Choose worthwhile activites

"As you move toward being fully engaged, you may have to ask yourself, What have I been giving my time to?  If you are spending all your time in mind-numbing activities, it is time to stop those and 'wake up.'  Pick some things  to do that are worth your full engagement and will invite you to be there.  You will be much more fully alive....

"Ask God what is next for you.  It may be something new that stretches you into a flow experience.  Or it may mean getting engaged in what is right before you.  Perhaps you need to reorganize your job description or career so that you spend more time doing what you are best at and what engages you to the max.  Research shows that businesses that use their people that way have the best performance.  Work with your boss to maximize your gifts.

"Either way, whether it is showing up more in what you are already doing, or doing some new tasks, do not let time just slowly go by.  Make it go away, as you taste a bit of heaven by living a fully engaged life."  - Dr. Henry Cloud in The Law of Happiness

Living purposeful, not just wasting away is life giving.  When we do a depressing life then we get depressed.  When we are doing worthwhile activities we have passion for life.  Setting goals and living purposeful brings us more fully alive.

Renee Madison, MA, LPC, CSAT is a counselor in Colorado.  She can be reached for appointments at 303-257-7623 or 970-324-6928

Happy when...

"Some people feel that happiness is on some sort of timeline and depends on a later event.  It cannot happen now, because there is a missing piece that has not occurred yet.  But in reality people who think this way do not magically become happy 'when' the 'whatever' it is happens.  They just transfer that mind-set to the next 'when.' - Henry Cloud in The Law of Happiness

It is sad when people live in the future.  There is so much to live in the moment.  The reality that the "when" or "whatever" cannot make them truly happy, they will just be happy maybe for a time before going back into the unhappy state.

Renee Madison, MA, LPC, CSAT is a counselor in Colorado.  She can be reached for appointments at 303-257-7623 or 970-324-6928

Intentionally

"The extraordinary doesn't just happen.

"Picasso didn't accidentally paint impressionistic masterpieces.  U2 doesn't accidentally write and perform music that moves millions of fans. The president of a country doesn't accidentally get elected to that position.  Works of artistry, significance, and greatness are the product of intention.  Being intentional about how you live and the kind of difference you want to make is the first step toward becoming extraordinary. 

"Live with intent.  Let the difference you make be your signature difference." - Mark Sanborn in Fred 2.0

I love the this.  When we concentrate and take action on good goals our life is more enjoyable.  Life gets hopeful rather than hopeless when we move towards the things we want. 

Renee Madison, MA, LPC, CSAT is a counselor in Colorado.  She can be reached for appointments at 303-257-7623 or 970-324-6928