The Antidote to Brittleness and Sharing a Room With a Lion......... 7/1/14

      Frustration reigned early this morning.  I wasn't happy.  But, life happens. The key during such times is respond-ing, not reacting.  Key.

      I kept my presence of mind, regarding this oppor-tunity to practice patience and breathe deeply.  I added a new resource that solves this morning's problem, I hope.  It is important thinking out of the box. 

      That is the difference between being a manager and a leader.  I am not a manager.  A manager arranges his priorities over what is. 

      Bad idea.  That leads to ossification, simply maintaining the status quo.  That is not much different than living in a rut.

What man should fear is not death.  What man should fear is never beginning to live.    Marcus Aurelius

       A leader arranges his priorities around where he wants to go.  A leader takes others where they have never been before.  This demands vision. 

       I overcame a problem I had for two hours, at the beginning of each day.

An optimist sees the opportunity in every problem. The pessimist sees the problem in every opportunity.  It is the optimist who will soar.  While the pessimist will try clipping the optimist's wings, to prevent him from flying.   Winston Churchill

       We want our thinking to be global and visual.  Life is about vision.  We want to accomplish our dreams and experience strength and hope as we never have before.

My Tuesday Gratitudes:
1. Not letting setbacks affect my mood.  I appreciate the peace that fills my soul, at all times, even when facing aggravating circumstances.  Today was an opportunity to be gentle towards myself, being calm and tranquil, when I felt anything but.
2.  For resourcefulness.  I will try again what was not possible today, tomorrow.  I like being forced to be creative.
3.  I have been relating with a lion.  What a relief.  I have had intense sessions with this client.  Many times I felt like ending our relationship.

      I take deep breaths, enabling me to see the big picture.  This individual is a severely wounded, needing grace from this writer, while calmly maintaining clear, firm boundaries.

     Our sessions are improving.  Making me a happy innkeeper.