would be transformed! I am thinking about asking the author if I can put them on a poster.
Before heading out to work, what if you identified or set your intentions for the day regarding how you were going to treat people that day, or, how you were going to respond to people no matter what the circumstance, or how you were not going to "make" anybody wrong even if they made a thousand mistakes, or if you were going to be solution oriented only, or you were going to challenge all of your assumptions that day.
I bet you would have an outstanding day. So...why not look at the list, pick a few statements and commit to applying them today and see what happens!
The question for today is, what is your favorite nugget on the list of workplace values in practice (p. 127)
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
The vaules listed in today's reading were awesome! If we could apply just some of them consistently in our lives, we would be transformed! I am thinking about asking the author if I can put them on a poster.
Before heading out to work, what if you identified or set your intentions for the day regarding how you were going to treat people that day, or, how you were going to respond to people no matter what the circumstance, or how you were not going to "make" anybody wrong even if they made a thousand mistakes, or if you were going to be solution oriented only, or you were going to challenge all of your assumptions that day.
I bet you would have an outstanding day. So...why not look at the list, pick a few statements and commit to applying them today and see what happens!
The question for today is, what is your favorite nugget on the list of workplace values in practice (p. 127)
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
Friday, January 14, 2011
Paid to Grow
Greetings Beloved Ones!
Think about this, every experience, every circumstance, every situation, is designed to provide an opportunity for growth. Life is about understanding and working with our "growing edges". And where is the place that offers us the most time to have those experiences, circumstances and situations? Well our place of work of course!
We spent a great part of our waking hours at work. We engage the most amount of people at work. The majority of our tasks and responsibilities are carried out at work. So.....with all of this happening at work, the work place gives us the perfect opportunity to work on, and work out our growing edges. Ha! We are being paid to grow! How good is that!
So, the questions for the day are:
. What are the values that you most need in your particular work place?
. What are the life lessons you are learning at work? What are your growing edges?
. What or who challenges you most and what does that say about where you are and what you need most?
Well, go and grow! Oh, and do a little work also.
Make it a great day!
Rev. Sylvia
Think about this, every experience, every circumstance, every situation, is designed to provide an opportunity for growth. Life is about understanding and working with our "growing edges". And where is the place that offers us the most time to have those experiences, circumstances and situations? Well our place of work of course!
We spent a great part of our waking hours at work. We engage the most amount of people at work. The majority of our tasks and responsibilities are carried out at work. So.....with all of this happening at work, the work place gives us the perfect opportunity to work on, and work out our growing edges. Ha! We are being paid to grow! How good is that!
So, the questions for the day are:
. What are the values that you most need in your particular work place?
. What are the life lessons you are learning at work? What are your growing edges?
. What or who challenges you most and what does that say about where you are and what you need most?
Well, go and grow! Oh, and do a little work also.
Make it a great day!
Rev. Sylvia
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Workplace Values
Great day beloveds!
Well, i spent an hour on the first blog, lost it, so here is a shortened version of today's lesson. The lesson itself is so powerful because I think we all have been there, done that!
The author states, " behaving in ways that feel compliant rather than authentic in order to keep a job or gain a promotion can add huge stress to your life". And yet, who among us has not done that or felt that? We can't really say what we feel about the company, or our boss, or the unwritten policies because we don't want to rock the boat, or stand out negatively, or worse, loose our job!
How do you maintain your inner integrity and your job at the same time? Well, you just might have to be courageous enough to find a way to be authentic in your values and true to yourself and to bring those same qualities to your work environment. It is when we try to separate who we are from what we are doing that we find challenges or conflict between our stated values and visible actions!
The questions for today are:
. Do you have any internal conflict of values in your work environment? And if so, how are you handling it? How is it affecting you?
The questions the author posed at the beginning of this lesson are oh so powerful so be sure to address them:
. Did you choose your current profession, or did other people or life choose for you?
. How do you behave toward colleagues, bosses, clients and customers?
. How do you view your paid work in relation to all other areas of your life?
. Is your "work" your primary identification?i.e. (lawyer, teacher, secretary...)
. Do you give your best self to work, and bring home what's left over?
Well, have a great day and work "with Spirit"!
Rev. Sylvia
Well, i spent an hour on the first blog, lost it, so here is a shortened version of today's lesson. The lesson itself is so powerful because I think we all have been there, done that!
The author states, " behaving in ways that feel compliant rather than authentic in order to keep a job or gain a promotion can add huge stress to your life". And yet, who among us has not done that or felt that? We can't really say what we feel about the company, or our boss, or the unwritten policies because we don't want to rock the boat, or stand out negatively, or worse, loose our job!
How do you maintain your inner integrity and your job at the same time? Well, you just might have to be courageous enough to find a way to be authentic in your values and true to yourself and to bring those same qualities to your work environment. It is when we try to separate who we are from what we are doing that we find challenges or conflict between our stated values and visible actions!
The questions for today are:
. Do you have any internal conflict of values in your work environment? And if so, how are you handling it? How is it affecting you?
The questions the author posed at the beginning of this lesson are oh so powerful so be sure to address them:
. Did you choose your current profession, or did other people or life choose for you?
. How do you behave toward colleagues, bosses, clients and customers?
. How do you view your paid work in relation to all other areas of your life?
. Is your "work" your primary identification?i.e. (lawyer, teacher, secretary...)
. Do you give your best self to work, and bring home what's left over?
Well, have a great day and work "with Spirit"!
Rev. Sylvia
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Resolve Conflict
Good Day Beloved Ones!
The moment we talk of relationships or just two people interacting, we must also talk about conflict. Conflict has become a dirty word and yet it really is a natural phenomena. It is how we usually handle conflict that gives it a bad reputation.
What if we truly learn conflict resolution skills from an early age and had to continues the learning steadily through our educational training. We most likely would have learned to engage the process in a less attack a d defend mode. We could listen more, empathize more, understand more and be understood more.
The author gives some very good tips on engaging in healthy dialogue with whomever you have had a disagreement or conflict; practiced them the next time you are at odds with someone.
The questions for the day are:
. How do you deal with a difficult person in your life?
. How do you get your point across in a difficult relationship?
. Do you avoid conflict or do you end to meet it head on?
I'm sure you have plenty to reflect upon. Make it a peaceful day!
Rev. Sylvia
The moment we talk of relationships or just two people interacting, we must also talk about conflict. Conflict has become a dirty word and yet it really is a natural phenomena. It is how we usually handle conflict that gives it a bad reputation.
What if we truly learn conflict resolution skills from an early age and had to continues the learning steadily through our educational training. We most likely would have learned to engage the process in a less attack a d defend mode. We could listen more, empathize more, understand more and be understood more.
The author gives some very good tips on engaging in healthy dialogue with whomever you have had a disagreement or conflict; practiced them the next time you are at odds with someone.
The questions for the day are:
. How do you deal with a difficult person in your life?
. How do you get your point across in a difficult relationship?
. Do you avoid conflict or do you end to meet it head on?
I'm sure you have plenty to reflect upon. Make it a peaceful day!
Rev. Sylvia
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