Great day today spent it at the Ambit Ambition Conference in Dallas. Meet some great people what a positive group of folks. Had a slow day talking to friends and supporters that I normally talk to and I missed it.
I got my kids back today. Its such a stressful time when I get them. I went back in my old house today so we could talk about our sons birthday. I was never so glad to leave a place. I got in the car and my daughter told me some information that still 4 hours later I m trying to process. We have to wake up extra early tomorrow because we have to drive a good ways to get them to school but I will enjoy the drive and time with so much.
I heard some motivational things today that I have said in this blog but it was worded a different way.
Life is a series of inconsequential choices either good or bad. With every little choice we make you change positive or negative impact in your life. Only I am responsible for my success. When good things happen we take the credit when bad happens we blame. Only we are responsible for us. Finally take massive positive action.
Listen the first time: Unteachable fools do not understand why people come at them with such force. To use a common phrase they are clueless. People who love them and do not want to see them hurt usually tell them the truth in a kind way. When the info is ignored, those loving friends and family say it a little more forcibly, When that is ignored they go for the throat. Then I or we reject it because it was an attack. I used to wonder why do people talk to me this way how yeah because I wouldn’t listen when they spoke gently. So they had to get in my face.
Please listen and ponder this please:
NOT EVERY LESSON IN LIFE IS TAUGHT IN LOVE.NOT EVERY TEACHER WILL BE SEEKING GOOD. MAKE NO MISTAKE, HOWEVER EVERY PERSON IS OUR TEACHER, AND EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE IS A CLASSROOM. WINNING THE ARGUMENT DOES NOT MEAN WE WILL WIN AT LIFE vERBALLY DEFEATING OUR ACCUSER WILL NOT DELIVER US FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR ACTIONS. INSTEAD OUR DEFENSIVE ACTIONS USUALLY STIR THE FIRES OF ACCUSATION.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO RESPOND TO ACCUSATION OR CRITICISM THAT WILL PRODUCE PEACE AND PERSONAL GROWTH RATHER THAN PAIN AND DISTRESS. WHEN WE REALIZE THAT, THOUGH EVERYTHING MAY BOT BE INTENDED FOR YOUR GOOD, YOU CAN STILL MAKE IT WORK TO YOUR GOOD, THEN THE MISGUIDED CRITICISM OF OTHERS CAUSE YOU LITTLE PAIN.