Welcome to this edition of
RE/MAX Elite's Monday Morning Message! I hope that everyone had a fantastic weekend. The year is almost over and we all need to finish strong and prepare for our best year yet. The past year has certainly had its challenges for all of us. We have and we always will figure out ways to get past the hurdles and stay focused on what is important. We need to bring all of our experiences and knowledge with us into this new upcoming year. We need to build upon all the great successes we have had. We need to keep in mind why it is that we do what we do. I wake up every single day thinking that today is a day of opportunity. Today is a day that I can either grow and become better or stay the same. Today is a day that I can help others become better or I don't. Challenges will constantly come our way and we all need to be prepared and deal with them. It is not the challenge that holds people back it is their response. I hope that you always focus on your response and not the challenges that life throws your way. We are always here to help in any way we can. Have some fun this week and don't forget Prestige Title's Christmas Party this Thursday at River Rocks in Suntree from 5:30-8:30 :-)
ENCOURAGEMENT CORNER...
Rule One - You will receive a body. Whether you love it or hate it, it's yours for life, so accept it. What counts is what's inside.
Rule Two - You will be presented with lessons. Life is a constant learning experience, which every day provides opportunities for you to learn more. These lessons specific to you, and learning them 'is the key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and relevance of your own life'.
Rule Three - There are no mistakes, only lessons. Your development towards wisdom is a process of experimentation, trial and error, so it's inevitable things will not always go to plan or turn out how you'd want. Compassion is the remedy for harsh judgement - of ourselves and others. Forgiveness is not only divine - it's also 'the act of erasing an emotional debt'. Behaving ethically, with integrity, and with humour - especially the ability to laugh at yourself and your own mishaps - are central to the perspective that 'mistakes' are simply lessons we must learn.
Rule Four - The lesson is repeated until learned. Lessons repeat until learned. What manifest as problems and challenges, irritations and frustrations are more lessons - they will repeat until you see them as such and learn from them. Your own awareness and your ability to change are requisites of executing this rule. Also fundamental is the acceptance that you are not a victim of fate or circumstance - 'causality' must be acknowledged; that is to say: things happen to you because of how you are and what you do. To blame anyone or anything else for your misfortunes is an escape and a denial; you yourself are responsible for you, and what happens to you. Patience is required - change doesn't happen overnight, so give change time to happen.
Rule Five - Learning does not end. While you are alive there are always lessons to be learned. Surrender to the 'rhythm of life', don't struggle against it. Commit to the process of constant learning and change - be humble enough to always acknowledge your own weaknesses, and be flexible enough to adapt from what you may be accustomed to, because rigidity will deny you the freedom of new possibilities.
Rule Six - "There" is no better than "here". The other side of the hill may be greener than your own, but being there is not the key to endless happiness. Be grateful for and enjoy what you have, and where you are on your journey. Appreciate the abundance of what's good in your life, rather than measure and amass things that do not actually lead to happiness. Living in the present helps you attain peace.
Rule Seven - Others are only mirrors of you. You love or hate something about another person according to what love or hate about yourself. Be tolerant; accept others as they are, and strive for clarity of self-awareness; strive to truly understand and have an objective perception of your own self, your thoughts and feelings. Negative experiences are opportunities to heal the wounds that you carry. Support others, and by doing so you support yourself. Where you are unable to support others it is a sign that you are not adequately attending to your own needs.
Rule Eight - What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. Take responsibility for yourself. Learn to let go when you cannot change things. Don't get angry about things - bitter memories clutter your mind. Courage resides in all of us - use it when you need to do what's right for you. We all possess a strong natural power and adventurous spirit, which you should draw on to embrace what lies ahead.
Rule Nine - Your answers lie inside of you. Trust your instincts and your innermost feelings, whether you hear them as a little voice or a flash of inspiration. Listen to feelings as well as sounds. Look, listen, and trust. Draw on your natural inspiration.
Rule Ten - You will forget all this at birth. We are all born with all of these capabilities - our early experiences lead us into a physical world, away from our spiritual selves, so that we become doubtful, cynical and lacking belief and confidence. The ten Rules are not commandments, they are universal truths that apply to us all. When you lose your way, call upon them. Have faith in the strength of your spirit. Aspire to be wise - wisdom the ultimate path of your life, and it knows no limits other than those you impose on yourself.
By: Cherie Carter-Scott's book 'If Life Is A Game, These Are The Rules'
WORDS TO LIVE BY...
A river that flows naturally is beautiful, a river that is forced to take another path is destructive.
Nate Patterson
The price of greatness is responsibility.
Winston Churchill
In order to succeed, you must first be willing to fail.
Anonymous
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect It's successful outcome.
William James
I believe life is to be lived, not worked, enjoyed, not agonized, loved, not hated.
Leland Bartlett
There is only one success - to spend your life in your own way.
Christopher Morley I'm so optimistic I'd go after Moby Dick in a row boat and take the tartar sauce with me.
Zig Ziglar The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
Dale Carnegie LET'S MAKE THIS THE BEST WEEK OF THE YEAR!!!
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