"BLEAK" Friday

On my way to the gym before work this morning at 4:30am, the usually empty roads and store lots were filled with shoppers trying to take advantage of the "Black Friday" sales.

The very same Individuals who only 2 days before cursed the alarm clock and what their day held beyond it. All excited and full of anticipation at the adventure of "winning" some perceived victory against retailers and others with the same goal and purpose. Awesome, more power to them and their goal.

I dont see a problem with all the Black Friday traditions, the full lots and roads mean that people are employed and able to spend. Yes, there are valid arguments about over-comsumerism and losing the true meaning of the Holiday Season but please take that stuff somewhere else - This blog is about WORK.

As I drove on, the question came to mind, "What if?"

WHAT IF?

WHAT IF - Every person that got up at an hour they haven't seen since last year actually got up and did something with those couple of hours to better themselves at least one day a week over the last year instead of sleeping? 

WHAT IF - They embraced EVERY day no matter what it held as a gift, an opportunity, another chance to pursue Excellence and Greatness in themselves?

WHAT IF - The first thing on their mind when they woke up was "I am going to DESTROY my day. I will be BETTER than I am in at least one way by the time I lay back down tonight."?

WHAT IF - They chose to do the WORK it takes to do just that - without anyone else except God and themselves knowing the price they are paying by training in the empty gym, running under the glow of streetlights, praying at the foot of their children's bed, DOING the WORK that transforms.

WHAT IF - They attacked EVERY day with the same vigor, purpose and drive that they award this one?

I dare say by next year Friday wouldn't be nearly so bleak to so many.

You CAN be GREAT, You can acheive EXCELLENCE, but You must PAY THE PRICE.

Work works - DO IT

    

Want.

If you were stripped to your true desires, removing all the fluff and pageantry, what is it that you REALLY Want?

Is it possessions - To gain more stuff?

Is it more casual relationships - Or fewer deeper ones?

Is it better health - Physically, Mentally, Spiritually?

Is it to be admired, to inspire others through your accomplishments?

Is any of this out of your reach, unattainable? 

No, it is ALL available to you at a cost - be willing to pay it. 

Ask yourself what you TRULY want and then decide that you will invest what is required in paying the price to attain and achieve it. 

GET UP and DO the WORK it takes to realize your dreams whatever they may be.

Then take a look at the changes inside you while on the pursuit.  You will realize that it wasn't the GOALS you set that mattered, but rather the WORK you're doing to achieve them.

You will transform into what you were Created to be.

WorkworksDOIT 

Therapy.

It's the end of the work day,  all day long your emotions have run the gamut from elated to exhausted.

The noise of the day and your surroundings echo repeatedly, a dissonant cacophony draining your will.     

You're finally done, done in and done for.

You need to find your center - the place where everything remains the same regardless of the changes swirling outside.

The decision is made. A covenant cut with yourself. It's time to get real.

You dress in the most tattered rags you own, pipe Black Label Society into your ears at the highest volume possible, step out into the cold night air.

You close your eyes, take two deep breaths and wrap your hands around the cold steel...

And all is right with your world once again.

The "F" Bomb

pro·fane  \prō-ˈfān, prə-\ (transitive verb):  to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt  ~Mirriam-Webster 

  "Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."  ~Winston Churchill

Life is the most sacred thing in this world. Without it, there can be no recognition of it's Source.  


It's also the most priceless thing you possess.


Do you allow others to hold the reins, controlling how you behave and your opinion of yourself?

 There are emotional vampires around every corner just waiting for the chance to suck your enthusiasm for life, your vitality. To control you and your mindset. They sometimes masquerade as family, friends or authority figures. Deep down, someone or something stole their passion long ago and they are eager to control others even though they don't have control of their own life.  Avoid them at ALL costs. Better yet, send them on THEIR way - Tact has it's place and it's not here! 


Are you wasting your life waiting for the chips to fall into place before you realize your dreams and acknowledge your talents?  

You owe it to yourself to immerse into what makes you tick - exercise your passion! Become at least a portion of what you were created to be!!


Don't compare yourself to others. For every Bach there is a Hank Williams. We are all unique and we all have the propensity to do great things. Get up on your feet and DO THEM. 


Do the Work that matters no matter how tired, sick, depressed, broke, beaten, hungry or injured you are. Make the decision to do Your Work and then Get To It.


The biggest "F-Bomb" is Failure. It's far more offensive than some words deemed unacceptable by the FCC or your Mom.


The ONLY way to truly Fail is to do nothing.


Work Works - DO IT.