"Blindfolded Success"

Greetings World:

Today I write with a sense of peace and understanding. As I awoke this morning I made the choice as many of you did to live life abundantly and unreasonably happy. Today I would like to share with you the reality of life and living a life that was mapped out for us before we were conceived. You see there was a day planned out for us and whatever choice we will decide to make when we roll over to happiness. Just as our lives are already predestined we must remember that God cannot chose for you. No he leaves that easy task to you. So it is up to you how your life turns out. It all falls back on the choices we make.

How many times have you found yourself in a situation that you had no idea how you got there and an even harder time trying to figure out the outcome. From psychics to palm readers individuals all over the world have tried to learn of their fate before it happens. Many people do this because of fear of the unknown and others out of curiosity. But honestly if you were able to see into the future do you really feel that you would be better off? To know what will become of you before it happens. Do you really think you will be a better person? I ask that because in reality the answer is no. It is through not knowing that we become better because we want better. How could you want better if you knew that better was inevitable? You see blindfolded success is all about stepping into the unknown on faith and the desire of a better outcome. When we strive to do great things we do so out of a thirst for knowledge and self-improvement. We were all born with the same purpose in life but a different destiny. Our purpose is to give back to others and our destiny is how we will accomplish our purpose. So walking blindfolded towards our destiny will allow us to continue to grow and grow and grow. However this growth must be done without fear of failure. We must see failure as a developmental opportunity because if we are not failing we are not growing. It is through failure that we gain the insight to never fail again so embrace failure. Know that walking blindfolded you are susceptible to stumbling over obstacles but it is your choice to get up and continue to move towards your destiny. Life's report card does not care about how many times you fail but how far you succeed. So you must continue to follow your inner map known as your spiritual guide. Your spiritual guide knows the path you must take but if you are not in tuned with that component of your being you will continue to wonder in the unknown areas of stagnation. Can you recall this passage from the song "Amazing Grace": I once was lost but now I'm found...this speaks to a person becoming in tuned with their spiritual being and understanding that they must follow the spiritual guide of self to see the fruits of our struggles and transgressions. Just the thought of walking into this world with all of the problems going on is frightening to anyone. However if you are following your guide they will protect you from all hurt, harm, and danger. You would not go on an African Safari without a guide so why charter life's course without one? Distraction lurks at every corner, temptation is at your right hand, and lust at your left but walking blindfolded and with a guide will keep such detrimental distractions invisible to you. Although this may seem easy to a certain extent many of us never allow ourselves to follow the guide that has been scheduled to remain with us throughout our lifetime. You see you can hurt yourself by giving up on life and settling for anything that resembles you living below your abilities. How many people know someone who was so talented in something but they made a choice to live a life that they was comfortable with because they knew the outcome? How many people know someone who could have been a brain surgeon, a CEO, a Professor, or anything they desired but because they was fearful or choose to remove the blindfold they are now living a life of mediocrity. There is nothing wrong with a mediocre life however why settle for less when the riches of the world are yours to have. We all must believe this and not allow ourselves to settle for anything below holistic well-being and happiness. Now I am not saying that someone who is living a mediocre life has settled. I am only saying that if you are living a life below your potential then you have made a sound decision to remove the blindfold and remain content. However someone somewhere is suffering because you chose to give up and settle. Remember that our purpose is to help others but our destiny is how we will do that. I believe that we never fully reach our destiny until we no longer exist so we must continue to live out our purpose until our destiny is reached. I mean would you cook a thanksgiving dinner and stop after you season the turkey? Of course not because then you would have many upset relatives and friends who are in need of nourishment. So do not stop short of anything but complete when it comes to your destiny. Not knowing the outcome is the beauty of life. So live it, love it, and enjoy it.

Quick note:
The past three flights that I have been scheduled to take a plane crashed prior to departure or around the time I was in the air. The first one was in the flight in New York that went down in the water; The second was the flight in Buffalo; and the third was the flight yesterday in Tokyo and Montana. Now I could allow these "Distracting signs" to alter my destiny and force me to remove my blindfold but I shall remain on course. You see that is the beauty of not knowing. My destiny fulfills my purpose and when my guide tells me the tour has ended I shall rest my tired feet. Now I will be flying out in the morning going on VACATION see you guys next week. I had a choice to make and I chose to follow my spiritual guide.

Recap:
Failure is only a developmental opportunity so fear not.
Blindfolded success is all about being in tuned with your spiritual guide.
Do not allow yourself to remove the blindfold because you desire to settle, imagine how many people will suffer because of your fear to continue.

"Live Like You Mean It"
~Dr. W

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

As I woke up this morning I began to ponder the idea of "My Self-Image". As I walked down the hall and into the bathroom I looked into the mirror and saw someone who was not how I see myself. I mean I am handsome but the sleep in my eyes and the dry saliva on the side of my face I mean who would love that. I begin to joke with myself and I said the following sentence....."Mirror Mirror on the Wall who is the least lovable of them all.....and then I laughed because in my mind I replied that I was....

In life we are so captured in how we look in the eyes of society's mirror that we never really see the beauty we each possess. We are unique creatures that are all different in every facet of our physical, mental, and spiritual beings. From our fingerprints to the things we desire to be happy we are all different. It is said that every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced. This means that your body is renewing itself and becoming better. So why should you not follow suit? If you are unhappy with something in your life you have the ability to improve it. However you must improve things because you desire them to be improved not because of external influence. We must learn to embrace the things that society finds "unattractive". We must embrace the physical and emotional things that others may shy away from. Love yourself for who you were born to be. Many people overlook their true beauty because someone said that big lips or ugly, or stretch marks are gross, or nappy hair just disgust them. The person responsible for old saying beauty is in the eyes of the beholder knew that beauty is something you can't buy, inherit, or acquire. Do you think the first individuals who looked for diamonds saw a dirty stone? No they saw a beautiful diamond something that only they could see and others could not. This is the same way in which we should view ourselves because we are the diamond in the rough. It does not matter if you grew up in the Ghetto, if your homeless, a victim of abuse, a drug addict, a prostitute, a survivor of an accident that has left you with a few physical signs of survival. You are still beautiful however it is how you see yourself that matters the most. Stop looking to society's mirror for acceptance because society has no idea how to accept itself. Hence the consistent changes in fabricated physical enhancements. We must learn to become one in our own skin and understand that beauty is the naturalness of your being. The essence you were blessed with at birth. Because underneath the makeup, the surgery, the botox, the clothes, and the jewelry lies your true beauty. Embrace it because many people spend millions of dollars to acquire something they were born with. Forcing themselves to lose the true beauty and gain a fabricated essence of sexiness. Now ask yourself one question: If I rely on my true beauty which is me in my natural form, when the societal image is removed will I be stronger or weaker? Know that you are unique and that your body goes through transformations so that you maintain the God given beauty that you were born with. So the only mirror you should ask how you look is the one that has no reflection.........yourself.


So regardless to what others say or believe you are the epitome of beauty but it is up to you to believe that

Recap:

Beauty cannot be brought, sold, inherited, or acquired it is a natural component of your being.
Society has no idea of what beauty is this is why there are so many surgical procedures and beauty products.
You are a miner and your image is your diamond so continue to see it as such.
Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced so your body is consistently renewing itself and improving itself so if you are unhappy just know that every hour your body is improving for you......"So give it a break"



"Live Like You Mean It"
~Dr. W

Rolled Over to Happiness

In our lives we constantly are graced with the gift of choice. We have the ability to choose how our day will turnout when we return to our place of rejuvenation. However many of us forget that happiness is within our grasp from the moment we take our first morning breath (when the stench is enough to make you say ump). Waking up on the wrong side of the bed implies nothing more than you should just lay back down roll to the other side and wake up again. There is always someone who has it worst than you no matter what your situation is looking like or what you are going through. Take my day on Thursday for instance: I woke up with many things on my mind. I had to teach a class that I was not really prepared for, I was hungry but did not have time grab a bite to eat because my professor sent an email saying that there would be a get this, "POP MID-TERM" . I had no idea such a test existed. But I tried to look on the bright side of things. So I got ready and headed to the library. I was strolling along just listening to some music on my iPod when I received a phone call from my mother. She was informing me that the guy who murdered my brother received one year in prison and was released for credit of time served. That really upset me. However I had a choice to make right then and there. I could have allowed this overwhelming news to dampen my day more or I could take control of the situation. I chose to take control. I smiled on the inside and told myself and my brother up above that his time is in God's hands and that what I do must coincide with success and happiness. Needless to say that my day took a turn for the better because I said to myself that their is someone who lost a loved one and may still be looking for the body let alone the one responsible. After I begin to think is this way there was nothing more that could bring me down because I choose not to allow it. I did well on the "Pop Mid-Term" and my teaching session went really well.

In life we must choose to be happy and experience unreasonable happiness. Tell yourself that no news can ruin the day that was already prepared by your Creator. Whatever does not sit with your foundation remove it from your life. Who you are today should not be a resemblance of your bad memories of your yesterdays. The one thing you must remember is that misery is like cancer and if you allow it into one part of your day it will begin to spread throughout your week, month, and year. There is a rule I live by and many of my friends can attest to this, "At the site of anything not consistent with my foundation and happiness I remove it from my life". I mean why hold to things or people who bring you down or cause you to lose the happiness you have gained? This one rule has allowed me to see happiness fully and I am growing immensely because of it. So allow yourself to be happy no matter what. Happiness is more of a right than equality or freedom of speech. The choice is yours.

Recap:
You must choose to be happy from the moment you awake and inhale that morning air.
It is your choice to remain happy.
Anything that does not coincide with your foundation let it go and remove it from your life.


"Live Like You Mean It"
~Dr. W