11.07.2011

Monday Moxie ~ Fortify Your Dwelling With Determination

{ Art by Frank Morrison }

Be there. Go there now and never leave. Imagine that your dreams have already come true. Live your life from that mindset. Predicate your behavior on that reality, not the illusions that now surround you. Filter every thought, question, and answer from there. Let your focus shift and be born again - because dwelling from, not upon, the space you want to inherit is the fastest way to change absolutely everything. See the difference?


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CG Side Note:
Believe it or not, in my late teens/early 20s I accomplished a great deal living with this perspective ingrained in me. I didn't even know of this concept at the time. It was effortless to target a goal and feed it with passion, confidence and conviction. Voila! In no time a dream, thought or goal became reality. Much of this was the result of being raised by parents who not only believed in me, but who genuinely desired for me to live a life free of limitations. My determination was not clouded by overbearing expectations nor regrets of lost time and unrealized dreams selfishly cast upon me. Over time I lost focus and allowed doubt and other distractions to creep in and hamper me. I'm back on the road so all is not lost, but I want to encourage anyone who's in a period of stagnation to give yourself the space and time to regroup and recoup.

When you look in the mirror take time to imagine the person you want to become. S/he lives already resides within you and just needs permission to make an appearance :-).

Have a great week, fam!

16 points of view:

  1. I love this! Twice in my life i was able to do this, dream my life and live it. I have regained that posture again, but reminders like this keep me on my toes. Thanks for sharing! I absolutely love that painting!

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  2. That's a wonderful way to go through this journey... a higher way to live & breathe thru one's life, my Sista. It's kinda Zen, and radical, & yet almost child-like. I think I'ma try me some of dat!


    SJ!

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  3. I know I can always get positive affirmations here. I needed this. Thanks CG!

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  4. I love this!!! My thoughts manifest so much I have to be especially careful when I'm dwelling on something negative because it will happen. Your post is literally the "calling those things that be not as though they were so".

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  5. What a great post! I definitely need to live this way!

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  6. Be there!!! Real talk and I love it!

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  7. I lived this way when I was in my early 20s, and fell off, but regrouped in my early 30s, experienced the bliss of doing what I love but didn't know how to maintain it, then fell off again.
    In my early 40s I regrouped but being untrue to myself, I followed a wrong but practical path to the end. It didn't work.
    Now at 50 I'm regrouping again. I think I better get it right this time and do what I love. It's been said that the money will follow. I really really hope so.

    Anna Renee

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  8. I have just started to believe in myself and reach for the stars. I came to the conclusion that the only one who is holding me back is myself. Great post! I would love for you to guest post at Each Others Keeper one day! :)

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  9. Thanks for making us all stop and THINK!

    Thanks for stopping by here www.MySkinConciergeBlog.com

    Chat soon!

    Ava Roxanne @MySkinConcierge

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  10. I asked for this kind of inspiration today and I got it. I was thinking to myself this morning that I'm often in this constant state of redirecting my thinking. I tend to think the worst, catch myself and redirect my train of thought to the positive. It's exhausting sometimes. I won't give up though. Reprogramming negative behaviors and thought patterns takes time. I'm so thankful that I'm on the right track now.

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  11. Very awesome post, CG!! I think you are absolutely right! It's usually our own self-limiting beliefs and habits that determine what we see coming into fruition for our lives. If we change what we see about ourselves, then the change is bound to happen for us. I'm definitely a witness of that. Thanks for sharing the truth! ;)

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  12. One of my former professors used to say something similar. He said that inside all of us is the person we want to be, and they're just waiting to get out. There certainly is a lot of value to approaching life with such a mindset. Keeps you going when you feel like you're at a standstill (even if you're really not). Every step forward, no matter how small, is just that - a step forward.

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  13. This is fantastic!!! I love that first quote... I'm gonna have to borrow it for sure :) Very insightful... I think I'm really going to love this blog.

    Eliza Davis - Founder - Creme de la Curves
    www.cremedelacurves.wordpress.com

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  14. *shaking head yes* Thank you...

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