04/02/08

LIVE THE WOW!

Open your eyes! See all the gifts that exist around you! Better yet, open your eyes and your heart to fully experience all the miracles that come into your life when you decide to live the WOW!  

Tom Connors

WAKE UP!

That’s right!  Wake up to all life’s possibilities.  The daily gifts of life that are right in front of you each and every day!  Life’s MIRACLES! 

Most of us go through life always wanting more.  Nothing is ever enough.  No matter how big the paycheck, how close the friendships or how many material things we accumulate, there is always an emptiness, a void, that never seems to be filled.  And when things do go our way, the exhilaration is always short lived and never quite enjoyed.  Take satisfaction in knowing there is a much better way to live!  

Blast through whatever is holding you back and open wide your Eyes and Heart to fully recognize and feel what it’s like to be a priceless, unique human being in this world of ours!  Start today to look for the gifts given you each day and create a new appreciation for them.

Walking Blindly through life costs you a fortune in missed opportunities to Live The WOW!  Let your eyes introduce your heart to the true and lasting Miracles of life. 

Don’t just focus on the unusual.  Let your focus expand to the so-called ordinary, simple things to truly see the wonder you have been missing for years. 

When that good Ole Mr. Sun rises in the morning and graces your path, take the time to let it also warm your soul. When you see that first tender blade of green grass sprout, give praise for the renewed life spring brings.  When you see that first of many lemon-yellow daffodils poke through winter’s last snow, scream WOW!  

You really DO have much for which to be grateful!

When I first introduce people to the WOW! they usually ignite two feelings.  The first is Excitement.  The second is a sense of Regret.  Make the most of the first and toss the other aside!
It’s exciting to know you have all these Miracles right in front of you.  Miracles that will make your life so much more meaningful than you could ever imagine.  That realization always brings with it a giant leap in self-esteem and self-worth.  Yes, you are special! 

There can also be a feeling or sense of regret. Regret, that you have gone through life for so long never noticing or paying any attention to those things that were right in front of  you all that time.  It’s ok to feel that way.  But, let it go quickly.  You are living in the here and now, not in the past.  Live the WOW!  Every single day from here-on-in will greet you with a life filled with one Miracle after another.    

Never stop dreaming the Biggest Dreams you can dream!  Commit to it!  Just stop letting the little things pass you by without fully taking in all they have to offer.

What is most important is that you continue to look for reasons to be grateful.  Do it each and every day.  From the time you wake, as you go about your business and finally, when you settle in for the night.

At American Training we practice what we preach.  During our Vanway Division’s “Reading Series” Program we used the book, The Secret, to discuss the importance of being grateful for the things and the people who are already a part of our lives.  Sure, we may not have every thing we want at the moment and some of our acquaintances might drive us nuts from time to time, but, all that seems to fade when we focus on the good in all we have and with whom we associate. 

We discovered that IF we fail to recognize and be grateful for all we have, why should God or the Universe grant us more?  If you can’t appreciate what you do have, why would any one or anything trust you to appreciate greater and more satisfying things in the future?  It really is a simple fact of life.  The greater tragedy is the vast majority of people only come to realize their Miracles on their death bed with no hope of ever reliving the past.

Sure, life throws us all a curve ball every now and then.  But, most often than not we are the ones who put barriers in our own way.  We set up the roadblocks and then complain how difficult they are to hurdle.  Let’s stop building them in the first place!   

Living the WOW! is a journey that is to be cherished and enjoyed every single step along the way.  That means it is not just the end that is important but each new step forward, no matter how small.  Each huge leap into happiness that adds up to a balanced and quality life. Even each misstep that might set you back. 

Stop blaming others for those setbacks.  Put an end to all the excuses.  The reality you create is directly due to your actions and choices.  So, make your thoughts and actions count from now on. 

There is No Excuse … NONE!  No reason why you can’t start the day by Living the WOW!  No matter where you are or what circumstance you are in. 

You’re under a bridge?  Be glad you survived another night.  You’re in a shelter?  Be  thankful you have a roof over your head.  You lost your job?  Give thanks you have some skills and talents to sell yourself to another company.  And if you are truly fortunate to live in an apartment or your own home and have a hot shower each morning and a cooked meal every night, get on your knees and express your gratitude for your Blessings!

Use your Eyes and Heart to blast away the ordinary and give yourself an extraordinary new beginning each and every day!  Get out there and Live the WOW! knowing full well that every single day from here-on-in will greet you with a life filled with one Miracle after another.  From sunrise … to sunset … and beyond!       

Now, that’s a WOW!

You can reach Tom at Tom@American TrainingInc.com or by writing to him at Tom Connors, American Training, 102 Glenn Street, Lawrence, MA  01843  (C) Copyright      
 



 
 




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