Day 16: Feed Your Mind

A new day a new month, and it’s going to be a big one judging by how it’s already started.

This blog on the “surface” is about attracting Mr. (or Mrs.) Right. At the core of it though, it is about living your potential and becoming the best YOU possible so that you can actually attract who it is that you have always wanted. I believe that if we want to create outward changes we must first start inward. So, I started off this journey by attacking some of my physical challenges one by one, and I will be for the next few months, yet. However, I also believe that feeding our mind is JUST AS important as feeding our body, which is why I choose to “input” good thoughts every single day.

Personally, I love feeding my head with inspiring thoughts, which is why I generally have such a positive and healthy outlook on life. I currently subscribe to Mike Dooley’s free “Notes from the Universe”. If you don’t know what that is, I highly recommend checking it out at www.tut.com and jump on the bandwagon. They are personalized daily messages designed to inspire you and remind you of life’s magic. It’s the one thing I look forward to receiving every morning, and it sets the pace for the rest of my day. It’s like getting up on the “right” side of the bed every day, without fail. I find it very positive and uplifting. And if you happen to be a night owl like me, then you can wait for it to come at about 1:30am and have good thoughts ease your mind before you dance with the sandman. It’s funny, how so few words can melt away whatever is going on in the moment and create such beautiful peace. I love it.

Along with receiving personalized, inspiring and encouraging daily quotes, I also want to start something else, and I hope you will join me on it. What I would like to start is a sort of book club. I am not interested in reading just any kind of book though; I am looking to read encouraging and inspiring books - books that teach us something valuable, something we can actually USE. I have a personal library of such books that I haven’t even cracked open yet, and up until now I’ve been more of a collector hoping they’d sink in through osmosis by merely sitting in the same room. Hmmm, nothing so far. How about if I just SIT on them? Nope, I am already a smart a** .  ;-)

Ok, so starting today, I want to set a goal of reading one book per month that will feed my mind, and then blog here about it once a week or so. What I would LOVE is for the reading material to start a conversation amongst readers of this blog, where we can all comment on what we are learning. Like I tell the students I teach (yes I also teach), I prefer things to be an organic conversation where everyone participates and is counted, rather than it being a one-woman gong show. I believe everyone has value in their contributions; we help each other grow. And quite frankly, I love the comments and feedback!   

So, the book I want to focus on this month I came across recently at a leadership event. The book is called “ASPIRE: Discovering Your Purpose Through the Power of Words” by Kevin Hall (foreworded by Stephen Covey). Now, to tell you the truth, like most people, I’m not really a hardcore reader. Mostly, it is because I feel I lack the time to sit down and just take a time out, and when I do have such time (which is rare) I’d rather be spending it doing something else. However, I cracked this one open recently and it was one of those books I got REALLY excited about and could hardly put it down…but I did for the sake of this blog so that we can do it together. So needless to say, I’m looking forward to reading this month and seeing what new things I can learn. Feel free to join me in the venture, as I’d love to hear more from you too!

Alright, talk to you tomorrow when I tell you more of what I’ve been up to. So much to share!