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Flu Season? Need an Immune System Boost? Try Colloidal Silver

March 17, 2020 By Zen

Colloidal Silver – Effective and Inexpensive Prophylactic

Colloidal Silver was approved by the FDA in the 1920s, nearly 100 years ago. Now they’ve rescinded that. Why? Answer: It’s cheap, effective and no need for prescriptions so nobody wins financially – except you. It is so easy to make that virtually anyone can do it. The relative safety of the right PPM is easy to determine as well. And… there is absolutely NO physical harm that can come from it. It is a flu season prophylactic. It’s good in the body and for topical applications.

According to statistics, there are approximately 34,000 deaths from flu in America every month through 1999. Influenza killed about 80,000 people in the 2017-2018 season, according to figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Western medicine would have you vaccinated and, if contracted, a regime of various kinds of antibiotics depending on the physician or medical conditions.

What I have learned is that colloidal silver is an effective treatment for viruses and many other things as well. I’ll share a personal account as reference as to not rely on trusting statistics. There was a nasty flu that went through America in 1999. This isn’t a medical claim or anything of the sort from me, just what I experienced as a result of using it when faced with a nasty bug I’d seen keep folks sick for weeks. No other medications or prophylactics were involved. Use at your own risk.

How I found out about this flu season prophylactic was through experience. I was teaching high school at the time and teachers were out for weeks with it. I started to get symptoms on a Wednesday. Stayed home Thursday (fever of 102) and Friday, drinking a half dozen or so 6 oz. glasses of colloidal silver I made, not the store bought kind. I wanted to test its effectiveness knowing a friend’s research.

The fever broke Saturday and I continued drinking the colloidal silver through Sunday. Monday I returned to school well and with no side-effects from the flu. I was baffled and yet couldn’t deny the results. I suggested it to others, but people are lazy and dismiss things too easily if they don’t have ‘proof’ or the understanding of the science behind it. I suggest learning how to make it and drink a couple of glasses a day as a preventative measure.

I know of others who’ve had similar results, far too many for it to be a fluke. In light of the Corona Virus, colloidal silver MAY BE and effective prophylactic. It has proven usefulness, though our Fiduciary Drug Administration has rescinded its initial approval from a century ago for over-the-counter manufactured colloidal silver.

There are numerous websites and information with conflicting information about colloidal silver. Intend and motivations are always questionable, though when full disclosure of its benefits and potential pitfalls are revealed, colloidal silver is benign at worst and potentially life-saving with the current conditions we face. Why would it not be on the list of potential prophylactics? It’s is inexpensive to make, materials are readily available and with short-term applications it is completely safe for use according the the most reliable information available.

Special thanks to Tim Wiggins who spent several years compiling information on colloidal silver, wrote a book on my computer (he didn’t have one at the time) and published Sit. He shares vital information about the making of it as well, plus what to look for to make sure you’ve got a good batch, not something that could be potentially harmful. It is much more than just a flu season prophylactic.

From Amazon: Colloidal silver’s benefits were known by the pharmaceutical giants back in the 1920s, but naturally occurring minerals in water aren’t patentable…they couldn’t profit from it! Instead they developed 112 silver containing drugs. Then they created the FDA for protection. Now that a simpler manufacturing method has spawned university studies that have proven colloidal silver’s viability, these same pharmaceutical companies want the competition removed from the shelves. The FDA can’t justify that- yet. But what they did do amounts to the death knell for colloidal silver marketing. The FDA has made its Final Ruling, clearly at the behest of the drug thugs. Consumers can now only get colloidal silver in bottles labeled as: “mineral supplement”. They’re trying to force colloidal silver into oblivion. We won’t let them.

Here’s how to make it:

Purchase a couple of feet of 12 gauge jewelry-grade silver rod, it’s 99.925% pure silver. Not every jewelry store will have it. You’ll need to find a jewelry supply store. Just look them up online for one close to you or to order online. Here’s a link to purchase pre-cut .999% pure 12 gauge silver rod or you can purchase in bulk here.

Cut into 6″ lengths. Acquire an HP or other laptop charger with a 24 volt rating (photo below). I found a charger in a thrift store for $2.99. Tim tested many voltage rates to find the best producing results. It was found to be 24 volts, so make sure that the rating is correct. Deviations tend to produce lesser quality colloidal silver.

Purchase electrical connector (photo). The connector should be available from electronics or electrical supply store. Take one of the lengths to make sure of fit.

Remove computer plug-in on charger and strip wires about 1/2 inch. Attach to fitting as shown, using the set screws to secure the wires. Clip 2 pieces of silver rod in the connector (should just ‘snap’ in) and you are ready to rock. Just make sure the connector stays dry.

Get a glass gallon jar (best) and fill it with distilled water and put a pinch of Vitamin C crystals in water, or break of a very small piece from pure Vitamin C tablet. It only takes a very small amount to assist the electrolytic process. Plug in charger and put silver rods in water making sure the connector stays dry. Let ‘brew’ until the water becomes the color of medium tea, a slight amber color is perfect at 50 – 100 ppm. Drink as needed. 2 glasses a day in flu season is good.

Again – the proper solution will have the color of amber tea – clear, or nearly so. The photo below is an example of how it should look.

If gray or overly cloudy, toss it and start over. It probably wouldn’t hurt you, but it doesn’t have the right ratio of silver. There are conflicting PPM references online, just so you are aware. Just make sure it looks similar to the photo above and you should be fine. There really is nothing it will do to harm you short term.

If you really want to be helpful to your fellow humans, share this post. Be preventative not pejorative.

Colloidal Silver is a well-known flu season prophylactic.

The Trials and Tribulations of Self-Promotion

February 5, 2020 By Zen

The trials and tribulations of self-promotion are both devastating and exhilarating. In 2014, Forbes reported there were 26 million companies in America, 22 million of them solopreneurs. There were 24.8 million non-employer businesses in 2016 according to data from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs. As reluctant as one might be, the necessity of self-promotion looms over many. It usually is not something we care for or are good at when just starting out. We just want to get on with it, whatever ‘it’ may be.

I’ve been online for nearly 30 years in various boards, communities, groups and websites. At first I was appalled by all the self-promotion, ubiquitous in its deployment. Now I find myself on the other side of the equation and needing to perform the same tasks. I doubt that I’m alone in that swing of perspective. One of those perspectives on the pendulum swing was the old adage, ‘be careful what you judge harshly.’ All too often, we find ourselves doing the same thing.

What’s the rub? Why is the resistance to self-promotion high in some and non-existent in others? It seems to have to do with the amount of hype behind the promotion. Third person methods seem more palatable than first person presentations to most folks. Testimonials tend to hold more truth and value than a talking head touting features and benefits. The talking heads, though, are better able to differentiate and educate their audience. The realm is rife with paradox, yet there is a balanced approach every marketer strives to achieve and garner the best results, their perfect marketing mix.

What do we need to know?

Self-promotion has a lot of moving parts. Before plunging into the ocean of emotional impulses intended to move people this way or that, it made sense to explore methods of communication and best practice in delivery to an audience, a target market. In my quest for knowledge, one of the first concepts was to know your audience. Of course demographics enter in, though psychographics tend to me more important.

Why?

It’s how the audience listens that is imperative to understand; the message has to meet their needs and wants regardless of product or service. There’s a quest to translate going on inside, weaving its way through the cognitive dissonance and fights with self. The battles with self are best had with the help of others. Too often the proximity to the challenge creates the inability to step back and develop better strategies.

Audiences have a variety of needs that don’t necessarily align with the presentation of the promotion. A pummeling pontifical presence certainly isn’t going to win over a highly critical and intelligent audience, for instance, where the former might reach a desperate and insecure audience that are looking for a way to assuage their fear of potential outcomes. The old ‘sell ’em sick then sell ’em well’ syndrome.

The former audience, more discerning listeners, would respond much better to a well-crafted infomercial that anticipated their questions and delivered thoughtful responses. Neither style is good or bad, right or wrong, just how the particular audience responds best. Market research time is best spent in understanding the audience and how to deliver quality communication that resonates. Marketers sometimes forget sales are always about emotions; how someone feels toward a company, message or experience.

Solopreneurs are tasked with their own copyrighting for better or worse. Often so busy working in the business, little time and even less effort goes into working on the business. Internal operations are managerial where the external, specifically marketing, is a leadership role and carries the vision to the target market’s ears and eyes with an invitation to engage. The marketer’s attention, intention and action are strategically aligned to create the best results.

Attention, Intention and Action

General wisdom in more esoteric realms has very practical applications in business; many sales practices have esoteric knowledge counterparts. Think about this for a moment: “Where is your attention?” Is it on your vision, strategy, implementation or analytics? What are your leading indicators that attention is focused where it needs to be in your self-promotion?

Perhaps a wholistic view is necessary; each aspect requiring attention at different moments though equally important components. Intention is about how or who you are at the core, your sincerity or lack thereof shines through in your action. In the case of marketing, folks are becoming more discerning. They want authenticity and integrity, not to mention honesty.

Being seen as an authority or expert are somewhere in the litany of intentions. In business that is called ‘branding.’ How do you intend to be seen in your market niche? Clarity is imperative or impressions are far from productive. Delivering that message throughout the marketing mix brings serious questions of capacity. How much can one really do? This is where a strategic plan has to be in place, a work breakdown with deliverables, structure and timing.

How we are perceived comes from the delivery of the messages, slightly different for each area of the marketing mix channels, their frequency and value for the target market. The solopreneur seeks free and simple stuff to help deliver messages. Fortunately, there are many such services on the web today. Content is king and quality, queen. A happy couple means the best relationships with your audience. Frequency is another story.

How do you know where the frequency of messages hedges annoyance? Frankly, its an experiment for most. Of course there are infographics on best practices, post timing for best viewing numbers and even recommended content providers gleaned from Google searches and cursory research. It is very much an experiment of purposeful presentation. Analytics and statistics won’t always give you the answers you want, but they will guide your path with realism.

Self-Promotion – Image?

Assertive differentiation is often the quest of the solopreneur, garnering more eyeballs through digital efforts in cyberspace. Branding is of the utmost importance for longevity. Considering graphics and images, how creative is appropriate for your target market? Most go through many iterations until something sticks. Humorous anecdotes on shiny objects are certainly applicable, though competition is fierce. Getting through the maze of shiny objects to have a brand recognized is the objective of the marketer.

As a solopreneur and business owner, self-promotion has gone through too many iterations to mention until we found a somewhat unique way to represent the ‘image’ of transformational life coaching and me. It happened rather serendipitously. A graphic artist had made caricatures for another endeavor, a model school for at-risk kids, where he took a business card and photos and came up with caricatures of us that fit the intention. Years later, a client suggested I use the caricature to represent my coaching, kind of an angel in your corner thing.

I was hesitant at first because the last thing I wanted to do was seem aloof or unreachable. The reality is completely different, a kind-hearted and genuinely helpful human being with a skill set worthy of hire. It took years to build up the recommendations on Google and LinkedIn. Folks aren’t always forthcoming when they perceive to expose themselves as vulnerable. My point is that it takes time, arduous experimentation and tenacity to develop a business of any kind.

At this point in life, I’m working with a number of clients that are realizing that retiring early wasn’t the greatest of ideas. Nearly all of them worked in an unfulfilling job, even though they might have been quite successful in it. I truly am an angel in their corner. The relative seclusion that a life in service to a company leaves folks with an insecurity and huge question mark as to where to go or what to do next. The idea of recreating oneself is daunting and scary for many. Fortunately, life has provided numerous opportunities for me to experience the process and learn the best practices.

When Professionalism Matters

Another business deals with construction stakeholders engaged in multi-million dollar projects. Many contracts today require a third-party neutral to facilitate partnering sessions prior to breaking ground. The sessions are designed to create a highly-functional team that deliver an excellent product on or ahead of schedule, at or below budget and with zero injuries. That takes specific processes to develop ethics, goals, objectives and issue resolution plans to handle known events with minimal, if any, downtime.

Branding for that business needs to be a bit more conservative with respect to the blue-collar nature of the work. The industry is more concrete, practical and pragmatic regarding leadership and management. We chose a logo that would appeal to the black and white of the industry, the numbers at the end of the day. In the field, a handshake and follow through often mean the difference in delays in the schedule or value engineering and profit for the company.

Differentiation doesn’t have to be difficult

One of the things entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and small business owners are not real good at doing is asking for feedback. The most successful are always looking for constructive criticism and helpful hints. Most folks want to be able to accomplish on their own, forgetting there is a whole world of support that will arrive just by the asking. Whether afraid of revealing secrets or just appearing less than intelligent, there are so many resources, tips and tools that it makes no rational sense not to use them.

Time-management rears its ugly head again. There are only so many hours in the day. Automation is important, yet it has to be the right kind of automation. Many marketers shoot from the hip, trying this and that and waste a lot of time. Personally, I think we’re prone to having to learn things the hard way. The smarter we become, the more targeted our work becomes. Action plans with schedules and tasks provide the greatest results.

Self-Promotion Is Inevitable

Everyone knows the old adage of having the greatest thing since sliced bread is great, but if no one knows it is all for naught. Sometimes the resistance to it causes us to act haphazardly when we do, providing poor results as well. Taking the time to explore options thoroughly, ask questions of those who’ve gone down the road previously (with success, of course) and experimenting with the insights and suggestions offered will provide the best results.

Thoughtful consideration of the mission and vision of the business, its objectives and ideal image will make the marketing effort so much more productive. In today’s marketplace we need laser-focused efforts, not shot gun approaches that used to work great in the old world – last century perhaps. As solopreneurs, we owe it to ourselves to be mindful of how we present our brand. The competition we perceive can cause hasty actions or choices within the marketing mix. Best to seek guidance and hire some quality help. Much success to the journey of self-promotion!

Life Coach Path and the National Coach Academy

January 17, 2020 By Zen

Life Coach Path and National Coach Academy teamed up for an interview on future life coaches. Life coaching business development requires tenacity and tenure in the marketplace. Garnering attention and exposure has less to do with self-promotion and relies more on the proverbial search and vetting process. Over the last couple of decades, life coaching has become a sought-after role for those desiring to be of service to others in more helpful ways.

There are numerous opportunities for life coach training from a variety online programs, organizations and schools. What makes a good life coach? Having a life first helps; one that includes a generous portion of experience and success across at least a few industries. Life experience provides a rich resource of opportunities for empathy and understanding, let alone anecdotes and insight to share with others.

I was recently interviewed by Brandon Baker from Life Coach Path for the National Coach Academy’s blog and website. The interview was based on considerations for aspiring and current life coaches, offering some perspectives of the process. I’m twice Brandon’s age, so the experiential wisdom garnered might be informative and valuable to aspiring coaches. One of the key points featured in the article was this…

Anyone that is striving to develop a change in their lives has to come upon that on their own. It creates the buy in for their self-discovery and I just lead them through the process. […] I have to be able to sit with it, listen intently, get out of my own way, and respond when I feel the prompting to.

It really is a personal choice to grow. We all know that, but the activity presents differently for many. Life coaching is generally transactional by nature, leading to specific action plans for accomplishing goals and objectives. Transformational life coaching, on the other hand, is about self-awareness and changing what isn’t working as well as creating the action plan. A life of obsessing on self-awareness and development certainly adds more arrows to the quiver when exposing aberrant or incongruous patterns.

Another tasty tidbit from our interview:

NCA: What is one piece of guidance that you would offer to somebody who is just starting out in their coaching career?
Zen: Get guidance from someone who’s already done it. Hire your own coach. That way, you example what it is that you’re doing. In life, to be the best coach, we have to follow the guidance that we set forth for our clients. Otherwise, what good are they? If we don’t follow our own advice, how can we grow as a coach or learn the process of our own growth?

What matters is that if you’ve found your passion is moving you toward something, find out who has already gone down the same or similar road and inquire. I don’t know how it happened, specifically, though I’ve always seemed to gravitate toward people 10 or 15 years my senior. I’ve done it since late in high school, probably because I was a bit more mature for my age. Physically I even had a full beard in my freshman year, though I’m not sure my emotional maturity coincided.

Fast forward to 2020 and a lot of turmoil in society as we continue our efforts for sustainability and world peace, let alone our next US President. Individually, most folks don’t have the time to do anything toward those ends, though they can make the effort for aligning the personal behaviors and plans with goals and objectives that increase the quality of life and garner greater happiness. No one is alone. Whether you are on a life coach path or working on achieving goals for 2020, ask for help if you need it, and maybe even if you think you do not.

Many coaches begin by wanting to work on themselves, which is what happens as one learns the ropes, so to speak. The consummate professional knows they have to ‘practice what they preach’ and be an example of the work or their integrity comes into question. It may not be visible from an observer, but the inner monitor always knows. Not to put all our eggs in one basket, other coaching institutions are available and worth investigating.

We all work on elevator pitches, right? Something we can say in a short amount of time that gets people to inquire further, perhaps giving you the opportunity to ask questions that can lead to a business relationship. A few years ago we had a contest for Speakers Resource Organization, keeping it under 10-seconds. I’m kind of a ham and engage others easily, yet this gave me an opportunity to test the following:

2020 Vision – More Than a Metaphor and Year for All

January 9, 2020 By Zen

Working on Being Clear-sighted for 2020…

What is your 2020 Vision? This year brings a barrage of thoughtful metaphors to mind, right? We generally have some kind of resolution for change in the new year, yet this year may be even more impactful if we apply its wisdom. In looking clearly, we look at our lives in the full spectrum. Who are we and what is important to us? How are we living to example our core values?

Conversations in the small business peer advisory group monthly meetings usually have some mention of core values, both in the company culture and vision of the owner. One salient point always emerges: continuing personal growth. Our behaviors are driven by our core values, whether at play or work and certainly in relationships in life. Sometimes we need help to reflect and remember who we are.

Early in life we are presented with opportunities to learn how to live from watching those around us and trying things on our own. We grow through mistakes, most often, or at least from less desirable results than we’d like to experience. Sometimes we ask for help when things seem to get out of control and we realize that our mirror needs cleaning.

Moving Forward – Intentional 2020 Vision

Intending to begin this year with renewed attention and focus on being productive, I was reminded of the signs, in English, we encountered in the heart of the Yucatan peninsula on a highway carved through the tropical forest. “Observe Your Intentions” and “Observe Your Distractions” were the clear messages for our relationship and life in general. The wisdom for life offers guidance for all of us.

What is surprising is that we already know this as compassionate and loving beings, what we pay attention to grows and we tend to attract more of the same. How and what do you want to attract this year? What is your 2020 Vision? Can you get really clear on what that is? How are you going to accomplish the vision you have for this year and the future? The possibilities can be overwhelming.

How do you, me, we find clarity in what direction to go? Often we confuse the nature of who we are with what we think we should be doing in life. Who we are is tantamount to what we become and the life that we lead; it’s challenges, perceived failures and triumphs are purposeful to our growth. What keeps us from being and then doing the right things?

We hurt inside when our actions or words are misunderstood or we fall short of our intended goals and objectives. We lock up and separate from the world we so much want to enjoy. Whether personal or professional situations, without reflecting for a moment, taking a breath and stepping back to get a little clearer sight, we may react to the pain in a variety of ways that certainly lack compassion and consideration. We’re human. So? Is that an excuse?

Perhaps we feel like life is a kind of managed chaos, where the notion of crisis management seems to permeate our lives in ways we try to avoid. The wisdom from my father still rings true: do the most challenging thing first; the thing you want to avoid and ignore, the one that you fear or stresses you out the most. The choice to do so is one that happy and successful people make time and again, most often with the best choices made after seeking advice from a coach, mentor or trusted confidant.

Rites of Passage and Purposeful Path

One of the Core Values of Coaching is to tell the truth, be honest and transparent. That’s a great 2020 Vision. It may be tough in some situations, regardless of the reason truth has no deception and we never have to confront ourselves in the mirror. Being honest with ourselves is the first step, a clear look in the mirror is often accompanied by the need for change, transforming who we are or were that was less than who we could be. I was, and probably still am, a bit obsessive of truth. I’ve gotten more compassionate with age.

As a teenager, a few months after turning 18, I had prayed to know the ‘truth’ about life, including me and my purpose for being here. It was no doubt part of some rite of passage built into my consciousness and life-stream, I was asked a question that took me to the depths of my being. “Are you willing to die for what you believe in?” The question came as a voice without form, during a meditation, seemingly from deep within me though not my voice.

I would imagine some have been asked that question as well. How do you answer it? First, one has to decide what they believe in on a very basic level, life or death. As one who was brought up in the United Methodist Church, though not fully aligned with the organized church, my first thought was Christ Consciousness. In the nano-seconds of my ‘check-in’ it felt incomplete. Hold on, it wasn’t a denial of it at all. It just felt incomplete, like there was something more.

Perhaps my hesitancy had to do with form, the embodiment that was a vessel of something greater. It was the greater I wanted to know. My next choice was Cosmic Consciousness, which felt complete and fulfilling in comparison. What is that exactly? The formless side of Christ Consciousness, before incarnation and with infinite intelligence. The answer: “Yes,” and my life changed in an instant. I left this world.

Personal Transformation – Trials and Tribulations

It felt like moving upward, even though eyes were closed. Turning to view my physical body laying across my dorm room bed first, then to look in the direction of the movement with an instant arrival in the Light. Over the next 2 minutes and 42 seconds I was taken on a journey few have made, let alone been able to remain somewhat sane afterward.

Two things I became aware of as a result. First, we a flow of consciousness that has no death, no end; second, we each have a purpose in establishing a new order of Unity on Earth that is required for our sustainability.

That may seem totally insane to many, based on our current situation and who manages the media, politics and resources of our world. Can we learn to work together? What is the best 2020 Vision for moving toward sustainability? It starts with you, me and us and includes more than planetary sustainability, it has more to do with personal sustainability.

We need to ask ourselves a question: What do we believe in? Beyond the illusion of separation, which all paths to transcendence reveal, how do we demonstrate the belief in Love, the longing for the result of the joy and happiness we all seek? How might that show up in our business, career, family and our relationships?

Do we argue about the distractions or ascend with better intentions? Choices….

Transforming the Holiday Season

December 20, 2019 By Zen

Are you in process of transforming the holiday season? Moving into the holiday season we bring a storehouse of precious moments from the past year. We tend to cycle through the year’s review and assess our accomplishments and highlights of the year.

What were yours?

For just a moment and a few breaths, remember the most exciting events and how you felt about them. Most likely you’ll have a sense of gratitude that accompanies the sense of accomplishment.

We tend to spend most of our time concentrating on taking care of daily matters, hopefully with a sense of where we are headed and defining at least some of those daily moments as critical in our progress of achieving goals.

Do you notice that when you have a sense of gratitude, the details for your journey toward accomplishment becomes clearer?

If one were to contemplate the process and create a simple understanding of how it works, the notions of attention, intention and action might emerge as key factors. Attention on the goal, intention to perform at peak service and following through on the tasks that become apparent is a pretty simple process.

So how does that help transform the holiday season? Businesses outside of retail tend to slow to a crawl during the holiday season. Nearly everyone has their minds on family gatherings, presents (for and from) and vacations to various places. More than likely there is a lot of downtime and opportunity to ponder what’s next as the year comes to a close.

Some might think about New Year’s resolutions. Consider starting here. Business owners are looking at last year’s results and preparing goals and objectives for the new year. Single folks are probably thinking about how to find that perfect mate or make more money. Families might be starting to plan next year’s travel or upgrades to the home.

Transforming the Holiday Season

There is an inner perspective that, in all respects, emerges with insight, inspiration, investigation and personal identity as a conscious entity in a greater reality. This greater reality is a connected web of life, often driven by the awareness of abundant synchronicity, that is a result of the attention we put on intention and the actions we take in the spirit of ‘acting as if.’

This is where the inner and outer connect, quantum theory proven.

The truth is we are becoming aware of multiple components of a larger reality our belief systems and experience limited for millennia. The industrial age information age and increase in the availability of information catapulted web-connected humans into an accelerated learning curve with a parallel curve in the rise of awareness of inner and outer realities.

Attitude of Gratitude for Everything in Life

October 9, 2019 By Zen

Attitude of Gratitude

During this season we are particularly attuned to the attitude of gratitude toward the people, places and things in our lives. We set aside our thoughts and feelings of what is wrong with our lives and the world for just a moment in time. It allows us to invite a spirit of family and togetherness beyond our normal daily routines.

In my coaching practice I encounter a consistent mindset that focuses on what is not wanted. Folks are dismayed by the events and people in their lives that seem to reflect these undesirable situations on a continual basis.

We often shift this focus, through mindful practice, to that of an attitude of gratitude for those desirable situations that are always present, too.

What does that do for the beneficial evolution of one’s life and/or perspective?

Consider the notions presented by much of the material over the last decade or so regarding the nature of how we attract what we think and feel strongly. Some refer to this as the Law of Attraction, but the concept and philosophy has been around for centuries under different labels.

Just take a moment and reflect, if you would, on how your life has been very different when you experience situations that edify your humanity, your good will and those who example that toward and with you and others.

What did you discover?

Your world of personal and professional relationships is full of desirable and undesirable situations, right? If you could determine a ratio of desirable to undesirable situations, what might it be? Are you satisfied with that? Is it possible to change that ration for the better? Do you want to? When?

Imagine the results of changing your perception just slightly. It’s hard to shift your emotions, how you feel, when the situations have emotional triggers that take you out of the sense of continuity or flow, right? Sometimes we have moments of just observing the situation for what it is, completely removed from our personal emotional state and/or view of the reasons for it happening. That is a very powerful position and full of possibility.

“Possibility of what?”

We can grow in compassion and understanding when we are able to disengage our own emotions and our attachment to the outcome of the situation. It is what it is and it will resolve according to the emotions and perceptions of those in it. Does that make sense? We’ve heard about the notion that when you change your view, your perception, the world changes automatically.

Imagine what an attitude of gratitude for the challenges we face can do for changing perspectives. It frees us from the emotional turmoil often associated with undesirable results. It also allows us to refocus on desirable outcomes and work toward them instead. A lack of communication is often the culprit as well.

Too often we engage situations with unspoken and unfulfilled expectations that affect our internal engine, so to speak. Instead of running efficiently we choke and sputter because our supply of fuel is diminished. So it is with communication. We are often hindered by our fear of rejection or resistance, so we remain quiet and then walk away feeling emotionally damaged. How does that help?

Attitude – Keep It Simple

One simple thing can make all the difference in the world. It may feel scary at worst, but at least uncomfortable, yet we simply must open our mouths and say what is on our mind and/or heart. It might stir others and cause a disruption in the perceived flow of the situation, but the result will take the outcome to a new height in relation-ship building. In effect, you’ve just created another level of transparency.

What happens when people know more about each other and the situation at hand? Can they deal with it more effectively? Does it offer opportunity for achievement beyond the previous constraints?

I would venture to say that, in nearly all situations, there is a sense of gratitude that things were spoken that everyone was feeling but no one was willing to offer for discussion. Sometimes you might need help in shifting your attitude, or finding reasons to reach out to a professional to help.

So, in conclusion I would like to offer and even suggest that when you feel tension in a situation rather than allow it to continue, you might engage an attitude of gratitude for the opportunity to help make things better for everyone. Beyond the resistance or turmoil it may create, temporarily, you’ll garner a deeper respect for yourself and from others. Remember.. Your attitude determines your altitude.