[AffirmationstoDe-Stress] MORNING COFFEE [4 Attachments]

"Listen – and your intuition will lead you to great places."   Everyone is blessed with the inner wisdom of intuition. But, too often, our logical mind takes the command post and we neglect to listen.   Next time you have a decision to make, sit quietly, without any distractions. Reflect on what your intuition is trying to tell you.   If you have a sense of doubt but you can't quite put your finger on it, don't question the "Why." The answer will come. If something inside you says go for it, follow that hunch. Don't think about all the reasons why you shouldn't.   Trust your intuition! It won't let you down.   In due time, the reasons "Why" will become crystal clear. In the meantime, your intuition will act as a golden compass pointing you toward your dreams.   ©Jane Powell     How Much Music Can You Make?   Imagine this. A concert violinist is performing a difficult piece in front of a large audience. Suddenly there is a loud snap that reverberates throughout the auditorium. The audience immediately knows that a string has broken and fully expects the concert to be suspended until another string, or instrument, is brought to the musician.   But instead, the violinist composes herself, closes her eyes and then signals the conductor to begin again. The orchestra resumes where it had left off and now the musician plays the music on the remaining three strings. In her mind she works out new fingering to compensate. A work that few people can play well on a perfect instrument, the violinist with the broken string plays magnificently.   When she finishes, an awesome silence hangs in the room. And then as one, the crowd rises to their feet amidst enthusiastic applause and cheers. The violinist smiles and wipes perspiration from her brow. When silence returns to the great room, she explains why she continued to play in spite of the accident. "You know," she says, still breathless, "sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left."   (Though this incident is sometimes purported to have happened to the famous violinist Itzhak Perlman, it cannot be substantiated and is more likely grist in the mill of urban legend. But there is a powerful truth in this story nevertheless.)   We know what the violinist means, don't we? We know about experiencing losses and setbacks. We know what it means to find out how much music we can still make with what we have left.   Maybe you've lived most of your life and you have only a little time remaining. Though most of your life is behind, can you still make music?   Maybe disease or an accident has robbed you of your capacity to work. Though too sick or weak to hold down a job, are there other ways to contribute? Can you still make music?   Perhaps a financial loss has left you impoverished. Without the resources you've enjoyed in the past, can you count up the numerous other resources still available to you? Time? Energy? Skills? Knowledge? Can you still make music?   Or maybe a meaningful relationship has ended and you feel alone in the world. Will you figure out what that loss means in your life, grieve its passing and decide you still have a future? Can you still make music?   There are times when we all experience loss; times when something occurs that changes everything. Like the violinist, will you find the courage to discover just how much music you can still make with what you have left? How much good you can still do? How much joy you can still share?   I'm convinced that the world, more than ever, needs the music only you can make. And if it takes extra courage to keep playing in spite of your loss, many will applaud the effort. And who knows? Others may be inspired to pick up their broken instruments, their broken lives, and begin again.   The all-important question we each must ask is this: Just how much music can I make with what I have left?    Steve Goodier   Exceptional action   To achieve exceptional results, take exceptional action. Get in the habit of quickly taking action, and you'll get used to seeing your goals and dreams quickly taking shape.   The way you make use of your time determines the way your life unfolds. When you hold your time in the highest regard, you'll reach your highest level of performance and fulfillment.   You have plenty of time to create plenty of success and achievement. Simply make full and effective use of each moment just as soon as it comes to you.   Taking exceptional action does not require any special skill. It's simply a matter of choosing to make enthusiastic and persistent use of the skills you have.   You can choose to waste a good portion of each day on things that don't really matter. Or, you can choose to fill your day with committed, effective action that's focused on achieving your goals.   The choice is always yours to make. Go ahead, choose to take exceptional action, and enjoy a truly exceptional life.   Ralph Marston   - Dear Readers, " Morning Coffee " is a labor of love and meant to be shared with others to spread encouragement and inspiration. If you share, please be kind and give credit where credit is due and copy and paste or forward with Page Header and contact information included. Thank you , " Morning Coffee" Created, and maintained by: Dizzyrizzy2U@aol.comGrandmaGail2BC@aol.com Copyright © 1996 -2014 " Morning Coffee" all rights reserved. To subscribe or unsubscribe send an email to the following email addresses. Subscribe: YourMorningCoffee-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: YourMorningCoffee-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com