The Radiance of Knowing

It can be challenging to think about going to the next level. Especially when you’re completely overwhelmed by the thought of taking the next step. Are you catatonic? “Stuck on still”? Moving nowhere, fast?

Perfect! You are in excellent position to generate what I call, “mountain-moving momentum.”

You see, mountain-moving momentum lets you start as you are. You may already know that momentum keeps you in motion long enough to do what you desire to do. Mountain-moving momentum is much more stronger than this. Mountain-moving momentum empowers you by keeping you in motion long enough to do what no one - including you - thought you could do. The fact is, it takes mountain-moving momentum to achieve goals such as incredible fat-loss, stupendous financial gain or presenting an ear-catching winning proposal.

The more you have, regardless of the size of the goal, the more quickly the goal is achieved.

The law of physics says that, Momentum = Mass x Velocity.
Mountain-Moving Momentum = Mass x Velocity + Stick-to-it-’til-u-do-it-ty.

Any size goal can be difficult to start. But, if you incorporate mountain-moving momentum, you’ll achieve even the biggest goal in the shortest amount of time possible. The Mountain-Moving Momentum Law says that nothing can stop you except your own resistance. Blow past your resistance and you’ll discover that what you thought would take years to achieve, only required a few weeks or even days. Here are the underlying principles of the law:

-Make God your partner

-Whatever the goal…just get it started!

-Maintain a rapid speed that both, sustains your momentum, and keeps you moving towards your goal

-Stick to it, until you do it.

Remember, the only thing that can stop your mountain-moving momentum is your own resistance. Your resistance includes all of the excuses you use to tell you, why you can’t (and you know what those are). Moving a mountain with mandated, mountain-moving velocity will initially require a lot of effort. However, once you begin, even you, will be hard-pressed, to stop you.

Fran Briggs is an “motivational speaker of the inspirational kind.” She is also President of The Fran Briggs Companies, an organization which helps others maximize their human potential. For innovative and powerful success resources and tools, visit http://www.franbriggs.com

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Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have an instant formula that would
turn all your problems, hurts and fears into a
happily-ever-after outcome?

There are lotions and potions, medical diagnoses and hundreds of
articles and books written on feeling good and being happy. Yet,
too many of us are feeling loaded down, bent over and depressed
due to life’s heavy demands on us. Thoughts keep screaming at us
how we have been maltreated, snubbed and gotten a bad rap! How
can you be happy with all this hanging over your head? After
all, it’s true!

Just today I called a friend to see how she was doing after a
long ordeal with doctors, hospital mistakes and lots pf pain.
You see, Marlene had not one, or two, but three brain aneurysms.
Soon after the procedure for the first one she was sent home
with much pain and discomfort. To make a very long story short,
her doctor refused to check into the cause of the persistent
pain, instead telling her that “it was all in her head” and that
she would have to live with it.

It was only after much research and sheer determination that
Marlene found a team of doctors in another local hospital who
had pioneered an alternate, less invasive procedure to “loop”
the other two aneurysms. They agreed to work on her, and in the
process it was discovered that she had contracted the dreaded
“hospital infection” which had progressed to such a degree that
by then it was too late to merely treat it with drugs. The whole
left side of her cranium had to be removed and the membrane
carefully rolled up inside in order to carefully remove it.
Subsequently the cranium was supported for months from within by
“spanners” to keep it from caving in, and eventually balloons
were inserted weekly for another six months or so to expand the
shrunken ligaments in preparation for the reconstruction of the
left side of the head.

Marlene was not a happy camper! During her ordeal her husband
had left her, she was in constant pain, and depression plagued
her constantly. Just as the end seemed to be in sight and a date
was to be finalized for the plastic surgery, it was discovered
that once again the same infection had recurred. Furthermore,
she now had an inoperable brain tumor! M.R.I. or brainscans were
impossible because of the metal loops and spanners inside the
head!

Five more months of terror and exhaustion later, the doctor in
question finally acknowledged that the “tumor” was actually an
object carelessly left behind by them during one of their
procedures. Marlene was suddenly bombarded with advice from
family, friends and strangers to sue the hospitals in question
and/or the doctors. After all, she had rights and deserved
proper compensation for all her distress that now spanned over
three years! In her bitterness she had been contemplating it for
a while.

During her ordeal Marlene had started looking into the Word of
God, reading it, believing it and … relying on it. She had
come to realize that the more she thought about the negatives
the more depressed she felt. She did not want to sue, primarily
as she did not want to prolong the agony of having to endure all
the bitter mental anguish again and again during a trial. Today
she declared to me jubulantly that for the first time in this
long battle she was now able to laugh. I can laugh again, she
reported excitedly, because I made a decision in my heart to
forgive everyone for their mistakes. The minute she had made
that decision, it felt as if a five-hundred-pound weight had
been lifted off her back. She was not the same person I had been
trying to encourage for a long time. It was not the old Marlene
that had come back. No, this was a Marlene who was totally
empowered in the knowledge that forgiveness, according to the
Word of God, has indeed set her free! This was a gal who can now
laugh at her ordeal and truthfully say that without it she would
not have got the Wisdom, faith and power through that faith to
overcome.

Marlene is now living one precious day at a time, looking only
at the wonderful and good things in her life, being thankful for
them, and trusting God to lead her further. She is not out of
her danger zone yet. She still has to undergo the operation to
remove the “debris” in her head and then still the
reconstruction of her skull. But now she is in total peace,
trusting, hopeful and convicted - not by mere human intellect -
that she is an overcomer.

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Five-time gold medal-winning figure skater, Jenny Kilmer, has won the women’s Olympics since she was 16. At 36, she is attempting to win her sixth straight gold medal. Kilmer has been blessed to have such fame and fortune with sporting equipment endorsements and TV contracts. She has gotten everything that he has set out to get, except for one thing: love.

Love is what has been eluding her. She has had many relationships, but none that have transpired into anything beyond just a relationship. Her latest relationship with Scott seemed to be destined to the same scenario.

Since two years old, Jenny’s life has been all about skating. Her intensive training has obviously paid off professionally because of her gold medals, but personally, even her trainer, Yon, cannot stand to be around her. It was five days until the Women’s Olympic medal competition.

Yon asked her, “Do you think that you’re gonna find that special guy like that girl did in that movie, ‘The Cutting Edge?’” he said in his Russian accent. “You are ten times the spoiled brat that she was.” “Absolutely,” said Jen. “I’m Jenny Kilmer. America’s Sweetheart. Every man wants me.” “Until they get to know you,” Yon retorted. “But they get together in the end.” “Actors get together in the end, not skaters!” “Whatever, Yon.” “You know I am right. Scott is on to you like the others. You don’t need anybody. No one is gonna tell the great Jenny Kilmer what to do! What has it cost you?” “Allright, allright, Yon.” “Have you not learned anything about love since we’ve been working together? Since you were 16? When it comes to love, you still talk like a 16-year old. Your mother and your father are at their rope’s end with you. Your agents put up with you because you make them money.” “Why are you still here, Yon? You can coach anyone you want. You’ve got your five gold’s with me. What’s keeping you here?” “I want to see you come full circle. You’ve got nothing more to prove in skaing. The pressure is totally off of you in this Olympics. I am partly to blame for you being the way that you are. I have pushed you too much for too long.” “So, what are you saying?” “I have made my dreams into your dreams and I am sorry. I want you to win the Gold Medal…in love.” “But, why are you saying this now? After all this time?” “Scott loves you with all of his heart. Do you remember when you broke your ankle two years ago at the Nationals when you tried the quadruple lutz? He went on to the ice and carried you off. He doesn’t care about your skating. He cares about you! He cancelled a multimillion-dollar building project to be with you for two weeks after your injury. He lost dollars after dollars for his company, got demoted and risked getting fired for you. He slept in the chair in your hospital room for two weeks! That’s love! Scott is one of the greatest things to ever happen to you and you cannot see this. You are headed to becoming a bitter old maid! You’ve got another half-hour till practice is over. Skating- it’s what you’re best at. Go on!”

For one of the first times in her 36 years, Jen Kilmer was silenced, but not without tears of sadness and despair. She could not stop crying…even after practice ended.

The next day, Kilmer fell time after time attempting to do a quadruple lutz. Very few skaters have ever successfully done the quad lutz.

Yon coached Kilmer, “You are not falling because you don’t know how to do the quad lutz. You are falling because Scott has not called in a week.” “What else am I gonna do, Yon?” Kilmer asked. “Call him again and apologize to him - for real this time. At least you’ll know you’ve tried. If you don’t see him again, so be it.”

The day of the Women’s medal event arrived. Several of Kilmer’s competitors had subpar performances, which eased the pressure even more for her. Still…her pressure was not on the ice. She could probably do a very safe program and still win the gold.

Jenny and Yon were in the locker room. Kilmer was stretching as part of her warmup routine. She spoke apathetically to Yon. “Scott’s not gonna show, Yon. I’ve pushed him away like all the other guys before him. I’ve been the biggest bitch to him. He put up with so much of my crap. I won’t be able to show any of my children my gold medals because there won’t be any husband to start a family,” she said confessingly as she started to cry. ” I AM gonna be a bitter old skating commentator for some TV network and I’ll smile my typical smile and show to the world that Jen Kilmer is the happiest woman in the world. I’m such a phony.”

Kilmer’s name was announced on the public address, which meant that it was time for her two-minute warmup before her program.

Kilmer skated gracefully and confidently as usual. She was a skating legend. In her mind, she was just going through the motions. She nailed some practice double and triple lutzes, which she could do in her sleep.

As she skated toward her coach, she formed a puzzled look on her face. Yon was smiling and laughing next to a man who had his back turned to her. Jenny braked and as the man who was laughing with Yon turned around.

“Scott,” Jenny said straining to say his name. She was finally able to get her breath. “Why? Why are you here? I thought I lost you.” “That’s what Yon thought too until I called him,” said Scott. “You called Yon, but you didn’t call me?” “Don’t push it.” I love you, Scott,” she said. “Thank you for being with me after I broke my ankle. You’ve always been there for me and I’ve treated you like crap. Like I told you on your message-phone, I am so sorry.” “All is forgiven, my dear. You can thank Yon for it.” Kilmer smiled at her coach. “I’m doing the quad lutz. And I’m gonna nail it!” “Are you insane? If you wanna win a sixth gold, don’t go for the quadruple lutz! You were lucky four years ago, but remember what you did last year in the Nationals? You fell flat on your ass!” Yon reminded her. “I’m gonna have fun this time, Yon. For the first time in the Olympics, I’m gonna have fun because I finally got everything that I’ve wanted. This is it. After this skate, I’m done. I’ve won the gold this year.” Yon nodded his head with approval and a slight smile. Scott had a puzzled look on his face. “You haven’t skated yet.” “Oh yes I DO HAVE the gold,” she took Scott in her arms. “He’s right here and I’m never gonna let him go,” she sniffled. “I have five gold medals. Now I want some babies. Will you marry me?” “Yes!” said Scott surprised. “I love you, Jen with every bone in my body.”

Scott and Jenny kissed passionately as a couple of Olympic officials walked up to Yon to let him know that his skater was next. When they were done kissing, Yon tapped Jen on the shoulder. “Well then,” said Yon, “You’ve got one more skating duty. As you said, have fun.” He smiled widely. As her named was announced, Kilmer skated onto the ice with the biggest grin she ever had on her face. The crowd’s applause had never been louder for America’s Sweetheart. Kilmer could not hold back the tears of joy. She knew it was her last skate. Jenny Kilmer had won the gold even before her program. She won the gold medal in love.

Sean North primarily helps writers gain focus, motivation, remove mental blocks that help to unblock the writing process. EVERYONE who writes has been stuck at some point in his or her career. You do not have to accept these mind-boggling roadblocks!

seannorthstn@aol.com

(586) 216-7516

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We had a winter storm the other day here in Toronto. And as I was driving, I started thinking about what my winter driving had in common with my creative dreams. Here’s what I came up with.

1. Being grateful to be in my car, pointed in the right direction and moving (however slowly). Some days I don’t accomplish as much work towards my creative dream as I set out to. Other days it seems like I’m moving backwards.

And I know that as I:

~ Get in the car (show up every day),

~ Point it in the right direction (have positive intentions and goals that I’ve expressed, written down and shared with someone), and

~ Keep moving (spending time on my creative dream every day, even just five minutes),

I’m doing the right things to protect my creative dreams and keep them alive.

2. There will always be someone in front of me and there will always be someone behind me, and where I am is just perfect.

When I come upon a person who is living out a version of my creative dream, only they seem to be farther along with it than I am, I need to let go of any feelings of jealousy, fear or discouragement that may come up.

I need to learn from them, admire them, connect with them and offer them my support. And I can do the same for the person who’s just starting out and for whom my almost two and a half years in business seems like a lifetime.

I need to accept that my fate is already happening, and it’s happening at the perfect speed, even if I don’t always see it at the moment.

3. If I try to do more than one thing at a time I risk derailing myself - and my very survival. A winter storm day is not the time to open a water bottle, make a phone call or jot down my grocery list while I’m driving.

I have many creative dreams and many things I want to accomplish everyday, every week and throughout my life. I can do them all. And I can only do one at a time. Spreading myself thin makes it harder to be effective and I risk giving up on one of my projects.

One worry is that I’ll “lose something” - completely forget about a project or my excitement for it. I have to keep faith that the really special projects won’t be forgotten.

And that if something is jumping in front of me and distracting me from the task at hand, maybe the truly exciting thing about it is that it’s taking me away from the “drudgery” of completing what’s in front of me. I need to complete what’s in front of me.

4. I have to keep my reservoir full. By practicing healthy self-care habits every day, my reservoir of energy (adequate nutrition and enough sleep, rest and activity) will get topped up.

It’s when my reservoir is full that I’ll be the most creative and the most open to my muse and to spiritual guidance.

And as I use it I need to constantly replace it.

Because any change we make needs to be reinforced with our actions every day. And every morning is a brand new start and the beginning of a whole day’s worth of choices to make.

5. God’s in charge (and I’m not). I can make all the plans in the world, and, as we all were reminded on December 26, 2004, plans (and lives) can be washed away in an instant.

So while I set positive intentions, create goals and practice positive visioning of what the future holds, I also aim to be open and accepting to whatever God’s plan is for me and for my creative dreams.

Prayer, meditation, talking things over with someone I trust, all of these help me to separate *my* plans from what God seems to be telling me.

And last Wednesday God planted the seeds for this article by providing a winter storm, extra time in the car, a good dose of inspiration from my muse, and the willingness to listen to it.

(c) Copyright 2005, Genuine Coaching Services.

Linda Dessau, the Self-Care Coach, helps artists enhance their creativity by addressing their unique self-care issues. To receive her free monthly newsletter, “Everyday Artist”, subscribe at http://www.genuinecoaching.com/artist-newsletter.html

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