tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63591537317064651552024-02-06T22:02:17.768-05:00Inspiring ConnectionA Blog For Your Greatest PotentialLarry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-68504487980065998782014-09-05T10:26:00.003-04:002014-09-05T10:26:43.090-04:00<h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meaning: Part II</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Your History Is So Much More Than Your Past</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Past is the past. It is not your history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The past is full of facts and sequences of events. Funny thing about the brain: once we remember an event, we then remember the memory. The event is gone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And then we remember what we remember, which may or may not be accurate!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pile on top of this the meanings that we attach to what little we remember. This is what history is: the past + the meanings we give it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Look at how history has been given meaning by ourselves or those who wrote it. This is what people refer to when the say that we will see how history will remember us. Maybe it has less to do with memory and more about the meaning we give it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What meaning have you given your past? Has that meaning made you a prisoner? You don't have to change your past </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to re-write your history. You don't have to be a prisoner of your history. There are options.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You deserve extraordinary results!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Peace,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Larry</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P.S. If you want to go a little deeper with me one to one, reply to this letter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-64107191301362087312014-08-28T09:49:00.000-04:002014-08-28T09:49:06.077-04:00Meanings: Yours or Mine?<h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meanings: Yours or Mine?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From within our own experience, we each</span> get the fun of making decisions and the diversity of the results of those decisions. The experience can be joy and achievement, failure and disappointment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We also choose what anything means. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />We choose what success means and what failure means, and the experience will change accordingly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You might make the mistake of thinking, or believing, that there is only one meaning for each experience for all people. You might get in the rut of thinking that everyone "should" have the meaning that you have settled on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How many meanings are out there floating around among 7 billion people? And who is the arbitrator of meanings? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And where did you get your meaning? Did you choose it, or did you adopt it? Did you accept the reasoning or the righteousness of the meaning that you adopted? Was it consciously accepted? Was the meaning adopted merely based on the source?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What about now? Can you replace certainty with curiosity? In any particular situation, can you think of 6 other meanings for that event/action/statement?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Most importantly, what is the meaning for you? Not anyone else. You. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meanings: Yours or Mine? </span>Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-44817411575090044902014-07-16T11:35:00.001-04:002014-07-16T11:35:24.662-04:00Talking Yourself U.P.We all want to start our day waking up energized and excited about our day, don't we? One of the great benefits of knowing and living your Zone of Brilliance is that the morning jump start happens a lot!<br />
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But what about when it doesn't? What happens on those days when I feel like a slug? And not just physically slug-y, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, too? How do we get that enthusiasm kick started?<br />
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Last night my car went to sleep before I got home, so I called AAA, and a guy came out with this battery jumper that had all the power in the world to charge up a car.<br />
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Wouldn't it be nice to have something like that for my mornings? (No, I don't drink coffee :)<br />
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I do have a jump start! It's a morning ritual of Talking Myself U.P.!<br />
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Some days I am on fire when I wake up, excited about my day and my work, and some days, weelll. . . . not so much. And on the not so much days, I go on a rampage of appreciation, or I just start affirming all the greatness of my day, all the great things that I can make room for, all the ways that I can be U.P.:<br />
<ul>
<li>Universally Positive</li>
<li>Unlimited Prosperity</li>
<li>Universe's Pet Project</li>
<li>Unfettered Power </li>
<li>Unusually Productive</li>
<li>Upper Possibilities</li>
<li>Uninhibited Playfulness</li>
<li>Uniquely Passionate</li>
<li>Ultimately Plentiful</li>
<li>Utterly Pleased</li>
</ul>
Just start talking to yourself. Somebody's listening! You can make a difference - in yourself, and THEN the world.<br />
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Talk Yourself U.P.!<br />
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P.S. Can you think of some more U.P.s? Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-27884619099081016212014-06-30T09:49:00.000-04:002014-06-30T09:50:36.143-04:00Are You At A Breaking Point?<i>A tree that cannot bend</i><br />
<i>will crack in the wind.</i><br />
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<i>The hard and stiff will be broken;</i><br />
<i>the soft and supple will prevail.</i><br />
<i> ~Lao Tsu, Tao te Ching</i><br />
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When the world seems to put us in a untenable and impossible situation between a rock and a hard place, how can you bend instead of break?<br />
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We get it in our heads that things have to be a certain way, that there is a right and a wrong way. We believe that our choices are limited, or that our values will be violated by an unavoidable situation.<br />
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Is it true? What is the hard and stiff here?<br />
Is it the rule? Or our interpretation?<br />
Is it what is expected of us? Or our ability to imagine other possibilities?<br />
Is it really that absolute?<br />
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How can you find an alternative that lets go of one thing and the degree and extreme to which you thought you needed.<br />
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How can you negotiate with expections, others OR your own? Sometimes we can look at expectations, especially our own, and see that they are the rock or the hard place. Expectations are the source of disappointment and pain. <br />
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We create expectations based on the beliefs and values that we develop over time. As we approach each boulder in the road, each fork of decision, is it really that black-and-white? What if we allow our thinking to bend, to become supple to the situation, the moment?<br />
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What if we are flexible with our own expectations? What if there is more than one answer to the question, more than one option in the mix?<br />
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Knowing that there are options allows us to bend and continue to grow. Without options, we are broken by our own thinking and lack of imagination. <br />
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<br />Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-90546555618788331922014-06-16T12:08:00.004-04:002014-06-16T12:08:48.616-04:00What's Holding You Back? It Might Surprise You...In a recent workshop I presented exploring the Upper Limit Problems that
can sabotage our success, the question was asked, “Isn’t looking for
the negative counterintuitive to the Law of Attraction’s focus on the
positive for manifesting what we want?”<br />
<br />
What a great question! Larry, when I heard that, it reminded me of
something I said to my doctor about tests and procedures designed to
catch issues early. I said, “Why go looking for trouble?” Of course, my
cynical attitude toward the allopathic practices was rearing its head in
the conversation, but it’s not a bad comparison to the search for Upper
Limit Problems that might hold us back from our potential for success.<br />
<br />
The Upper Limit Problems are behaviors that we create after we
experience a higher level of success than we have given ourselves
permission for. Doesn’t that sound crazy? But it’s true: we have an
internal thermostat for how much success we allow ourselves to
experience. Much of this Limiting Thinking is formed in our early
childhood, amazingly. It could be one simple thing that we heard someone
say. It could be someone’s behavior or example that influenced us. <br />
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Is it negative to look for this <strong>limiting thinking</strong>?
Let’s look at it from another angle: if we don’t know what thinking is
controlling us, how are we going to change our behavior? Without
awareness, what hope do we have of creating a new way of thinking – a
thinking upgrade?<br />
<br />
Larry, awareness is the first step to positive change. And sometimes we
need help to become aware. Give me a call when you are ready to go to a
level of success that you’ve been dreaming of.<br />
<br />
Check out one of my radio interviews:<br />
Recent radio interview-<br />
<a href="http://inspiringconnection.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7ba429145de383d24146ff993&id=9fdb5e0496&e=632dbe1e4c" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lorilynnsmith/2014/05/28/from-uncertainty-to-passion-the-power-of-your-zone-of-genius-with-larry-watson</a>Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-37142541952061856442014-05-28T11:52:00.000-04:002014-05-28T11:52:52.788-04:00Does The Law of Attraction Work for You?<div align="center" style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
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Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-87808922399466766062014-05-21T10:47:00.003-04:002014-05-21T10:47:52.082-04:00The Simple Truth About Healthy Boundaries: They're Softer Than You ThinkBoundaries can seem illusive. Other times it can feel like they have to be hard and harsh. Maybe not so much. <br />
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We're talking about emotional boundaries, as well as boundaries on our time and energy. <br />
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One of my clients gave me permission to share this revelation: she said
that the term "boundaries" brought visions of a high chain linked fence -
electrified - with razor-sharp barbed wire on the top. If you want to
extend the metaphor, there might even be some verbal machine gun
emplacements.<br />
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OK, let's step back a little bit. My experience has shown that the most
important boundaries are the emotional ones. And the metaphor that came
to mind is two bodies of water. <br />
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Think of them as yours and "theirs,"
one colored blue and one orange. The boundary can be as thin as a
membrane that keeps them separate. <br />
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Because when the boundary is gone, they mix, the color will be brown, and the source and experience of each is lost.<br />
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If we maintain our boundaries, we can observe and even appreciate the
others' thoughts, emotions, experiences without feeling the need to take
them on as our own.<br />
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Freedom. Freedom to be ourselves, freedom from a false sense of
obligation, freedom from feeling responsible for someone's experience. <br />
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Boundaries = freedom. Not exactly the image of an electric chain-link fence. <br />
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When we want to set boundaries, heavy artillery is not required. Only awareness and resolve. <br />
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To your freedom!<br />
<br />
Peace,<br />
LarryLarry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-54083728143349903222014-05-14T14:40:00.000-04:002014-05-14T14:41:15.074-04:00Freedom: What Are Your Rewards?<h2 class="h2" style="color: #202020; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;">
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<b>The Fear of Letting Go Is...</b><br />
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There was a point in my life where I began to realize that my
co-dependence was a huge obstacle to my true, authentic self being able
to express. At that point I began to fear being co-dependent. I could
see how it diminished me and put entirely too much pressure on others to
be my source of happiness or pain.<br />
So I began the journey of letting go of the desperate, dysfunctional
need to have my existence affirmed by others, the need to mold and
manipulate myself into the persona that I thought would please them. In
the process, another fear began to show.<br />
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I soon found myself in the fear of Not being co-dependent, which is the
reason I had resorted to co-dependence in the first place. In the
absence of interacting in the favorable persona, I would have to look
within and find authentic reactions, authentic opinions, authentic
emotions that I would actually express!<br />
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There had been rewards in being co-dependent, and now it was time to find the rewards in ending this practice.
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<ul>
<li>The reward is authenticity itself, discovering the essence of who I really am.</li>
<li>The reward is freedom.</li>
</ul>
The opportunity to change your focus begins with awareness, and then
requires courage. It makes it much easier when you can find the rewards
to a new way of being. Focus on the positive rewards, and you will find
your authentic self with grace and ease.Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-60556062358660802022014-02-24T10:40:00.001-05:002014-02-24T10:40:51.861-05:0020 Years of Making a Difference? Really?20 Years of Making a Difference? Really?<br />
<br />
"Are you an artist?" <br />
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The questions came to me from a forgotten history.<br />
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As I was enjoying an exhibit of abstract art yesterday, I found myself talking to one of the artists, who knew me "way back." She was describing the teaching abilities of my mother who had conducted workshops on abstract art that Kelly had attended a few months prior. This exhibit was the resulting work of her students. Kelly's new abstract pieces were quite good, and she had nothing but great things to say about Mom's workshop.<br />
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Kelly was telling me about a moment in the workshop, though, that brought history and the present together in unexpected ways.<br />
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As my Mom, Fran Watson, was talking to someone about her son, Larry, who is a ceramic artist, Kelly made the decades-wide connection. <br />
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She announced to Fran, "I know Larry, he conducted a workshop 20 years ago called "The Business of Art." She went on, "The first thing he did was ask, 'How many of you call yourself an artist?' Out of about 30 people, only three raised their hands."<br />
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She continued, "Larry said that this was the first thing that would have to change in order to find any success. He said, 'You have to look in the mirror and say "I am an artist." And then you must be clear when you say it to others. Then you will be able to succeed.'"<br />
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Kelly went on; "And that's what I learned to do. The first 10 days I tried looking in the mirror and I couldn't say it. I just looked in the mirror and cried. But eventually I was able to say it in the mirror, and then say it out loud to other people. It changed my life."<br />
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Wow. So affirming to know that my path to now is not so recent, but a culmination of my life. Making a difference; it's what I live for.Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-48128766599500933032014-02-17T10:09:00.000-05:002014-02-17T10:09:01.567-05:00How To Get Younger<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Would you like to get younger? It's really quite simple. (But simple does not mean easy!) </div>
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My dog keeps getting younger. But he doesn’t know it.</div>
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Last year I read a web site that listed causes and remedies
for dog skin rashes and hair loss, which had been a serious, perennial problem
for Rudy for several years. The vet was grasping at straws to find a solution.
But it seems that the level of protein in a dog’s diet can have an effect on
skin health, and in Rudy’s case, it was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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And there was an added bonus; a regression to a more
youthful Rudy! For the first time in years, he began to run, not merely trot.
He began searching<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>out his
long-neglected toys, tossing them in the air to tempt me into play. He chased
me in the yard, running back and forth, barking, then stopping in smiling
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But he did not recognize his renewed mobility enough to see
if it affected his ability to jump up on the furniture or into the car’s back
seat. For the past few years, he would pause at the open car door<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and wait for me to assist his caboose into
the seat. One day on the way to a walk in the park, Rudy bounded into the seat
without any help. Apparently his memory had slipped, and didn’t know that it
wasn’t impossible anymore.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What if you didn’[t know it was impossible?
What if you re-calibrated your perception of limits? What if you checked in to
see if maybe you were able to do more than you previously found possible, even feasible? </div>
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What if your thoughts about limits
were wrong all along? How many times have we found ourselves continuing a tradition
without knowing it’s origin or meaning? Sometimes those traditions were habits
of dysfunction; belief systems (B.S.) that create imaginary handicaps.</div>
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What if you could jump WAAAYY
higher than you had previously thought? Sometimes, it takes an outside observer
to help us take the leap. That’s one of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the best parts of my job. </div>
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Take a leap into your future. Find
out if the old rules just no longer apply. You can live Way Beyond Surviving.
Live the Life you Love.</div>
Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-51338720352404501772013-12-09T09:30:00.000-05:002013-12-09T11:25:21.016-05:00Are You Allowed To Dream?<h3>
The New Year is upon us!</h3>
<br />
Are you allowed to Dream?<br />
<br />
Do you have permission to create a vision that is beautiful and amazing?<br />
<br />
Is there any part of you that is feeling unworthy of creating a vision that Takes Your Breath Away?<br />
<br />
Visioning is a major theme for me as I go into 2014. I've been asked to conduct visioning workshops and talks at 5 venues in January. I love my life! I can't wait to get into the room and get a bunch of people fired up and creative and building a life they love.<br />
<br />
But there is a very important first step. Getting permission. If you want to create an awesome vision, you need permission.<br />
<br />
You know what I'm talking about. You can feel it in your body right now; in your gut, your chest, or maybe your throat. Maybe your feet feel like lead weights.<br />
<br />
Guess how I know?<br />
<br />
Getting permission to dream of something better. You can hear some of the old voices:<br />
<ul>
<li>Who do you think you are?</li>
<li>Don't get too full of yourself.</li>
<li>Since when did you get better than anybody else?</li>
</ul>
These are the voices from the past. Except, now they are spoken by yourself. No one has to chime in. You say it for them. You are the Judge, and you are the one keeping you in prison.<br />
<br />
For how long? How much longer are you going to deny yourself the simple joy and pleasure of dreaming, of creating a vision that stretches you into your amazing potential? And then stepping into it.<br />
<br />
"We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be briliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Who are you not to be?"<br />
~Marianne Williamson<br />
<br />
You know the part of you that is brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous. You know that part really, really well. To some degree, you've been holding that part down, like a little child in you who is told to be quiet.<br />
<br />
Now it's time to let it all out, to bring the amazing person that is you out into the open, into the room, and ask what would make you sing? Say to yourself, "Now is the time. You have permission!"<br />
<br />
As you go through your day, stop and give yourself permission to dream and vision what you can do and see and create.<br />
<br />
The year 2014 is going to be different. Either by default and out of your control; or by your proactive and glorious intention. One way or the other - it WILL be different.<br />
<br />
Give yourself permission to be fabulous. Who are you not to be?<br />
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January is shaping up to be a very busy month for me, with several empowered souls who have enrolled in my Transformation Coaching programs. I know you might be curious about these programs, and this week is the perfect time to schedule your (30 minute) complimentary <b>Laser Discovery Session</b> to find out more about the amazing results that others have experienced in this process, and to discover if you and I are a good fit. (If not now, when?) <b>Reply and let me know </b>day(s) time(s) that work for you. Give yourself permission.<br />
<b><br /></b>
<b>The Finding Freedom Book Mastermind</b> starts Jan. 16, and you can find out more at:<br />
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-freedom-book-mastermind-group-5-week-program-tickets-9701981889<br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Before you buy your ticket, write me for a discount code! </b></span></div>
Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-68380995539477640282013-11-07T08:30:00.000-05:002013-11-07T08:30:03.107-05:00Knowing When To Take ActionKnowing When To Take Action<br />
<br />
Aside from the actions that require consideration of timing, knowing when to take action can be a simple process. And yet, simple does not always mean easy.<br />
<br />
Most of our decisions can be made with one or two priorities.<br />
<br />
The first involves our core values. When we are clear about our core values, we can look at a decision and action from the point of how it serves our core values. This becomes a litmus test for our actions. And if it doesn't serve our goals, then we're just distracting ourselves.<br />
<br />
After that, we have our intuition. Have you been listening to your intuition when making decisions? It can be so hard to set the mind aside and listen to that feeling that either drives us or leaves us apathetic. It's the difference between "Yes, I think so" and "Hell yes!"<br />
<br />
If we're stuck on Maybe, it's time to see why.<br />
<br />
And so, when is the best time to take action?<br />
<br />
Within 24 hours, preferably within the hour. If you can't commit in that time, when will you?<br />
<br />
Taking action is the way success shows up. Are you ready to take action and add success to your vocabulary? Are you ready to take action and make your life show up in full color? <br />
<br />
<br />Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-48034955181411938782013-10-29T09:00:00.000-04:002013-10-29T09:00:08.847-04:00Where's Your List, Santa?<b>No lump of coal this year!</b><br />
<br />
I think maybe the thing that made me wonder if thier really IS a Santa Clause was hearing everyone say that Santa kept a list. He sees me when I'm sleeping (kinda creepy?) he sees me when I'm awake.<br />
<b> </b><br />
And exactly how does he do that? There's 7 billion of us, or does he only watch the kids? Does that mean the adults have graduated, or are they beyond hope?<br />
<br />
OK, we can really dive into this in a metaphysical way, but I want to focus on that list.<br />
<br />
I don't know about you, but as far as I remembered about the previous 12 months, that list of naughty seemed longer than my Wish List.<br />
<br />
And what happened at Christmas? It certainly didn't look like my naughty list had diminished the flow of abundance in my morning under the tree.<br />
<br />
What happened to the list? Did Santa's math skills need a remedial class? Or was this just a big story, this whole Santa thing?<br />
<br />
As I've gotten older, I've begun to believe that the metaphor of Santa as the unconditional love that the Universe shows me every day is the true story. There is no list. There is no scorecard.<br />
<br />
So that means you can stop keeping your own scorecard. It means you can tear that list up, toss it to the wind, and forgive yourself. As long as you're judging yourself, you're the only one.<br />
<br />
Love yourself!<br />
Larry <br />
<br />
P.S. Would you like more of what you see? Just click reply to schedule a time to talk and discover.Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-88049290114454201672013-10-21T10:16:00.001-04:002013-10-21T10:22:58.003-04:00Who Do Ya Love?<b>It all starts here.</b><br />
<br />
As I do more and more coaching work with others, it is clearer and clearer for me that it all starts right here. <b> </b>Say that for yourself: "It all starts right here." We can't start out there without enough right here to give.<br />
<br />
Have you found it difficult at times to have kindness and compassion for others? Take a look at your "love-tank," and get a gauge on how full or empty it is. <br />
<br />
Self love could be the secret to loving your life. Finding the kindness, compassion, and forgiveness for yourself is the first step to creating joy in our lives.<br />
<br />
I like to adapt the sentence, "Love thy neighbor as thyself." With a few words added, it points at another element of that "equation." For me, it makes sense to say, "You can love your neighbor only as much as you love yourself."<br />
<br />
And loving yourself makes it so much easier and fun! When we are loving ourselves, we fill the well of our kindness and compassion that we can then give to others, and we are confident and generous when we do. <br />
<br />
Even though we know it's important to love thy neighbor, it all starts at home. How are you treating yourself? Just for today, can you really love yourself?<br />
<br />
Pretend you're talking a to a five year old version of yourself and see how kind and loving you are. Even in the most challenging moments of your day, what would you say to the five year old self?<br />
<br />
Self-love is not egotistical. It is the most important focus to fill you love tank. That's the tank from which we give to others. And it's the source of our greatest joy.<br />
<br />
Reply to this email to get more informaition about webinars and retreats, and I can tell you more about how I serve people who build the dreams of their life.. Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-77379349508811794112013-10-17T08:30:00.000-04:002013-10-17T11:51:28.102-04:00When Do I Make That Decision?<h2>
<b>Decisions</b> </h2>
<h4>
My clients spend a lot of time imagining their dreams and what they would truly Love to have in their lives, and yet, there is one missing ingredient in that process. This ingredient is the difference between having our dreams come true and watching them float by on a cloud of time passing.</h4>
<br />
When we are inspired to our best, or even to serve others, there is a certain time frame when that inspiration will serve us and allow us to create from our best-version-of-ourselves.<br />
<br />
One success guru recently wrote that the people that have achieved the greatest level of success are those that take action. Sounds pretty simple, right? And he said that the action they take is within 24 hours of the opportunity that shows up. The Universe is constantly sending us wonderful opportunities to receive exactly what we say we want, and so many times we put it off, defer to a mentality of "if it is meant to be, it will be there tomorrow." <br />
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A friend of mine just told me about research discovering that when we
are so inspired in this way, if we do not take action by the count of 4,
then we won’t take any action. That means 5 seconds after an inspiring
heart opening, if no action is taken it is null and void. WOW! So what
have you been inspired by lately that you didn’t act upon? How quickly
will you act today to be sure 5 seconds don’t pass?<br />
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The simplest action is a mental action of saying yes. That's it. That's the 4 second action. The next action is to do the physical action that will get you closer to your dreams.<br />
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If you're ready to make a powerful, positive change in your life, take action.<br />
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(One way you can take action is to find out more about the Transformation Coaching that can empower you today.<br />
Reply to larry@inspiringconnection.com )<br />
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<br />Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-41416925062820843232013-08-19T10:00:00.000-04:002013-08-19T10:00:08.484-04:00Core Values Part IAs we go through our life and develop ourselves into the best-version-of-ourselves, we will do some self-assessment. Sometimes we self-assess from the perspective of what we lack. Though this might not get us thinking about what we want in the long run, it can actually be very useful to discover what our core values are.<br />
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If you are looking for ways to improve your life, it usually revolves around the things that are important to you. So as you look at your desire to "diet" or exercise, we can see that this is around the priority of health. If that is what you want in your life, then perhaps the core value that drives you is a healthy body that allows you to have high quality of life. <br />
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Looking at what we want in our lives and what is missing can frequently point us at what are the most important parts of our lives that we value above others. (That's what I love about being a transformation coach; helping people through that process of discovering what is missing.)<br />
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This is not a judgment call. More on that later.<br />
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Please comment and subscribe.Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-45898877135588883322013-08-12T10:00:00.000-04:002013-08-12T10:00:02.450-04:00Unraveling The Ball of Rubber BandsA Ball of Rubber Bands<br />
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During the Question & Answer segment of my webinar, I had a wonderful question from Beth:<br />
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"Sometimes people get into a place where they are like this big ball of rubber bands wrapped around each other, like some people collect and have on their desk. And each of these rubber bands are the things that keep this person from moving toward what it is that they truly want. It seems like there is this endless number of rubber bands, or issues, or obstacles, to unravel. It can seem overwhelming to even begin the process, and to believe that there is an end in sight. What do you say to someone in that place?"<br />
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I love this question! It really points out how important it is to have an observer in our lives to help us to see both sides of the equation when it comes to discovering our greatness.<br />
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Yes, the ball is a great analogy for all the things in our lives that can effect our ability and capacity for expressing our greatness: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Yet, this is only a partial analogy.<br />
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The ball of rubber bands does <i>not </i>represent the core of each person that is screaming to get out and be expressed! The key perspective is to be able to see both parts of the ball; the rubber bands on the outside, and the unlimited and powerful core of a unique human potential to create on the inside. Once we include that human powerhouse to the model, there are now two forces at work.<br />
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It requires attention to all the parts to bring freedom to the individual; unraveling the ropes and rubber bands that hold us back, <i>as well as</i> cultivating and nurturing the indomitable human spirit that wants to be free and express all that is possible.<br />
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That's the magic of Transformation Coaching.<br />
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(Do you like what you see? Call me at 859 635-5599.)<br />
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To your greatness,<br />
Larry Watson<br />
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<br />Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-18975719546462277402013-07-19T10:16:00.001-04:002013-07-19T10:16:30.673-04:00Dam That Abundance!<h2>
<b>Dam That Abundance!</b></h2>
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The law of circulation is known to be powerful for attracting abundance in our lives, and yet, is it an equation of balance? Must we give everything we receive? Maybe not entirely...<br />
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Of course, we want to experience the flow of abundance THROUGH us. And, most of us would also like to experience a bit of security and peace of mind that comes with a reserve of abundance that is already on hand for any upcoming expenses. And it would be great to have a reserve of abundance that would allow for desires that arrive in our minds and hearts, with little delay in manifestation. A version of immediate gratification, right?<br />
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What does that look like to you? How does it align with the law of circulation? <br />
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If we think of this flow of abundance as a river, then we participate in that flow with the acceptance and receiving of the abundance that is possible as we flow that abundance into the world in the ways that we choose. I get this part, and I love it when it shows up in my life.<br />
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It occurred to me that when there is a flow of abundance, to use the anaolgy of a river, a lake might be created with a dam, and perhaps a hydroelectric plant built to take advantage of this reservoir. As the lake is filled, the energy that is possible as it flows through the system benefits many. That energy flows out beyond the river valley, and allows many positive things to happen.<br />
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When it comes to the law of circulation, there is no limit to abundance. Our imagination is the resource for creating that flow, and with the mindset of a reservoir, we can then imagine and manifest the unlimited rainfall that fills our cup.<br />
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This reservoir creates a consistent flow so the lake withstands floods or droughts without serious effect.<br />
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What a great concept! I love it! Now that I have a mental picture, my mindset and visioning of abundance can much more easily include the abundance reservoir that brings ease and grace into my life, and to everyone around me. <br />
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My new home is on Lake Abundance. Care to join me?<br />
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To join my webinar July 24 2013, 6:00PM go to http://lifemasterpiece2.eventbrite.com/ <br />
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Contact me direct at larry@InspiringConnection.com<br />
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<br />Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-38952879419213528952013-06-29T13:18:00.000-04:002013-07-03T09:47:47.927-04:00Strength or Distraction?I love using StrengthFinders 2.0 to help my clients discover their strengths. And it has finally sunk into my brain that strengths can also become distractions. Thanks to an understanding of polarities, I am able to see the flip side of the coin of Strengths.<br />
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In the thinking technology of managing Polarities, There is not only the polaritiy of seemingly contrasting intentions, but even within a focus there is the polarity of extremes, of good and bad, as well as where we apply our strengths.<br />
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Example: a baseball glove works well on the ballfield, though using it as a glove for cleaning snow off the car might be a bit awkward. OK, that one is a bit extreme, but it gives you an idea about application.<br />
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So lets apply this to the way we live our lives.<br />
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One of my strengths is intellection. Yeah, a funny word. What it means is that I like to analyze things, examine the parts, put them back together, find the source of thoughts, ask the questions that get to the core of your greatest potential. I've found (and others have, too) that this is a very powerful strength for coaching. And yet, it can have some drawbacks when applied in less useful places in my life, or when applied as a default modality, if I'm not thinking about it.<br />
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When it runs amuck in my business life, it can cause stagnation and indecision. Paralysis by analysis, if you will. When looking at options and opportunities, I can examine and question and analyze until I'm blue in the face. Decisions need to be made. Some decision are better when relying more on intuition.<br />
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Sometimes I find myself drawn into intellection when there is other work to be done that requires more focus. That's when I find myself staring off into space (or the computer screen) for minutes at a time. Distraction. Can you relate? <br />
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And unfettered intellection is certainly a handicap when it comes to centering or meditating.<br />
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The realization of this strength as a distraction allows me to now be aware of when it is happening. Sometimes. This awareness of my default tendencies is a new muscle that I'm exercising, so I'm not beating myself up when it doesn't happen all the time. <br />
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Awareness is the first step to self-empowerment, and then we can choose again.<br />
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What is your distraction?<br />
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When is it your strength?<br />
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Those are the polarities that we can manage. Doesn't that feel better?<br />
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Affirming your greatness,<br />
Larry Watson<br />
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P.S. Comment and subscribe ;-)<br />
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larry@inspiringconnection.com<br />
www.InspiringConnection.com <br />
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<br />Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-47472347717513267102013-06-19T09:57:00.001-04:002013-06-19T09:58:38.406-04:00Dragging It Around<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Waking up in the morning, thoughts of yesterday float
through my head. And something that I regret, some little (or big) thing that I
did or didn’t do, gives me a sense of remorse, maybe even guilt. Maybe in some
small way I judge myself, condemn myself and look for a way of punishing
myself. </div>
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Sound familiar?</div>
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<br /></div>
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I’ve already pulled out the bat and began to beat myself up
over the things done and undone. And the greatest punishment that I seemed
compelled to perpetuate is the act/inaction of repeating it. Is that really
necessary? Really?</div>
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<br /></div>
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What is the new attitude that will allow the release of
these obstacles and momentum?</div>
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<br /></div>
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Today is a new day. I start fresh today, with the grace of
an open window called today. Bringing yesterday in through that window is
totally unnecessary! Each day, the grace of this Universe allows us to start
fresh, without a tally of wrongs and inadequacies. Start fresh with an eye on our
potential and power, the shining light of all that we were born as. </div>
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<br /></div>
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Take off the dark glasses of ego-imposed judgment, no longer
ground-focused, and look up at all the choices that serve joyful intentions and
core values.</div>
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<br /></div>
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The bat I was using was the bat of the perpetuation of
sabotaging my self-actualizing. It’s not only a matter of “doing” the things
that are in alignment with my purpose and joy, but rather a process of
forgiveness and letting go of the self-imposed sentence of a poor set of
directions in conflict with my internal GPS.</div>
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This is the open door to the grace of our<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>untapped potential, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the unleashing of our greatness. When we
leave the guilt and resentment at the threshold, this day, this hour is the
door to our present joy.<br />
<br />
I am here for you when you need the support to create that joy. </div>
Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-9907728926485901782013-04-22T11:52:00.000-04:002013-04-22T11:52:00.141-04:00Contrast as a Tool: What You Don't Want Is Good For YouThe Law of Attraction is frequently cited for it's positive approach to creating our life, focusing on where we are going and the mindset that will make it possible. Along with this Law is the fact that the Universe is constantly showing us the opposite by default. The opposite to what we want is called "contrast."<br />
<br />
The benefit of the appearance in our lives of contrasts to what we want, when the uncomfortable things show up in our lives, is that it crystallizes what it is that we do want. Along with the vision of what we want that shows up in the face of the contrast to what we want comes the feelings and core values that drive our best desires. Contrast can be the cattle prod to our core values and ultimate potential, waking us up to what is possible, and waking us up to the joy and passion that comes from living out those values and potential.<br />
<br />
When a problem or challenge shows up, you can look for the best part of you, your core values, that want to rise to the occasion. Thank the challenges for waking you up to your best. Then you can test the truth of these values by moving into action that will make it happen.Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-70502403006433351222013-03-19T12:17:00.002-04:002013-03-19T12:17:51.461-04:00To The LeastAfter finding myself avoiding a friend for some unexplained reason, it took me a while to recognize the reaction as similar to something that has happened in the past with people and friends. <br />
<br />
I feel like I can get along with most people, and I rarely find myself avoiding people or categorically rejecting them. Of course, there are some people I find toxic and avoid; there are always exceptions. Setting boundaries is healthy.<br />
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And then there are those people that I find that I like or enjoy and yet still seem to avoid coming too close. I am grateful for a new awareness around that.<br />
<br />
Sometimes these people might confide in me how they feel about someone else. How they don't want to sit with them, or be in the room with them, and they don't like them; they are described with "Yuck."<br />
<br />
Of course we all have opinions. Yet I find that the collaterole damage to my relationship with this person is that I avoid them. Sure, they seem to "like" me right now, but what would happen if I fell into that "Yuck" category? What if I said something that they found unfavorable?<br />
<br />
At that point I begin to avoid them. And then a phrase occurred to me, because I saw that I knew if this person would talk about someone derisively, someone that I thought was OK, then perhaps there is little distinction between the "yuck" person and I:<br />
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<ul>
<li>What you do to the least of my brethren, you do to me.</li>
</ul>
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Now this sentence becomes personal when I speak it as my own.<br />
<br />
Whether the words are directed at me or someone else, I can see that there is little difference in the negative comments' effect on me, my friends, and the world.<br />
<br />
And a great opportunity to notice my own language. As much as I like to think I can separate them into categories, whatever I say about anyone, I do to all my friends. Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-9762440905217099532013-03-05T12:21:00.000-05:002013-03-05T12:21:26.330-05:00Lakes Alive; An Avian EscortArriving at the park I was greeted with an empty parking lot, which meant the entire park and lake were mine to explore. And the birds, serenading me in place of children's laughter and screams, seemed to focus entirely on me.<br />
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It also meant the Rudy-dog was leash-free, which sure made him happy. And me, so that I didn't have to walk and stop at his schedule.<br />
<br />
And that's a new focus for my walks: stopping. There seems to be a greater connection with what is in my environment when the busy-ness of walking and moving and eyes ground focused or moving over the terrain. It is so much easier to fall into the tunnel-vision of Now when I am in a single place, alive in stillness.<br />
<br />
Walking along the shore, it seemed that the geese were particularly relaxed today, with hardly a ripple at my approach. They stayed where they were, very close to the shore, and seemed to be waiting for me as I passed. I stopped. No response. The story of my brush with dolphins surfaced as I watched the water waving before a soft breeze.<br />
<br />
Continuing on, the light was shimmering on the wings of bluebirds who seemed to be flying just before me, ahead of me as I approached each one of the trio of Perulas. I assumed it was coincidence that they continued to fly before me, until I rounded the western end of the lake and turned toward the east. They continued to fly in front of me, resting on branches just to the side of the trail, then flitting ahead to the next tree. At one point they had me surrounded; behind, in front, to the side.<br />
<br />Then a female gold finch joined in the fun, hopping and flying on the ground, holding a 10 foot buffer between us as it chirped and hopped in the grass just next to the trail.<br />
<br />When I stopped and stood watching them, they watched me. They didn't bother flying until I moved, and they only flew far enough ahead to create a distance that I would breech in a few steps, only to fly again to the next tree.<br />
<br />
Just like the dolphin in the open ocean off Hawaii who glided by just inches from my out-stretched fingers...Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-11609803194416238972012-12-14T13:27:00.000-05:002012-12-14T13:27:15.535-05:00Today I Went Stopping....<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--><span class="userContent">Today I decided I was taking my dog
stopping, instead of walking. I took the time to stop and listen to the
babbling brook, stop and watch the huge white sycamore swaying against
the blue sky, stop and see my shadow stretching out in front of me in
the afternoon winter sun. </span><br />
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<span class="userContent">The walking/doing is wonderful exercise, energizing in its own way. And the constant motion tends to blur the passing landscape/day. When I stop, I can take in the beauty, let it wash over me, and feel its richness. Each moment became the present moment as I
stopped and grounded right here, right now. Stopping was my focus, and
walking got me to my stops.</span>Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359153731706465155.post-4627414259283546362012-11-26T10:34:00.000-05:002012-11-26T10:34:23.969-05:00VulnerabilityListening to Krista Tippett with Brene Brown in her show <i>http://www.onbeing.org/,</i> the topic was vulnerability. There is a fascinating interplay between fear, vulnerability, and courage which she found through her research. Brene recognized that we often think that courage coems from strength. Her discovery is that our courage comes to us because we fear and move through that fear anyway. And most of the time that fear is in being vulnerable.<br />
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As I discussed this topic with a friend, it was fascinating that we had two separate concepts of vulnerability. My friend's concept of vulnerability is of information that one keeps hidden because of the likelihood that others would use that information about you for creating an advantage over you. In other words, exposing yourself in a certain environments that would likely result in an attack on you is the definition of vulnerability. This assumes a hostile environment, such as in a work situation where advancement thrives on tearing down fellow team members.<br />
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Yet there are many possible ways of being vulnerable that can actually create a positive advantage for the relationship. I'm reminded of speakers who are not vulnerable, perhaps too polished, perhaps cold and analytical, who will not enjoy as much engagement from their audience. Whereas the speaker who shares personal failings and foibles of their own life will find an audience identifying with them and trusting them to be authentic and honest. <br />
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Vulnerability can also disarm conflict. Instead of personalizing them and what they are saying, I personalize myself and my viewpoints. I can explain the facts of my position as well as quantifying the feelings that I have about it. The interesting (and fun!) aspect of this process of exposing my feelings is that there is nothing with which to argue. No one can say that my feelings are wrong or untrue. THey may say that it is stupid to feel that way, which might seem like an attack, but I am not responsible for that. If I am self-differentiated enough, I won't buy into their dialogue if it denies my feelings. <br />
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There is danger in vulnerability, and that is why courage is so necessary to engage in vulnerability. The result is connection. A risk and a reward. Is it worth it?Larry Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055661157812862295noreply@blogger.com0