I’ve got all the time in the world. Do you?

A Reality Check

“I’ve got all the time in the world”. So I thought. When I heard these three words, “you have cancer” my world came to a screeching halt. A doctor spoke these words to my mother and our family in early July. She was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma; a cancer of the plasma of the white blood cells.

Since this diagnosis, my life has significantly changed. I thought I had a lot more time with my mom as she is only 69 years old. We were actually supposed to be in Italy this week to celebrate her 70th birthday that is coming up the end of this month. This trip was one of the things on her “bucket list”.

In the past few months, I have learned a great deal about myself and what is really important to me. I would like to share with you what I have learned in the next few issues of Living with Heart Fully Alive.

My mother’s terminal illness diagnosis permanently affected my life. Now, I know that seems really logical, but until it became a reality in my life I didn’t really grasp the ramifications it would have on my life.

It has helped me focus on what is truly important in my life; my family. I have given that “lip service” over the years but today I have consciously designed my life around my mom and my immediate family.

When an opportunity arises, I run the choice through the priority of family first. If it doesn’t support my family or it interferes with being available to my mother and her needs, I don’t do it.

So how can you apply this to your own life? Ask yourself, I mean really ask yourself, what is top priority in your life and why? The priority is what keeps you focused on the target (your goal) and the “why” of it all, is the bulls eye. Once you have determined what is top and I mean top priority, make a conscious decision to do whatever it takes to make it happen.

· Think about what your priorities are on a daily basis
· Run your daily decisions through the grid of, “Will this move me closer to what is priority” and remember “why” your priority is so significant to you. This will help keep you focused!
· Plan your days, weeks and months (if possible) around what’s important

Doing these things will help keep your life moving toward that which is important and create greater meaning and purpose in your life. I'm giving it a try, won't you?

Do You Get What You Want?

Do you know the #1 reason people don’t get what they want? It’s because they don’t KNOW what they want. People lack clarity in their lives. To be successful, live in abundance and feel fulfilled, you need to have crystal clear clarity about how you want your life to be. There is a grand plan for you life. God has created it for you. Do you know what that plan is?

You can know and live that plan to it’s fullest. I have a valuable tip for you today that will lead you to crystal clarity.

Fully Alive Tips #1 Look for the Unseen
Our lives include the visible and invisible. Our lives are much more that what is physically in front of us. “Look” for the unseen. Notice what God is up to around you. How can you be involved? What are you passionate about?

Taking action is imperative to creating change and success in your life. So, write down everyday one powerful thing you noticed about the unseen world and how that is significant to you. By next week you will have 7 new awareness’s that will lead you to that clarity that will guide you to success and significance.

Part II
Did you recognize the unseen this week? I hope you kept track of your new awareness’s. I did. The theme that I saw throughout my week was……... are you ready?

“I am what I think!” Ta Da!! Now that is not new to me, but I had a whole new awareness regarding it. I was much more conscious of my thoughts and “took them captive” Meaning, I noticed them, felt them and decided if I wanted to keep those beliefs or not. I noticed I had more choice about how I was going to think, therefore, feel and act.

My second tip for you in creating the life you long for is:

Fully Alive Tip #2 Understand You
When you know yourself intimately, your ways of thinking and being, you have the ability to change that thinking to serve you better. How you perceive the world and the things that go on around you, impact your daily living. Take time to observe yourself from the outside looking in. Note those places where the “unseen” is at work empowering you to reach those things that are of importance to you. What are you thinking and how are you showing up in the world?

Your thoughts will impact your life. Know you better; it will lead you to what is significant and important in your life!