Personal Note: More so than not its the path less traveled that leads us on a truly inspiring adventure. Create an amazing day…Your partner in creating abundance, Robert
A Message Worth Hearing: (Excerpt from Joy’s journal)
It was a Saturday morning, Robert and I were going about our morning rituals. We have hot tea or coffee, then our Shakes, (honesty is the best policy, I love my morning coffee) and read our email, check our face book pages, review our affirmations and the day’s checklist. As I was checking my email I had a message from our dear friend, Jim Rhoades. Inside of that message was a message that said, get your Kleenex ready! I thought oh I don’t want a tear jerker this early in the morning. I had so much to do today with Jim coming to our home, the potluck on Sunday, groceries to buy, house to clean….you get the point!
Since this was from Jim, I clicked on it and as the video began to unfold, oh my! My whole body felt the power of a young man’s life and how as a Mother, I knew the pain his parents must feel and felt. You see, the young man is Nick Vujicic . Nick was born without arms or legs. He has somewhat of a flipper for a foot.
As I watched the video, the tears began to roll down my face. You see he spoke of never, never giving up! Nick has ever reason in the world to give up but has chosen to live his life sharing his story with people. Nick stated in another video I watched that he has fought depression as a child, suicidal thoughts, and imagine this one, “He just did not fit it in with the crowd.”
As I continued to listen he stressed three points that are so important in all of our lives. They are:
Perspective
Vision
Choices
Can you imagine being handed this deal in life and you are able to stand before millions of people and talk about perspective, vision and choices and how they affect our lives.
Nick’s message is “Life without Limbs.” For all of us, we all have our “limbs”! Oh they all come in different forms but they are almost always the same. Problems, circumstances, disadvantages and the list goes on. The question to me and to each of us, how do we chose to handle “the limbs” that life throws at us? Whether we quit Isagenix or quit on a friendship or whatever because the journey is too hard, this young man will make you think twice about it.
A quote from Nick is, “The day you believe you have reached your fullest potential, is the day You Have Not!”
* Here is Nick’s Inspirational VIDEO *
Powerful and inspirational short Video Clip about this amazing individual with an unstoppable spirit. Forwarded by our friend Jim Rhoades from Don Nooner, many thanks! http://www.maniacworld.com/are-you- going-to-finish-strong.html
Living Large in Small Ways!
Joy Arthur
PS: Picture at top right is Joy (Mimi) with our two oldest amazing grandkids, Aeron & Gabe.
Today, I’m sharing with you a favorite short little video that helps us all realize that everyone of us has the ability to truly impact many lives. Remember, “How we do anything, is how we do everything”. I hope this message and true story is a catalyst for you as you make decisions every day. Decisions to live large, give back and have a contribution mindset…Enjoy! Robert
* Inspirational VIDEO *
Leadership is truly about “SERVICE”, my favorite short Video, powerful!
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."