Sunday, January 15, 2017

Focus for each week of 2017 - An Invitation...


“GROW UP– Get Rid Of (some more of your) Weaknesses - Under Pressure”



1/1          Be brave.  It’s OK to reach out and strive for your dreams.
8/1          Be wise.  It’s OK to fail – get up again.  Go on.
15/1       Find out.  What do you love?  Where do you love being?  Cherish your opportunities.
22/1       Try this.  Ask “how are you feeling” rather than “how are you doing.”
29/1       Notice.  Your friends are those coming in when everyone else is getting out.
5/2          Be courageous.  When you love what you do, make it work.
12/2       Practice self-control.  Practice… practice… practice…  Become more self-disciplined.
19/2       Relax… and Focus…  Learn more about “relaxed focus” by trying it, doing it.
26/2       Create something this week.
5/3          Develop your dignity.  Life without dignity is painful.
12/3       Find a way to stop some injustice around you.
19/3       Heal some more.  Each time you perform an act of kindness, a bit more of you heals.
26/3       Seek deeper connections with those you love.
2/4          Follow.  Who do you follow? They will have a great influence on your life.  Choose wisely.
9/4          Identify a Tender Mercy each day this week.
16/4       Look for the ‘roses’ rather than the ‘thorns’ in yourself and others.
23/4       Deal more kindly with everyone you meet this week.
30/4       Work will win when wishy-washy wishing won’t.
7/5          Succeed.  A happy life grows on us meaningful achievement by meaningful achievement.
14/5       Learn.  Unless and until you understand yourself as you really are, you are vulnerable.     
21/5       Be real.  Superficiality relentlessly shrieks for our attention.
28/5       Do things that take time, concentration and personal effort.  Be fixed in your purpose.
4/6          Be still.  In the busiest of lives, stillness and focus are especially needed.
11/6       Allow your mind to settle on something that gladdens your heart and lifts your spirits.
18/6       Do something that engages you while it soothes you.
25/6       Remember the promises and vows you have made.  Keep them.
2/7          Love, care, appreciate those who bless your life.
9/7          Hope.  Make hope a habit.
16/7       Lose with dignity, win with humility.
23/7       Be a champ and not a chump.
30/7       Let virtue garnish your thoughts.
6/8          Murmur not.  When you want to murmur turn your mind to something lovely or of good report.
13/8       Be a comfort to your spouse/family/associates in the spirit of meekness and generosity.
20/8       Be not afraid.  When we are scared we are scary.
27/8       Nourish your body.  Feed it properly.
3/9          Appreciate your body.  Exercise it appropriately.
10/9       Treat your body. Rest it every day.
17/9       Cherish your body.  Give it regular recreation and refreshment.
24/9       Expose yourself to things good for you – find more of what delights you.
1/10       Stress less.  Stress shuts down your thinking.
8/10       Listen.  Good music develops concentration and stimulates balance.  Hear the wind.   
15/10     See.  Read people’s cues correctly.  Respond appropriately more often.
22/10     Use your words to build.  You deserve it.  So do others.
29/10     Help someone with what they are doing, without overextending yourself.
5/11       Touch someone appropriately – bless at least one person with the magic of your gentle touch.
12/11     Spend some of your time with someone who needs who you are able to be.
19/11     Give a small, meaningful gift to someone you appreciate.
26/11     Beware.  The sharp teeth of puppy love can trigger tragic consequences. 
3/12       Be supportive.  Abuse can happen to anyone.  Help get the help needed.
10/12     Transform.  You often learn more from your defeats than your successes.
17/12     Qualify.  Be worthy.  Worthy friends are drawn to worthy people.
24/12     Live.  The best way to teach is certainly not to preach but to live with GROWing integrity.                 

31/12     Be equal.  Those who think they are equal demand equality.  Those who know they are, don’t.

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