Mikolaj's Monday Maunder - A temporary condition

Inspiration and lessons for your leadership journey!

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“Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.”
~ Marilyn vos Savant ~

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I’ve been thinking about giving up, lately. Book sales are practically non-existent, I haven’t given one presentation since the Book Launch, and Laedan Enterprises has never even come close to turning a profit. Even though it’s not much in the grander scheme of things, maintaining a website, bank account, telephone number, and the secure iContact blog and archive costs money each month.

Then, I read your comments, see the “Likes” on Facebook and the “retweets” on Twitter, and hear the most loving and encouraging words from Leah. There are over a hundred people subscribed to Mikolaj’s Monday Maunder and nearly 200 followers on Twitter. So, when I watched this week’s video, I knew it was for me.

I know many of you are facing difficulties and challenges and feel like giving up sometimes, too.

Remember the words of one of the most intelligent people on the planet and the author of “Ask Marilyn;” defeat is often only temporary.

Sometimes, when I feel like giving up or may be feeling a little down, I think about these facts:

• The earth is an amazing system and is not just its surface. It is enveloped in an amazing atmosphere. So when we say, “We’re on the earth” it’s not the whole story. We’re actually “in the earth.” So, I can say, “I am in the earth.”
• All of the food I eat, the air I breathe, and the water I drink comes from the earth. So, the earth is also in me.
• I am in the universe.
• Most of the elements that makes life possible on earth comes from asteroids, the sun, and other supernova stars. So, the universe is also in me.
• I also believe that there is no place God cannot be. So, God is everywhere. And, although I no longer claim any one religion, I still cherish the words of Jesus of Nazareth, “For behold, the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you]” (Lk 17:21, Amplified Bible). So I am in God and God is in me.

Repeat this meditation over and over to yourself:

I am in the earth and the earth is in me.

I am in the universe and the universe is in me.

I am in God and God is in me.

Kind of takes the temporary sting out of things, doesn’t’ it?

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This Week's Affirmations
(Repeat these quietly to yourself multiple times throughout the day.)

I am steadfast in my service and mission!

Defeat is temporary; love and service are eternal.

I am in the earth and the earth is in me.

I am in the universe and the universe is in me.

I am in God and God is in me.

If you like this week's blog, I encourage you to share it with your family, friends, and colleagues and join me on my journey to empower and inspire millions of people around the globe.

Together we can spread words of Encouragement, Inspiration, Empowerment, and Loving Leadership... and wouldn't you agree our world could use a little more "Positivity" these days?

Together we can make a difference...

Have an amazing journey today!

Alan

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