How are You Living Your Life? Cold? Hot? or Lukewarm?

Hey the GREAT Edward here,


Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.


A while back I wrote about about the idea of lukewarm living...


My post from last week You Just Gotta Get It Goin... 


and my good friend Paul Klaszus' post The Sum of All Successes! 


had me go back and take a look at a note I wrote before on being Lukewarm in life.


It goes a little something like this...


(From November 1, 2009)

I have been thinking about the idea of lukewarm for the past week now and wanted to share some thoughts with you about it.

Question: Are you feeling lukewarm in certain areas of your life? 
                  
               Your work, finances, relationships, spirituality, etc.?

At times we all feel lukewarm in certain aspects of our life.

So what does it mean to be lukewarm?

I looked up the definition and this is what I found:

1. mildly warm; tepid

OR

2. laking conviction or enthusiasm; indifferent

Hmmmm..... 

... the first one reminds me of water when I have spent to long in the shower before it becomes cold.

... the second one really makes me think that lukewarm reminds me of times in my life when I am in my comfort zone and pretty neutral to things even numb. They are times when I am not "cold" and doing nothing and also not hot and on fire where my determination and conviction is so strong that nothing can stop me.

I know for a fact that none of us were created to be living a lukewarm life.
Each one of us was created with the greatness inside to go for it full on in all that we do to achieve our goals, dreams, and desires that are waiting for us to attain.

I know what some of you are saying. I say it myself sometimes. Life gets in the way, challenges show up, set backs happen, and even the four letter word of FEAR creeps in from time to time.

Despite that we must remember that every day is a new day;

and a gift that is given to us to move ahead 

learning from the past; 

with great faith, hope, and belief of our vision, goals, and dreams of the future; 

to allow us to be on fire with passion and full conviction in every moment of the journey.

This is the day to start turning up the heat in your life and creating your best life one moment at a time.

You deserve it. 

You are created to experience it.

Let's get out there and be Hot in all that we do.

Crank up the heat!

Make it a great day!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!


God Bless!


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When In Doubt ... Be Thankful!

YES! YES! YES!

The GREAT Edward here,

Back from a refreshing weekend and ready for a phenomenal week ahead...

I received this amazing poem below on gratitude and thankfulness from my friend Coach Stoney over at Transformation.com 

Check it out...

BE THANKFUL

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow.

Be thankful for the limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary, because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.

WOW!  

This poem reminds me of the great joy that comes from living a life based in this way. 

The true joy that comes from being thankful is amazing. 

It is so easy to Be Thankful for the Good Stuff,  Right? 

But...  Is it not the more challenging things in our life that give us even more joy? 

Huh?  Well when we find a way to be thankful for them too.

I believe that how we respond to the challenges in our lives ultimately decides the outcome and results. 

Respond with gratitude and an open heart that there is something great coming and what what will happen.

I am thankful every day that I have the opportunity to learn more...

and create more in this amazing world that we live in. 

I take everything as it comes with full personal responsibility...

and use each challenge as a lesson to teach me and allow me to grow to something new. 

I am thankful for all that I have...

and especially the relationships that I have created with others. 

It is through these relationships that I grow so much and get inspired to give back even more. 

Thank all of you for your friendship, I really appreciate it and value it from my heart. 

Go out and face your challenges today head on! 

It is when we move through them to the other side that we will experience ...

true joy, happiness and success in our lives. 

So, What do you think about the topic of being thankful?

Share your thoughts below.

Have a fantastic day!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

God Bless!

A quote for today: "Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses." - Allophones Karr