THE GIFT OF A DAY (02); GOOD MORNING!!!

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” - Marcus Aurelius 

Good Morning

The modern day as we know it is divided into 3 parts, the Morning, Afternoon, and Night. As we examine "the gift of a day", let me begin with the most important part of the day, “the Morning”. The lifestyle of the 21st century in my opinion is designed to rob you of the morning. For some people it is almost impossible to recall a day in 2013 that they were not in a break neck hurry every morning. In mega-cities around the world, people practically eat breakfast, make-up, and even brush their teeth en route work. There is never enough time to create a mental picture of your day before embarking on it. It’s like building a skyscraper on a hurried foundation. Interestingly, the morning is the foundation of your day.

THE GIFT OF A DREAM (18); ARE YOUR DREAMS BIG ENOUGH?

"Dare to Dream big dreams; only big dreams have the power to move men’s souls." -Marcus Aurelius

 

One of the secrets of successful people is this; they Dream Big Dreams!

Allow yourself to dream. Allow yourself to imagine and fantasize about all your life and desires and the kind of life you would like to live. Think about the number of people you'd like to affect and have better lives because of you.

A Disney executive charged with revitalizing the Disney stores turned to Steve Jobs - Disney’s largest shareholder - for advice, to whom Jobs responded, “Dream bigger.” And, the story is told of Bill Gates, while he was younger - as a kid - he had big dreams to the point where he used to just shutdown from talking and go into hiding; thinking about his dreams and how to fulfill it. One day while preparing the meal, his mother needed him and called out to him severally, but there was no response. So, she had to leave for a minute her cooking to go find him. After some search she found him, stooping next to the dining table, stunned she calls him again but still no response. She moved closer and called out to him and in response he retorted, "Shut up mum, (I'm thinking) don't you think?" Now, I'm not advocating being disrespectful to your parents or elders, but that your dreams should be big enough to make you do unusual things. Things not everyone will do.