Connected Clarity

"I think people are isolated because of the nature of human consciousness, and they like it when they feel the connection between themselves and someone else.." ~James Taylor

While I am on the road, filled with business travel, business meetings and business meals, the days start to become a blur. The days are busy, filled with much to do. Many times I have to stop and refocus in order to regain clarity back into my world.

When I begin to focus, clarity is what begins to happen. There is no better way to bring things into focus then by connecting with others. As an example, while on the plane, looking out the window, the details of everything disappear as we rise higher and higher. When we reach a cruising altitude of 35,000 feet, one can see the huge expanses of the earth. It spreads out in a wondrous view.

What I also notice is that the buildings, the people, the cars and the small details disappear. From such a high location, there is no ability to focus on those small details. The people, the cars and buildings are impossible to see. It reminded me that if we remove ourselves from connection with people, we lose that same ability to focus on things. We have no relationships to others around us. We might as well be 35,000 feet in the air.

When the plane begins its descent near the end of the flight, little things begin to reappear. The shapes of buildings became more clear. One can see vehicles racing up and down various roads. I can more clearly focus on all of those details as we drew closer to them. The more we descended, the tighter connection we had to everything around us.

Connection can only take place when we draw closer to others. When we involve ourselves in relationships with other people, the focus of our lives achieves much greater clarity. With this new found clarity, your ability to impact the lives of others becomes so much greater. The ability of others to impact your life becomes greater.

Do not isolate yourself at 35,000 feet. You may feel you can see so much further, but in reality you only see a non-detailed landscape of your life. Draw closer to others by connecting in various ways. Achieve focus through these connections and you will gain a better life.

Stay inspired my friends.

Love Forever

"Love is all we have; the only way that each can help the other." -Euripides

Valentines Day is over. The flowers still have crispness and sweet aroma remaining. Wonderfully worded cards expressing unending love lay upon the counter. Chocolates and champagne, maybe balloons and gifts are the signs of love expressed.

What will happen as the days begin to grow wider between this day and the next? Will you remain firmly in love and express that love? Will you work to sustain your love?

The good news is that love, real love, is truly forever. It is ours to give in unending quantity. It remains within our reach to give in unselfish ways and get replenished the more we let it flow from our heart. Love has been here even before the Flintstones. Love has been here before any of us even knew what love was for.

Keep working on your relationships. Keep showing your love, giving your love and see how sustainable love will be in your life. As the days grow in number after Valentines Day, keep that feeling alive.

Stay inspired and in love my friends.

Valentines In Your Eyes

"I hope some day to meet God, because I want to thank Him for the flowers." -Robert Brault

Today is the day of pretty flowers, of chocolates and loving cards. Today is the day you get to renew your love for all that is in your life.

Shakespeare's 18th Sonnet

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.

So to my loving wife Laura, for me Love Is in your eyes.



Stay inspired and loving my friends.

15 Tips For Greater Loving

"To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love forever is to live forever." -Henry Drummond

It is the eve of Valentine's Day and today I provide you with some practical tips to go along with my book called LOVE IS. I encourage you to buy the book and read it together with the one you love. It will change your love for each other into one more powerful, one more lasting and one that is greater.

15 Tips For Greater Loving

1. Say "I love you."
2. Don't compare them to anyone, accept their weaknesses and flaws.
3. Be courteous at all times, consider their feelings.
4. Leave notes or send letters, make them laugh.
5. Give them your full attention when talking and be interested in their interests.
6. Say you're sorry and let go any bad experience and anger.
7. Encourage health in all its forms.
8. Be lavish in praise, become their biggest fan!
9. Forget about past mistakes, practice forgiveness and let go of jealousy.
10. Show your gratitude for them, take pride in them, show your pride.
11. Spend time with them, listen to them.
12. Give hugs and kisses, buy a "for no reason" gift.
13. Tell the truth, keep your promises and say what you mean.
14. Pray or meditate together.
15. Say "I love you."

Keep loving one another and stay inspired my friends.