There is an old story about a
lady that during thanksgiving
used to cook half of the turkey
and throw the other half away.
Her husband curiously asked her
why she did that and her answer
was, "because my mother used to
do it that way." He then decided
to ask her mother and her
mother's reply was the same. So
he goes to his wife's grandmother
and the grandmother said,
"because back then the oven was
so small I could not fit the
whole thing."
There is a vicious circle that
has been passed along from
generation to generation, and
each generation has the ability
to break it and initiate a new
one based on true principles as
opposed to old ideas. For
centuries we have seen the
consequences of war and yet
countries develop more
sophisticated weapons thinking
that they are creating peace when
in reality all that they are
doing is creating more
sophisticated wars.
Mahatma Gandhi was able to
break the circle with the idea
that love can diffuse all
barriers. The result was a
liberation of a country, yet a
lot of countries have chosen to
recreate history based on old
ideas. In other words they are
still cooking half of the turkey.
Instead of accepting
responsibility they will simply
pass the recipe along without
question just so they have
someone to blame if things don't
get better.
In the past we could get away
with lying to children or hiding
information from them. Now with
all the information available not
only children can't be fooled,
but if we do not become true
examples for them they will seek
answers somewhere else that may
lead to self destructive
behavior.
When children get involved in
drugs or suicide, it is easy to
say that musicians and artists
are the ones influencing them and
not the parent who didn't have
time for them. Or the
authoritative parent who instead
of honoring his/her child's
individuality wanted to make him
or her a photocopy of the parent
idea of what the child should be.
Then the child rebels and people
wonder why the child adopted that
kind of behavior.
We do not influence our
children by becoming teachers but
by becoming examples. That does
not mean you want them to be just
like you are, for they have the
right to live and design their
own lives. But we can certainly
show them what it is like to be
happy, loved, fulfilled,
considerate, forgiving,
compassionate, giving, and so
forth, for these are the
principles behind a healthy
environment. And we can't teach
any of these principles, we can
only demonstrate them.
Career choice, relationships,
etc., are decisions that the
child must find for
herself/himself. The foundation
though, is what we are seeking to
be an example of. That is why my
writings are all based on
personal experience. As I grow
and expand in the physical realm
as well as in consciousness, I
have found that the greatest joy
in life is not in the acquisition
of things but in the loving,
sharing, helping and the like.
All of it is very related in
doing what I love. When people
can honestly start doing the
things that makes them happy,
they will no longer feel as
though they have to impose
anything upon others, for they
will have the experience of what
it is like to live life to the
fullest.
I have found out that by
experiencing fulfillment in my
life, I have a natural urge to
share with others and help others
experience the same. When you
feel a sense of completeness, the
last thing you can be is selfish.
Notice that completeness has
nothing to do with having stuff.
Some of the people who have a lot
of stuff are filled with fear of
loosing it. I think feeling a
sense of completeness is more
like a recognition of who we are,
and the universe simply supports
our idea by providing us with all
of the things we need.
That is why I am a firm
believer in doing what I love and
I can honestly say that in doing
so, miracles, if you choose to
call them that, keep increasing
in my life. A wonderful story was
told to me by a fellow comedian
about five years ago. He is a
believer in never saying "I
wish," but to always declare what
you desire and do something about
it. One day, as he is watching
television with his family a
juggler appeared on the screen.
My friend Mickey said to himself,
"I wish I could juggle." His ten
year old at the time replied,
"Dad, didn't you always said not
to say 'I wish?'" Mickey, a
little embarrassed but realizing
what he have just said, picks up
three tennis balls and tells his
family that he is not coming out
of the basement until he can
juggle.
Mickey begins to practice for
about five or six hours nonstop.
He finally comes out of the
basement and calls the family to
the living room. He was not an
expert, but he was able to juggle
the three tennis balls. From then
on, every time anyone of his
children would say "I wish," he
would respond by simply moving
his hands as if he was juggling
without having to say a single
word. As you can see, actions are
far more powerful than words. Not
only is this so, but Mickey has
gained two things with that
example &endash; first, the
respect of his children, and
second, the ability to juggle,
something he had always dreamed
of.
So do what you love and two
things will happen. First, you
will gain the respect of your
family and friends, helping being
an example for others to be
influenced by, which on a larger
scale will help create a world
filled with love, peace and
happiness. Second, your personal
dreams and desires will be
manifested. Pretty good deal ha!
So what are you waiting
for?
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trainer, inspiring
speaker, amazing
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producing artists, a
development deal with
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Network, appearing on TV
and radio nationwide and
abroad and so much more!
He did it all,
NOT by
employing hard work at
all, but by simply
applying basic universal
principles that
transform people's
lives.
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And remember that if
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as much as I believe in
you, all of your
dreams will
HAVE to come
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Love, peace and
blessings,
Nick Arandes
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