Recent Events . . . Reminds one of Life Lessons we tend to forget or take for granted.

I think sometimes as we live our lives we get wrapped up in all that is going on and forget what is truly meaningful within our existence.  I have stated over and over that we need to live in the “Now” moment as that is the only thing that really exists in our lives.  The past is just that, gone forever and the future is not yet arrived and is still in the fantasy state of our minds.

There’s no way to get around the fact that life is here and now with our entire being a whole entity and indivisible from ourselves.  How you choose to think, feel, and be is going to be what you get back out of life in the experiences you have and create.  Create positive thoughts and for the most part you will experience positive things and people back in return.  If you wake up and choose to be negative then there is a great chance that you will have a negative day or experience the not so good things coming back your way.  It all stands to reason just as common sense shows you so many things in how you live your life.  What you do in one area of your life exerts a sure and unavoidable effect on other areas of your life.  What you think, say, and feel cannot be removed from all that you are.  It is a vital part of you and your well being.

Simple examples in this mindset would be: It is pointless to seek unfair advantage of others, because you end up being the victim of your own deviousness.  This is never a good way to live or to treat others who are part of your life or you come into contact with during your day to day dealing with others.  In the same fashion, it is always more beneficial to be loving, kind, and compassionate, because the goodness you create flows out from your life to others and comes back ten-fold into your life.

When you conduct your life through conflict, you make yourself a victim of conflict.  When you conduct your life with love and authenticity, you lift up the whole of your life into which you are inextricably woven.  Can’t you see it is all “you”, we sometimes create our situations because we need the gift of the answers it brings?  We may not even be aware of things because we tend to be so busy making our way through our lives we miss some simple things.

There is no here . . . there . . . this . . . or that . . . for it all exists together in our lives.  Be the best you can be and good to everything, and feel the goodness you give as it reverberates everywhere around you and to those others in your life.  When you are getting the best of what you desire, it means you have been giving the best of who you are.  When you are experiencing genuine fulfillment, it means you have been living with unceasing authenticity.

Life is not lived in some far-off, imagined land of someday where everything is perfect.  Life and people are imperfect . . . it always has been and will continue to be but is lived in the here and now . . . with the reality of the way things are.  Life is not always about compromise but by working towards an idealized existence.  

Yet to do so, we must successfully deal with the world as it is. That . . . in fact . . . is much of what gives our life its fullness and richness.  

Even though our lives might be less than ideal, you can nonetheless prevail and prosper with the right mindset and stick-to-it-ness.  The real and present difficulties you may be going through right now never have to give you a reason to give up.  On the contrary, with a little effort and the ability to dig deep into your state of mindset, it provides you with a clearly defined path for moving forward.

We should spend our lives in a constant state of change.  If everything was already perfect . . . there would be no opportunity for us to make improvements on ourselves or those around us.  Those small acts of kindness we do for others that do not go un-noticed and give joy and that profound satisfaction of making a positive difference in others.   

We should enthusiastically embrace life as it is . . . with all the ups and downs . . . enjoying the roller coaster we call life.  

Within the context of life as it is  . . . and the positive changes we can make for ourselves and those around us can we make it truly outstanding for everyone.

Ice