☮ G E N E ~ M A N U E L ☯

"Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are. "~ Norman Vincent Peale Happy Day~Dreaming Tuesday everyone! For the past week or so, I've been paying close attention to my attitude. My attitude towards everything that I do on a day to day basis. This is why I've chosen to focus on "attitude" this week and why this quote from Norman Vincent Peale is so appropriate. Because it really all comes down to our attitude about our lives when you think about it.

"What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are." ~ Tony Robbins Anything is possible. There is magic all around us and we have the power to tap that magic and let if flow through us. All we have to do is get out of our own way . . . with our thoughts. If we believe something is possible, then it surely is POSSIBLE!

If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. ~ Buddhist Saying Aaaack! If you read my Dream Circle message for this Day~Dreaming Tuesday, then you know that the day was a bit of a struggle for me. It was one of those days where I found myself having to reach for better-feeling thoughts on a constant basis.

Well, it's been a week since my last post which included Elizabeth Gilbert's fantastic TEDtalk on Creativity. Her video received quite a bit of a response and I'm so happy that it got so many of you thinking and that it touched something deep within all of us. I have taken my own prescription and I have seen that video every single day for the past week. Thanks to the creative minds over at Apple, I have been able to see it and listen to it on my iPhone in the middle of a long commute, while walking the city streets and in bed. After all of these repeated viewings, my daemon and I came up with the following:

"I desire to take that definition [of Optimism] to heart and live those words on a daily basis. To put the MOST FAVORABLE construction upon actions and events . . . NO MATTER WHAT! To anticipate THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME . . . NO MATTER WHAT! To SEEK and therefore FIND that damn silver lining because I know, I KNOW that it's there. In every single thing that happens and comes my way. I'm gonna construct a big shiny O - made of pure golden magical threads - and this O will be my new window to view the world out of ." ~ Gene-Manuel

It is our business to go as we are impelled. - D. H. Lawrence Some of you might already know this, but, I'm upgrading this blog to include a video series, also titled The Daydream Chronicles! I've been wanting to feature beautiful people that are in pursuit of their dreams or living their dreams already! With so many magical friends that are doing some pretty amazing things, I just felt the need to create a visual space in order to feature their talents. Well, today I finally took the first step in creating the series and started filming. It couldn't have been a more perfect, special and deeeeelish experience. Of course, that had a lot to do with the people I was surrounded by. The first guest to the Chronicles is my friend and IntenSati teacher, the ever-so-fabulous Erin Stutland. Behind the camera was my partner, the ever-so-fabulous-himself Jhon Centrurri. So, it was just love, love, love all around.

"Don't let a mad world tell you that success is anything other than a successful present moment." -Eckhart Tolle "I have been TRIUMPHANTLY living my life." That's what I wrote in the previous entry and for the first time in all my years of maneuvering and puppeteering this human suit, I was able to authentically feel and mean those words. In fact, I had never, ever in all my 39 years, even thought that about my life. Never! I have to tell you that it feels pretty good to say those words and mean them and have evidence, moment by moment, of the truth behind them. I was just about to write that I wished I had come to this realization sooner but, obviously, that was not possible and right NOW is the perfect time for those words to resonate so deeply within me. It's just perfect!

Day~Dreaming Tuesday entry posted a day late. "There's room for everybody on the planet to be creative and conscious if you are your own person. If you're trying to be like somebody else, then there is isn't." ~ Tori Amos

Happy Day-Dreaming Tuesday to all you bright lights! Today's post is inspired by my friend, singer-songwriter Dan Reed. He is not only a brilliant musician but also a believer in the pursuit of your bliss. He is a man living his dreams and taking action on a daily basis towards their fulfillment. He also teaches us all a lesson in understanding how important it is to listen to our inner voice and share the gifts we came here to give to the world.

Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being. ~ Michel de Montaigne In case you didn't know, I am a HUGE Oprah fan. Her show gets recorded every single day and I make the time to see any show that will teach me something or make me feel good. On Wednesday, I saw the show with noted author Geneen Roth. She was promoting her new book Women, Food, and God. If you click on the link, you'll see a short video with the author detailing what the book is about. The reason I bring it up is because there were many, many testimonials throughout the show and the one common thread among all of these women, including Oprah, was the feeling of NOT ENOUGH. No matter what each person spoke about, once the layers were peeled back on the problem, it all boiled down to that person not feeling like they were ENOUGH. I just sat there in stunned silence.