The Road to Lifestyle

"When confronted with a challenge,  the committed heart will search for a solution.  The undecided heart searches for an escape."  - Andy Andrews

We are infinitely more capable than we give ourselves credit for. Yet, our eyes are often set on worry and fear.   It debilitates us, keeps us from moving forward.   It cripples us and robs us of our true destinies.   Per T. Harv Eker in an interview with Success magazine editor, Darren Hardy, "Your mind is nothing more than a survival mechanism; its job is not to make you happy; its job is not to make you successful; its job is to keep you alive." In short, we were designed to be cautious, fearful, and speculative. The beauty is:   we do not need to remain that way! We must simply remember that life is centered on the power of choice. We have the choice to be better today, than we were yesterday. When I worry, one of my favorite passages to refocus and gain strength is the “Do Not Worry” passage in the Bible (Matthew 6:25-34).   Here is an excerpt: Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or dr...

This made me laugh... a quote from Mark Twain: "I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened." The vast majority of the things we worry about never come to pass. According to a study by the University of Michigan (as related by John C. Maxwell in his article The 'Big 5' Challenges People Face , Success magazine September 2010 issue): 60% of our fears are totally unwarranted, meaning they never happen 20% of our fears are based in the past and out of our control 10% of our fears are so petty they can make no difference at all And of the remaining 10%, only 4 to 5% are "real and justifiable fears." Who determines the "real and justifiable" part, I wonder? Bottom line: "Fear is a poor chisel with which to carve out tomorrow." (From The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews)