tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58926104285973731242024-02-25T00:29:09.507-07:00Matthew ReeseMatthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-42916511727325237332022-10-22T05:28:00.001-06:002023-01-08T04:54:12.051-07:00Two Lives<p>"We have two lives, Roy...The life we learn with and the life we live after that."</p><p>: "The Natural" (Movie)</p><p>I heard this the other day and it struck me funny. I've thought about it since, so I decided to break my online silence and start to write again, and share what's in this head of mine. Hmm,...Two lives.</p><p>Do we really live two lives? and then I naturally would ask myself ..."Which one am I in the middle of now?" I suppose for me, as I think about this, it makes sense that the things we are meant to learn, ARE learned, then we are able to be at peace and live the rest of our life in peace and in harmony having finally learned the lessons we came to learn. If we DON'T learn them, then we are still in the middle of the circle that causes us to face the same lessons (over and over again) until we finally get it. As I think about what I want out of my life at this point,.. I can only say that all I want is PEACE right now. Which actually indicated that I don't feel peace much in my life. I feel at odds and in conflict a lot of the time. If there's conflict, then there is pain, where there is pain, there isn't much bliss, where there isn't much bliss, then I have to look in the mirror and change some things that will allow the bliss and the peace to flow again. </p><p>The first life,.. the one that we learn with,.. The silliness of life that we get out of our system. Becoming an adult and putting away that childish side of me. That's not the "life we learn with" (to me). Once those silly things are put away (some people never get there, even in their older years), we then, with our very best efforts and intentions, we still stumble and fall and learn. Doing our very best, jobs or businesses fail, and things don't always work out. We learn and adapt. Relationships, with stars in our eyes and hearts SO full, we try with our absolute best foot forward, and yet still,.. things don't work out all the time. We turn circles and continue with the same patterns and yet still don't learn the intended lessons. At what point does the life we are learning with, turn into the life we live after that? Perhaps there is a flaw in the movie quote. I would say that we haven't ever arrived, yet we should always continue learning. Learning is a lifelong pursuit. Yet I don't thing that's what the quote was talking about. I think it's painting to two lives where the first we learn our lessons (some never do),...yet then we finally find a balance in life where we are at peace, happy, and settled. The inner storm isn't there anymore, and we have learned to be at peace inside. We let go of the mistakes we made, the mistakes others have made, and learn that there just isn't any reason to carry that around with us any longer. The unnecessary weight of pain, guilt, and shame, that we carry on our shoulders. Just forgive it ALL and let go. </p><p>Perhaps that is a better to think of it. The life we lived as we would not let things go, and we would guard our stance and positions with ego and fear,..then finally letting go of it all and then living that 2nd life of freedom from our baggage of "stuff" that we somehow felt so inclined to hold onto. This person wronged me there, and this other person or circumstance wronged me over there too! Victim thinking and hanging onto it all. Justified by our own hurt narrative,.. then finally seeing that it’s all cancer to hold onto those things. Let them go,.. and then LIVE! Other circumstances arise,...LET THEM GO IMMEDIATELY! I suppose we get better at it, because that ol' ego wants to live. Oh boy does that ego want to live and be the victim. Let it all go as Michael Singer says in his book "The Untethered Soul"...Chapter 8, which is entitled "Let Go Now or Fall"... Wow,.. how I have been blessed to have this chapter sent to me today. I was asked to read it slowly with an open heart. I did as I was invited to do. With prayer before reading it, and an open heart, I did read it. It logically yet gently taught me to just let go. I loved it. I am so grateful, humbled, and filled with grace and love. </p><p>Perhaps it’s on each and every one of us, to decide when we’ll begin that “2nd life”, which only begins when each of us decides to forgive ourselves, others, and circumstances; when we can finally live that second life. That one of PEACE that I believe many want. It’s on US to just decide that it’s time to let go, forgive, and have and experience that PEACE! </p><p>Yes please! </p>Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-9417496474972781832018-12-18T09:31:00.000-07:002018-12-18T09:36:23.059-07:00Dance with LifeThis song has meant so much to me ever since I saw this movie (Phenomenon...John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall) back in 1996. The film is about what is possible in this human experience. It's about the mind and heart, and how they both can be unlocked to unlimited potential and wonder. It's about how we should not fear greatness, and yet most do fear what might be different than what they see as acceptable. It's about allow life to simply BE what is can be,...so beautiful and of a higher frequency with which most are unfamiliar. It's about stopping the "rush of life" to just feel the one-ness of energy and existence with nature, Mother Earth, and The Universe. To truly feel and witness the awe and wonder that exists even by listening to your own breath, your own heart beat, and the love that is truly all around and in us at every moment.<br />
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To "Dance with life",... what does this mean?<br />
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"Dance like nobody is watching" is a common phrase we've all heard. It is about being present, and BEING <u>YOU!</u> Nobody is there to judge in any way, so just BE YOU! Full of life and energy, passion, and zest. <br />
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Is it possible to live this way? <br />
When the kids are screaming, and one needs to be at practice in 15 minutes, and the others are hungry and need to be fed. When homework or job deadlines are due and you're under the pressures of circumstance. When misunderstandings between people occur, someone has wronged you, and problems seem to be overwhelming. Can we really "dance with life" in those moments? When those things that happen that cause us to no longer "Dance with Life" and be present. God knows that I have not been fully present in some of those moments in my life, yet others I have. I haven't always consciously understood the contributing factors that cause us to respond better or worse to the circumstances that arise. As I've learned more of the ego, and how much it plays a part in most of our lives. I've learned the ego is a killer of "The Dance"... Becoming more aware of the ego, is the beginning of the end of ego. I've also learned that maintaining an "attitude of gratitude" is a helping factor to difficult situations,...yet when we are wronged and the ego flares up,..it has been sometimes difficult for me to remember gratitude in those situations. <br />
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Recently I've met someone that has taught me so much about love and gratitude! "Is it loving?" is her filter to any response or circumstance...and now it's mine as well. Am I choosing a loving response? Can I remember that question in those moments when the kids are screaming in the car and they're late for practice? Can I remember that I love my child and want them to know that, more than whether or not they're at practice on time? Can I recognize that I'm usually doing my best and sometimes circumstances cause us to be late from time to time?..and IT'S OK! Life will still be ok, and tomorrow you'll get them there on time. In those fights or misunderstandings can we remember that we do love this person? If we don't can we remember to love ourselves, and not allow something that isn't loving to come from our own selves?...<br />
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"The Dance" and the beauty of life comes from BEING LOVING with others and ourselves,...and GRATEFUL!<br />
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What has been AMAZING to me as of recent... is that as we seek to surrender to LOVE and GRATITUDE,.. then we somehow get introduced to people and circumstances that allow love to grow and expand! It's a miracle to me, that as we truly love those in our lives, and as we feel so filled with love,...then boom, our world expands and new situations and people enter our lives and we somehow feel so much more love for those that have come. <br />
My Mother use to talk of this miracle. I remember her saying "When I had my first child, and I felt so much love for this little gift from God,...and I can't imagine loving another child as much as I do this one. Then when a second child comes along, and boom...My heart expanded and I was blessed and filled with so much more love. It truly is a miracle! Imagine how big and expansive God's love is for all of His children!!" <br />
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As we surrender to love,..then our love expands,..and we get to surrender more and more to BEING LOVE. <br />
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The "Dance with Life" that I've had has recently expended to such a bigger circle for me. I have met my match made in heaven, and it is nothing short of a miracle! Love is a miracle, and we get to choose it, or not.<br />
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(Opening lyrics to this song)<br />
<i>"I was thinking out loud </i><br />
<i>One life's such a short time for love</i><br />
<i><u><b>When a match made in heaven arrives</b></u></i><br />
<i><u><b>Eternity is never enough</b></u>"</i><br />
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It is so exciting, humbling, and so loving! It's a miracle to me as to how much she and I have been blessed lately! I believe that God and The Universe have so much to show us!! It truly is beautiful and ours'!!<br />
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It's interesting that people have their opinions about it, and how they think it's "supposed to be",..or reasons why it might be challenging. What is amazing is that she and I simply choose to surrender to "Our Dance"! To be present, to be loving, to be grateful for the miracle that it IS! To be open to what is possible for our hearts and minds (as this film teaches)... Details can and do figure themselves out ONLY IF we can remain present, loving, and grateful. The possibilities are endless, and frequency is based on love and hope which only points upward! To SOAR and DANCE with Her as we choose this life that WE see...togther! God, how I thank Thee for bringing me someone with whom I choose to soar and build. <br />
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(Closing lyrics to this song)<br />
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<i>"Swim in the soul of your eyes</i><br />
<i>'til we melt into the night</i><br />
<i>We need to dance with life</i><br />
<i>And leave a brilliant light behind"</i><br />
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She is light, She is Love, She is my Match,...She knows how to "Dance with Life",.. Yes Please!<br />
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Oh how I hope you love this song as I do:<br />
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Go watch the movie too!! ..."Phenomenon"<br />
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Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-6656342434961984162018-08-15T08:52:00.000-06:002018-08-15T08:52:08.417-06:00What do you practice?"Law of attraction is bringing you more of how you are feeling" ~ Abraham Hicks<br />
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How am I feeling? I sure do feel great sometimes, and other times,.. not so much. If I am not feeling inspired, motivated, or even grouchy and fed-up, then I know it's time to unplug. I know that it's time for attitude adjustment.<br />
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How much can we control our emotions? It is my belief that we can control them 100% and it is our choice to feel the way we want to feel. We must be mindful of our thoughts though. Thoughts, lead emotions, and our emotions lead our actions. <br />
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To me,... rebooting my attitude is a matter of stepping back from the noise, and restarting with thinking of that for which I am grateful. The basics. What brings my mind joy and makes me smile inside and out? If one counts how blessed they truly are, it doesn't take long to feel good, to feel loved, and to be in a better space. <br />
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"The seeds of sorrow cannot take root in a grateful heart." I know I've quoted that a couple of times in this blog, yet how true it is. <br />
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What do you practice? Our attitude is always our choice. Practice JOY :)Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-42481064635893433752017-11-30T14:56:00.008-07:002017-12-03T20:21:17.247-07:00The Edge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<p>Over the years... I have had the privilege of participating in the creation of what has been referenced as "The Dream Team" as I have traveled and taught well over a million people in various conferences and forums. The Dream Team has consisted of Myself, Chad, Jason, and Scott. Others that have come and gone, and by no means have these others been less significant, they however did not come nearly as often as the four of us that were ALWAYS together. </p>
<p>We have created together... Invested together... Shared together... Won and lost together... and grown into brothers...TOGETHER. </p>
<p>One of those brothers passed away recently and it has left such a vacancy in our world, and I wanted to write to express how I feel about this tragedy, and offer up my thoughts as this is MY forum where I have the privilege to share as I wish ;)</p>
<p>I was so shocked as I received the call that this had happened. A fallen brother...middle of the night...of course I'll be there...no matter what! I, and so many others, have made so many sacrifices in an outpouring of support for Jason Brian Leek and his family that survive him. </p>
<p>My heart goes out to his young 6 year old little girl. Olivia..."Liv"...she and her Dad were such a pair! So in love with each other as Fathers and daughters should be. The heaviness I feel when I consider her little heart as she is trying to make sense out of the death of her Father at such a young age. Yet, however heavy I feel,.. I consider how heavy Jason's soul feels as he considers the same and that it must be similar to what I feel, yet amplified by infinity! :( </p>
<p>Jason was one who would be the first to help in any way that he could. He was technically inclined and would be the one that could fix what needed to be fixed,.. build what needed to be built,.. He would do it with a smile and often times anonymously. Something I grew to really respect was his willingness to express gratitude on a frequent basis and show thanks. </p>
<p>As we all have our own personal struggles, so did Jason. We all go to that "edge" and flirt with that edge. I too, have had my dark moments when I have felt alone, lost, and very discouraged. Those moments when everything feels like its being piled on top of me, and I can't see a way out. We DO have choices in those moments. Jason's death was a result of flirting with "The Edge" and his death was not intended and certainly unexpected (I believe even for him). <br><br><br><br>
I believe we have all had these moments when we feel so out of control and when things have become so (seemingly) lost. We look back on these moments and don't even recognize that person and the choices we may have made in a time of struggle and fear. What I have learned from this tragic and terrible accident, is that nobody is above desperate struggle and strife. <br><br><br><br>
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in those moments,.. are there choices? YES! Yes, there are! Yet, when those dark dark moments come, and I find myself on "The Edge",.. I now choose to think of my dear friend and brother Jason asking and beckoning me to come off of that ledge, and to come away from that edge... because <u>unintended and tragic accidents happen when we come too close to the edge.</u><br><br><br><br>
Life gets hard, and sometimes unbearable,..yet the fight is still worth fighting! Those that we love (and they love us) still want us near! Have the courage to accept Jason's invitation to stay a bit further away from that "edge",.. have even more courage to ask for a bit of help from someone you know. STOP thinking they won't help or that they won't care. They can't care until they know that you might need help. Count the blessings you DO have... "The seeds of sorrow cannot take root in a grateful heart." Please, I beg you, to remember these words...that you DO have a choice in all circumstances, as to the state of mind you will choose. </p>
<p>I hope these thoughts are taken with the light of hope and the desire to let that flame within each of us burn! <u>That flame is in there!</u> It is real... and perhaps deserves some attention as it may have dimmed over recent time. <br><br><br><br>
I am 100% sure that Jason would take that moment (when he left) back if he could! Feel grateful that you and I still have that choice. For me,..I choose hope, light, and life! It is my hope that you do and will too! </p>
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Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-12709517679430357412017-07-27T16:16:00.004-06:002017-07-27T19:34:59.416-06:00~ LOVE & MONEY ~<p>MONEY... <br>
</p><p>The exchange of my best efforts for the best efforts of others... </p>
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<p>The union I want...is the exchange of my best self,..for the best self of another. This is the type of love I do not need, but WANT! This is the exchange of SELVES in which I WILL, and am NOT afraid to, indulge,.. embrace,.. and of which I will never let go! </p>
Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-47424484958992596292017-06-25T19:04:00.005-06:002017-07-23T21:12:18.700-06:00It's out there,.. I feel it !<div style="font-family: uictfonttextstylebody; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee;">I can feel what's out there! I can feel the excitement of what's beckoning me forward..! Sad,...so often alone,.. amidst the gravity that pulls me forward, and gives me hope and faith in a vision that I see in my mind... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">It calls to me,..it stirs me,..it is silent in the back of my mind,.. i know it's there!! It wakes me at night...it doesn't allow me to rest...yet it comforts me knowing that it IS!!! It drives me and allows me to believe! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">It is not threatening,.. it only invites me to hold on,..to hold out,.. I want to run to it,.. but it says that I must be present in the space in which I currently see,.. it's blue,..it's a part of my energy,..it's with me, yet I just can't physically see it yet. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">"Faith"...it whispers </span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">"Trust" it I do</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">It's out there, and reserves itself for me, if I want it too! Yes please ;)</span></div>
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Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-75892809037288626222016-12-20T10:22:00.003-07:002016-12-20T14:00:05.003-07:00Words Matter (more than we may know)!I have been up most of the night thinking. Sometimes the mind is racing and is naturally trying to sort through the "happening of recent days", and put them in their proper mental places (for me)...<br>
To me, this is a process of looking for truth! If I, or someone else is not in line with the truth, then it feels so out of place to me. I have to look at it, and see where its not true, or if it IS true, and I'm not aligned with the truth, then I need adjust myself to align and recognize fault, correct myself, and ask forgiveness for not upholding the truth. <br>
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I was reminded of a book, "The Four Agreements" where the author (Don Miguel Ruiz) illustrates 4 simple agreements (or rules) on which we should base the rest of our lives. One of these agreements was "Be Impeccable with Your Word"...the book proceeds to show how our words can be "black magic" and gives good examples of how small things that are said, can have long lasting effects on people; and cause hurt and pain in ourselves and others. <br>
Words can also be "white magic" and establish strong supports and beliefs in ourselves and others. When our words are true, then they only support and build up the overall fabric of life. <br>
Either way.... Words do matter! <br>
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Most people think this is pretty "black and white" in nature. That they tell a lie or don't tell a lie. Well, that's a first graders' way of looking at it, and certainly where it begins, but it does go deeper! I see three levels that deserve a look.<br>
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1st level... A "Lie" or "Not a Lie"<br>
2nd level... Are your words supportive or destructive to others? Do the things you say hurt or help others? Most mean things that are said (the "black magic spells"), are said in the fit of anger or emotionally charged situations. Even though apologies might be offered. The lasting effect(s) of what was said does not go away so easily. If apologies are made, yet behavior doesn't change, then it can get worse and escalate into a third level...<br>
3rd level... The story you tell YOURSELF after saying something mean as to why you said it,.. is what you said true or not true? Is that person REALLY what you called them or accused them of? (this one is much more difficult to sort through!) A process of asking if your own perspective is true or not true? Much harder to decipher (I think).<br>
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How does one really know if their words are casting "dark spells" or not? I think the easiest way to answer that is to look at your own life right now. Evaluate your own "Emotional Net Worth". The net worth in the financial world is the value of your money and assets minus your financial liabilities and debts...whatever is net (or left over) is your net worth. Look at that on an emotional level. Is your current emotion net worth filled with assets or liabilities? Hmmmm!! Good question! Maybe look behind you too (metaphorically speaking) Is your past filled with a wake of disaster and destruction? or of emotionally rewarding assets? Taking ownership of where you are now vs where you've been is important to do on a regular basis.<br>
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The truth of where you are right now,...is a direct reflection of what YOU have believed, the words YOU have said, what YOU have done, and the choices YOU have made! <br>
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If your life (or even a part of your life) is in shambles, maybe you should stop and look at yourself?! Evaluate what YOU do to contribute to that outcome, and make necessary changes that lead to the life you DO want. It's hard though! To look past the hurtful things said, see what's yours' to correct, and what is not yours' at all. What's true and deserves correction, and what's NOT true and should not be allowed into your own mental blueprint. Release what isn't yours'!!....and do not let mean things said to you (or of you) grow to being part of your own belief about yourself. <br>
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On the flip side...our words can be powerful in contributing to the overall value of life. Think of positive words that were once said to you, or you read,.. that you'll never forget. Think of how they changed you and became anchors in your life, on which you have relied in difficult times. Words can support, or they can certainly tear down too. <br>
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Oh how the words we say have lasting effect (especially with children!)!! <br>
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"In the beginning, there was the word, and word was with God"... God Is Love!! Hopefully our words can be as well!Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-86577078621232278212016-11-29T13:26:00.001-07:002016-11-29T13:26:43.390-07:00What's YOUR measuring stick...?You wake in the morning, and you do your morning routine. You get ready for your day and I'll bet you (like most people these days) log into a social media outlet and start to see what "cool" looks like today. The amazing body we should have, the house we should be living in, the style of clothes we are supposed be buying, the cars we should be driving, and what the perfect continual state of "being in love" looks like. <br />
The take away from such a daily experience is: "Wow, look at how short I fall of what I (and my life) "should be". <br />
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Occasionally, however, we see things that knock some sense into the warped social media perception that resonate with reality, and allow us to wake up a bit. Such is what happened to me this morning as I had the exactly morning that I have just explained. It was someone (whom I have never met) that posted the following:<br />
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Life measured through social media (such a limited manipulated filter) consisting of mostly strangers that we have never met. Why do we do it? <br />
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Now I don't think there is anything wrong with using these images to inspire or motivate ourselves... (kind of like a "vision board") However, when it's looked at in the light of exposing our own lack and the LACK thereof is what receives our energy? I believe that can be very unhealthy for our own mental and emotional state. If we focus on lack, then what will grow..? Lack! Yet, if these images are used to inspire us to climb higher, yet not forgetting the good that we <u><b>ALREADY</b></u> are and already <u><b>HAVE</b></u>... then it can be extremely healthy in that specific light. #perspective<br />
The measuring sticks that we use these days (social media, and even religious demands on what "perfect" is supposed looks like) and the unbelievable ways that they cause us to feel "less than"..."unworthy"..."sinners"... I think this can certainly work in ways that cause more harm than good! How can we possibly measure ourselves with "perfection"? <br />
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Instead, why don't we just identify what we want, get excited about our own lives, then give it our best?! As we progress toward what WE want, then we can measure each day with our OWN measuring stick? Are we progressing from last month to this current month? Sometimes it's hard to see progress day by day (because bad days DO come along for us all)...but look back 6 moths, a year, a couple of years. <br />
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"Years know things that days never knew"<br />
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Are we generally working toward our personal goals and doing our best?<br />
What's the overall trend of your life from a year ago? Doing better? Worse? The same? Are we so concerned with what we're not, that it's causing us to miss out on what actually "IS"and who we ARE...?!?!?! Who cares if you don't have the same life as others! You have YOURS'!... and you really can simply focus on what you are and what IS! Everyday just LIVE and be grateful, and life all of a sudden become pretty damn <b><u>Awesome!</u></b> The more one focuses on what they do have in their life, the more what they have does grow. <br />
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You do YOU! Live and Let Live!! yet let's STOP comparing ourselves to people we don't even know! <br />
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Very interested in your thoughts which I do invite them all! Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-64084547440853111122016-11-24T09:04:00.001-07:002016-11-24T09:04:39.415-07:00THANKSGIVING :)<div style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">A day that most across the country, experience the traditions of gathering with those they love. Breaking bread, bowing their heads and giving 'Thanks' to God, for the blessings of life. This originates back to the pilgrims in 1621 when their first corn harvest was successful. The first thing they wanted to do was gather in the spirit of thanksgiving, and celebration for the successful harvest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">President Lincoln was the president that officially designated "Thanksgiving Day" as a national holiday in 1862. At the height of the Civil War, in a proclamation entreating all Americans to ask God to “commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife” and to “heal the wounds of the nation.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I imagine that the "wounds of the nation" were quite significant! The nation was in full fledged war! Lives were being lost, families were divided in their allegiance to either The North or The South, and to have a leader (in the midst of a war) that was present enough to call on the nation and ask all to join in the spirit together in the spirit of prayer and giving thanks... To me, this is remarkably present and an absolute display of awakened awareness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">What energetically happens when we pause and give thanks? Is there truly an energetic shift? Image what would happen if we (as an entire nation) did this! The acknowledgment and thanksgiving for that which is good and abundant... and letting go of the woes, differences, and problems of life. Even if it's for only but a day. When you do this...does a seed of hope somehow find it's way into your heart and mind? As you think of your blessings, even the most basic of blessings (shelter, food, health, family, friends, and even your God given breath) do the emotional walls that we have begin to feel like they're coming down? Often times we don't see these walls and experience the "coming together" until someone is gone. How often do we hear (in those moments) that "I should have forgiven them while I had the chance"... "Why didn't I reach out to them before they were gone, to mend the fence between us?" ... Is it too late to bow our heads, and reach out to those we hold at a distance, and wave the olive branch of peace? </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Ego is what creates the distance and emotional division...</span></div>
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I am not unaware of circumstances where it's best to walk away from others, in the light of not being in a toxic situation any longer... However, if you find yourself leaving others behind...think long and hard before you do...and if you still decide it's best to part ways...then do so with gratitude. Thanking them for the stepping stone that they were in your life. No doubt you were a stepping stone for them too,..so both could learn and grow and be able to move to their next personal level.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I don't think it's coincidence, that we are instructed in prayer, to give thanks first. It brings us to a knee in the light of humility. The more we thank and acknowledge the blessings granted to us, the more the ego dies and the seeds of hope and happiness begin to emerge from inside us. "The seeds of sorrow can not take root in a grateful heart"... Paul George.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">May we truly give thanks (not just eat turkey) as we gather with loved ones today. May we all try to offer the olive branch to someone that has been estranged, yet we still love and would be devastated if they were gone for good. Make that attempt to decrease the distance with those that are estranged... </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">and may we relish in those that ARE with us and we hold dear on this special day of Thanksgiving! </span></div>
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! God Bless us all :)</span></div>
Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-79037951806632783852016-11-22T08:01:00.001-07:002016-11-22T08:06:05.633-07:00Thoughts are Currency <div style="border: 0px; font-family: 'open sans'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">I came across this article (written by Dr. Jeffry R. Palmer Ph.D.)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">I really enjoyed reading this and feel our world deserves so much more of this line of thinking. Hope you enjoy it as I did! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Your thoughts are the currencies with which you exchange energy with the universe. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Do you believe that your thoughts have energy? Do you believe that a place or an object can retain the energy of the people that have come into contact with it? If you have ever entered an old home and sensed the presence of its previous occupants, or held an antique item in your hands and felt the history of it, then you know the answers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Scientists are just beginning to accept the truth about thought energy, and have begun to study what many have known for centuries. In fact some of today’s leading scientists in areas of physics, biology,</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">psychology and many other fields are starting to recognize the importance of thought energy. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Positive thought energy in the form of collective meditation has been scientifically proven to reduce violent crime! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">In 1993 a study encouraged by one the world’s leading physicists was undertaken in Washington D.C to determine if focused meditation could have an effect on that city’s crime rate. The results were astonishing.</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">During the weeks that several volunteers meditated, crime rates fell dramatically by 25 percent! This was no accident. This was scientifically validated and proven to be an effective means of countering the criminal inclinations of a very large group of people, an entire city in fact.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">All life is energy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Thoughts have energy. Negative thoughts create negative events. Positive thoughts create positive results. The energy of thought is either stored in physical structures or is transmitted into the universe, it never dies. Consider what this means. Think about the ramifications.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Where did the clothes you are wearing come from, who made them? Were they manufactured by depressed and impoverished people working in appalling conditions for weeks to make the same amount of money that you spend on a cup of coffee in the morning?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Who built the car that you drive?</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Was it built by disgruntled and tired factory workers?</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Where some of those workers alcoholics?</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Did some of them leave work, go home, beat their wives and children and build your car the next morning?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Who built the house that you live in?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Who came into contact with the food that you ate today?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Starting to get the picture? Everything we come into contact with can hold the thought energy of other people. Even the air that we breathe carries the thought energy of those it surrounds. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">What were the thoughts that have been injected into every part of your life?</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">How much has the thought energy of others affected you? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Every thought interacts with the energy of the universe. Negative thought looks for other negatives thought energies to bind with. Eventually a matrix of negative thought energy is created and forms a</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">thought wave. These powerful negative thought waves manifest themselves in our lives in the form of poverty, crime, war, plagues and natural disasters. Negative energy creates a vacuum, it detracts from the life giving nature of the universe Negative thought waves come in many sizes and have been known by many names, bad luck, misfortune, disaster, evil, curses, etc. Call them what you will, the source of their energy is the same. The source is us. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Positive thought energy also seeks out other positive energies</strong>. If you are a source of positive thought energy, positive and beneficial energy will return to you in many wonderful and unexpected ways. Positive thought energy creates a surplus; it is the surplus of positive thought energy that allows for the creation of life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">You are the source and creator of all things. Everything that happens in your life has a direct connection with the type of energy that you are charging the universe with. You alone are responsible for the type of energy created by your life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Becoming aware of the power of your own thoughts </strong>is the most important step in understanding how to handle the adverse influence of the negative thought of others. Knowing the value of positive thought energy allows us to become sensitive to negative energy. We begin to notice it in our own speech, we see it in our relationships, and we notice it in others. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Being aware is the key.</strong> Once we are aware of the negative <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">thought energy</strong> in our lives we can take measures to eliminate it and replace it with beneficial, healing energy. It is as simple as noticing it and dismissing it with our minds. A thought enters our mind that we recognize as negative, we simply</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">dismiss it. By dismissing negativity we take away its power by not allowing it to manifest further negativity in our lives.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">There are of course many other techniques available to combat negative thought energy and <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">create positive abundance in our lives</strong>; including focused meditation among others. The critical first step however is simply being aware of the existence and effects of these energies. Hopefully this brief article has helped you to allow that first step to be taken.</span></div>
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Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-87230961265216622772016-11-11T14:01:00.003-07:002016-11-11T14:01:33.036-07:00Who are YOU? (The REAL you) I heard recently these following thoughts:<br />
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Worrying about the past is called "regret"<br />
Worrying about the future is called "anxiety"<br />
Being present in the moment you're in right this second is all you really have!<br />
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I often try to remind myself of this when my thoughts simply become meandering noise. As I am awake right now, and have been since 2 am... jet lag is kicking my ass tonight as I'm overseas in Guam for the weekend working and having a look around.<br />
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Attitude of gratitude ... remaining present and seeing what IS, instead of what ISN'T in my life. This is really the only way to find happiness in our day to day lives. To appreciate the wonder and beauty of our lives... Look at how much society teaches us to focus on what we may not have. How much are we trained to yearn and long for better, faster, stronger, more fit, and more (what society calls) beautiful? We log onto any social media outlet and see the utmost expensive, the utmost lavish, the "perfect life". How easy it can be to get lost in what we aren't, where we haven't been, and what we don't have. How do we turn this around? Flip that thought process 180 degrees. What DO you have? No really!!! What do you have? If you're saying nothing? Well, is that really true? If needed.., start with the utmost basics of life. Do you have food, shelter, water, and the very breathe that sustains you? Yes. Are you warm? Do you have family or loved ones around? Maybe they annoy you a little (or a lot), but you still have them. Open the window, or look around you...do you see anything that is beautiful? Walk down the road and look at the next living thing that you come across... A plant growing in a pot. It's at peace, and simply loves "being" and existing...in perfect alignment with the laws of nature and the universe. Can you close your eyes, stop those noisy thoughts, and simply feel that "oneness" with the rest of the universe? That universal harmony that is happy in the space and moment that is being given to you right this second? That is where happiness is found.<br />
I have struggled over the years to learn more about that stillness of spirit... How do i calm this storm that rages inside my soul? Over my recent reading and meditation, I have (in my mind) learned to define 4 layers of life...<br />
This roots back to a question my Mother asked me years before her passing. She and I were talking and she asked me... "Who is Matthew Reese Davis?"... I was a bit puzzled by the question and responded with "I'm a Father of two kids, I am a presenter and teacher, investor, beginning film producer,..." She stopped me, and said... "Matt, those are thing that you DO...that's not what I asked... Who are YOU...?" I was without words, because I had never thought about things in that light.<br />
I didn't have an answer... I have wanted to have an answer, but I guess I honestly didn't know. That question was then filed away in my mind, unanswered, and yet still wanting to know the answer; but resolved that I would be learned in time.<br />
As I have read various books lately... this topic has begun to come up again, and the answer has begun to at least take form and take shape in my mind.<br />
We are not what we do. We are not what we feel. We are not even what we think either! Go deeper!!<br />
The consciousness that is aware that you're even having thoughts? That someone that is watching thoughts flash across the movie screen of your mind...? <br />
THAT IS THE REAL YOU! Who is that?<br />
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For years I have wanted to get to know THAT being. That is the creator of this mortal experience. That is where stillness can be found. Thoughts,..they meander here, then bounce over there, and are sometimes all over the place...other times they are very focused on a specific task at hand. Emotions come and go... sometimes we are happy, sad, confident, shy, proud, ashamed, and these things called emotions can be all across the board too! This is not who we are either! The things we do...that's only the outward result of the thoughts and knowledge and emotions we have.<br />
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YOU - THOUGHTS - EMOTIONS - ACTIONS - THE LIFE YOU LIVE<br />
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Each level is really dictated by the prior level!<br />
The life you live is a result of your actions...<br />
Your actions are a result of the emotions you have...<br />
The emotions you have are a result of the thoughts you entertain and allow...<br />
Your thoughts are are result of The REAL YOU!<br />
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Once you are able to reel things back to THAT level... that is where stillness is found. That person is you... That entity is still and at peace... That being can just...."BE" and is comfortable just being itself! Present... HE/She doesn't have anything to prove, can't BE...anything but what He/She "IS"...<br />
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Why is this significant? Because in the silence of meditation, when you are alone with yourself. Where can stillness and peace be found? Only by putting aside the things you DO...putting aside the emotions that you feel...putting aside those noisy thoughts that plague our minds...and being silent. Wipe the drawing board of your day completely clean. THEN, you are able to create again with a clear clean slate. Forgive what went wrong prior to then... Allow tomorrow to figure itself out later... You are in that precise moment, and that is ALL THERE IS. Choose (it IS your choice) what your life will look like today! You are able to choose what thoughts you will begin to entertain, grateful and good thoughts lead to positive emotions. If you're feeling "off" or not the way you want to feel... then check your thoughts. Thoughts, lead your emotions... emotions cause action... and actions create your day...week...life! It starts with YOU...the REAL YOU!<br />
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Sadness can be such an overpowering emotion and it can spiral into depressions, then deep depression, and then we find ourselves unable to even get out of bed for the day. "What's wrong with me?"...we ask ourselves. Then we seek a doctors' advise... we don't feel like the doctor did their job if the doctor hasn't thrown a prescription pill at us...a pill is suppose to make us feel better. Falsely masking our true authentic selves. These pills then have side effects, so we get other pills to counter balance the side effects too? This becomes a pill reliant society that is simply masking how we REALLY feel. Is true peace possible? I believe it is.<br />
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Can we peel back the layers of actions, emotions, and even thoughts...to just be still for a while..? To experience the quiet peace of just "being"..? Then choose with what we wish to fill up our mental, emotional, and actual space...? I again, believe the answer is YES! I believe we CAN!<br />
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At first it's hard. For me, very frustrating as I began sitting in silence in the morning, and trying to quiet my mind. My noisy thoughts had such a hold on me. Thoughts lead this and that way, and all over the place. Just like anything though, we eventually learn to go deeper, which is more quiet, and then we learn to go even deeper...and the deeper we go, the quieter it becomes.<br />
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Let's fill our minds with the goodness of life, and it truly does begin with our thoughts... Peel back to your center (it takes time and practice)...learn to be still - present - honest. Then choose to fill up your mind, heart, and life with the goodness that IS within our reach. Creation happens twice... 1st in our minds...then 2nd in the real world. Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-87653297769737815152016-04-18T23:36:00.000-06:002016-04-18T23:36:27.168-06:00"Earth Lab"... Learning"This above all: To thine own self be true." William Shakespeare<br />
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Seems like an obvious rule by which to live, yet how often do we break this rule? I think our ability to follow this rule has everything to do with <u>our boundaries and our ability to say the word "No"</u>. <br />
No, to the job that causes us to work in an environment that is less than favorable. No, to the friend that wants a companion in doing mischievous acts. No, to situations that might compromise who we are, what we stand for, or our family name. No, to the boss that wants sales "at any cost", and the only thing that counts is the bottom line and performance numbers. <br />
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So many times we might "go along" with something that might not be right (for us)... It might be perfectly fine for others. Live and let live. But when is not in alignment with who you are, then it WILL weigh on you. It will weigh on your mind, heart, and soul. We must LEARN first what boundaries are ours, then patiently learn to respect and keep them.<br />
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I'm pretty open minded in my life, and would say that i've certainly explored boundary lines and where they are to be set... I would say that I had to touch the stove to feel it for myself before i accepted the rules that i now have in my life. I have been patient with myself and I've allowed myself the latitude to learn and explore... If something I experience turns out to not be right for me...I don't drag myself through the mire of sorrow or depression when i've said or done something that didn't serve in a positive way. I can look at it for what it is, immediately ACCEPT it, and acknowledge that it didn't serve,.. and resolve to not repeat it again. I do not understand the shame, self defeating, and horrible punishments that people impose on themselves. It's OK to make mistakes, and move on. Nobody is perfect, and we are here in this "earth-lab" to learn and grow. My therapist calls it "Earth-Lab"... I have grown to love this term because sometimes, in a lab, explosions happen....things get messy...and as the mixture of ingredients occurs, sometimes its perfect, and other times it's not. THAT'S OK!! That's why it's a lab! It's a place where we get to practice and learn for ourselves. <br />
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Shall we be less hard on ourselves (and others) and allow learning to occur?!... As we are learning even our own boundaries,.. and learning those times when the word "No" is appropriate, maybe it's ok to be patient with others (and even ourselves) and not toss them aside?! Our timing might be different than others'... That's ok! ...Mixing and learning takes time!... but when we DO find ingredients that work, yet still need a little fine tuning...shall we not sabotage it and throw everything out the window?! Time, focus, and patience is what allows something to eventually be not just "good", but better than ever before. Sounds odd, but oh how people fear even what eventually could be "amazing"... Odd to me. Sad to me.<br />
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Time tends to say what needs to be said...and show what needs to be seen. I say let's be kind to ourselves and others as we learn the boundaries that are right for us...and maybe its ok to have messes sometimes. They clean up, and there is nothing that can't be mended with care and patience. <br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">The thought of taking an exit to escape enters my mind from time to time. The whole hearted and the vulnerable don't take those exits or escape routes. The wholehearted stay and stare vulnerabilities in the face! They might get hurt. They might end up embarrassed or rejected...but they stay nonetheless! Easy to hide to protect!..but oh how that becomes a habit which results is remaining alone. </span></div>
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Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-64659387922358100162015-10-12T21:27:00.001-06:002015-10-12T21:27:54.219-06:00Bandaids Evening falls and the air is crisp as I pull into my garage after a productive day. I am nonetheless very happy to be home and it feels good as I walk into my home. <br />
As my day bag is set down, and my keys hit the top of my dresser, I can hear the faint sounds of my daughter. I follow the sound and it leads downstairs to her bedroom. As I make my way into her room I find her crying and holding her hands cupped and close to her chest. Alarmed, I rush to her side and sit on her bed and begin to stroke her hair. "What's wrong sweetie?"<br />
Her reply comes as she holds out her hands..."I fell off my bike." I take her hands softly in mine, and inspect them as I see that she has covered her wounds in bandaids. I ask her what happened, and as I hold her hands in mine, I can see that there is still dirt and grime on her hands. After listening to the mishap and how and where she fell, I ask her... "Sweetie, did you wash your hands and put anything on your cuts before you put on bandaids?" Her reply can timidly in that she hadn't thought of it. <br />
Parents...you know what's coming next. Although she did a good job in putting on bandaids, she needed to treat the wound properly before the protective covers of bandaids should have been placed. <br />
The next part not only hurt her, but hurt me too as I removed the bandaids only to find little rocks and dirt still inside her cuts. She cried and faced the task with bravery and courage in seeing why this was necessary. Allowing someone that loves her dearly to open the covered up wounds, clean them out, apply Neosporin, and then cover them again. If left untreated, the wounds never can heal properly, and the rocks and dirt left inside have far more damaging affects. Applying the bandages again after cleaning her wounds, she healed up nicely and was back on her bike in no time. <br />
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A parent can do this with his/her child and take ahold of the situation and, with tender caring wisdom, treat the wounds of a child so they can heal properly... I wonder how this can be done as adults!!!<br />
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The emotional cuts and deep wounds that we all experience in our lives, DO cut deeply and have such lasting affects throughout the rest of our lives if they're left untreated. <br />
I see this SO much as I encounter people from across the world, and I also have seen it in my very close circle of friends and loved ones. <br />
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When people trust me with information about their deepest cuts, I find that these wounds have never been treated, but only covered up with the bandaids of life. I also find that most haven't ever learned basic skills of how to treat emotional wounds and/or cuts. Only told to ignore them, cover them up with something that will alter the emotional pain, and eventually they'll go away. <br />
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If you've ever heard of the book, "Feelings buried alive never die", then now you have! I can't say it better than the title of this book explains. When we bury our feelings and wounds, before looking at them, understanding them, and forgiving ourselves or others before moving on, then they WILL haunt us for the rest of our lives. <br />
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There are some pretty cool bandaids out there! Work, substances, we can always ignore and pretend, trips and getting out of dodge to simply avoid looking at things! Out of sight out of mind... Whichever bandaid is your preference, please remember it is still only a bandaid, and will only cover up the real issue. <br />
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When we dangerously involve ourselves with someone else and quickly "moving on"... Anger is the typical emotion that will surface often if our wounds go untreated. Things that happened to us as children sometimes haunt us so deeply and we carry those experiences for so long. What great lengths we will go to in order to NOT face things inside ourselves! We will blame others and be angry with them and try to defer the attention away from our wounds and quickly point out the flaws of other! <br />
Truly, its US that needs to be examined. That takes extra courage and bravery! That takes us to stop, admit there is some cleanup work to be done, and then SHOW UP for on a consistent basis with a professional that CAN help clean the wounds. This requires you to open up the doors, pull back the curtain, and truly allow someone else to see inside. I 100% believe that until we can pull back your our curtains and see whats inside of ourselves and see things for how they truly are, then we will NEVER be able to connect with someone else and truly learn intimacy. Intimacy... is to open up and be vulnerable. <i><b>"Intimacy" = "Into-Me-See"</b></i>...<br />
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We must start with looking inside ourselves, cleaning up the wounds and cuts from so so long ago, accepting and loving ourselves, and letting go of shame or blame. Unless this can happen, then we won't ever truly and fully be able to share ourselves with another. We are too hidden and afraid to pull back the bandaids. Too afraid that others won't love and accept us if they truly see us, because we don't even love and accept ourselves! How could others love and accept us when we don't even love or accept ourselves? Finding ways out, fault finding and blaming, fighting without any real cause, and never allowing anyone close enough to really see deep enough...this will be our fate unless we can take off the bandaids, clean up the wounds, and heal properly. I recommend finding a professional counselor that you click with...that gets your vibe! <u>Prepare yourself for a journey!</u> Heavy lifting is ahead of you and most people really aren't up for it! Never will be! The bandaids are too easy to put on to cover up the wounds. Dismissing the reality of what those deeply imbedded rocks will eventually do to your heart and soul.<br />
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This HAS to be a choice that someone makes. I have learned that looking inside is <u>not</u> something one can sell or coerce another to do as a favor. It HAS to be a choice if true healing is to occur! <br />
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As a parent, we can take our child and almost force children to remove the physical bandaids so we can clean their physical wounds... However, adults have to choose on their own to remove those emotional bandaids, and do the work for themselves, which in turn WILL help serve those around them by virtue of having a much more awake and whole YOU! <br />
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<br />Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-27379469398439457072015-09-06T10:15:00.000-06:002015-09-06T10:15:11.137-06:00Risks MUST be taken<span style="font-family: inherit;">"To laugh is to Risk appearing a fool.<br />To cry is to Risk appearing sentimental.<br />To be different is to Risk ridicule.<br />To reach out to another is to Risk involvement.<br />To love is to Risk not being loved in return.<br />To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to Risk failure.<br />But Risks MUST be taken!...because the greatest Risk in life is to Risk Nothing;<br />The person who Risks nothing... does nothing, has nothing, is nothing!<br />Oh, that person may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they do not learn, love, live, or grow.<br />Chained by their own certitudes... they are slaves.<br />Only the person who takes Risks is FREE!"<br /><br /> ~ Duane Barney ~</span><br />
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This was given to me in such a rare way in my young twenties. I was working as a new kid in the world of public speaking and I had the privilege to travel and work with Mr Barney for a number of years. I use to listen to him quote this poem as he would challenge, lead, and inspire an audience to change. As it was repeated in his speeches and talks around the world, these borrowed words eventually became my own words, and now act as one my life anchors. His poem has always stuck with me! <br />
It's interesting how we all reach into our collection of thoughts and values that act as anchors in our lives when the winds and waves of change come crashing over us. Anchors are the pieces that hold it all together in the storms that come along. When everything in life seems to be in complete shambles, the few things that DO make sense to us, and will ALWAYS resonate within our hearts and minds...Those are anchors! <br />
I do take risks! I wish to be "in the ring", swinging and taking punches! Sometimes it works out and the risk was worth it, and other times I may not obtain the results I had hoped for...<br />
There is such a lesson to be explored when you think about the way we handle life when things may not "work out" the way we hoped for. <br />
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Today, I am grateful for the words of my friend Duane Barney... Risks MUST be taken!Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-29150699626794837352015-09-06T10:12:00.001-06:002015-09-17T19:57:17.193-06:00Stepping Stones...One of my best friends in the whole world (Kenneth Forrest) repeats often that "everything is a stepping stone!" One stone leads to the next. Without anyone of these stones (people, circumstances, opportunities, projects, even tragedies, etc..) along the way, you would have drown. It's interesting to look at life like that... That nothing happens "to" us...but only happens "for" us. Wow! What a different way of looking at things! If nothing happens "to" us, but only "for" us...then truly,.. the ONLY emotion left to feel and experience, is GRATITUDE! That each step was necessary, to get us to where we are today. <br>
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- The traffic ticket I received may have been "for" me to avoid the fatal crash that could have happened further down the road. Yes it tied me up for a bit, but it also saved my life had it not happened. Too extreme? I guess that's up to you and how you look at things.<br>
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- Children grow up and move away, and parent(s) might be left lonely. Oh how rich and amazing your life has been as you've watched the miracle of raising children over the years...Yet when they leave, how it opens up the space in your life for other wonderful things to rush in to enhance and enrich your life even more. <br>
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"When you change the way you look at things, the things that you look at...CHANGE"<br>
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How hard it might be though, to see a painful situation and think that it happened "for" us in anyway... (abuse, neglect, freedoms and choices being taken away from us without our consent or control)... I admit that there are many circumstances that others have had to face that I personally never have faced at all. One might say "that it sounds great in theory Matt, but you haven't gone through what I have, so you don't know." That is very true... However here is what I DO know. How we choose to handle life's challenges IS entirely up to each and every one of us. <br>
- A woman who is abused (no I've never personally experienced this) that eventually decides she is going to start a battered women's shelter to help others that have experienced such a horror... I would say that she is not choosing the victim mentality, but a stepping stone mentality. <br>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- My dear friend who lost her very young son in a tragic accident that started a foundation to help other parents that have been hit with similar situations. These parents now have their children in the hospital, fighting for their children's lives, yet they can not afford the medical bills </span>that<span style="font-family: inherit;"> are continuing to mount up higher and higher. She has taken what has happen in her life as a stepping stone, and created something that brings light and hope to others. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Its hard to sometimes practice this mentality of gratitude for the things that life brings us... Certainly one of those philosophies that seems to resonate as we're discussing it logically on a blog, but </span>when<span style="font-family: inherit;"> the winds of life blow us over, can we keep it in mind and practice it when we need to the most? Repetition is the mother of all skill. When </span>we lose<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>sight<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of this way of thinking from time to time, there's nothing wrong with reminders along the way... Recommitting and starting fresh with renewed and refreshed perspective. </span><br>
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Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-74863483560997511052015-06-20T20:14:00.001-06:002015-06-20T20:14:01.569-06:00Matt!!!!!<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I am humbled at this email I received this morning... This is why I speak publicly and deliver a message of hope and prosperity! I feel so blessed to have played a small small part in simply reminding someone that they ARE great! They ARE powerful! They ARE amazing! </span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-------------------</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div>Hi Matt!<br><br>How have you been since the REI? I am confident that you are living and breathing your life consciously and on purpose :)<br><br>I felt compelled to email you this morning after finishing chapter seven of A New Earth. I am grateful to you for sharing this book with me. I now have another set of words on paper that I can turn to grow my spirit and mind. <br><br>Two acknowledgements I want to express to you...<br><br>As Father's Day is just around the corner, I would like to acknowledge the pivotal role you play in your children's lives. They chose you to be their father, friend, and confidant, leading and guiding them in the early developments of their journey. And as they chose you, you also chose them to be your kids, your family, and lifelong companions to love, teach, and hold them in their higher selves. I see greatness in you and respect the ultimate stretch for a man; one of the most challenging yet rewarding responsibilities and honors in life - to be a good father, a good single father yet. I am speechless of the capacity of the unconditional love and support you give them, as I see and feel the beautiful energy frequency and connection your family has. Wow is all I can say! Powerful! And it all stems from the example you set for them. So my wish is that you receive these words openly and let them land :)<br><br>Number two, simply and clearly...thank you for leaving a spark in my life. I didn't lie when I told you that you are electric! We are total strangers, yet we are not because we are one with the Universe. Without you knowing, you have reminded me of what I am called upon to accomplish in this world. I am finding myself reverting back to my true essence which I am so blessed to live and breathe in again. Your ability to influence and impact is a gift from our Creator and along with other awakenings and my highly conscious way of living the last few months, I want to truly express to you my sincere appreciation and gratitude for my experience of you, your way of being, and showing up powerfully in this world. I am climbing my Ladder consciously and i feel light and free so again...thank you, thank you, thank you! <br><br>As you mentioned at REI, keep in touch! I would love to hear about your adventures, filming antics, and the magic you are creating around the world! Besides RE, public speaking, and staying healthy, I'm going to be producing some shorts on self defense and increasing awareness in the world we live in. Isn't movie making awesome? :)<br><br>Man on a mission, I look forward to connecting soon. Happy Father's Day to you and enjoy the time with family and loved ones!<br><br>Abundantly,<br><br>P****<br></span>Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-83315023841438016142015-05-09T15:10:00.001-06:002015-05-09T15:21:24.621-06:00Coleccionista de canciones<h2 class="title-h2" style="margin: 8px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; height: 52px;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px;">Tú, coleccionista de canciones dame razones para vivir</span></h2><div id="content0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tú la dueña de mis sueños<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Quédate en ellos y hazme sentir<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Y así en tu misterio poder descubrir<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">El sentimiento eterno.</span></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tú con la luna en la cabeza, el lugar en donde<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Empieza el motivo y la ilusion de mi existir<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tan solo tú, solamente quiero que seas tú mi locura,<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mi tranquilidad y mi delirio, mi compas y mi camino<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Solo tú, solamente quiero que seas tú y<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pongo en tus manos mi destino porque vivo<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Para estar siempre, siempre, siempre contigo amor</span></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tú coleccionista de canciones mil emociones son para ti<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tú lo que soñe en mi vida entera<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Quedate en ella y hazme sentir<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Y así ir transformando la magia de ti<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">En un respiro del alma</span></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tú con la luna en la cabeza el lugar en donde<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Empieza el motivo y la ilusion de mi existir<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tan solo tú, solamente quiero que seas tú mi locura,<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mi tranquilidad y mi delirio, mi compas y mi camino<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Solo tú, solamente quiero que seas tú y<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pongo en tus manos mi destino porque vivo<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Para estar siempre contigo</span></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ya no queda mas espacio en mi interior<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Has llenado de ti cada rincón<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Es que por ti que con el tiempo<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mi alma siente diferente</span></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Solo tú, solamente, quiero que seas tú mi locura,<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mi tranquilidad y mi delirio, mi compas y mi camino<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Solo tú, solamente quiero que seas tú<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Y pongo en tus manos mi destino porque vivo para<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Estar siempre, siempre, siempre contigo amor...</span></p></div>Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-3426254806429210402015-04-30T19:31:00.002-06:002015-05-09T15:14:07.589-06:00#RiotMovie<div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Office #RiotMovie Trailer </span></div><div style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://t.co/X2pqAaHLg7 </span></div></div><span style="font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><div><span style="font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br></span></div>As we began the last day of "scheduled filming" on this project,.. I was driving to set (the Tooele , Utah jail/prison) and I was thinking about all of the amazing people,.. and all of the effort that it took to pull off our latest film project (Matthew Reese Films and Mainstay Productions). I first of all wish to thank each and every one of the cast and crew that worked to make this film possible. #RiotMovie </span><br>
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I have struggled in my past in relying on ANYONE to pull their weight in my collaboration with them… Whether it has been in a relationships in my personal life, or my professional life! Few HAVE pulled their weight! Most have NOT! I keep those that HAVE very close! #innerCircle </div>
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I, (in a previous blog entry) wrote about "The 7 habits of highly effective people” by Stephan R. Covey... and explored the first 3 habits (which are mastered by achieving “INDEPENDENCE”…achieving "SELF-RELIANCE" and becoming free of “CO-DEPENDENCE”)… </div>
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I, however, did STAY AWAY from the other habits…simply because they explore the concept The Author calls “INTER-DEPENDENCE”,.. I stayed away from this topic in my prior post, because I have not really experienced this before in my life…until NOW…with THIS film!</div>
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“<b>IN</b>-DEPENDENCE” is about becoming self sustaining and self reliant, and doing it on his/her own.</div>
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“<b>INTER</b>-DEPENDENCE” is where two (or more ) independent people come <u>TOGETHER,</u> with other independent creator. When this happens, SO MUCH MORE is possible!!... <b>1+1 becomes 3 (and beyond)! </b> (Covey context intended)</div>
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This goes for relationships too! One CAN only obtain so much fulfillment on his/her own (<u>without</u> another partner)…YET to achieve ULTIMATE fulfillment?…That is only possible WITH another independent co-creator… CO-CREATING is the only way to go further than one can on their own! (Thank you Mike and Dawn!…for teaching me this ;) 1+1 can ONLY = 3 (and beyond) “IF” each individual involved IS AN INDEPENDENT CREATOR in his/her own right! (Co-dependents need NOT apply!:)</div>
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THIS FILM…. #RiotMovie … has testified to me that ONLY in the light of collaboration and coming TOGETHER with a common purpose and goal, can so much MORE be achieved! I stand dumbfounded with such gratitude for all of those that did come together to create this film! (Cast, Crew, extras, featured cast, and major stars…EVERYONE) </div>
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This has been a true privilege for me, as I have worked with, and watch us all contribute, come together, and create!</div>
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May we all taste (and be humbled by) The Power of “INTER-DEPENDANCE”! Coming <u style="font-weight: bold;">TOGETHER</u> to create and add to a common purpose and goal! #trust #beliveInEachOther <b> </b></div>
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I make special mention to those at the helm (John Lyde, Dolph Lundgren and Jenny, Chuck and Heidi Liddell, VMI, and so many others) </div>
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Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-20524580084600995972015-01-09T23:16:00.000-07:002016-01-04T20:39:15.803-07:00Personal Values...<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 16px;">
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A personal <b>value</b> is absolute or relative and ethical <b>value</b>, the assumption of which can be the basis for ethical action. A <b>value</b> system is a set of consistent <b>values</b> and measures. A principle <b>value</b> is a foundation upon which other <b>values</b> and measures of integrity are based.</div>
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Personal values are the rules we accept by which we choose to live our lives... The agreements we accept as OUR truths. Some things are true no matter what, and are not subject to opinion or philosophy. Examples: Water is wet...the sky is blue...Halle Berry is HOT! (Lol ;) ... but what about "personal" values? The things that are true and constant TO YOU? I'm curious to explore this topic with those willing to share!<br>
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Are your values ones that <i>YOU</i> endorsed and chose, OR were they given to you?..,and do you willingly (and often times <i>blindly</i>) accept them because it's "just what you were taught"?...or do you endorse a belief system that is of YOUR choosing? <br>
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Do (or did) your values and personal agreements come from a source? Some believe their source is their own heart and soul. Some believe their source is God. Some say alignment with the Universe. Others believe their source is simple education and intellectual exploration. Plenty of sources and personally...I believe in all of those "sources"..!! The sources from which our personal values and agreements are formed and accepted. Regardless of your "source"...the end results are a set of personal values. The rules by which we will live our lives.<br>
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They say that true happiness is obtained by adhering to, and living in alignment with ones' core inmost <b><i>values</i></b>...</div>
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Will you please share with me? What are YOUR values by which you have chosen to live your lives? Are you true to them?</div>
Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-47288930843957543312014-12-26T19:02:00.004-07:002014-12-26T19:02:49.027-07:00Older... The storm inside is beginning to dissipate.The storm inside is beginning to dissipate and leave me. <br />
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A restlessness that I can't seem to tame</div>
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Thunder and lightning follow everywhere I go</div>
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There's a spirit of a storm in my soul</div>
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There's a spirit of a storm in my soul"</div>
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This song use to speak to me so much, and represent what I often felt as a younger man. I didn't understand it much and often was scorned (even shamed) for verbalizing my connection with this song. Where this storm comes from and why it rages inside the hearts of men is not something to be ignored. If the origin of his storm goes ignored, then the storm can cause such destruction and pain to himself and those around him. This storm can even cause a man to throw EVERYTHING away, and bring even the most accomplished man to his knees (perhaps even to his own death)... The storms will rage inside until understood, accepted, and faced! </div>
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Young boys are filled with such wonder and visions of grandeur. There is no doubt in their minds and hearts that they WILL be a professional ball player, the astronaut, or The President. Growing, dreaming, and BELIEVING in the greatness of life. </div>
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The storm begins inside for every young man when something happens that teaches this boy that the world is not as he once believed it was... He is let down and so deeply wounded by this realization and he loses that childlike belief... He becomes less than he dreamed he would one day be. </div>
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He spends his time fighting and slaying the dragons of life...thinking this will make him feel good enough. The next promotion, then next woman, the next conquest....Searching for that feeling of being good enough, strong enough, and worthy again... No matter what the accomplishment, he can't ever find that feeling of content satisfaction and peace. </div>
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Some submit to a lives of settling...being "grown up" and forgetting childhood dreams...never dreaming again..."welcome to the real world" people say to him...Giving up on dreams long ago, and being told those are just "silly fantasies". </div>
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Mid life... he realizes that his life is halfway over, and looks around seeing that "this is NOT what I had in mind"... Wanting to prove he's still "got it" and is still young...he takes rash measures and goes out and buys that sports car, perhaps even throws his life and family away for "the younger girl"...always reaching for those feelings of youth. Clearly he will never find that youthful perception that was once his... "THERE'S A SPIRIT OF A STORM IN MY SOUL"... It rages and rages on, and he will never know why...<br />
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I,...as I've just turned yet another year older...am beginning to feel less of "the storm"...Is this what happens as we men get older?...wiser?...more calm?... I've been to the circus and I've seen the strings...or the lies and the facade. Do we finally begin to realize what's real, and what's a lie? Do we begin to realize that most things are not what society wants us to believe? I guess I am beginning finally see more for myself what is real (to me) and what is empty. <br />
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I try to go and remember what I once knew as boy...I believed once in the goodness of people. I believe once that I were worth it. I forgave easily and loved quickly because that's the way I was made. "Become as a little child"..."Get in touch with that inner child"... stop looking for happiness from an external source, and realize that I have everything I need inside this heart of mine to be complete and whole... </div>
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I admit that sometimes that feeling of "the storm" comes back and flows heavily through my veins, and sometimes so ferociously way too real!!....but lately...not as much! <br />
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Here's to getting older...hopefully wiser...and so much more calm!<br />
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Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-8883521103556853152014-10-28T18:54:00.001-06:002014-10-28T18:55:23.867-06:00The Creators in each of us... "Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth." - Ayn Rand<br />
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Why wait to be creators of worlds in some off and far off distance place in the afterlife...? I once read the worlds "God lives in you....AS you." (Eat, Pray, Love) It was an interesting thing to sit and think about. We are taught as we grew that we are children of the creator. A significant part of the universe and all things are connected. So if the creator of all things lives in me, AS me...and I possess direct characteristics of said grand creator, then I should learn to create NOW...and not wait until somewhere beyond the grave. <br />
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It IS ours' to create the life we wish to live, to surround ourselves with those that we WANT in our lives, and to chose and execute our plans to live the life we want. This is the time to live and BE!.. To create and build!.. To "LIVE", and not just "endure"...<br />
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In a Stephan R. Covey conference that I attended about a year ago, I heard this quote...:<br />
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"Creation happens twice. Once in your mind, then in the physical sense." <br />
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I love that! I makes me be so much more careful and conscious of my thoughts. Our minds are the drawing boards of life... What we chose to think and dwell on, grows. We MUST fill our thoughts with empowering and uplifting things, and allow the positive to rule our minds, and our hearts. Our emotions are typically the fruits of our very own thoughts. Thoughts are the roots...emotions are the fruits. If you're feeling sad and depressed, change your thought process! The origin of creation (while here on earth) is in our thoughts! <br />
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I believe it our choice to wake up every day and chose to contribute and create, and if it's important enough to us,...we WILL find a way. If not, we WILL most likely find an excuse. <br />
Be prayerful and meditative as you seek guidance to create...so that what is created is in harmony with all that serves us in a positive way!<br />
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I always welcome your thoughts...Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-89963885819770072942014-09-21T11:41:00.002-06:002014-11-21T07:32:33.175-07:00Mí MádreMy Mother... <br />
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"We should all be in the pursuit of self mastery...It is a lifelong pursuit." Janice H. Davis<br />
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Oh how you have taught me<br />
and caused me to be ME<br />
All the good that I have in my life, has come as a result of thee<br />
From the moment I arrived, you have always been there...<br />
and NO MATTER WHAT...I have never doubted that you care!<br />
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Things you taught me, not just by word, but also in deed:<br />
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- Knowledge is to be sought and cherished<br />
- Ask the right question and listen inside<br />
- Follow clarity, the lack thereof is and answer in and of itself...Follow clarity <br />
- God makes no promise to answer an academic question...answers are only given when we are ready for the accountability that comes with it.<br />
- "There is no "Try", there is only DO, and DO NOT"...Oh how you echoed Master Yoda in this message<br />
- "CAN'T" is not allowed in this house..."YES YOU CAN!"<br />
- Write and keep a YOUR record... "For out of the records shall we be judged"<br />
- READ, and fill your mind with positive food<br />
- Be careful where you choose to place your energy...For that which receives energy...GROWS<br />
- Be Still (in so many ways)... "Seek the still waters, for that's where it's the deepest"<br />
- There's always 3 sides to anything (in a relationship)... Your perspective, the others' perspective, and then there's Gods' perspective... Seek His perfect perspective!<br />
- To HUG... :)<br />
- Manners are NOT, and never will be "old fashion"<br />
- God is real. He is to be reverenced and respected...and He loves us with a perfect love.<br />
- BE where you are<br />
- Know who you are...(not just what you do...but who you ARE)<br />
- Existence....Exists! A = A!<br />
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The list continues, yet these are some that stand out to me this morning... I love you and I love the example you ARE! <br />
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<br />Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892610428597373124.post-84733360659493144452014-09-03T19:52:00.001-06:002014-09-03T19:52:12.572-06:00A rideThe day has been long,.. the silence became too loud, and it was time to ride. I jumped on my Harley, and left... <div><br></div><div>The open road, the danger of riding, headed toward the canyon, the hills and vistas, approaching that edge of comfort, and staying there for a while. Stress disappears...clarity comes into focus...life becomes simple again...all because I took a ride. </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you Harley! That's why I have you, because of your reminders, your sounds, and what you always seem to teach me!</div>Matthew Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657611075875715677noreply@blogger.com6