Just a thought...

"Happiness is
being at peace,
being with loved ones,
being comfortable...
But most of all,
it's having those
loved ones.

Johnny Cash

My Transition

I am currently working to expand my coaching practice in new and creative ways. Now is a good time to suspend my weekly blog post. While I am restructuring, I will update you on my progress and offer a coaching 'blurb.'

During this transition, feel free to provide any comments, suggestions, or thoughts, to ccnwuyak@gmail.com. They will be welcomed and appreciated.

I've always encouraged you to 'consider the possibilities,' so, I have decided to take my own advice. With that in mind, I will be working diligently to improve Consider Coaching Now.

So, just remember, to always 'consider the possibilities!'

Those intricate details

Don't let any condition limit you. Sometimes it's in the intricate details--the problem, or the limiting belief.

So, this is a good week to challenge anything that isn't empowering your life. Look at it -- understand it-- release it.

If it doesn't make you smile, then, do you need it?

This life is a challenge, it's yours to discover, yours to complete. It involves planning and forming those intricate details, to serve as a guide, a resource, a reservoir. All the information, finely tuned, to enhance the experience and delight in attainment.

Think of the possibilities and,

have fun!

Symptoms

About 4 weeks ago I had a heart attack, or something like it. The doctors are not100% sure what happened  but, after a heart catherization, they found no blockage.What a relief!

I think people with compromised immune systems sometimes forget to pay attention to symptoms. They keep on going, because in all actuality, they never feel good. Those with chronic conditions spend their lives feeling less than adequate. I don't just mean because they are physically uncomfortable. When one has to find ways to cope with a condition and handle life as well, they realize the difficulty. It is overwhelming and it does   unsettle one psychologically. Self worth, confidence, ability, and decision making take a hit, if you will.

Health care today focuses on prevention. That's all well and good for some, but, for those with chronic conditions it doesn't apply. As a coach, and an individual with a chronic condition, I know for certain that
much of time doctors know about as much as you do about what's going on. That's why it's imperative that you take command, somehow. Doctors who don't seem interested in hearing from you and, who only view you as a series of test results on a chart are missing the big picture. YOU need to be your own advocate and see that doctors work to look at you as a Whole person. Experts work for you in order for you to make INFORMED decisions.

So, I want  to remind you to pay attention to your symptoms. They are telling you something. Monitor your symptoms, take command, find a coach to talk to, and get a wellness plan, because you need to.

Any thoughts are welcome.

Mirror

A mirror is anything reflecting truly or accurately.

Will a mirror reflect the truth of who you are, or an image of what you think you are, or an image of what you wish to be?

I know there are mirrors that distort, as there are thoughts that distort one's perception.

Makes you wonder what you see in the mirror...

Call in some Laughter

Call in some Laughter this week. Ask for it in your prayers. Think of something that makes you chuckle. Laugh out loud. Just call in the Laughter this week.

I'm grasping for something happy, something that makes me smile. I want it because I need it. Do you? Andy Rooney said, "If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it." So, try to mean it. Laughter is powerful magic. It can turn sadness into silliness, heartache into happiness, and transform a gloomy day into a playful one.

Abraham Lincoln said, "With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh, I should die." Is your situation as wearisome as was Lincolns?

Never forget that" "Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects!"  Arnold H. Glasgow.  And, "Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease from pain." Charlie Chaplin

If life is a stage, and you are the actor, will you be the optimist or the pessimist?  Tom Bodett said, "The difference between an optimist and a pessimist?  An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh."

"It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either." Wayne Dyer

All I know, is that I feel better when I laugh. How about you? I shall remember the Irish Proverb:  "A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book/"

So, remember to call in some laughter this week...

Setbacks

To be whole, healthy, and complete. That is the goal. Yet, sometimes there are setbacks. I'm referring, specifically, to setbacks in one's health, although, any setback throws one off course. When it comes to health, there are many reasons why setbacks occur. Often, the reason cannot even be identified.

Before I received the diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, medical personnel said to me, " you look fine." Meanwhile, I was in heart failure! How often do you make a judgment about how someone is feeling when, in fact, you have no way of knowing?

Setbacks are a gift, for they inform. They let you know that something is wrong with the way things are.  It's important to go to the source, YOU, and think about why it's happening. That may entail seeking the help of a professional, but, you can be sure, that you have the answer, perhaps, just not the vocabulary or ability to define it. If in healing, you are separating the false from the true, what then, is the reason for the setback? What are you doing or not doing that may be contributing? What are your thoughts about your life, and how are those thoughts causing the symptoms? 

You are too important to let a setback keep you off course. Take charge. Health care challenges can be managed. What better way to heal then to ask yourself, what do I need to do to overcome this setback?
And then, just do it.