Roeboater Thoughts

  A simple reminder today that we all know, but do we all listen & then do...probably not.  - There is so much to do.  - I'll do it later...later gets pushed wayyyyy back.  - It's not that important.  Those can be some of the things we tell ourselves that prevent us from becoming charged/refilled again. We make sure many 'things' are charged/refilled in our world, (our phones, gas tanks, etc...) but we at times neglect ourselves. I want to encourage all of us to prioritize well-being. Make time for activities that refresh, recharge & refill you.   Making time for yourself to refill isn't selfish, I would argue that selfish could be draining yourself down to zero. You cannot take care of others unless you take care of yourself to. The time doesn't have to be long to be impactful either, take the time, make the time...because YOU are worth it. 

Stay the course & trust the process. We have all heard this before. It works, it's hard, but it works.  First, we need to have a process to stick to. Then we need to stick to it...daily. It's not a process if we only do it sometimes. It's only a process when it's what we do regularly. Then, we have to choose to do it no matter what. With tail winds, head winds or cross winds. We have to choose it when we don't see the results yet. Just like a seed planted in the ground there is an effect happening below the surface when we are watering it that we don't see until it pops through the surface. Believe & pursue your goals knowing that it will pop through the surface.    

  No matter what the day holds ahead of us, meeting it with the energy of optimism gives each of us an advantage for the day. Looking at each instance as an opportunity to grow & do something good with impact gives us the vantage point that many others miss.  If something happens to us that could be uncomfortable, instead of responding with "Why me" we can respond with "What can I learn/How can I grow" this means nothing is wasted & all things work together for good.  When things come together like every piece of the puzzle is fitting in line, celebrate & share with others.  Whatever we walk through today will be what we walk through; that doesn't change. How we do it changes it though. When we walk with optimism we walk with a quit strength that cannot be taken, only given up....don't give it up...ever :)

  Approach today...act in today knowing that what you choose to do, or not do makes a difference...because it does.  YOU make a difference, whether you what to or not, you do make a difference. The cool part is that we get to choose what difference we make. In our homes, offices, the line at the coffee shop, we can choose to make a difference. All differences don't have to be grand. Sometimes one of the greatest differences we can make is a smile to a stranger, a door held open or giving that compliment that we have held inside. These small things can create a ripple effect for others & in turn for ourselves.  How will you choose to make a difference today?   

This situation is tough. It's here to hurt me. ...not necessarily the case.  When we face hard situations; and I promise you we all will or are facing one or more than one right now. We can be broken by them, or we can be strengthened by them. Either way we go through it, but it's about what we allow it to do and what we do through it.  Protect your mind; thoughts are powerful .  Go forward. At a sprint, walk or inch by inch through it. Motivation in powerful .  Things that are tough, may be the things that are preparing us for what are on the horizon for us and others. Fire can be harmful, it also is thing thing that fortifies and strengthens steel. Pressure is hard. It also is what is needed to transform coal into a diamond. Beauty & strength comes from these. Whenever a hard time comes I want to encourage us to flip it from 'Why is this happening' to 'What can I learn from this...how can I grow' That perspective changes everything. Hard...yes, worth it......