This one needs no introduction - The Make a Difference Movie.
Even if you've heard the story before, the movie will make it come to life... grab a box of tissues though!
(You knew I could not leave it at that, didnt you?:)
This story helps each one of us - no matter who we are, not matter what we do, no matter how rich or poor - realise that by changing our focus we CAN make a difference in the lives of others.
We can perform miracles every day - take the time to notice the heart in others...
The Carnival of Entrepreneurs is being hosted by Leah Maclean over at Working Solo this week. There are some very interesting looking entries in the carnival this week - a couple of which I immediately earmarked to read as soon as I get a chance... things being a "little" chaotic around here at the moment it may take a while to get to all that interests me :)
These carnivals are a great way to find new writers and blogs and I love exploring the links... of course this can lead to many lost hours in front of the computer, with way too many tabs open in Firefox and new feeds in my reader.
An example (multiply this by the number of posts in the carnival and you start to get the picture!):
In this carnival, Leah says she particularly liked tips #1, #2 and #3 from 18 Stupid Mistakes Bloggers Make in their First Year by Christine Kane. Couldn't resist - could I? I just had to see what those three tips were, and then read the entire post (which is great - really inspirational! Thanks Christine!) In that post, Christine points us to a lot of other blog posts, including 10 Reasons to Write and Publish Everyday by Liz Strauss. Now, Liz's Successful Blog I have been reading a fair bit lately, since I discovered her a month or two ago (yeah, yeah, I know, I was a biiiit slow). But the post that Christine linked to was from December, and I had never seen it.
[Liz - I particularly like reasons #1 & #7, and soooo agree with #9 ;-]
Can you see how I get lost in this maze? That right click to open in new tab in Firefox is Deadly to my time!
Yesterday I was chatting with my friend Chris, and she wanted to show me something on the internet - I needed to open a new window. I told her I had 'quite a few' tabs already open in Firefox... then I counted them... 29!!! Did you know you could fit THAT many open tabs across the top of a laptop page???
Oh, yes before I forget - Leah kindly included one of my posts in the Getting Still series in the carnival - Getting Still #3 Stilling Your Thoughts. Thanks Leah!
Go! Enjoy the carnival - just don't blame me if you don't make it home in time for tea...
One cannot do right in one area of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in another; Life is one indivisible whole. - Gandhi
I have been so full of fear about what success might do to my life and my family that I have been holding back. Afraid to go for it. Afraid to jump off the cliff in case I didn't like what success brought.
I just didn't know it.
It came to me in a powerful realisation early this week, when my monkey mind was going a hundred miles an hour down the path of change, and imagining terrible scenarios of me not being able to cope. All of a sudden, with a lurch of the heart and a filling of the eyes, I realised I was scared of success.
But that awareness was the key. Once I admitted (or discovered) that I was fearful of being successful, I realised, with a soaring heart and more tears, that I am free to write my own definition of success.
Success is different for every person. I have the ability, and the right, to define my success, my way.
I'm doing just that this week. I'm writing it down, and I also plan to prepare a dream board, and possibly even a music 'soundtrack' of what my success will look, sound and feel like.
Instead of being fearful about what 'success' (someone else's version) may do to my family and my relationships - I'm rewriting the rule book and living life my way. This is going to get interesting!
What about you?