Earlier today, I drove to my wife’s work to take her out to lunch. While on my way, I kept having cars driving way below the speedlimit and keeping me from passing them. There was a 3-lane road with 3 vehicles driving approximately the same speed all lined up side-to-side. I didn’t pay much attention to it. Then, on the way back home more cars were driving even slower. I was now starting to get a little frustrated. Just when that happened, I got behind 4 bikers riding no more than 10 MPH. I safely changed lanes and then a tractor was in my lane going even slower. I still hadn’t done anything to address this growing frustration. Still on the way home, I was on one of the interstate highways when everyone was slowing down abruptly for some reason I could not see. When I got there, I saw a person talking on the cell phone and obviously not paying attention to the fact she was driving 20 MPH below the posted speed limits. This was starting to bother me more and more. Believeit or not, this happend a few more times before I got home.
When I got home I realized that I could have avoided the frustration by practicing forgiveness. So to answer the question, “When is a good time to practice forgiveness?, practice it while you are in the car. Anytime something frustrates you at all, do what I typically do (except for today) by practicing forgiveness.
Here is what I “normally” do when I am in my car. If someone cuts in front of me or acts like an idiot or something and it gets me even slightly frustrated, I say the following: “I forgive you for ______ and I forgive my self for having to forgive you. Thank you.” In the case where someone cuts in front of me, it might sound something like this: “I forgive you for cutting in front of me and I forgive myself for having to forgive you for doing it. Thank you.” I have done this for years but every now and then I have a brain freeze and forget to do it. When you make practicing forgiveness a part of your routine, I promise, you will feel much better about the commute and yourself.
Peace, gratitude, and forgiveness,
Bill
Incredible Sunsets
November 1st Sunset
Saturday my wife and I arrived in Destin, FL. I thought I would post some of the pictures I take of the water, the ocean, sunrises, sunsets, etc. Check out the past two sunsets.
Peace, love, and gratitude,
Bill
Tonight's Sunset
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Just a Cruisin'
Last week I was fortunate enough to get to go on a 7 day Western Caribbean cruise. We visited Nassau Bahamas, Jamaica, and Grand Cayman Island. It was such a great cruise and I met some awesome people.
It was a seminar cruise and I met some very famous speakers and authors. I met Michael Beckwith of the AGAPE center, Mark Victor Hanson, Larry Wilson, and many others. Michael Beckwith did two early morning shows which were absolutely awesome. You know, that man really lives what he preaches. He and his wife Ricki are really incredible people who you should take some time to learn about what they are doing in LA. Go to http://www.agapelive.com/ to check them out.
I was able to visit the Dunns River Falls in Jamaica and get some really good shots.
One of my favorite shots was standing near the falls and looking out to the ocean. What do you think?
Peace and gratitude,
Bill
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Buried in his jammies?
Today my wife, son, my son’s girlfriend, and I went to the Dallas Museum of Art to see the King Tutankhamun exhibit. Every single time I hear King Tut’s name I instantly start singing the Steve Martin song from the ’70’s. “…King Tut, buried in his jammies, King Tut…” Sorry about that.
Have a wonderful rest of the week!
Peace and Gratitude,
Bill
PS. I didn’t see those famous jammies anywhere. :-)
When is a good time to practice forgiveness?
Earlier today, I drove to my wife’s work to take her out to lunch. While on my way, I kept having cars driving way below the speedlimit and keeping me from passing them. There was a 3-lane road with 3 vehicles driving approximately the same speed all lined up side-to-side. I didn’t pay much attention to it. Then, on the way back home more cars were driving even slower. I was now starting to get a little frustrated. Just when that happened, I got behind 4 bikers riding no more than 10 MPH. I safely changed lanes and then a tractor was in my lane going even slower. I still hadn’t done anything to address this growing frustration. Still on the way home, I was on one of the interstate highways when everyone was slowing down abruptly for some reason I could not see. When I got there, I saw a person talking on the cell phone and obviously not paying attention to the fact she was driving 20 MPH below the posted speed limits. This was starting to bother me more and more. Believeit or not, this happend a few more times before I got home.
When I got home I realized that I could have avoided the frustration by practicing forgiveness. So to answer the question, “When is a good time to practice forgiveness?, practice it while you are in the car. Anytime something frustrates you at all, do what I typically do (except for today) by practicing forgiveness.
Here is what I “normally” do when I am in my car. If someone cuts in front of me or acts like an idiot or something and it gets me even slightly frustrated, I say the following: “I forgive you for ______ and I forgive my self for having to forgive you. Thank you.” In the case where someone cuts in front of me, it might sound something like this: “I forgive you for cutting in front of me and I forgive myself for having to forgive you for doing it. Thank you.” I have done this for years but every now and then I have a brain freeze and forget to do it. When you make practicing forgiveness a part of your routine, I promise, you will feel much better about the commute and yourself.
Peace, gratitude, and forgiveness,
Bill
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Power of Positive Thinking
When I came back to my office later, I saw it immediately. It got me thinking. Just because you can’t see something, doesn’t mean it is not there. It is kind of like the power of positive thinking. It is not something you can see, but for me, I know it is there. If you work too hard at positive thinking, you can easily miss the message or miss something right in front of your eyes. When you learn to trust that all will work out, it will. It is through positive thinking and visualization that you get to reach your goals.
A very easy way to start working on your own positive thinking is to do a fun and easy exercise called, “Take Out Your STINKIN’ Trash”. Click on the link and check it out. It is the very first step to changing negative thinking to something positive. I know I take my trash out all the time and when I do, I feel so SA-WEET!
Peace and gratitude,
Bill
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